Hope

Medium celestial, neutral good

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
10 (+0)	18 (+4)	14 (+2)	14 (+2)	17 (+3)	20 (+5)

Armor Class 16 (natural armor)
Hit Points 65 (10d8 + 20)
Speed 30 ft., fly 90 ft. (natural form only)
Saving Throws Dexterity +8, Wisdom +7
Skills Insight +6, Medicine +5, Perception +6, Persuasion +8
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened
Senses darkvision 120 ft., passive Perception 16
Languages all, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge 7 (2,900 XP)

Special Traits

• Aura of Hope. Allies within 60 feet of a hope in its true form receive inspiration at the beginning of each of their turns, if they can see it. They are additionally immune to the Induce Fear feature of the hope’s opposite numbers, the dread.
• Innate Spellcasting. The hope’s innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 16). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components.
  • At will: alter self, bless, detect evil and good, faerie fire, sanctuary
  • 3/day each: beacon of hope, lesser restoration, remove curse
  • 1/day each: hallow, dispel evil and good

Actions

• Multiattack. The hope makes two longbow attacks.
• Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, range 150/600 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) piercing damage.

Tactics

Hopes avoid combat, seeing bloodshed as a failure and option of absolute last resort. When forced to fight, a hope will use its magical abilities first, and then avoid physically damaging attacks unless absolutely necessary. Hopes can only fly in their natural form.