Council of Ghosts

Council of Ghosts is an event found exclusively in Act 2. A group of apparitions surrounds you, with one offering you a taste of their power.
==Options==
Numbers in parentheses are for Ascension 15 or higher.
*[Accept] Receive 5 . Lose 50% Max HP.
*[Refuse] Nothing happens.
== Dialogue ==
Encounter 	Encounter
As you continue your ascent, begins to billow out of the ground and walls around you, coalescing into three masked forms that start to speak. 	As you continue your ascent, begins to billow out of the ground and walls around you, coalescing into three masked forms that start to speak.
Shape #1The identity of each shape is determined by its speech pattern.
* Shape #1's speech appears wavy in-game.
* Shape #2's speech is always in uppercase, as if it is shouting, and has its text colored red.
* Shape #3's speech appears unmoved in-game.: "Another puppet of I think."	Shape #1The identity of each shape is determined by its speech pattern.
* Shape #1's speech appears wavy in-game.
* Shape #2's speech is always in uppercase, as if it is shouting, and has its text colored red.
* Shape #3's speech appears unmoved in-game.: "Another puppet of I think."
Shape #2: 	Shape #2:
You notice an over-sized grin as the third addresses you. 	You notice an over-sized grin as the third addresses you.
Shape #3: "Ignore the others... Would you like a taste of our "" 	Shape #3: "Ignore the others... Would you like a taste of our ""
Accept 	Accept
Shape #3: "Excellent!" 	Shape #3: "Excellent!"
As the ghostly shape speaks, you notice its large mouth opening wider and wider. spews forth and envelops the room. You cannot see or breathe...	As the ghostly shape speaks, you notice its large mouth opening wider and wider. spews forth and envelops the room. You cannot see or breathe...
Just before you lose consciousness, the sensation stops. 	Just before you lose consciousness, the sensation stops.
Whatever those things were, they are gone now. You continue on, feeling rather 	Whatever those things were, they are gone now. You continue on, feeling rather
Refuse 	Refuse
Shape #3: "How disappointing..." 	Shape #3: "How disappointing..."
Shape #1: "You will join us sooner or later." 	Shape #1: "You will join us sooner or later."
Shape #2: 	Shape #2:
The shapes fade away, leaving only the unnerving laughter ringing in your ears. 	The shapes fade away, leaving only the unnerving laughter ringing in your ears.
==Strategy==
This event is one of the most high-risk, high-reward. On one hand, you lose a hefty amount of your max HP, making it considerably harder to survive combats. On the other hand, that risk is offset by obtained. Its can make a big incoming attack trivial. There are a few things to consider before you choose [Accept].
* Unupgraded has . This usually means you have to immediately use it the turn you draw it or it will be removed for the duration of that battle.
** By utilizing Discard and , you can move unwanted safely to your Discard Pile for further use.
** upgrades all obtained, removing this downside.
** will not save from being by . It does have other synergy with it, as explained below.
* Cards that allow to be played multiple times, like or , greatly improve the value you can get from it, as you will get 2 from one use, extending its duration for a turn.
* can possibly save some after it is used, discarding it instead of it, allowing more uses from it.
==Trivia==
* This is one of a few events that refers to Neow; the others are Cursed Tome and Sensory Stone.
** This event also reveals that Neow is female.
* The shapes' knowledge of Neow and her power possibly means that they are of the similar caliber as her — possibly as another group of Ancients.
==References==
==Update History==
*Patch V1.1: The Dealer
**Vampires and Council of Ghosts events now show how much Max HP is lost (rather than showing %)
*Weekly Patch 47: Metamorphosis
**Council of Ghosts event now only gives 3 Apparition on Ascension 15+.
*Weekly Patch 42: Reboot
**Adding ambient SFX to Council of Ghosts event.
*Weekly Patch 30: Skewer
**Fix for Vampire and Ghost Council event which could set your HP to 0.
*Weekly Patch 18: Paranormal
**New Event (City): Council of Ghosts.
**New Event-only Card: Apparition.
Category:Event