Helob

**Helob** is an NPC in *Cult of the Lamb* that sells/eats followers.

## Description

Helob is a large spider with a fluffy purple body, with three pairs of thin limbs sticking out from the sides and one pair of legs on the bottom. Loose bones stick out from his fur, and he appears to have a stinger on top of both his head and his body. He lurks in the forests of the world, trapping potential converts for the Lamb's cult with giant spider webs and eating them if not saved.

## Interactions

Helob is a spider who eats followers, but he is willing to give them to you for 0-50  Coins. The cost depends on the follower's condition (Cost will be lowered for sick, elderly, dissenting, and hungry followers.) but he may occasionally give out followers for free, remarking that the Lamb "must hunger muchly" or that a particular follower "doesn't look tasty." His shop is found on the map and its icon will show a shop icon with the follower symbol underneath it.
There is a follower that can be bought in the shop and breaking props will give you Bones and Follower Meat.

After Anura has been visited, he will set up shop outside your cult by the door to Silk Cradle. While most of these followers will almost always have to bought for the full price, 50  Coins, Helob will occasionally give away free followers. Only one follower can be bought per day here.

Upon purchasing at least 3 followers from Helob during dungeon encounters (followers bought outside the Cult's HQ will not count), he will give you the Fervour's Host tarot card for being his "number one customer."

After defeating The One Who Waits, he will double his prices in front of your cult.

## Dialogues

### Random quotes

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> "Tiny pathetic creatures! But so tasty..."
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> "Yessss, you like? I find many of these tasty morsels..."
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> "Maybe I keep this one... I grow hungry..."
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> "I loves the crunch CRUNCH of their little bones!"
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##### After making a purchase

> "Don't eat them all at once!"
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> "Come back now."
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### If trying to purchase with insufficient funds

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> "Tasty morsels cannot be for nothing!"
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### First time 100% discount

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> "You must hunger muchly... have this one on the house."
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### After purchasing 3 followers within a dungeon

> "My number one customer, back again! For you."
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> *[Helob gives you the Fervour's Host card]*
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### Outside the Cult's HQ

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> "Yesss, I can smell tasty critters near... mmm... I stays here, there's enough for you and enough for me. Don't let your Followers wander away... you never know who might be nearby and hungry!"
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#### After ??? shows up (Postgame)

> "Scary round head...too scary to eat...
> My tasty treaties will have to be twice as much gold! I do not like the round head..."
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## Gallery

Helob when you buy a FollowerHelob when you can't buy a FollowerHelob talking for a longer timeHelob TalkingHelob (Static)
## Trivia

* Helob's name and design is likely a reference to the giant spider Shelob from the *Lord of the Rings* franchise.
* All of his dialogue implies that he doesn't seem to understand the actual value of Followers, instead thinking that the Lamb is also going to eat them. He also doesn't express any desire to eat the Lamb themself, perhaps sensing the influence of the Red Crown and treating them more as an equal.