Orphan

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The **Orphan** is one of the 5 ghosts players can currently face in Remnant Records (as of version 4.1.0). Orphans are ghosts of children who died gruesome deaths, they often follow exorcists around, seeking consolation.

## Exorcist's Diary

 When an orphan wants to play, your best bet is to follow the rules.

### Behavior

The Orphan is a shy ghost, they will spawn in dark corners of the map and look for a player to follow during the investigation phase. When the Orphan is active and roaming on the map, the barrier will turn red. Orphans like observing the exorcists from the dark, so much so that they actively avoid well-lit rooms. The Orphan will sometimes speak to the player, asking who they are and what they are doing.

After following the player around for a bit, if the exorcists don't scare it, the Orphan will disappear. If players have scared it, either by being loud around it or keeping the Orphan in the light, it will begin crying. Orphans will get scared by the lights on the map and by players' flashlights, the electrician's ability will also make the Orphan cry faster.

Players can console Orphans with toys. While an Orphan is crying, players can grab a kids toy and carry it over to the Orphan. The Orphan will accept the toy and disappear, however, Orphans quickly get bored with their toys. When they reappear exorcists might need to give it new toys as to not anger it. Using the same toy over and over might anger the Orphan, causing it to scream loudly and run after players.

If a player is unable to console an Orphan in time, it will scream loudly and start running after players.

### Exorcism

If the exorcism is successfully initiated, the Orphan will begin a countdown from 5. During this process, many **dolls** will spawn and seek out players. The amount of dolls depends on the ghost difficulty and the map.

If a doll spots you, it will scream, alerting the Orphan of your last known location. Every doll can only scream once. After they've screamed, they will stand still and remain motionless for the duration of the exorcism. When the Orphan is notified of you presence, it will run to where the doll screamed. Make sure you have left before the Orphan makes it there.

There is no way to speed up the Orphans exorcism. Your only objective is to survive. The time you need to survive is relatively short, even on the higher ghost difficulties. Especially with the Orphans exorcism, hiding is a good strategy.

### Strengths and weaknesses

1. Orphans' unpredictability makes it to where it can get angry easily, give it its toy quickly before it gets enraged.
2. Orphans get bored quickly, give them a variety of different toys.

1. Orphans can be identified before the player has even seen them, players need to listen for its cries.
2. Orphans notify players when they're attacking by screaming loudly, if you hear it scream, get to safety.
3. Players can fully prevent an Orphan from attacking, as long as they have toys to give.

Devise a strategy to work around its strengths and exploit its weaknesses.

### Strategies

* Try not to shine your flashlight on the Orphan to prevent angering it.
* When the barrier turns red, quiet down to prevent it from crying.
* Keep a toy close-by for when you need it.
* During the exorcism, it is best to hide. It will be over soon.