Abbey

“	A little hope, however desperate, is never without worth.	„
	~ The Ancestor

Abbey
The Abbey is one of the Locations in the Town where you allow your Heroes to relieve Stress. The Abbey offers 3 different upgrades. Upgrading the Abbey increases the types of stress treatments and their effectiveness. Each visit comes with a 37.5% chance of a side effect, which can be either positive or negative. Positive and negative non-quirks (ie. hope, blood loss and bloodletting) will remain with the characters until they are taken on a quest.
NPC Image	Upgrade Progression

Abbey Upgrades

Abbey Upgrades
Cloister	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
	Increases stress recovery.	Reduces treatment cost by 15%.	Increases number of slots to 2.	Increases stress recovery.	Reduces treatment cost by 15%.	Increases number of slots to 3.
	4 5	8 10	11 14	15 19	19 24	23 29
Positive Effects	3.75% - ...has used meditation to achieve resistance to the forces of the material world. New Quirk: Balanced 3.75% - ...has found meditation to be a perfect fit. New Quirk: Meditator
Negative Effects	7.5% - ...has achieved enlightenment. New Quirk: Enlightened 7.5% - ...could not achieve a meditative state and has become frustrated. New Quirk: Unquiet Mind 5.6% - ...has gone on a personal vision quest to achieve enlightenment. (goes missing for 1 week) 1.9% - ...has gone on a personal vision quest to achieve enlightenment. (goes missing for 2 weeks) 3.75% - ...has achieved constant calm. New Quirk: Calm 3.75% - ...has achieved a state of emptiness and refuses to stop meditating. (stays in Cloister for another week)
Transept	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
	Increases stress recovery.	Reduces treatment cost by 15%.	Increases number of slots to 2.	Increases stress recovery.	Reduces treatment cost by 15%.	Increases number of slots to 3.
	4 5	8 10	11 14	15 19	19 24	23 29
Positive Effects	6.8% - ...is filled with hope (-20% Stress) after communing with a Higher Power. 3.4% - ...has impressed the Abbot with piety and was given a trinket as a gift! (Trinket name)
Negative Effects	6.8% - ...while praying, saw a glimpse of Greater Beings controlling destiny. New Quirk: God Fearing 6.8% - ...observed ...unsavory... activities and refused to take part in organized prayer again. New Quirk: Witness 6.8% - ...has been inspired with holy worship and wishes to remain in Prayer. (stays in Transept for another week) 3.4% - ...lost 1000 gold after becoming overcome with emotion and donating generously. 2.6% - ...has left in search of a holy vision. (goes missing for 1 week) 0.9% - ...has left in search of a holy vision. (goes missing for 2 weeks)
Penance Chamber	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
	Increases stress recovery.	Reduces treatment cost by 15%.	Increases number of slots to 2.	Increases stress recovery.	Reduces treatment cost by 15%.	Increases number of slots to 3.
	4 5	8 10	11 14	15 19	19 24	23 29
Positive Effects	9.4% - ...became more strong and powerful (+20% DMG) after overcoming the challenges of the flesh.
Negative Effects	9.4% - ...has become one with pain and refuses to stop flagellating yet. (stays in Penance Hall for another week) 4.7% - ...in a moment of pain and struggle, has lost faith. New Quirk: Faithless 4.7% - ...has become addicted to the rush of pain. New Quirk: Flagellant 4.7% - ...'s bloodletting was a bit too effective. (-25% Bleed Resist) 3.5% - ...has left on a quest of personal hardship and pain. (goes missing for 1 week) 1.1% - ...has left on a quest of personal hardship and pain. (goes missing for 2 weeks)

Price & Benefit

The different options in the Abbey offer different levels of Stress healing; greater relief comes with a greater price tag. Both the amount of Stress healed and the cost can be improved via upgrades.

Note that the higher Level a hero is (Veteran, Champion), the higher the base costs for treating them.

Treatment Costs
	Base Stress Relief:	Increased Relief 1:	Increased Relief 2:	Base Cost:	Reduced Cost 1:	Reduced Cost 2:
Cloister:	45	56	70	1000	850	700
Transept:	55	69	86	1250	1050	900
Penance Hall:	65	81	100	1500	1300	1100

Treatment Costs
	Base Stress Relief:	Increased Relief 1:	Increased Relief 2:	Base Cost:	Reduced Cost 1:	Reduced Cost 2:
Cloister:	45	56	70	1400	1190	980
Transept:	55	69	86	1750	1470	1260
Penance Hall:	65	81	100	2100	1820	1540

Treatment Costs
	Base Stress Relief:	Increased Relief 1:	Increased Relief 2:	Base Cost:	Reduced Cost 1:	Reduced Cost 2:
Cloister:	45	56	70	1800	1530	1260
Transept:	55	69	86	2250	1890	1620
Penance Hall:	65	81	100	2700	2340	1980

Treatment Quirks

There are certain Quirks a hero can receive that affect the way they relieve stress in town. Most either prevent them from an activity or force them into a certain one. The only exception to this is Meditator, which improves stress relief in the Cloister.

Treatment Quirks
Cloister	Meditator	Improves stress recovery for Meditating at Abbey and while camping.
	Enlightened	In Town, will only Meditate for stress relief.	Unquiet Mind	In town, will not meditate in the Cloister for stress relief.
Transept	God Fearing	In Town, will only Pray for stress relief.	Witness	After seeing troubling behavior, will not take part in Prayer activity in town.
Penance Hall	Flagellant	In Town, will only Flagellate for stress relief	Faithless	Will not Pray or Flagellate for stress relief.

Town Event

The Abbey has 7 Town Events related to it.

Event Image	Event Name	Description	Effect
	Absent Abbot	Woe to the sheep, for does the absence of the shepherd not invite the wolves? "The Abbot has sequestered himself in the wine cellar, ostensibly to consider how best to help his parishioners cope with the deluge of godless horrors that plague these lands."	Transept is Locked, Cloister costs change by -50%, Penance Hall costs by -50%
	All Saints Day	Take advantage of this faith-fueled charity - it will not last. "The abbey will be decorated for the duration of the event, and all are welcome to visit during the extended hours."	Cloister is Free, Transept is Free, Penance Hall is Free
	Cell Cleaning	No amount of scrubbing can remove the stains of such fearsome piety. "The Abbot will not comment on the condition of the Penance Hall at this time, except to say that he expects normal operations to be resumed shortly."	Penance Hall is Locked, Cloister costs change by -50%, Transept costs change by -50%
	Noisy Repairs	Ancient and crumbling, the Abbey's masonry fares no better than the faith of its congregation. "Indeed, the elements have not been kind to the old abbey; the very soil itself seems to reject the place. The work is expected to last through the week."	Cloister is Locked, Transept costs change by -50%, Penance Hall costs change by -50%
	The Miserable Dark	Windows and doors will be bolted. Tonight, something haunts the dark. "... As one man put it, "Somethin' aint right with them shadows - movin' and twistin' as they do." Residents are advised to stay indoors until daybreak."	All Stress Relief Activities Less Effective

Spreading the Curse

If you have the Crimson Court DLC added, and you put a hero afflicted with the Crimson Curse in the Abbey, they could infect another hero being treated there.

Achievements

Achievements associated with the Abbey
Image	Name	Description
	A rumination, a prayer, and a confession...	Treat a hero in the Abbey
	The abbey my Ancestor once knew...	Fully upgrade the Abbey
	Restored to its former glory...	Fully upgrade the Town