Penelope Hope

Penelope Hope was a maid and inspiration for the character of the same name in The Fighting Ace, who met the Walkers during their first adventure.

Biography
In 1911, she became a laundry maid in Kristoff House. Denver Kristoff, the owner, became obsessed with his 'greatest work' She and Denver grew closer, but she feared him. When she asked him about this 'great work', he slapped her.

In 1912 she discovered the hidden side of Kristoff House while dusting the library. She journeyed through the hallways, which seemed endless. By 1913, she ventured so deep she heard echoing water and Kristoff himself. He was in a beautiful cavern, and she was tempted to touch a marvelous book sitting on a pedestal. He was enraged, worried his beloved daughter Dahlia Kristoff could of followed Penelope. He hit her in the head with a flaming mace, killing her.

100 years later in 2014, her skeleton was found in a cupboard by Brendan Walker and Will Draper, who, along with Cordelia Walker and Eleanor Walker, were trapped in Denver's books, and Dahlia had sent them to find the Book of Doom and Desire. Will took the skeleton away and placed it somewhere, leaving a tooth on the floor.

That night, the skeleton somehow walked into Brendan's room and pointed to the attic. He screamed and it vanished. After his siblings and Will checked on him, Brendan went to find the skeleton and take it to the attic, where a skeletal bat had somehow gained life and skin again. Brendan reattached the tooth and took it to the attic.

By the morning, Penelope had indeed returned to life, naked. She attacked Brendan for staring at her, and he tried to shoot her with Will's gun. It hit the light, which fell on Penelope. She attempted to kill him, but Will interrupted. He gave her his coat and scolded Brendan. Cordelia and Eleanor fetched her a dress, while Brendan and Will told her about the century she missed out on.

Eleanor decided to find the book in the cavern, and her siblings went to stop her, leaving Will and Penelope in the attic. Moments later, the Moray an enormous pirate ship, attacked Kristoff House, floating in water. Will and Penelope were captured, and Captain Sangray planned to cut them up alive. However, he only got to do so to Penelope, who he sunk his knife into. Penelope did not survive.