Desert Acolyte

Desert Acolyte

Statistics

Type	NPC
AI Type	Passive
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

This is a Town NPC. A House may be required in order for it to appear.

The Desert Acolyte is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following conditions have been met:

• There is an empty house.
• The Grand Thunder Bird has been defeated.

When threatened by enemies, he will defend himself with magical wind gusts.

Sandstorm

Clicking on the "Sandstorm" dialogue option will trigger a Sandstorm event for 1 .

Items sold

Inventory

Item	Cost	Availability
Wind Gust	5500*55	Always available.
Eighth Plague Staff	13500*1  35	Always available.
Scorpain	8500*85	Always available.
Cactus Fruit	800*8	Always available.
Potent Extract	4000*40	Always available.
Padded Grip	25000*2  50	Always available.
Blank Technique Scroll	10000*1	Always available.
Guide to Expert Throwing	50000*5	If Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Night Shade Petal	50000*5	If Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Canteen	100000*10	If Skeletron has been defeated.
Ninja Rack	200000*20	If Wall of Flesh has been defeated.
Sandweaver's Tiara	250000*25	If Coznix, The Fallen Beholder has been defeated.

Notes

• The Desert Acolyte sells a variety of items and weapons based around a desert theme. Most notably, he sells items specialized for players using the Thrower class.

Names

The Desert Acolyte can have the following names:

• Karoo
• Waiouru
• Rangi
• Aalim
• Maaz
• Munzir
• Laiq
• Namib

• Karoo
• Waiouru
• Rangi
• Aalim
• Maaz
• Munzir
• Laiq
• Namib

Quotes

• "We certainly have some strange people around this town, don't we...?"

• "You didn't see any giant bird shadows while you were out in the desert, did you?"

• "I had originally stopped just to refill my canteen, but you seem like someone who can deal with a real threat!"

• "I have seen so much evil in my travels... I only hope someone can put a stop to them!"

• "[Name of Dye Trader] was interested in dying my attire, but his choice of plant dye was 'strange' to say the least." (Only if Dye Trader is present)

• "Look at [Name of Arms Dealer] over there! He's got an entire arsenal of guns, is that really safe?" (Only if Arms Dealer is present)

When the player clicks Sandstorm:

• "Although I'm only an acolyte, one of the first things we learn is how to create a sandstorm. Beware the creatures that lurk within however..."

• If player doesn't have enough money:

• "Creating a sandstorm is a very taxing job. I would prefer to have some compensation in the form of money, please."

History

• 1.6.1.0: Now sells Sandweaver's Tiara.
• 1.2.12.1:
  • Now called 'Desert Acolyte' (was 'Desert Traveller').
  • Now has a specialty.
• 1.2.5.0: :
  • Now only appears once The Grand Thunder Bird has been defeated.
  • Sells new items.
• 1.2.0.0: Introduced.