Desert Acolyte

Desert Acolyte

Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
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
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.
Thief's Wallet	10000*1	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 any of the following names:

• Ahura
• Ba'kii Kum
• Banumusa
• Biruni
• Garshasp
• Ghazi
• Kindi
• Khwarizmi
• Kourosh
• Maaz
• Mazdak
• Marduk
• Pourya
• Sassan
• Yazata
• Zerzura

Quotes

Interaction 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!" "Have you ever heard tale of the Thunder Birds? Legend says they had long protected our world from cataclysmic threats, before a disagreement between them and three individuals led to their disappearance..." "If you're interested in the secrets of my people, be sure to purchase a 'Blank Technique Scroll'. They offer great power to those that utilize them well..." "I have seen so much evil in my travels... I only hope someone can put a stop to them!" When Arms Dealer is present: "Look at <name of Arms Dealer> over there! He's got an entire arsenal of guns, is that really safe?" When Dye Trader is present: "<Name of Dye Trader> was interested in dying my attire, but his choice of plant dye was 'strange' to say the least." When summoning a 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..." When attempting to summon a Sandstorm while the player does not have enough money: "Creating a sandstorm is a very taxing job. I would prefer to have some compensation in the form of money, please."

Trivia

• The name "Ba'kii Kum" is a reference to a desert town on the same name in the game CrossCode.

History

• 1.6.4.0:
  • No longer sells Wind Gust.
  • Changed all possible names and added 8 new possible ones.
• 1.6.3.9: Now sells Thief's Wallet.
• 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.