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
Spell Book - Wind Gust	55	Always available.
Eighth Plague Staff	1 35	Always available.
Scorpain	85	Always available.
Desert Wind Rune	1	Always available.
Cactus Fruit	8	Always available.
Potent Extract	35	Always available.
Padded Grip	2 65	If Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Night Shade Petal	2 25	If Eater of Worlds / Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Ninja Rack	20	If Wall of Flesh has been defeated.
Guide to Expert Throwing	1	If Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated.
Guide to Expert Throwing - Volume II	5	If Wall of Flesh has been defeated.
Guide to Expert Throwing - Volume III	25	If Plantera 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 Throwing Class.

Names

The Desert Acolyte can have the following names:

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

• 1.2.12.1:
  • 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.