Atherian (Shards of Atheria)

Element multipliers
Element	Multiplier	Uses
Fire	0.5x	✗
Aqua	1.0x	✗
Elec	0.4x	✓
Wood	2.0x	✗

Atherian

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Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	60
Max Life	1000
Defense	10
KB Resist	50%

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Hardlight Crest(Shards of Atheria)
  100% (in Slayer Mode)

“

After the young goddess, Senterra, created her world, she populated it with beings called Atherians, their design inspired by the angels in a certain human culture.

— Bestiary (Atherian)

The Atherian is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following criteria has been met:

• There is an empty House.
• The Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated.

His main feature, in addition to selling a few items, is upgrading certain items to make them stronger.

Items sold

Item	Cost	Availability	Quote (While using the Aequus: Shop Quotes mod)
Hardlight Crest	5	While not in Slayer Mode.	"This belonged to my Ex..."
Rush Drive	15	Always available.	""
Data Disk 001	5	Always available.	""
Data Disk 004	5	After Nova Stellar has been defeated.	""
Areus Key	20	After Plantera has been defeated.	"Can I interest you in performance enhancing drugs? Too bad, I have none of that. This is the closes thing though."

Upgrades

Result Ingredients Crafting station Areus Saber Areus Dagger Areus Sword Luminite Bar (14) Upgrade by Atherian The Mourning Star Areus Katana Beetle Husk (20) Soul of Fright (14) Genesis and Ragnarok (Upgrade 1) Genesis and Ragnarok Memory Fragment Genesis and Ragnarok (Upgrade 2) Genesis and Ragnarok Memory Fragment Chlorophyte Bar (14) Genesis and Ragnarok (Upgrade 3) Genesis and Ragnarok Memory Fragment Beetle Husk (16) Genesis and Ragnarok (Upgrade 4) Genesis and Ragnarok Memory Fragment Solar Fragment (18) Genesis and Ragnarok (Upgrade 5) Genesis and Ragnarok Memory Fragment Luminite Bar (20)

Living Preference

	Biome	Neighbor
Loves	The Hallow	Stylist
Likes	Forest	Guide
Dislikes	n/a	n/a
Hates	Underground	n/a

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Names

The Atherian may have any of the following names:

• Archimedes
• Damien
• Jason
• Jordan
• Kevin
• Rain
• Sage

Quotes

Interaction quotes

Condition	Quote
Always available	"DOOR STUCK!"
	"Hello there"
	"I used to have so many lines of dialogue what happened?"
With Genesis and Ragnarok in inventory	"What a peculiar weapon. It shows capabilities of transforming into several types of weapon, but it's locked in spear and whip form. There's also memories sealed inside the shield. Perhaps something to unlock those memories will make it stronger?"

Happines quotes

Condition	Quote
When homeless	"I would appreciate it if you'd make me a home."
When far from home	"Looks like I wandered too far from home."
When in a sparse area	"So much space.. It feels strange but also nice."
When overcrowded	"I've grown so accustomed to having so much space that this is uncomfortable now."
When in The Hallow	"I love The Hallow, It reminds me of Atheria.."
When in the Forest	"Atheria doesn't have many lush forests, this is a nice change."
When in the Underground	"I can't stand how boring The Underground is. All the shiny colors are buried under gray and maybe brown."
When near the Stylist	"<name of Stylist> makes me feel a certain way.. But regardless she does a great job doing my hair!"
When near the Guide	"Nobody gives <name of Guide> enough credit. I mean come on, he knows the Soul of Eternity's whole crafting tree yet you have to look it up on Recipe Browser!"
When near the Princess	"<name of Princess> reminds me of our queen in Atheria, I didn't know humans had royalty as well!"
When neutral	"I'm fine, thanks for checking on me."

Upgrading quotes

Condition	Quote
Refusing	"You may have everyone else fooled but I know. I will not help you kill our world."
Genesis and Ragnarok as the result	"As I expected, the fragments did make them stronger. Either way, Genesis is now able to take the form of a double-headed spear. There are still memories sealed within, if you find any more of those Memory Fragments then be sure to see me."
	"Genesis can now attach to Ragnarok for swinging. There are still memories sealed within, if you find any more of those Memory Fragments then be sure to see me."
	"Genesis and Ragnarok can now set enemies on fire. There are still memories sealed within, if you find any more of those Memory Fragments then be sure to see me."
	"Genesis is now capable of transforming into a sword. There are still memories sealed within, if you find any more of those Memory Fragments then be sure to see me."
	"Genesis and Ragnarok now have their ice and lightning capabilities revealed. All of the memory seals are now released, I cannot upgrade them further."
Upgrading any areus weapon	"That should do it. This is the best I can achieve. Use it well."
Having no items to upgrade	"Sorry pal, you don't have anything I can upgrade."
Not having enough materials	"I need the following items: <itemName> I need at least <quantity>, you have <stackInInventory>. (Repeat for each item.)"

Trivia

• He and his people are made to resemble the biblical depiction of angels, indicated by his bestiary entry.
• His shop quote for the Hardlight Crest hints at him and Nova Stellar having been previously in a relationship. The cause of their separation is as of yet unknown.
• The line "You may have the others fooled, but I know.. I will not help you slay our guardians." was part of the lore, where each boss was a guardian of Terraria.
  • This idea has been scrapped due to continuity issues and just not feeling right to the main dev.
• The line "<name of Stylist> makes me feel a certain way.. But regardless she does a great job doing my hair!" may indicate that he could be attracted to the Stylist.
• The line "Nobody gives <name of Guide> enough credit. I mean come on, he knows the Soul of Eternity's whole crafting tree yet you have to look it up on Recipe Browser!" is a fourth-wall break that pokes fun at players using the Recipe Browser mod despite being borderline necessary in certain cases.
  • The Soul of Eternity crafting recipe that is referenced is an example of such cases.