Infections

Infections refer to the various pathogens present on Terraria, each of various origin. Each infection's goal and purpose is to infect the land around it and engulf anything and everything in its path until there is nothing left to consume. Infections typically cannot be controlled directly, but can be manipulated through their creator's will, assigned to spread to a certain region, or target a certain creature. Infections are not unkillable, however. If one is deprived of sustenance, it will typically succumb and die off, but such an event has never yet been observed by Terrarians.

## The Crimson

The Crimson is the title given to the remnants of Cthulhu, which impacted the planet over 2000 years ago in a colossal shower of gore. However, the shredded organs of the Dark Lord slowly developed into a plague, and began convert the surrounding landscape into a gory mess, devouring the surrounding wildlife and converting it into its own perverted servants, tasked only with spreading the Dark Lord ever further.

## The Corruption

A pathogen developed by a scientist long ago in attempt to create a perfect lifeform, the Corruption was exposed to the world after its inventor injected it into himself in hopes of it giving him enough strength to hold his ground against the rampage of the then furious Brimstone Elemental. This proved to be a success, though at the cost of causing the scientist to morph into a corrupt, brain-like abomination. Regardless, the newly-arisen Hive Mind sought to spread his gift the the rest of the world, and create a world full of "perfect" lifeforms, despite how imperfect they may be.

## The Astral Infection

A star-borne infection originally created by Noxus as a more efficient way of locating the lost soul of Xeroc. The Astral Infection is considered the be the most ruthless of all the plagues in the universe, capable of converting entire planets in mere years, and has the ability to overtake even gods, with seemingly no way to be fought. During its lifetime, thousands of planets have fallen to it, their residents being converted seamlessly. The process of conversion involves the melting of a creature's flesh, as it is replaced by a metallic compound, functioning as armor.

## The Plague

The Plague is an infection conceptualized by Draedon under Yharim's command, consisting of millions of virus-like nanobots, capable of spreading and converting the organic matter of its victims into more nanobots. Its original test subject, the now-dubbed Plaguebringer Goliath, proved it to have the ability to convert a being of such size from organic to practically inorganic in mere hours, and, as such, led the Tyrant to deem the pathogen too dangerous to release upon his subjects. However, Draedon proposed a solution- he would give the Plaguebringer Goliath full control over the Plague's spread, thus preventing it from spreading out of hand.

## The Glowing Parasite

The Glowing Parasite refer to the various colonies of parasitic glowing mushrooms throughout the world. Though technically not a plague, the parasite has been known to take control of the various creatures that wander into its grasp, the most well known of these creatures being the mycelial titan Crabulon. The parasite take control of its host by rooting itself into the brain, and absorbing the energy of their soul, transforming its host into a mindless servant and carrier.

## See Also

* List of Locations
* List of Characters
* List of Species