Halcyon Seed

Stat
 Health
 Damage

 Armor | 20

The **Halcyon Seed** is a boss item introduced in the *Scorched Acres Update*, dropped by defeating  at Gilded Coast.

Upon beginning a Teleporter Event, the player will lose their Halcyon Seed and Aurelionite will spawn as an ally. She will fight for the player until the Teleporter is charged, at which point she will instantly die. The player will retrieve their Halcyon Seed when Aurelionite dies (regardless of whether she died at the end of the Teleporter Event or was killed in some other way). In multiplayer, players who die after Aurelionite is summoned will still recover their Halcyon Seeds when Aurelionite dies.

This item stacks based on the total amount held by all players combined (items held by   do not count), similarly to the. Each Halcyon Seed beyond the first gives Aurelionite an additional 50% damage and 100% health.

If the player is fighting the  and is in phase 4, Aurelionite will spawn and help the player.

## Notes

* The Halcyon Seed is one of the few blacklisted items that  turrets will not inherit.
* If theArtifact of Command is active when Aurelionite is defeated at Gilded Coast, a Yellow Command Essence will drop, but it will only allow this item to be selected.
* If the Artifact of Swarms is active, two Aurelionites with half the normal health will spawn at Gilded Coast. However, only one Aurelionite will spawn during Teleporter Events.
* If the player damages an allied Aurelionite via items such as , she may attempt to attack them. However, she will not do any damage.
* The  has special dialogue if any Halcyon Seeds are brought to the fight. Upon seeing Aurelionite, he exclaims "THE GUARDIAN...? IMPOSSIBLE...!" or "THE WRETCHED GUARDIAN!" If he manages to defeat Aurelionite, he states either "YOU CANNOT DEFY ME, GUARDIAN," or "RETURN TO DIRT, GUARDIAN."
* When Aurelionite dies while allied with the player, she has a chance of dropping Aurelionite's Log.
* Aurelionite can become  by a , which causes her to attack players. This can become a serious problem during Teleporter Events if any Void Infestors are near.
* Be wary of attacking  that may be near Aurelionite, as she will make no attempt to avoid their death implosion and will be instantly killed.

## Lore

```
Brother, what is this...? Why is it misshapen and weak? Was there an error in my design?

Guardian. Come to me. Allow me to see your construction.

...

So I see.

These are not the correct ratios.

This is no minor error, Brother. You have purposefully deviated from the design. For what purpose have you done this? You cannot weave a construct from such an abundance of soul. You know it is too unstable - that it is too unpredictable and too frail. I have told you this, and yet you have wasted the materials I have gathered - and exhausted your own strength to fabricate this miscreation.

To what benefit?

At its best, it can be no more than an inferior servant; it is deficient in the compounds that were to give it fortitude and strength. At its worst, it will betray us.

You have created the first being of this world which threatens us. We cannot keep it here. Attempting to destroy it will risk its retaliation... I will prepare one of the vaults for it to be sealed away, while it is still young and naive.

What a foolish mistake you have made, brother.

I expect you to return the design to me. I cannot allow you to build another construct with so much power - and with such little control. I will build the rest of our guardians; by my hand, they will be weak, but at least they will be loyal.

Go home. I will deal with this creature. We can discuss a better project for you when I return.
```

## Version History

Anniversary Update
* Gameplay Changes
	+ Changed summoned  pre-stack scaling from current-difficulty-based hp + damage bonuses to leveling up to the ambient level like other summoned characters
	+ Summoned Aurelionite attention span: 5s ⇒ 15s
	 *Developer Notes: Aurelionite’s raised attention span should make it less likely to get distracted by weaker monsters attacking it so it’s more likely to spend its time fighting stronger monsters.*

Early Access Content Update 5
* Major Content
	+ Added New Item Lore Entry: Halcyon Seed

Early Access 'Skills 2.0' Content Update
* Gameplay Changes
	+ 🌧︎ Friendly  now has special AI to be more aggressive

Early Access Scorched Acres Content Update
* Major Content and Changes
	+ Added New Boss Item: Halcyon Seed