Archmage

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 **This is a Town NPC. A House may be required in order for it to appear.**
The **Archmage** is a Hardmode NPC vendor that will spawn once the following conditions have been met:

* There is an empty house.
* Cryogen has been defeated.

When threatened by enemies, he will defend himself with a dark ice crystal. He and Crabulon are incapable of attacking each other.

## Names

* The Archmage will always be named Permafrost.

## Quotes

**While homeless:**

* "I deeply appreciate you rescuing me from being trapped within my frozen castle.... It's been many, many years..."
* "I have not seen such a sky in decades. Who are you, to so brazenly march against that Tyrant?"
* "I am finally free... how could I ever repay you? Oh, I know. Want some Delicious Meat? "

**Anytime:**

* "The tundra’s unnatural state is not all my doing. Decades ago, I came across it and amplified the climate with my magic."
* "If you have a request, make it quick. I am in the process of weaving a spell, which requires great focus."
* "You have the makings of a gifted mage. Tell me, what do you think of ice magic?"
* "Flowers and the like don’t hold a candle to the beauty of intricately formed ice."
* "Tasty and delicious, yummy and nutritious! Buy Delicious Meat today!"

**Anytime if Truffle is present:**

* "That truffle fellow doesn’t seem too fond of the food I’m selling."
* "So few of us here know of the Shroom Garden . Great place, honestly."

**During the daytime while not in the snow biome:**

* "The sun beats down harshly upon my creations here. If you would allow me to conjure a blizzard every now and then..."
* "I must admit, I’m not quite used to this weather. It's far too warm for my tastes..."

**During the night or in the snow biome:**

* "Nightfall is a good time for practicing magic. We mages often rely on celestial bodies and their fragments to enhance our mana."
* "Necromancy was never a field I found interesting. Why utilize the rotting corpses of people, when you could form far more elegant servants of ice?"

**During a Party:**

* "Sometimes... I feel like all I'm good for during these events is making ice cubes and slushies."
* "I brought some Delicious Meat for everyone to enjoy. "

**During a Blood Moon:**

* "If your blood were to thoroughly freeze, it would be quite fatal."
* "The undead which roam tonight are still monsters of blood and guts, but they seem... fresher."

**After either Plantera, The Calamitas Clone or The Derellect has been defeated prior to Polyphemalus' defeat.**

* "r we srsly gunna gloss ova da fax dat teh eyes r angurr??/??"

**If Moon Lord has been defeated:**

* "It is shocking, to see you have come so far. I wish you the best of luck on your future endeavours."
* "You, having bested so many beings, even deities, I wonder if I have anything left to offer you. Oh right, want some Delicious Meat? "

## Notes

* When defeated for the first time, Cryogen will drop the Archmage from wherever it is defeated.

## Trivia

* The **Archmage** works with Crabulon to produce and sell Delicious Meat.
* The Archmage, along with the Sea King, are two characters who appear in the mod's lore.
	+ Further supporting this, Permafrost refers to Cryogen as his ice castle, which is a reference to the lore, where it states that Yharim trapped him in his castle, which is Cryogen.
* The Archmage has a Draedon's Log entry dedicated to him that can be found in the Ice Bio-center Lab.
* The Archmage drops from Cryogen when it is defeated for the first time, once again referencing the lore.
* Real life Permafrost is ground that consistently remains at low temperatures below 0°C (32°F) for more than 2 years.
* His self-defense projectile is visually identical to the ice crystal fired by Absolute Zero; however, the Archmage's ice crystal pierces enemies and does not deal additional damage when it explodes.
* The Archmage has only one possible name, sharing this trait with Santa Claus, the Brimstone Witch, and the Sea King.
	+ The Wizard expresses attraction for the Archmage in one of his dialogues.
* The quote "r we srsly gunna gloss ova da fax dat teh eyes r angurr??/??" is reference to Polyphemalus' theme, the eyes are anger, which was composed by the artist GummyLeeches.
* In the mod's source files, the Archmage is referred to as 'DILF'.