Lunatic Cultist

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> **Greetings. I am the leader of the coven dedicated to trapping the Moon Lord. Would you perhaps be the group responsible for the death of General Corsanor?**
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> Lunatic Cultist

Lunatic Cultist is the leader of the cult responsible for keeping the Moon Lord imprisoned on the Moon.

## Also Known As

* The Ancient Cultist
* Ancient Doomsayer (formerly)

## Backstory

When the Chosen One's resistance struck down the Moon Lord, many celebrated the Dark God's demise. However, some instead took concern over the resistance's haste to party and not check to make sure that Arfrosydos was actually dead. This proved to be a good call, as they managed to discover that Arfrosydos was still alive, if weakened by the battle.

A few particularly powerful sorcerers at the time took notice of this news, and decided to deal with the weakened eldritch god themselves. However, despite their power, and the Moon Lord's weakened state, they doubted they could manage to finish them off. So, instead, they resorted to attempting to trap them. After a long & arguably Pyrrhic battle, the sorcerers managed to do roughly a tenth of what the Resistance did and trapped the weakened Moon Lord on the moon, with chains enchanted with magic that the Dark God could not break out of.

However, they soon realized there was one small flaw with their plan; Time. They were still mortal and would eventually succumb to age, giving the Moon Lord an opportunity to break out and continue ravaging the planet in the Chosen One's absence. They eventually came to the conclusion that to prevent this, they would have to find a sort of sustainable population that would be dedicated to keeping the Moon Lord in their place. Perhaps an organization of sorts, dedicated to keeping the Moon Lord in their place. They concluded this was a good idea, creating the coven that would eventually become the dungeon cult known today.

The Lunatic Cultist would eventually join this organization, and despite their mysterious origins, swiftly rose up the ranks of this coven due to their arcane prowess, especially in magic specializing in sucking the lifeforce out of creatures. When the previously mentioned sorcerers that founded the coven finally fell to time, The Lunatic Cultist was the first choice to lead the coven. However, when the Lunatic Cultist took power, their ambitions proved to be higher than the sorcerers that preceded them. Instead of simply trapping the Moon Lord, they decided to instead attempt to sap Afrosydos's very strength and use it for themselves. And, after a long ritual with the help of a considerable amount of members of the coven, the Lunatic Cultist surprisingly accomplished their goal of sapping a large amount of the Moon Lord's power. This gave them a few abilities, most notably the ability to manipulate the lunar elements that Arfrosydos was associated with (which eventually lead them to create the Lunar Pillars to help contain the Moon Lord), and an immunity to aging.

Unfortunately, these ties would lead them into direct conflict with Yharim. After the Jungle Tyrant sent Calamitas to burn down Amidias's kingdom, they would decide to attempt the ritual to summon the Moon Lord in spite of not having Amidias's help. However, the Lunatic Cultist would notice this ritual, and managed to locate it to Yharim's palace. To halt this ritual, the Lunatic Cultist would make their way to the site of the ritual, blasting down any of Yharim's guards that got in their way, and would stop the ritual by killing most of the mages involved in the summoning, managing to injure Calamitas in the process. Yharim proved too strong an opponent for the Lunatic Cultist to vanquish them, though, and as a result they fled the scene.

Later, they ended up encountering Firefly, who had informed them about the now deceased omnipotent god Xeroc. They figured that Xeroc's return would be very beneficial to them, both in that they shared the goal of wishing to keep the Moon Lord sealed on the moon, and that their return would likely give them opportunity to exact revenge on Yharim. As such, they joined up with Firefly's journey to ressurect Xeroc, being tasked with returning Xeroc's soul while Firefly scavenged the cosmos to find some armor set that'd help bring their return.

## Abilities

* Teleportation
* Pyrokinesis
* Cryokinesis
* Electrokinesis
* Photokinesis
* Solar Flare Manipulation
* Vortex Manipulation
* Nebula Manipulation
* Stardust Manipulation

## Personality

As their backstory would suggest, they resent Yharim more than a little, due to both their attempts to summon the Moon Lord, and their attacks against the Lunatic Cultist's coven after they halted said ritual. They believe that Xeroc would be capable of delivering the revenge that they desire for Yharim, and would pretty much guarantee the Moon Lord's imprisonment.

## Goals

* Absorb the power of the Moon Lord (Partially achieved)
* Ruin Yharim's ritual to summon the Moon Lord (Achieved)
* Finally kill the Moon Lord with the help of The Final Stand (Achieved)
* Acquire Xeroc's soul to assist Firefly in bringing back Xeroc
* Assist The Final Stand in defeating Yharim

## Relationships

* Firefly
* Celestial Pillars
* Yharim
* Ira
* Solar Cultist
* Sungazer
* Mysterious Stranger
* Apocalyptic Devotist
* Acrimonious, The Devoted
* Acrimonious, The Vengeful
* Acrimony
* Rogue AI

## Trivia

* The Lunatic Cultist's attacks appear to be based on the four Celestial Pillars from the Lunar Events.
* The Lunatic Cultist's decoys also have map icons.
* The Lunatic Cultist's associated font color is a **Royal Blue-Gold gradient**.

## See Also

* Lunatic Cultist on the official *Terraria* Wiki.