Archivist

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 **This is a Town NPC. A House may be required in order for it to appear.** The **Archivist** is the first NPC encountered in Calamity: Distorted Memories that fixes items and provides a plethora of helpful information, revealing potential lore.

The Archivist immediately spawns upon starting the world.

When threatened by enemies, he will defend himself with "Autonomous Seeking Turtles".

## Fix

The Archivist can fix specific items, allowing them to be used or grants certain abilities.

## Talk

Unlike NPCs in Terraria, conversations are expanded upon as the player is prompted with certain topics to discuss with the Archivist and can change after certain milestones are reached. All prompts start with "Ask about" and followed by the topic.

Yourself:

	* "Who am I? That’s not important! What is important is you. Were you chosen to kill or make peace in this world? Whatever it is, I’ll be around to tell you about what’s known in this world. At least I hope I can…"
The World:

	* "The world is terrible, filled with a dark history that pierces through the hearts that are aware of it… also not so bad. I’ve been living well besides the fact I spent a long time in my garage, but the plains have been pretty manageable. Can’t say the same for the other regions."
Wulfrum Metal:

	* "What? Oh... that's the stuff those plentiful machines are made of. Yeah I know about that alright, but nobody knows who made it all of those things with it. Some speculate a funny figure named "John Wulfrum" did. A few think a pair of androids did. Heck, many believe Draedon did! I guess we'll never know."
Slimes:

	* "I love slimes! So cute, cuddly, and have the potential to grow large and threaten the entire world! Okay, that last part is true. There are legends of a powerful slime that when combined with all slimes of the world, can devastate the entire world akin to the last disaster, but I doubt it’s real. Why does that even matter though, just fuel your flamethrower with their gel and burn everything!"
The Elementals:

	* "Elementals are no joke. Killing an enraged force of the world? Heck that’s pretty bad in my opinion. Not much is known about the elementals other than that they represent the forces of nature. Hopefully nothing bad will come out of this, but I recommend checking out any ruins related to them for anything new to scavenge."
The Defiled Reservoir:

	* "Gross. The remains of the divine undead. The world really is a cruel place, eh? I’ve never known much about our history other than the fact a big bozo committed genocide and that evil place being a result of it. Maybe you’ll be able to get something from that place in the future? I can’t imagine what you’d be able to salvage though."
The Scourge:

	* "Ah, that gigantic sand worm. It coats its slimy, moist body with protective sandstone spines. Nature is amazing, and maybe we could even replicate it. Imagine: a giant metal worm used for mass excavation!"
Crabulon:

	* "That funny dancing crab had sweet moves! I’d stay a far distance from those mind-controlling shrooms, but their sentience can be proven useful. Since they’re alive, maybe they can home in on enemies when you shoot them? I’m probably daydreaming again."
Cryogen:

	* "Cryogen. Gosh, I love the names you give these guys! Also, did someone really come out of it when you defeated it? I read some ancient scrolls from the icy remains and maybe he has some ancient magic wisdom to give to you, or just something useless to sell. What? I sell you stuff! I sell to you my knowledge!"
The Calamitas Clone:

	* "A clone of a powerful witch? It’s scary to think that Draedon can produce something like that. Yes, I know exactly who Draedon is. My family studied his work and I would assist them in many projects. My family? Oh, I never did talk about myself. Enough about that, you’re likely gonna meet the witch herself soon. I’ve heard scary stories about what she can do, so be prepared."

## Names

* The Archivist will always be named Eddwig.

## Quotes

**While Homeless:**

* "You got a place for me to stay? I like my garage, but it’s time I find something better… or worse. I don’t mind."
* "Do you have a spare home? I hope you can provide one, anything is an improvement over my garage."

**During the daytime:**

* "I’m just walking around. In truth, I’m very bored right now."
* "The sun is bright, but not as bright as me! That was corny."
* "Nice day isn’t it, so what do you need?"

**Only at night:**

* "Night is a great time to test my inventions, so many test subjects."
* "Those zombies could be outfitted with some gear, then we can make an army! Okay maybe not an ethical thing to do."
* "Sleep? I sleep when you’re not bothering me."

**During a Corrupted Moon:**

* "I HATE this purple aura, it makes working so much harder!"
* "How are you so calm during this time? I guess I could be too knowing that we can defend ourselves."

**During The Shift:**

* "The world’s changed since then, I wonder if ancient machines might appear. Just a thought."
* "More enemies means more salvageable parts, this is fun!"

**If Calamitas Clone has been defeated:**

* "I’m not even gonna attempt to analyze that cursed residue left by that clone yet."

**If The Devourer of Gods has been defeated:**

* "This cosmilite is strong, but I have NO idea on how to use it."

**When Bartender is present:**

* "I could use a drink from [Name of Bartender]’s, working is hard sometimes."

## Trivia

* The Archivist has only one possible name, sharing this trait with Santa Claus, ,the Sea King, the Drunk Princess, the Archmage, and the Brimstone Witch.
* The Archivist serves as an equivalent to the Guide and shares a similar appearance to him.
* There is an implied connection between the Archivist and Wulfrum, with several hints alluding to this:
	+ His defending weapon is similar to the Wulfrum Digging Turtle item except with a blue color scheme.
	+ The Archivist wears attire with similar colors to the Wulfrum set.
	+ The responses given when discussing about Wulfrum metal.