Skeleton Merchant

The Skeleton Merchant is an NPC that sells items; he is found in the Cavern layer. He spawns randomly similar to a bound NPC. Enemies will not spawn near him. He will not move into a vacant house if one is available, similar to the Traveling Merchant and the Old Man, and will despawn when off screen unlike them, making him the only NPC that despawns off screen.

His stock changes at 4:30 AM daily, and he does not need to respawn for it to do so. He has a specific inventory for each moon phase. He can also buy items from players like most other NPCs.

He will throw bones to fend off nearby non-skeletal enemies; however, he does seem to throw bones at Skeletron. Skeletron will also harm him via contact damage.

Unlike other NPCs, the Skeleton Merchant does not have a map icon. A Hunter Potion will highlight him, but the Lifeform Analyzer will not detect him.



Quotes

 * "You would not believe some of the things people throw at me... Wanna buy some of it?"
 * "I'd lend you a hand, but last time I did that, I didn't get it back for a month."
 * "You've got a real backbone coming way down here, how 'bout ya buy somethin?"
 * "Stay away from the spiders. They'll suck out your insides and leave you a hollow shell of a man. Trust me on this one."
 * "Excellent! Someone's finally come by to take some of these maggots off my hands."
 * "There's no illness or condition that can't be cured by some of my Slime Oil! Trust me, it works, just look at my lively figure!"
 * "The only things constant in this world are death and taxes, I've got both!"
 * "Got any spare bones for sale? I'm looking to replace my broken hip... again."

Trivia

 * The names Jack Sellington and Skellington are references to Jack Skellington from .
 * No-Eyed Willy is a reference to One-Eyed Willy from .
 * The name "Mandible Calavera" is a reference to Manuel "Manny" Calavera from .
 * The names "Billy Marrows" and "Gloomy Mays" are a reference to the TV salesman Billy Mays.
 * The name "Tom" may be a reference to  band member Tom "Bones" Malone.
 * "Tom" may also be a reference to the enemy Tim.
 * The quote about Slime Oil is a reference to the "" peddlers of the 1800s, who were commonly called Snake Oil Salesmen.
 * The quote "The only things constant in this world are death and taxes, I've got both!" is a reference to Benjamin Franklin's famous quote, "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
 * The quote "You would not believe some of the things people throw at me... Wanna buy some of it?" is a reference to a young scavenger named "Squirt the Peddler" in the game . Squirt periodically asks the player a near-exact variation of this question, but refers to "things people throw away" instead of "things people throw at me".
 * The quote "Stay away from the spiders. They'll suck out your insides and leave you a hollow shell of a man. Trust me on this one." suggests the Skeleton Merchant was slain by a spider.
 * Even though he is not a town NPC, he will throw confetti during a party.
 * He is one of two NPCs that does not have a map icon, the other being the Old Man.

History
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