Dye Trader

The Dye Trader is an NPC that sells the Dye Vat and other dye-related items. He will move in when the following criteria have been met:
 * There is an empty house.
 * The player has a dye, dye ingredient, or in their inventory, and at least four other town NPCs are in the world. Note that while the Old Man, Traveling Merchant, and  count towards this total, the  does not.
 * The player has a dye or dye ingredient in their inventory.
 * One of the following:
 * The player has a Strange Plant in their inventory.
 * The player has a dye or dye ingredient in their inventory, and one of the four major pre-Hardmode bosses has been defeated: Eye of Cthulhu, Skeletron, or Eater of Worlds / Brain of Cthulhu depending on the world's evil biome.

In addition to selling dye-related items, players may trade in Strange Plants for uncraftable and unpurchasable animated dyes once Hardmode has been reached. These dyes are given at random in sets of three for each exchanged Strange Plant.

On the, the Dye Trader will attack nearby enemies with his Exotic Scimitar to defend himself, dealing 11 / /  damage at the start of the game, and (on the ) as players progress he will gain various stat increases. He may also drop this weapon on death.

Strange Plant quests
Speaking to the Dye Trader will show the "Strange Plants" quest (requires Hardmode on ), in which the Dye Trader asks players to fetch him rare plants. In return, he rewards players with three vials of a special dye which cannot be obtained otherwise. More of these dyes become available as the game progresses.

Interaction quotes


When Pirate is present:

During a :

During a :
 * "Give me a moment, my dear. I must secure my palette from the gusty gales!"
 * "Marvelous! The wind brings me petals of all colors!"

During Rain:
 * "No, no, these robes cannot get wet! They will lose their vibrant color!"
 * "Too much water dilutes my selection! This rain better pass, soon!"

During a Thunderstorm:
 * "Please, do tell when the wrath of nature has ended out there!"
 * "Egads! I loathe these bothersome storms!"

When turning in a Strange Plant:

When you don't have a strange plant:

 When in a Graveyard:

Happiness quotes
When homeless:


 * "No no, this will not do, need a place to call mine."

When far from home:


 * "You think I can make brilliant colors so far from my shop? Don't think so!"

When in a sparsely populated area:


 * "My dear, this palace is quiet enough to sleep like a sultan!"

When overcrowded:


 * "I truly dislike crowds, unless of course they are here for my vivid colors!"


 * "When I'm not doing business, I'd much rather be alone, yes? I hate feeling crammed in!"

When in the Desert:


 * "Ahh, the Desert is really nice, reminds me of my home town, I like it very much so!"

When in the Forest:


 * "Oh no, the Forest does not inspire me, don't like, don't like."

When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:


 * "Gross, the Corruption/Crimson/Dungeon is draining the color from my palettes!"

When near the Princess:


 * "The hues on [Name of Princess] the Princess’s dress are deeper and more vivid than I’ve ever seen in my entire life!"

When near the Arms Dealer:


 * "[Name of Arms Dealer] the Arms Dealer has good eyes for vividness and business, I like it, yes?"

When near the Painter:


 * "[Name of Painter] the Painter has good eyes for vividness and business, I like it, yes?"

When near the Steampunker:


 * "Oh dear, that [Name of Steampunker] the Steampunker has no sense of color or style, I don’t like."

When near the Pirate:


 * "I truly, truly hate how unsavory [Name of Pirate] the Pirate can be."

When neutral:


 * "Me? I’m fine, I’m fine."

Trivia

 * Ahirom, Abdosir, Hiram, Batnoam and Hanno are the names of ancient Phoenician kings and queens. was an east Mediterranean empire that became wealthy from the purple dye extracted from coastal snails, and Sea Snails drop the ingredient for Purple Dye.
 * One of his quotes mentions that he sells "the richest colors"; however, he only sells 7 /  5 dyes, one of them only on multiplayer.
 * The Dye Trader's sprite was created by former Re-Logic artist Waffles. In, it was updated by Lazure.
 * Even if the player is wearing the Dye Trader's own attire, he still criticizes their clothes.
 * Despite it being hidden under his turban, the Dye Trader's hair is observed to be black, which can be seen when it is removed during a in favor of a party hat.
 * His persona is heavily inspired by stereotypes of early ern and n culture, as seen by his clothing (turban), his drops (Exotic Scimitar), and references to a in his quotes.
 * As seen in his quotes, he is greedy and looks down on monotone robes.