The Corruption

The Corruption is an area that has been generated as a large, above ground area with the grass colored an ominous glowing purple color. In this area, many deep chasms can be randomly found throughout, and hidden in some chasms are shadow orbs that must be broken with a hammer. Breaking the shadow orb will give you random loot, mostly muskets and musket balls. It will also cause a meteor to crash in a random area above ground. Breaking one orb will "send chills down your spine". Breaking a second orb will have "echoes of screams heard around you" shown, warning you that continuing to break orbs will cause something bad to happen. Breaking a third one will summon the Eater of Worlds. Be prepared, dying will not cause the boss to run away, as it will follow you to your spawn point after you die.