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.
 * Any material used to craft dye is in the player's inventory (e.g. Yellow Marigold).
 * One of the following:


 * A Strange Plant has been acquired and is in the player's inventory.
 * One of the four major pre-Hardmode bosses has been defeated: Eye of Cthulhu, Skeletron, or Eater of Worlds / Brain of Cthulhu depending on whether you have Corruption or Crimson.

In addition to selling dye-related items, players may trade in Strange Plants for uncraftable and unpurchasable animated dyes. 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. He may also drop this weapon on death.

The Dye Trader is happiest in the desert and with the Painter.

Strange Plant Quests
Speaking to the Dye Trader will show the "Strange Plants" quest (requires Hardmode ), in which the Dye Trader asks players to fetch him rare plants. In return, he rewards players with 3 vials of a special dye which cannot be obtained otherwise. More of these dyes become available as the game progresses.

Living Preferences
- Incomplete

Names
The Dye Trader can have the following names:

Quotes


When Pirate NPC is present:

During a :

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
When living in a Desert biome:
 * "Ahh, the Desert is really nice, reminds me of my home town, I like it very much so!"

When living in a Desert biome together with the painter:
 * " the Painter has good eyes for vividness and business, I like it, yes?"

When in a Corruption biome (living or just travelling through):
 * "Gross, the Corruption is draining the color from my palettes!"

When in a sparsely populated area:


 * "My dear, this palace is quiet enough to sleep like a sultan!" (even a dirt shack is a palace)

When away from home (such as travelling to a newly allocated house):


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

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.
 * His comment of "Yes Yes" in one of his quotes may be a reference to Tom Nook from the Animal Crossing series who often says the exact same thing in various situations. This is likely as the exact same phrasing is used when the player is selling something in Animal Crossing, similar to the giving of a plant to the Trader.
 * One of his quotes mentions that he sells "the richest colors"; however, he only sells 5 dyes, one of them only on multiplayer.
 * The Dye Trader's sprite was created by the former artist William Data AKA Waffles. In 1.3.0.1, it was updated by Lazure.
 * The Dye Trader's comments about rich mahogany have been confirmed by Cenx to be a reference to the film Anchorman.[citation needed]
 * Even if the player is wearing the Dye Trader's own attire, he still criticizes their clothes.
 * As mentioned in one of his quotes, he seems to dislike the Pirate. This can be further observed by his hatred of living near the Pirate in the new happiness stat
 * Despite it being hidden under his turban, the Dye Trader's hair is observed to be brown, which can be seen when it is removed during a Party in favor of a party hat.
 * His persona is heavily inspired by stereotypes of early Middle Eastern and North African culture, as seen by his clothing (turban), his drops (Exotic Scimitar), and references to a Sultan in his quotes.

History
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