Lore

The Calamity Mod and much of its contents have a rich lore associated with them. While most of it is unnecessary to the central gameplay, it can be read and understood as a means to make the world feel more alive and give bosses and items more purpose.

Lore Items

Lore Items are items with a piece of lore written into them, and are dropped by their respective boss on their first kill. They are also able to be crafted using Victory Shards and the boss's respective trophy. The descriptions of these items are insights and commentary on both locations the player has been to and bosses the player has slain. In addition, most of the lore items provide the player with buffs and nerfs depending on the item, which can be toggled by favoriting or unfavoriting the item in question.

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Item Tooltips

Certain items contain lore in their descriptions, hinting at or stating pieces of the overarching story. Dedicated content is usually excluded from this list.

Item		Tooltip
Absolute Zero		Ancient blade imbued with the Archmage of Ice's magic.
Astreal Defeat		Ethereal bow of the tyrant king's mother The mother strongly discouraged acts of violence throughout her life Though she kept this bow close to protect her family in times of great disaster
Exoblade		Ancient blade of Yharim's weapons and armors expert, Draedon
The First Shadowflame		It is said that in the past, Prometheus descended from the heavens to grant man fire. If that were true, then it is surely the demons of hell that would have risen from below to do the same.
Gatling Laser		Large laser cannon used primarily by Yharim's fleet and base defense force
Greatsword of Judgement Greatsword of Blah		A pale white sword from a forgotten land You can hear faint yet comforting whispers emanating from the blade 'No matter where you may be you are never alone. I shall always be at your side, my lord'
Heavy Laser Rifle		Laser weapon used by heavy infantry units in Yharim's army
Phaseslayer		A rough prototype of the Murasama blade, it is formed entirely from laser energy.
Pulse Rifle		Draedon's former pulse rifle, used in emergencies for creations which turned against him.
Pulse Turret Remote		A device used to defend against the weaker, less cognizant rogue creations of Draedon.
Rock		The first object Xeroc ever created
Rune of Kos		A relic of the profaned flame Contains the power hunted relentlessly by the sentinels of the cosmic devourer
Terminus		A ritualistic artifact, thought to have brought upon The End many millennia ago Sealed away in the abyss, far from those that would seek to misuse it

Quotes

Some vanilla Town NPC dialogue also hints at characters or events in the mod's lore. The mod's own Town NPCs also have dialogue centered around their own roles in the lore.

NPC	Condition	Quote
Guide	In Hardmode	"Could you be so kind as to, ah...check hell for me...? I left someone I kind of care about down there."
	If Providence has been defeated	"Seems like extinguishing that butterfly caused its life to seep into the hallowed areas, try taking a peek there and see what you can find!"
	If Providence has been defeated	"I've heard there is a portal of antimatter absorbing everything it can see in the dungeon, try using the Rune of Kos there!"
Merchant	If the Moon Lord has been defeated	"Each night seems only more foreboding than the last. I feel unthinkable terrors are watching your every move."
Dryad	If the Astral Infection exists	"That starborne illness sits upon this land like a blister. Do even more vile forces of corruption exist in worlds beyond?"
	During a buffed Solar Eclipse	"There's a dark solar energy emanating from the moths that appear during this time. Ah, the moths as you progress further get more powerful...hmm...what power was Yharon holding back?"
Angler	If the Brimstone Elemental has been defeated	"When you defeated the ancient goddess, her children fell in the lava as a result of the aftermath. Rumors say they mutated a fish, and I'd love if you fetched one for my new lava-filled fish tank."
Clothier	If the Moon Lord has been defeated	"Those screams...I'm not sure why, but I feel like a nameless fear has awoken in my heart."
	If the Moon Lord has been defeated	"I can faintly hear ghostly shrieks from the dungeon...and not ones I'm familiar with at all. Just what is going on in there?"
Tax Collector	If the Brimstone Elemental has not been defeated	"Perhaps with all that time you've got you could check those old ruins? Certainly something of value in it for you!"
Pirate	If Leviathan and Anahita have not been defeated	"Aye, I've heard of a mythical creature in the oceans, singing with an alluring voice. Careful when yer fishin out there."
	If the Aquatic Scourge has been defeated	"I have to thank ye again for takin' care of that sea serpent. Or was that another one..."
Cyborg	If the Moon Lord has been defeated	"Draedon? He's...a little 'high octane' if you know what I mean."

Boss Lore

Most Calamity bosses have their own lore, which detail their origin, history, and other information.

Desert Scourge

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Crabulon

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The Hive Mind

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The Perforators

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The Slime God

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Cryogen

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Brimstone Elemental

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Aquatic Scourge

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Calamitas

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Anahita

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The Leviathan

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Astrum Aureus

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The Plaguebringer Goliath

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Ravager

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Astrum Deus

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Profaned Guardians

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The Dragonfolly

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Providence, the Profaned Goddess

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Sentinels of the Devourer

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Polterghast

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The Devourer of Gods

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Jungle Dragon, Yharon

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Supreme Calamitas

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Biome Lore

Lore about the custom biomes that the Calamity Mod introduces, detailing their history and creation. These entries can also be found on the official forum thread.

Astral Infection

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Brimstone Crag

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Sulphurous Sea

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Sunken Sea

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Armor Set Lore

Lore detailing characteristics and origins of certain armor sets from the mod.

Statigel armor

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Daedalus armor

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Empyrean armor

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Tarragon armor

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God Slayer armor

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Silva armor

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Town NPC Lore

Lore about the multiple Town NPCs the mod adds into the game, detailing their history and personality.

Amidias

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Permafrost

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Other Lore

Other lore that is not related to Calamity bosses or biomes, but related to important figures, information and events that happened before the start of the game.

Statis

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Daedalus

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Braelor

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Silva

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Notes

• The Wall of Flesh, Plantera, and Polterghast lore items will stack on with each other.
• The first Mechanical Boss killed will drop the Mechanical Boss lore item and their respective lore item.
• The last Sentinel of the Devourer killed will drop the Sentinels of the Devourer lore item.
• The official lore of Terraria does not influence the Calamity Mod lore and it is treated as a separate canon.

Trivia

• The Lore items were written by the Tyrant King, Yharim.
  • This is especially apparent with the mention of controlling Queen Bees, knowledge of the Mechanical Bosses' history, apparent hate for The Underworld and Brimstone Crag, mention of the Ravager being built in an attempt to halt his onslaught, referring to Yharon as a "faithful companion" and referring to Supreme Calamitas as one of his cohorts. It becomes even more apparent in the final line of the latter's lore item, where he directly addresses the player and tells them to come and face him.
• The Abyss is the only biome without official lore, with only a few lore fragments on Silva's lore.
• The phrase, "Your impending doom approaches..." on the Lunatic Cultist Lore Item is a nod to a similar Status Message when the Moon Lord is being summoned.
• Only a few biomes have Lore items, meaning the rest likely have a Lore item to be implemented or do not have connections with the Lore.
• The stat boosts given by the Lore items were inspired by the use of memories in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice to boost attack power.
• Statis' lore entry contains mentions of three items bestowed to him, two of which being a set of armor and a certain equipment. The final is referred to as a kunai, which could reference the Cosmic Kunai.
• Draedon and Yharim currently are the only major lore characters without dedicated entries.
• The fact that the Blood Moon lore item drops from the Lunatic Cultist, and the mention of the "wealth of cosmic understanding" that some people learned from it, may imply that the Lunatic Cultist got its powers from the Blood Moon.
• King Slime's Lore Item mentioning that only a fool could be caught by King Slime suggests that the Ninja inside got caught by it during the attempt to hunt it down.

See Also

• Draedon's Logs, which give additional insight into the mod's world from the perspective of Draedon.