O_Nothing
Skeletron Prime
"Making the world hollow..."
Hey, O_Nothing here. It's been a while.
The Cessation is a graveyard, the final resting place for things that have slipped through the cracks in the world and have long since been forgotten, left to rot for eternity among a sea of interplanar detritus. All things unwanted and unloved, broken and neglected, unseen and unwhole. Shattered fragments of what once were.
Slowly but surely, this pocket in reality expands. The surrounding landscape is chewed up and spit out, drained of its vitality and transfigured into a dilapidated husk of its former self. Everything falls to the Cessation sooner or later. Not even the eternal, indestructible human soul can escape it for long.
The Cessation may be far less body-horror intensive than the Corruption or the Crimson, but don't let its fairly tame imagery fool you. The Cessation is no less a menacing threat than the other two Evils.
Layout
Here we have a rough map of what the underground chamber looks like. The innermost cavity acts as the boss arena, surrounded by several Unseen Fragments that drop loot when broken by a hammer.
Eldritch Altars replace the Demon/Crimson Altar.
Environment
The Cessation is perpetually dark, even moreso during the night. This is a purely aesthetic effect, causing players, trees, and enemies to generate a sort of Limbo-esque "silhouette" effect against the brighter background.
Trees that have been converted by the Cessation drop Styxwood, which can be crafted into equipment and furniture.
Noctite is a dark blue ore that spawns rarely in the throughout the world.
Ebonstone/Crimstone in the Cessation is replaced by Nullstone, an dark bluish-green tile that makes up most of the Underground. Hollowed sand tiles are replaced by Nullsand.
Vile/Vicious Mushrooms are replaced by Silent Mushrooms.
Music
Cessation:
Underground Cessation:
Prehardmode Enemies
Fighter AI
Max Life: 75
Damage: 21
Defense: 5
Drops: Bunny Hood (1.33%), KO Cannon (0.1%)
A bundle of dark cloth wound in the approximate shape of a bunny. Statistically identical to their alternate counterparts.
Max Life: 75
Damage: 21
Defense: 5
Drops: Bunny Hood (1.33%), KO Cannon (0.1%)
A bundle of dark cloth wound in the approximate shape of a bunny. Statistically identical to their alternate counterparts.
Fighter AI
Max Life: 65
Damage: 25
Defense: 8
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33%)
They say you die twice, once when your heart stops, and a second time when someone speaks your name for the last time. Nobodies are the spirits of these faceless masses, doomed to watch the world from afar until the end of all things. They appear as twisted, hunchbacked figures made of bundled fabric, their faces replaced by a single glowing red orifice.
Slow moving, but hard hitting. Upon taking damage, Nobodies briefly go partially transparent, visible only by their faint outlines.
Max Life: 65
Damage: 25
Defense: 8
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33%)
They say you die twice, once when your heart stops, and a second time when someone speaks your name for the last time. Nobodies are the spirits of these faceless masses, doomed to watch the world from afar until the end of all things. They appear as twisted, hunchbacked figures made of bundled fabric, their faces replaced by a single glowing red orifice.
Slow moving, but hard hitting. Upon taking damage, Nobodies briefly go partially transparent, visible only by their faint outlines.
Flying AI
Max Life: 40
Damage: 15, 25 (Ranged)
Defense: 6
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33%)
Some ambitions never come to fruition, left neglected and soon forgotten. These half-baked fantasies become Lost Dreams, garbled embodiments of what would never be. Resemble red glowing balls of static and scrambled text.
Quite fast and hard to hit from a long range due to their deceptively small hitbox (similar to bat enemies). Attack by zapping the player with short-ranged bolts of red static.
Max Life: 40
Damage: 15, 25 (Ranged)
Defense: 6
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33%)
Some ambitions never come to fruition, left neglected and soon forgotten. These half-baked fantasies become Lost Dreams, garbled embodiments of what would never be. Resemble red glowing balls of static and scrambled text.
Quite fast and hard to hit from a long range due to their deceptively small hitbox (similar to bat enemies). Attack by zapping the player with short-ranged bolts of red static.
Fighter/Null Entity AI
Max Life: 70
Damage: 20
Defense: 8
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (1-2, 33%)
Like scavengers feeding on carrion, Null Entities descend upon the remains of dying realities to consume their fill. Resemble bloated spiderlike things with legs that sprout out above them as well as below, giving them a strange horizontal symmetry.
Their main special ability rests on the ability to reverse their own gravity, using their other set of legs to walk along the ceiling. They primarily use this ability to camp along the ceilings of caverns, dropping down on unsuspecting players' heads.
Max Life: 70
Damage: 20
Defense: 8
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (1-2, 33%)
Like scavengers feeding on carrion, Null Entities descend upon the remains of dying realities to consume their fill. Resemble bloated spiderlike things with legs that sprout out above them as well as below, giving them a strange horizontal symmetry.
Their main special ability rests on the ability to reverse their own gravity, using their other set of legs to walk along the ceiling. They primarily use this ability to camp along the ceilings of caverns, dropping down on unsuspecting players' heads.
Hardmode Enemies
Slime AI
Max Life: 220
Damage: 38, 52 (Shadow)
Defense: 26
Drops: Gel (6-7, 100%)
Some say that matter and energy are illusions, that physicality is what we percieve of the shadow of a higher reality. Anaslimes are living proof of this claim, appearing juxtaposed in two realities simultaneously.
Anaslimes are always accompanied by a translucent "shadow" that copies the slime's exact movements with a short (~2-3 second) delay in between movements. This shadow is the slime's "true" form, and thus is the only thing that can be damaged.
Max Life: 220
Damage: 38, 52 (Shadow)
Defense: 26
Drops: Gel (6-7, 100%)
Some say that matter and energy are illusions, that physicality is what we percieve of the shadow of a higher reality. Anaslimes are living proof of this claim, appearing juxtaposed in two realities simultaneously.
Anaslimes are always accompanied by a translucent "shadow" that copies the slime's exact movements with a short (~2-3 second) delay in between movements. This shadow is the slime's "true" form, and thus is the only thing that can be damaged.
Unicorn AI
Max Life: 200
Damage: 70
Defense: 40
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33.33%)
Schrodingers have been rendered partially indistinct by the Cessation's creeping deterioration, thus ceasing to exist in any concrete form when they aren't being observed. They appear as oversized felines made of dark-blue fabric. In place of their face is glowing red orifice.
Schrodingers can teleport rapidly while "unobserved" offscreen, but only to other sections of the offscreen.
Max Life: 200
Damage: 70
Defense: 40
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33.33%)
Schrodingers have been rendered partially indistinct by the Cessation's creeping deterioration, thus ceasing to exist in any concrete form when they aren't being observed. They appear as oversized felines made of dark-blue fabric. In place of their face is glowing red orifice.
Schrodingers can teleport rapidly while "unobserved" offscreen, but only to other sections of the offscreen.
Giant Cursed Skull AI
Max Life: 200
Damage: 68
Defense: 16
Drops: Nazar (1%)
A ranged variant of your typical flying weapon enemy, resembling an essence-infused Void Bow. Fires arrows can pass through walls, though it will typically avoid firing unless it's in an open space. Inflicts the Cursed debuff.
Max Life: 200
Damage: 68
Defense: 16
Drops: Nazar (1%)
A ranged variant of your typical flying weapon enemy, resembling an essence-infused Void Bow. Fires arrows can pass through walls, though it will typically avoid firing unless it's in an open space. Inflicts the Cursed debuff.
Worm AI
Max Life: 150
Damage: 40
Defense: 18
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33%), Blindfold (1%)
They exist within the margins of things: life and death, light and shadow, day and night, wakefulness and dreams, now and then. They are the eaters of what was so that what is may be, devouring realities between one blink and the next. Appear as dark blue worms with a single red glowing orifice at the front.
Utilize the Worm AI, burrowing towards the player like normal. Between Worms have the ability to summon 3-5 weaker replicas of themselves to attack the player. Dealing damage to the original causes all the clones to disappear.
Max Life: 150
Damage: 40
Defense: 18
Drops: Unraveled Fabric (33%), Blindfold (1%)
They exist within the margins of things: life and death, light and shadow, day and night, wakefulness and dreams, now and then. They are the eaters of what was so that what is may be, devouring realities between one blink and the next. Appear as dark blue worms with a single red glowing orifice at the front.
Utilize the Worm AI, burrowing towards the player like normal. Between Worms have the ability to summon 3-5 weaker replicas of themselves to attack the player. Dealing damage to the original causes all the clones to disappear.
White Whale AI
Max Life: 400
Damage: 40, 58 (Ranged)
Defense: 30
Drops: False Flame (2-5, 100%)
Bloated embodiments of a thousand fruitless endeavors, nothing that has ever been swallowed by a White Whale has ever been seen again. Resemble pale, levitating cetaceans with yawning maws and bottomless gullets.
Attack by opening their mouths and vomiting out globs of False Flame. Quite tanky. Capable of passing through walls if they get too far from the player, similar to Granite Elementals.
Max Life: 400
Damage: 40, 58 (Ranged)
Defense: 30
Drops: False Flame (2-5, 100%)
Bloated embodiments of a thousand fruitless endeavors, nothing that has ever been swallowed by a White Whale has ever been seen again. Resemble pale, levitating cetaceans with yawning maws and bottomless gullets.
Attack by opening their mouths and vomiting out globs of False Flame. Quite tanky. Capable of passing through walls if they get too far from the player, similar to Granite Elementals.
Flying AI
Max Life: 400
Damage: 60, 100 (Ranged)
Defense: 36
Drops: False Flame (1-3, 33%), Megaphone (1%)
Dissiments are the last remaining relics of a bygone era, ancient beyond comprehension. They appear as dark blue slabs of stone inscribed with alien sigils, each with up to three smaller stones revolving them as well. These smaller stones are capable of dealing damage alongside the main one.
Attack by launching their cubes at the player, "regenerating" their arsenal every few seconds. Each stone possesses an HP of 50, and though slow, will home in on the player quite persistently. Inflicts the Silenced debuff.
Max Life: 400
Damage: 60, 100 (Ranged)
Defense: 36
Drops: False Flame (1-3, 33%), Megaphone (1%)
Dissiments are the last remaining relics of a bygone era, ancient beyond comprehension. They appear as dark blue slabs of stone inscribed with alien sigils, each with up to three smaller stones revolving them as well. These smaller stones are capable of dealing damage alongside the main one.
Attack by launching their cubes at the player, "regenerating" their arsenal every few seconds. Each stone possesses an HP of 50, and though slow, will home in on the player quite persistently. Inflicts the Silenced debuff.
Fighter AI
Max Life: 150
Damage: 60
Defense: 18
Drops: False Flame (1-3, 33%)
Gnarled, horrid creatures, now left mere shadows of their former selves. Functions like a normal Ghoul enemy.
Max Life: 150
Damage: 60
Defense: 18
Drops: False Flame (1-3, 33%)
Gnarled, horrid creatures, now left mere shadows of their former selves. Functions like a normal Ghoul enemy.
Biome Mimic AI
Max Life: 3500
Damage: 90
Defense: 34
Drops: Dart Revolver (20%), Thread Hook (20%), Swan Song (20%), Blade Serenade (20%), Twisted Curiosity (20%), Greater Healing Potion (10, 100%), Greater Mana Potion (10, 100%)
With time, even the strongest of entities can fall to the Cessation's withering presence. Functions like a normal Biome Mimic.
Max Life: 3500
Damage: 90
Defense: 34
Drops: Dart Revolver (20%), Thread Hook (20%), Swan Song (20%), Blade Serenade (20%), Twisted Curiosity (20%), Greater Healing Potion (10, 100%), Greater Mana Potion (10, 100%)
With time, even the strongest of entities can fall to the Cessation's withering presence. Functions like a normal Biome Mimic.
Cessation Boss
The Dreaming Maw
Max Life: 1600/3400
Damage:
10/18 (Melee)
45/80 (Ranged)
Defense:
12 (2nd Form)
Drops: Dreaming Maw Mask (14.29%), Dreaming Maw Trophy (10%), Noctite Ore (40-90, 100%), Dark Matter (30-50, 100%), Unearthly Ooze (5%), Mortal Coil (Expert Mode)
The Dreaming Maw is entity that does not truly exist, except in the lack of understanding to which lesser creatures attribute their ignorance. A conscious concept birthed from the collective uncertainty present in the minds of all those that think, from the lowliest of vermin to the highest of gods, the Dreaming Maw is comprised of and sustained by the creeping doubts that lurk beyond one’s field of awareness.
It desires more. It detests the intangible membrane withholding its core from enveloping all of reality, and hungrily desires to drown everything that could be something in its abstract unknowability. It bides its time, lingering just beyond the barrier of what is perceived, and crack by crack, it worms itself beyond its unknowable prison and into the broken edges of reality.
It can be summoned by either combining 15 Unraveled Fabric to create a Unseen Tapestry, or by breaking three Unseen Fragments.
Boss Fight Theme:
Mind's Eye
Mind's Eye AI
Max Life: 700/1400
Damage: 35/50
Defense: 8/14
Drops: Dark Matter (20 - 40), Noctite Ore (25 - 90)
The Dreaming Maw spawns motionless and invincible in the dead center of the arena, four hostile Mind's Eyes surrounding it.
These Mind's Eyes attack by loosely orbiting between the Maw and the player, occasionally breaking from this formation to charge at the player. As each consecutive Eye is killed, the remaining Eyes speed up by a notable margin. The Dreaming Maw itself does not move for the entirety of this phase, though it can still deal damage.
In Expert Mode, each Eye has a chance of inflicting Darkness and Silenced.
Mind's Eye AI
Max Life: 700/1400
Damage: 35/50
Defense: 8/14
Drops: Dark Matter (20 - 40), Noctite Ore (25 - 90)
The Dreaming Maw spawns motionless and invincible in the dead center of the arena, four hostile Mind's Eyes surrounding it.
These Mind's Eyes attack by loosely orbiting between the Maw and the player, occasionally breaking from this formation to charge at the player. As each consecutive Eye is killed, the remaining Eyes speed up by a notable margin. The Dreaming Maw itself does not move for the entirety of this phase, though it can still deal damage.
In Expert Mode, each Eye has a chance of inflicting Darkness and Silenced.
Upon the death of all four Eyes, the Maw will awaken, opening its gaping mouth and revealing its second form.
The Maw itself moves at a glacial pace, occasionally dashing at the player with enormous bursts of speed. It attacks by rapidly vomiting red projectiles from its mouths in random directions. These projectiles are both slow-moving and indestructible, turning at wacky angles to accelerate in the player's direction. They explode on contact with just about anything, dealing minor AoE damage.
In Expert Mode, the Dreaming Maw is now surrounded by an aura that constantly gravitates the player in the Maw's direction, growing stronger as the fight progresses. Projectiles will randomly multiply in midair without warning.
Unseen Fragment Loot
The Harbinger
Ranged Weapon
Damage: 28
Knockback: Extremely Weak
Use Time: Very Slow
A small pistol inscribed with alien sigils.
Ancient Effigy
Accessory
A stone relic carved in the likeness of a forgotten deity. Causes attacks to partially penetrate the target's defenses.
Luminous Sphere
Light Pet
Summons a levitating sphere of unearthy green light to illuminate the player's surroundings.
Twilight Zone
Magic Weapon
Damage: 10
Knockback: Extremely Weak
Use Time: Average
Releases a piercing projectile towards the cursor. Upon piercing two enemies or coming into contact with a tile, the projectile will erupt into a damaging sphere of distorted energy. This zone will remain in place until it deals damage eight times, a second zone is created, or 30 seconds have elapsed.
Pluto
Melee Weapon
Damage: 14
Knockback: Very Strong
Use Time: Average
A boomerang weapon resembling a certain former planet. Surrounded by a field of orbiting debris that deals minor AoE damage to enemies. Moves at a slight arc.
Enemy Drops
Dart Revolver
Ranged Weapon
Damage: 26
Knockback: Weak
Use Time: Fast
A bit slower than the Dart Pistol, though with a 8% critical strike chance as opposed to the usual 4%.
Thread Hook
Hook
Resembles a black thread with a needle tied to the end. 3 hooks max.
Blade Serenade
Melee Weapon
Damage: 36
Knockback: Weak
Use Time: Very Fast
A double-sided scythe weapon. Holding down the left mouse button will spin both ends in a circle around the player like a plane propeller, slowly at first, but quickly gaining speed.
Swan Song
Magic Weapon
Damage: 38
Knockback: Strong
Use Time: Fast
"One last song."
Summons a rapidly shrinking circle of treble clef-shaped projectiles to converge on the point the cursor is clicked. These projectiles can pass through walls, though the ability itself only works within line-of-sight. Plays a random minor chord every time the weapon is used.
Twisted Curiosity
Accessory
"A twisted mass of... something."
Increases critical strike chance by 3% and defense by 4.
Unearthly Ooze
Pet
Summons a miniature Nobody to follow the player around.
Mortal Coil
Accessory
Reflects 10% of contact damage dealt by enemies.
Equipment
Hollow Helmet
Crafted from 15 Noctite Bars and 10 Dark Matter at an Anvil
6 Defense
1% increased critical strike chance
Hollow Scalemail
Crafted from 25 Noctite Bars and 20 Dark Matter at an Anvil
7 Defense
2% increased critical strike chance
Hollow Greaves
Crafted from 20 Noctite Bars and 15 Dark Matter at an Anvil
6 Defense
1% increased critical strike chance
Set Bonus: Has a 20% chance to increase the Player's immunity frames when hit for ten seconds. Also gives you a sick glowing outline.
Dream Catcher
Fishing Pole
Crafted from 8 Noctite Bars at an Anvil
21% fishing power.
Void Bow
Ranged Weapon
Damage: 13
Knockback: Extremely Weak
Use Time: Fast
Crafted from 8 Noctite Bars at an Anvil
A gap in creation cast into the approximate shape of a bow. Slightly faster than the Demon Bow.
Event Horizon
Melee Weapon
Damage: 22
Knockback: Average
Use Time: Fast
Crafted from 10 Noctite Bars at an Anvil
"The brink of oblivion."
Has a range comparable to the Blood Butcherer, but with a slightly shorter use time.
The Eradicator
Hammer/Melee Weapon
Damage: 24
Knockback: Average
Use Time: Very Slow
Crafted from 10 Noctite Bars and 5 Dark Matter at an Anvil
55% hammer power. Has combat stats comparable to The Breaker.
Lethe
Melee Weapon
Damage: 17
Knockback: Weak
Use Time: Fast
Crafted from 12 Noctite Bars at an Anvil
A yoyo. Deals slightly more damage than Malaise, but with a lower knockback.
Midnight Cleaver
Axe/Melee Weapon
Damage: 22
Knockback: Average
Use Time: Slow
Crafted from 10 Noctite Bars at an Anvil
75% axe power. Has combat stats comparable to the Blood Lust Cluster.
Fractured Pickaxe
Pickaxe
Crafted from 12 Noctite Bars and 6 Dark Matter at an Anvil
70% mining power.
Searing Torrent
Magic Weapon
Damage: 30
Knockback: Strong
Use Time: Very Fast
Crafted from 1 Spell Tome, 20 False Flame, and 15 Souls of Night at Bookcase
Autofires triple-piercing bolts of False Flame in the direction of the cursor. Releasing the attack button will cause all persisting (i.e. non-dissipated) projectiles to reverse direction, flying back to the point where they originated. Inflicts the Soul Scorched debuff.
False Bullet
Ammunition
Damage: 10
Knockback: Average
Velocity: 5
Crafted from 1 False Flame and 150 Musket Balls at a Hardmode Anvil
Inflicts the Soul Scorched debuff.
False Dart
Ammunition
Damage: 7
Knockback: Very Weak
Velocity: 4
Crafted from 100 False Flame
While in flight, False Darts periodically leave behind lingering copies of themselves along their flight path to deal half damage to enemies. Inflicts the Soul Scorched debuff.
False Arrow
Ammunition
Damage: 14
Knockback: Very Weak
Velocity: 6
Crafted from 1 False Flame and 150 Wooden Arrows at a Hardmode Anvil
Inflicts the Soul Scorched debuff.
Biome Chest Loot
Broken Facade
Melee Weapon
Damage: 54, 10 (Fragment)
Knockback: Weak
Use Time: Very Fast
"A glimpse of what lies beyond."
Fires a sword-shaped projectile. Upon striking an enemy or a tile, this projectile will shatter into a zillion tiny shards that fly out in all directions before slowly homing in on the nearest enemy.
Crafting Materials
Unraveled Fabric
Material
A strange dark blue cloth that composes the dark spaces between stars.
False Flame
Material
A pitch-black flame that scorches the soul just as readily as it scorches the flesh. Gives off a bright red glow, somehow.
Noctite Ore
Material
A fragment of the night sky.
Dark Matter
Material
The brickwork of the cosmos.
Fishing Catches
Bubbles
Quest Fish
"I was out fishing in the cessation the other day when my old pet goldfish just swam by! No, really, I haven't seen him in forever! I'm sure he'll forgive me for flushing him down the drain, just reel him in for me real quick!"
Falsefish
Quest Fish
"I heard a rumor about a weird fish swimming around in the cessation that eats away at the souls of anything it touches! That's the gnarliest thing I've ever heard, but with a name like that I feel like I'm being duped. Fetch it for me so I can see it with my own eyes! I triple-dog-dare you!"
Red Herring
Fish
Used to craft an Indistinct Potion.
Stargazer
Magic Weapon
Damage: 14
Knockback: Weak
Use Time: Fast
An early-game magic weapon that fires two somewhat inaccurate lasers out of its eyes.
Status Effects
Soul Scorched
Debuff
Inflicts 4 damage every second. Also reduces damage dealt by 10%. Can be spread between enemies through physical contact, making it ideal for crowd control.
Indistinct
Buff
Reduces incoming damage by 25% at the cost of reducing damage dealt by weapons by 15%. Renders the player sprite as slightly translucent.
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