Tibithia Σ
Plantera
While looking it up on the wiki due to boredom and current inability to play Terraria, I found Shimmer as quite in-depth and strange.
At first, it seems like some extension of the Hallow and purity, due to enhancement of food items, buff items, and some equipment. However, with all the other things it does, I now wonder if it's actually something more...
First off, does the limit of application before killing the Moon Lord have any in-lore explanation? It doesn't necessarily mean anything in the lore, as it mainly prevents the player from getting OP items early. But maybe it does have in-lore reasoning. I'm not sure.
Second off, from what I can tell, the liquid itself is likely otherworldly, considering what it does to creatures and luminite bricks, as well as forcing you to fall through the ground when you enter it. Where would it come from? Does it have any link to the Hallow? If so, does that mean the Hallow may have otherworldly origins?
Finally, I've had a bit of a headcanon that due to Terraria's... loose interpretations of Lovecraft lore, what with the Moon Lord being Cthulu's torso and all, it may be inspired by The Colour Out Of Space. I noticed the odd colour, the strange effects, possible otherworldly origins, it all sounds like it could've taken a bit of inspiration off the Colour. This is just a headcanon though, as it likely has unrelated origins and I'm just guessing with insubstantial evidence.
Any other ideas as for what it could be, possible lore to it and its connections?
At first, it seems like some extension of the Hallow and purity, due to enhancement of food items, buff items, and some equipment. However, with all the other things it does, I now wonder if it's actually something more...
First off, does the limit of application before killing the Moon Lord have any in-lore explanation? It doesn't necessarily mean anything in the lore, as it mainly prevents the player from getting OP items early. But maybe it does have in-lore reasoning. I'm not sure.
Second off, from what I can tell, the liquid itself is likely otherworldly, considering what it does to creatures and luminite bricks, as well as forcing you to fall through the ground when you enter it. Where would it come from? Does it have any link to the Hallow? If so, does that mean the Hallow may have otherworldly origins?
Finally, I've had a bit of a headcanon that due to Terraria's... loose interpretations of Lovecraft lore, what with the Moon Lord being Cthulu's torso and all, it may be inspired by The Colour Out Of Space. I noticed the odd colour, the strange effects, possible otherworldly origins, it all sounds like it could've taken a bit of inspiration off the Colour. This is just a headcanon though, as it likely has unrelated origins and I'm just guessing with insubstantial evidence.
Any other ideas as for what it could be, possible lore to it and its connections?