Many years ago in the early stages of Terraria, the world enjoyed a time of peace. The ones who were mostly responsible for this time of peace and the lush lands of paradise were: The Dryads. Of all the beings in the world none were connected to Terraria in the same way of The Dryads, It is said that the world itself gave birth to this great and noble race, there are even those who say that the world is in a sense... Alive. The Dryads even brought forward the four seasons of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.
It was they who contained the greatest infection this world has ever witnessed thus far: The Crimson, a deadly biome that goes by many different aliases from ‘The Flesh That Hates’ to ‘The Living Flesh’.
The powerful purification powers of these ancient beings, The Dryads, were un-matched or without equal. Every land that The Flesh had infested were instantly returned to their former, beautiful state thanks to the efforts of The Dryads. Rumors even tell that they reduced another infection, The Corruption, to nothing more than a microscopic biome.
One disease is enough, the world doesn’t need two. However, it is said that should Terraria ever be exposed to another world The Corruption will take that chance to infect said world. Peace continued on and the world seemed to be headed to a brighter future.
Then, everything changed when the sky itself bent and cracked open revealing a terrible monster, an Eldritch abomination that laid claim to this world and enforced its rule through death and destruction. A being who was one of, if not, the most powerful foe ever to ‘grace’, Terraria with its presence: Cthulhu.
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Many horrible monsters and abominations were brought into being with just a simple breath from this entity and to make matters worse Cthulhu even enhanced the effectiveness and spread of The Crimson. As Cthulhu continued to destroy and conquer the land so too did The Crimson as the living flesh swept across the world absorbing all forms of life into its biome of death, flesh, and decay.
And so, it was decided by The Dryads to form a coalition but one unlike any other. This alliance was comprised not only of the many mortals who called this place home but also Gods, Goddesses, Demi-Gods, Titans, and Legendary heroes of old such as the great Terrarian ruler, King Arthur, with his mighty blade: Excalibur.
Even the demons of The Underworld understood how much of a threat Cthulhu posed for his very existence was a blight on all. They, temporarily, agreed to aid in the fight against Cthulhu.
Even the creatures of the deepest and darkest parts of The Jungle, The Desert, The Oceans, The Snow Biomes, and every fathomable landscape there ever was agreed to fight against the eldritch.
Even Disidian, The Lord Of Chaos And Disharmony, finally chose to join The Alliance. He who was many creatures at once, Disidian simply chose to call his specie: Draconequus. Disidian went by many aliases but there were two that he enjoyed most: The name we often call him by here on Terraria, Disidian, and another name he gives on other occasions: Discord.
At first, Discord aided Cthulhu because of the chaos that had ensued which fed and grew his powers. However, regret soon filled Discord’s ‘heart’ as he saw what his partnership with the Eldritch had done not to mention the spread of The Crimson. In an effort to redeem himself, Discord gifted the mortals of Terraria with armor and weapons that were created from The Crimson itself. The armor in particular, should one wear a full set of it, instantly healed most wounds and could even restore lost limbs given time.
A great battle took place upon the world as all who had a connection to this planet and called it home fought in unison to defeat the being who would bring about its end. For the first time and possibly the only time ever in the world’s history, all were united as one. Many lost their lives in the skirmish and even those who called themselves ‘Divine’ met their end at the hands of the eldritch horror. Some abandoned the battlefield and ran for their lives/existences, both mortals and immortals alike. Finally, after many losses in the alliance and when victory seemed to belong to Cthulhu, The Dryads made a desperate move: Self sacrifice. Using their combined might and their greatest weapon, zenith, all but one Dryad gave their lives to hopefully end the eldritch nightmare. They were unable to destroy him completely but they did manage to cut him down and break apart his being into four separate pieces, these pieces became living entities, each being containing a fraction of Cthulhu’s power:
Cthulhu’s Brain.
Cthulhu’s Eyes.
Cthulhu’s largest organs became a large monstrosity that mysteriously disappeared. Most disturbingly, it has a striking resemblance to the monsters of The Corruption.
Last, but not least, Cthulhu’s remaining skeleton and body gave rise to a whole new being. The strongest of them all and one we often call, ‘The Brother Of Cthulhu’: Razeem, The Moon Lord.
In their final moments and thanks to their sacrifice, The Dryads sealed away The Moon Lord. However the other pieces, the other entities, managed to escape. Due to their now weakened state they went into hiding, never to be seen again.
The land was ravaged and desolate, only one Dryad remained to tend to it. This last remaining Dryad swore upon herself a great oath and wielding The Terra Blade she did all that she could to revitalize the land, she even managed to reduce the ever growing Crimson Biome considerably but unfortunately she couldn’t destroy it entirely as she had a more pressing matter to attend to. Once her job was done she was about to fulfill her oath and keep watch over Razeem’s prison on the moon, however, Disidian approached her and introduced himself by his second alias, Discord. He begged to be banished from this world forever not only as penance for his foolish actions but also, to put it simply, he feared this world. Despite being born of this world Discord was utterly afraid of these recent events, he offered her any aid she required in exchange. The Dryad revealed her own name before she granted The Lord Of Chaos’s request: Celebes.
All beings born into Terraria have a pocket dimension called: Inventory. This pocket dimension can also be given or bestowed to others should they be unfortunate enough to not be born with one. It is here that they can store items, however, it can also be used as a home or a place of sanctuary. Before Celebes banished Discord he chose his own inventory as his new home, with a simple spell from The Terra Blade Celebes banished him from Terraria... Never to return. Disidian, or Discord, was never seen again.
It is believed that Celebes is currently fulfilling her role and remains on the moon watching, waiting, for any signs of The Moon Lord’s escape. Don’t ask me how she got up there by the way, I personally think it’s an exaggeration but then again this is Terraria so... Maybe?
You might be wondering, who the hell am I?. Well, that’s another story and funny I should mention Hell, or The Underworld in this case, because they play a role in my upbringing. Or “downbringing”, in this case... Did that make you laugh?, I’ll kill you if it did and I’m not joking. Tell you what, I’ll give you a hint considering you found my book and all. Now, to be fair most who knew my name are likely dead... I might’ve had something to do with that when myself and Yharon burned down- Eh, just forget it. Anyway, here’s a hint:
Jungle Tyrant.
PS: Yes, it was me who ripped out the other 200+ chapters from this book.