“...Have you encountered others like me, in the mines? I'm sorry if they were hostile towards you. You see, we've learned to fear humans... there have been too many... unpleasant encounters.”
— Krobus
Krobus is the only friendly monster players will encounter. He is a shadow brute who lives in the sewers because he's too sensitive to sunlight to go outside during the day.
(Multiplayer beta): Players can encounter him during the Winter (presumably every year), and he will give you a 'Magnifying Glass' which allows you to find [[1]] that contain 'rare information'.
He sells a variety of rare goods.
Schedule
Krobus cannot travel outside in the sun, so he can always be found in the sewers.
Shop
Krobus' Shop is open all hours every day, even festival days.
Saturday - One cooked dish chosen from a random subset of cooked dishes at a random price between data-sort-value="50">50g -data-sort-value="500">500g. Bread has a 2/51 chance to appear, the other items have a 1/51 chance to appear. (x5)
The golden handle quivers with raw potential. Hold this scepter to the sky and return home at will.
Every day (until purchased)
1
data-sort-value="2000000">2,000,000g
Relationships
Krobus is a shadow brute and, although he isn't hostile, still refers to other monsters as "his friends". He lives in the sewers and isn't seen outside interacting with other villagers. He dislikes dwarves, stating that a 1,000 year war between the dwarves and his people recently ended. He believes if the dwarves knew where he was, they'd send an assassin.
The Wizard is aware of his presence and intervenes to prevent conflicts.
You can give Krobus up to two gifts per week (plus one on
his
birthday), which will raise or lower
his
friendship with you. Gifts on
his
birthday ( 1 Winter) will have 8× effect and show a unique dialogue. For loved or liked gifts, Krobus will say
“
“A birthday gift? That's very kind of you! I love it.”
“
“You remembered my birthday! Thank you. This is great!”
For neutral gifts, Krobus will say
“
“Oh, a birthday gift! Thank you.”
For disliked or hated gifts, Krobus will say
“
“Oh... It's for my birthday? ... Thanks.”
Love
“
“This is an amazing gift. For my people it is a great honor to receive something like this.”
The Wizard asked me to retrieve the magic ink from his ex-wife's house... but to gain access I'll need a dark talisman. Enter the sewer and ask Krobus about the dark talisman.
Speak to Krobus and then venture through to the Mutant Bug Lair to retrieve the talisman. Return to the cave at the Railroad with it once it's collected.
Krobus also states that he cannot go out of the sewers during day, this could mean he goes above ground at night but is never seen.
Krobus could technically be considered the only "friendly" monster in the game.
Krobus states he remains silent on Fridays out of respect for Yoba. (A minor bug causes his 'rainy day' dialogue to override the '...' dialogue he normally has on Fridays, however.)