Villager

Villagers are the Settler NPCs found living in villages located in the Forest, Snow, Plains, and Desert biomes. By day they follow their own routines and tasks, while at night they defend themselves against monsters. They serve as a useful trading source, especially when a player’s own settlements do not yet contain a desired NPC type.

Villagers can eventually be recruited to join the player’s settlement, but only after certain requirements have been met, including defeating bosses. Until then, they remain tied to their village and can be interacted with as normal NPCs.

When fighting near a village, caution is important: villagers are affected by friendly fire, so helping them against monsters can accidentally harm them. Nearby villagers also become hostile if the player destroys any of their homes, crops, or other tiles, and they will continue attacking until the player dies or moves out of range, after which they become passive again. Their storage chests can be looted without any penalty.

• Villages contain a Cave Ladder leading to the caves of their biome, which is useful if the player has not yet built one while exploring.
• Villagers are found in multiple biome village types rather than in a single fixed location.
• Trading with village NPCs is one of the easiest ways to obtain missing settlement NPC types early on.