Dark Sign
| Dark Sign | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Crafted Item |
| Recipe | Krobus (Mail - 3+) |
The Dark Sign is a dark-coloured sign that shows a picture of any item placed against it. It works just like the Wood Sign and the Stone Sign, and differs mainly in its look and in how the recipe is earned. The recipe is a gift by mail from Krobus, the shadow person who lives in the Sewers, once he reaches three hearts. Its materials are monster leftovers, Bat Wings and Bone Fragments. Set on a Fish Pond, it also becomes a handy counter that shows which fish live there and how many.
Recipe
Krobus sends the recipe in a letter after his friendship reaches three hearts. Krobus lives in the Sewers below Pelican Town and runs a shop there at all hours. It stays open even on festival days, so a visit with a gift fits into any schedule. Gifts he loves, such as Void Mayonnaise and Diamonds, raise his friendship fastest.
Both materials come from fighting. Bats drop Bat Wings when slain, and Krobus also sells a small stack of Bat Wings on Sundays. Bat Wings are also one of the options for the Adventurer's Bundle in the Boiler Room, so it is worth keeping a few spare. Bone Fragments drop from Skeletons and Lava Lurks, come out of Bone Nodes on Ginger Island, and turn up in Artifact Spots.
These are the ingredients one batch needs.
| Name | Image | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bat Wing | 
|
5 |
| Bone Fragment | 
|
5 |
Use
Once placed, the sign starts blank. Holding any item and using it on the sign makes the sign display that item's picture. The item itself stays in the inventory, so even a rare or precious object can be shown without losing it. Changing the picture later works the same way.
Signs are an easy way to label things. A Dark Sign on top of a chest can show what is stored inside, and one beside a field can show what grows there.
Notes
The Fish Pond trick is the sign's most practical use. Placed on a Fish Pond, the Dark Sign shows the fish living in the pond. A number in the corner tells how many there are. A row of ponds labelled this way shows at a glance which ones are nearly full.
The two plainer signs do exactly the same job. The Wood Sign and the Stone Sign are both on the starting recipe list, built from Wood or Stone alone. The Dark Sign costs more effort, so it is mostly a choice of style for players who like its darker look.
All Crafting
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