Vulcan

The Vulcan is an NPC vendor that randomly spawns in the Underworld Domain after Paraffin was defeated.

He will not move into a vacant house if one is available, similar to the Traveling Merchant, Skeleton Merchant and the Old Man. He will despawn when off screen unlike the others.

The Vulcan's reforge option allows the player to randomize the Modifier for an Armor set, which can make the item better or worse than it was originally.

First Quote

 * "So, you're the one who defeated that naughty candle, I see. How delightful! I'm Vulcan, the blacksmith, so if you need to reforge your armour, speak to me!"

Always

 * "Hello there! I hope nobody followed you here. Need anything forged?"


 * "I'm not as good a blacksmith as I used to be. All because of that damned candle... I hope she learns her lesson."


 * "No no no, I'd rather stay here. I don't want to turn into a huge monstrous skull at all. Not today.


 * "Don't worry, it's okay to be hated. Only those who are worse than us think badly of us. Those who are better than us - they just don't care!"


 * "Oh, don't make a sad face. Just ignore all your problems, they are far away, and you are here. Like I do, look at me, I'm completely calm. They're never gonna find us. Right?"


 * "Have you noticed that some characters are significantly different in size from each other? No, this is not because of the lack of style and bad taste, mostly. It's just sand people are born huge and shapeless, and their bodies compress with age, filling up their experience and trauma. So yes, those who want to lose weight may prefer to watch some snotty melodramas instead of a healthy diet and gym. Unbelievable!"

After defeating Seth

 * "Oh, hello again! So... it looks like you put an end to her mischiefs, and the vessel won't cause anymore trouble? In that case, I can finally tell you my story. It's sad, so get your napkins ready."

When the Troublesome Vessel is in the player's inventory

 * "Oh, smokes... How did you... Wherever you found this, you put it back! It's nothing but trouble!"

Lore

 * "You know, I wasn't always this desperate. I had a great job and a high position, but one day everything changed and I had to leave it all. It was a hard time hiding from the Nexus in some boring caves deep underground. No matter how many weapons I forged and how many staff I built, there was no one around to evaluate my work! And then i've got a terrible idea..."


 * "I picked the wax and ashes and made a sculpture, linked it to this place so it couldn't escape and be found by someone outside, and revived it using my cup with living flame. It seemed like a great plan, the perfect friend who wouldn't betray you and would support your any venture..."


 * "Of course, if you've read enough books and watched enough movies, you know what's wrong with a story like this. She turned out to be too intrusive, too coarse and rough and irritating and was getting everywhere! And since I linked her to the underworld, I stuck with her forever!"


 * "I couldn't take her life without her will, but I needed to keep her away... Then I came up with another brilliant idea, I collected bones and stones and made another living sculpture. It seemed to me that the only way to get rid of that candle was to shift her focus, so I made him strong, hot, and came up with a crazy epic lore to get her attention."


 * "Only I thought that I was finally alone, he came to me, exhausted and depressed, apparently, even with his patience, he couldn't stand her shenanigans. I was about to make another statue to cure his depression, but them realized that I already spent all the flame on these two."


 * "Later that night, he broke into my floor, ripped his flame out of his chest in the most dramatic way possible, put it back in the cup and tied it with chains into a knot, leaving only a pile of stoned behind. I've never seen my candle in such a rage, she couldn't believe that her beloved just disappear, and blamed me for his imprisonment."


 * "She ruined my ruins, took the cup along with a huge cage and set of keys, and went deep underground... I don't know what she was trying to do, maybe fake her escape to integrate herself with some stranger... In any case, she has no chance of redemption. Anyways, I have nothing else to do, so I can tell you this story again, just ask.

Trivia

 * A huge monstrous skull mentioned in one of his quotes most likely refers to Insurgent.