Crabby Hermit

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Crabby Hermit
Stats
	Cannot be killed
Traits
Special Ability	Grants access to Bottle Exchange Filter. Rewards players with , and .
Spawns from
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Chat
Code
"hermitcrab"

“Living by yourshellf must get abalonely.”

–Wilson

“Heh. I kinda like her.”

–Willow

“Wolfgang never seen such crabby old lady.”

–Wolfgang

“It's a tragic fate, to be left behind by those you love.”

–Wendy

“COMPLAINTS INCOMING”

–WX-78

“My, she is a bit rude, isn't she?”

–Wickerbottom

“Not the friendliest, eh?”

–Woodie

“I have better things to do than being berated by an old crab.”

–Maxwell

“Be ye a sea witch? Ör just an öld cröne?”

–Wigfrid

“She reminds me of grandma... but meaner.”

–Webber

“She's all alone...”

–Warly

“Crabby”

–Wormwood

“Nothin' wrong with being independent.”

–Winona

“Hyuyu, let's see if we can't coax this crab out of her shell!”

–Wortox

“Hee-hee, she funny.”

–Wurt

“Hello ma'am! Can I help you with anything?”

–Walter

“Ha! She's just as crabby as ever.”

–Wanda

The Crabby Hermit, or Pearl, is a Mob exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in Return of Them. She can be found on the Hermit Island.

Becoming friends with the Crabby Hermit is the only way to acquire Pearl's Pearl which is a critical part of the long chain of events necessary to summon the Celestial Champion. Players help the Crabby Hermit in various ways to increase friendship. Each time her friendship level increases, she drops Bundles of Thanks (see below) or offers increased access to the Bottle Exchange Filter. She is immune to all damage.

Behavior

The Crabby Hermit goes out of the Hermit Home during the day. She roams her island fishing, harvesting, and offering crabby comments. As friendship increases, her tone softens. In worlds where daytime is turned off, she will roam her island regardless of the time of day.

Friendship

Completing various acts of service for the Crabby Hermit makes her more friendly. Friendship level 1 grants access to the Bottle Exchange Filter when a player clicks on the Crabby Hermit. New crafting recipes are unlocked at friendship levels 3, 6, 8, and 9. She drops a Bundle of Thanks at other levels. She also drops a Bundle of Thanks when certain tasks are repeated, though repeating a task does not advance her friendship level. When all three of the Hermit Home upgrades are completed, plus any 7 of the other tasks below, she will award the player with Pearl's Pearl.

Some tasks can be repeated for extra Bundles of Thanks (and duplicate adverts), but friendship points are only granted the first time a task is completed. Friendship points remain even if players take back their gifts after the point is earned.

Here are all the ways to earn friendship points:

• Tasks completed on (or around) Hermit Island:
  • Upgrading the Hermit Home. Three upgrades are available for a total of 3 points.
  • Drying 6 Food items simultaneously. The Bull Kelp Stalks on her island can be dried into Kelp Fronds for an easy first point.
  • Planting 10 Flowers. Once this task is completed, Pearl's Bundles of Thanks will include honey.
  • Planting and Fertilizing 8 Berry Bushes or Juicy Berry Bushes.
  • Removing all Underwater Salvageables around the Island.
  • Killing the Meat Bulb (Lureplant) that appears at the beginning of spring. A Lureplant planted on Hermit Island by the player cannot be killed for a friendship point.
  • Building a Wooden Chair (when Pearl sits on it). Pearl gives a blueprint for this chair after a Replica Relic Chair is built on the island. The Wooden Chair can then be crafted at a Sawhorse.
• Gifts given to Pearl:
  • A Pretty Parasol, Umbrella or Eyebrella, but only when it's Raining.
  • An insulated chest-slot item when Snow is falling such as the Breezy Vest, Puffy Vest, Dapper Vest, or Rain Coat. Head slot clothing doesn't count.
  • A Flower Salad.
  • A heavy Fallounder. Pearl awards the player an Advert for the Stupefying Lure in return.
  • A heavy Bloomfin Tuna. Pearl awards an advert for the Rainy Day Lure.
  • A heavy Scorching Sunfish. Pearl awards an advert for the Heavy Weighted Lure.
  • A heavy Ice Bream. Pearl awards an advert for the Snow Day Lure.
  • 5 heavy Ocean Fish, excluding the four seasonal fish.

An Ocean Fish is heavy if it's in the upper 70% of its Weight range. Heavy fishes produce an extra examination quote when weighed with a Pocket Scale. The player can also offer all fish to Pearl and she will rudely return any that are underweight. A Heavy Weighted Lure will only attract the heavy fishes within a shoal, saving the player time catching and weighing all of the fish. A Tin Fishing Bin will keep all Ocean fishes fresh until they can be shown to Pearl.

To finish Pearl's quests and obtain the maximum level of friendship the player will need to bring many of the following resources:

• 10 Cookie Cutter Shells
• 12 Boards (10 for the home upgrade, 2 for the Pinchin' Winch)
• Any boat and an oar
• 1 Firefly
• 10 Marbles
• 6 Cut Stone (5 for the home upgrade, 1 for the Pinchin' Winch)
• 3 Light bulbs
• 10 Moon Rocks
• 7 Ropes (5 for the home upgrade, 2 for the Pinchin' Winch)
• 5 Carpeted Flooring
• 1 Empty Bottle
• 10 Butterflies (or 1 butterfly and a Bug Net with at least 9 uses left to catch more butterflies on the island once you plant the flower).
• 8 Berry Bushes
• 8 Fertilizer
• 1 rain protection item while it's raining (tip: the player can pick the flowers they planted to craft a Pretty Parasol as soon as it starts to rain)
• 1 body insulation item while it's snowing
• Any weapon or tool to destroy the Lureplant
• 6 meats (Or kelps from the island)
• A Flower Salad

The color of the Crabby Hermit's speech goes from light pink at level 1, to magenta at level 4 and light purple at level 8. Players begin to see her as Pearl and her Hermit Home as Pearl's Place at level 8. As she gets friendlier, she becomes more likely to dance, particularly when a player performs the dance emote.

Bottle Exchange

See also: Bottle Exchange Filter

Below is a table of the levels of friendship required to unlock each of the Bottle Exchange Filter items.

Bundle of Thanks

Bundle of Thanks
Filter
Properties
Drops
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Code
"hermit_bundle"

“She shore shells out a lot of these.”

–Wilson

“Nice, free stuff!”

–Willow

“Mighty Wolfgang was happy to help frail old lady!”

–Wolfgang

“For once I'm rewarded for my efforts.”

–Wendy

“PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED”

–WX-78

“How very welcome!”

–Wickerbottom

“I think that old hardshell's going soft on us, eh Lucy?”

–Woodie

“How... quaint.”

–Maxwell

“Öur labör hath been rewarded!”

–Wigfrid

“It's always fun to unwrap a package!”

–Webber

“Not to complain, but I would have preferred a nice edible arrangement.”

–Warly

“Thank you!”

–Wormwood

“Aw, she didn't have to give me anything...”

–Winona

“A bundle of goodies for our good deeds!”

–Wortox

“Presents!”

–Wurt

“I think she's really warming up to us, Woby!”

–Walter

“Ooooh I wonder what fun knickknacks are inside!”

–Wanda

A Bundle of Thanks is given by the Crabby Hermit to reward tasks.

Bundle of Thanks contains 3 random Shell Bells (40%, 40%, 20%), except at level 2 where there aren't any. It also contains 1 Honey if the Flower task has been completed.

At level 2, 4, 5 and 7 the Bundle of Thanks also contains one random Lure from the following: Rainy Day Lure, Snow Day Lure, Stupefying Lure and Heavy Weighted Lure, with a 25% chance each.

Shell Bell Bundle

Shell Bell Bundle
"The shells she sells."
Crafting
Recipe	×1
Filter
Properties
Drops
Stacks up to	Does not stack
Code
"hermit_bundle_shells"

“She DOES sell sea shells!”

–Wilson

“Great, more shells I can't burn. Why did I buy these again?”

–Willow

“Wolfgang like the plink-plonk shells.”

–Wolfgang

“Abigail likes the shells.”

–Wendy

“WHAT COULD HAVE POSSESSED ME TO BUY THIS”

–WX-78

“How very welcome!”

–Wickerbottom

“A shell full of shells, eh?”

–Woodie

“Nautical decor was never my style.”

–Maxwell

“A fresh böunty öf shells tö adörn öur battlements.”

–Wigfrid

“We have so many shells to play with!”

–Webber

“A shell stuffed with shells.”

–Warly

“Shells shell”

–Wormwood

“Not sure what came over me to buy these knicknacks.”

–Winona

“Oh swell, a bundle of shells.”

–Wortox

“Full of pretty shells!”

–Wurt

“More for the shell collection!”

–Walter

“A nice assortment of shells to add to my little collection.”

–Wanda

The Shell Bell Bundle is an Item that can be obtained in exchange for 1 Empty Bottle in the Bottle Exchange Filter of the Crabby Hermit.

A Shell Bell Bundle contains 8 random Shell Bells with a 40% chance for Soprano Shell Bells, a 40% chance for Alto Shell Bells and a 20% chance for Baritone Shell Bells.

Trivia

• The Crabby Hermit and the Bundle of Thanks were introduced in the She Sells Sea Shells update.
• Based on the gifts she gives the player (along with her appearance, and the update that added her), she appears to be based on Mary Anning, a fossil collector, palaeontologist, and dealer who inspired the popular tongue twister "She sells seashells".
• The name "Crabby Hermit" could be a play on Hermit Crab

Gallery

Promo image of the Crabby Hermit released along with the She Sells Sea Shells beta forum post.

The Crabby Hermit featured in a promotional animation for the She Sells Sea Shells update.

Crabby Hermit in the She Sells Sea Shells Trailer.

Crabby Hermit concept art from Rhymes With Play #278.

Crabby hermit as seen in the Eye of the Storm trailer

Crabby Hermit emoji from official Klei Discord server.

Sounds

Crabby Hermit's voice.
The musical stings that sound when a new level of friendship has been achieved.

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