The Fisherman is an NPC in Cult of the Lamb.
Description[]
The Fisherman is a anthropomorphic fish. He wears a fake human nose with a black mustache. He wears a grey sweater and grey boots. He is a shade of blue and his mouth is on the top of his head. He is first encountered fishing from a pond in Darkwood. He tells the Lamb not to fish in his spot and to instead visit Pilgrim's Passage, where he can be found for the rest of the game.
Questline[]
The Fisherman tasks the Lamb with catching 4 fish: a squid, an octopus, a crab, and a lobster. In exchange, he gives Holy Talisman Pieces, one per type of fish. Once all 4 types are caught and exchanged, he becomes a shopkeeper who sells all types of fish.
Note that the Ritual of the Ocean's Bounty increases the catch rate of rare fish, which can be helpful for completing this quest more quickly.
The fish don't actually have to be caught directly, though outside of the Ritual they are hard to find elsewhere.
Dialogues[]
Darkwood - first meeting[]
"Hey kiddo, keep your eyes off my fishies! There ain't enough for the both of us. The best fishing can be found at Pilgrim's Passage. Where's that, you say? Lemme show you... [He reveals Pilgrim's Passage on the map] See? Now get out of here!"
Pilgrim's Passage[]
"Well, look what the tide dragged in. What're you just standing there for? Think I'm gonna fish for you? I'm not one of your mindless acolytes!"
[After the Lamb caught a fish]
"Hm. Not so useless after all. Listen, perhaps we could help one another. I happen to have caught some extremely valuable treasures in my time. Things that a fish like me- err, I mean a fisherMAN like me - has no use for. But to you... well. You look like you like valuable things! Below these waves lurk some of the hardest to catch beasts that ever lived, and I've been trying for years. If you can snag 'em, these treasures are yours. Catch me a Crab, a Lobster, an Octopus, and a Squid. Take this. As a gesture of good faith between two non-fish friends."
[Fisherman gives you the Neptune's Curse Tarot card]
Given an Octopus[]
"Finally! An octopus. As soon as i'd pulled this out the waves, I know no mortal would have need of this. That's where you come in."
Given a Crab[]
"Pinch me! Is that a crab? This gave me such a fight, I thought I'd hooked a whale, it's yours now."
Given a Lobster[]
"Lobster! Very good, very good. As promised, here's a bit o' treasure."
Given a Squid[]
"Ahh, the elusive squid. Wonderful! Here take this, caught it maybe 50 years ago. No use to me."
Has all 4 fishes[]
"Not bad! Not bad at all! You're a pro with the pole. You've stocked me up, nice and good. If you find the fishin' scarce, I'll sell 'em!"
Post-Game Anchordeep[]
"Whistle, whistle! Hello, kid! Me? I'm just a man, out for a walk, like men like to do. Heard that the world was changing, I had to see for meself! Whistle, whistle! Haha, yeah! I can't whistle. It's me fish lips... man lips! I meant man lips."
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