Allay¶
A helpful spirit that gathers what you give it.
The Allay Egg¶
Sold by Farmhand Steve after you defeat him in battle. It is a one-time-use spawn egg: right-click the ground inside a claim or rented plot where you can build (overworld only) to release a permanent Allay onto your ranch. Requires Gathering level 96 to buy AND to use, and the animal counts toward your 50-animal ranch cap. Ranch Protection (toggled per claim in /claimmanager) keeps released animals safe from harm.
Steve's price:
x64 Crystal Block
x64 Block of Amethyst
x1 Nether Star
A Turtle Ticket (earned by defeating the Ninja Turtle) pays for any ONE egg in place of its full item cost - the Gathering gate still applies.
Other ways to find the egg¶
Once you have the Gathering level, allays can hand you the egg themselves: every time you feed one, defeat one in combat, or startle one with the Leaf Staff, there is a 1 in 1,000 chance it leaves a Allay Egg behind (announced server-wide). That rate is tuned by how cheap and renewable its food is.
Feeding allays¶
Right-click any adult allay while holding a Ghast Tear to feed it, as often as you like. Each feed has a 1 in 10 chance to produce a Nether Star. While your Allay Pet follows you, its happiness improves those odds (up to twice as good at maximum mood).
The Allay Pet¶
Feeding (1 in 50,000), defeating (1 in 5,000), or leaf-startling allays can earn you the Allay Pet - one per player, ever. While it follows you it improves that animal's feeding odds and can add a bonus drop on your kills. Its unique perk - Star Chorus: your out allay pet improves its Nether Star feeding odds from 1 in 10 up to 1 in 8. All unique perks scale with the pet's mood.
The Allay Spawner¶
Trade Allay Eggs back to Steve for a Allay Spawner: a placeable spawner that keeps a hardy, farmable allay on your claim - complete with its own job.