Upon death of a Puppet, Maxwell's maximum sanity will be restored by 55 points. They will aid Maxwell in combat, and assist him in mining and chopping down Trees. The Shadow Puppets will live up to 2.5 days before dying off. Due to this the player may have up to 3 puppets, at which point Maxwell will have 35 Sanity and will be unable to spawn more. Using the Book costs 15, 2 Nightmare Fuel and 55 maximum Sanity. Upon reading it, a Shadow Puppet with the silhouette of Maxwell will appear. He starts the game with a Dark Sword, Night Armor, Purple Gem, 4 Nightmare Fuel and his own Book called the Codex Umbra.Ĭodex Umbra acts similar to Wickerbottom's books, but has an infinite durability. Maxwell's Sanity increases by 20 /min (6.75 in DST) because of his dapper style. Once this happens, Maxwell becomes a playable Character. Once there, if the player chooses to take pity upon Maxwell, they can attempt to release him from imprisonment in the Nightmare Throne by inserting a Divining Rod into the throne's Nightmare Lock. After beating five consecutive Chapters (escaping from five randomly-ordered and themed Adventure Worlds), the player will find themselves in the Epilogue Chapter. Players can only unlock Maxwell by completing Adventure Mode. He is still baffled by the thought that someone he tricked into the Constant could find it in their heart to set him free. There he would remain for what seemed like an eternity, tethered to the Nightmare Throne and compelled to ensnare more victims in the Constant's trap. In his final performance, Maxwell lost control of the shadow magic he'd used so brazenly and both he and his stage assistant Charlie were pulled into the Constant. As he delved deeper and deeper into his magical tome, immersing himself in its secrets, the dark knowledge within addled his mind and clouded his heart. Casting off his old, meek ways and fully embracing his new persona as a charismatic master of dark magic, Maxwell achieved fame and success, but still found himself hungering for more. When fate put William in possession of the Codex Umbra, he felt true power for the first time in his life. Maxwell (who earned his name from his former stage persona "The Amazing Maxwell") was once the naïve and unimposing "William Carter", a penniless man from London who dreamt of being a world-renowned magician. The former king of the Nightmare Throne and an egomaniac to boot. As part of DST's Compendium, Maxwell's backstory is given an official summary: