I'm finally giving Terraria a go, and am quite enjoying it.
I recently killed the Eye of Cthulu, and got the notification that the Dryad has entered the world.
Now, I had housing already available for her (I went with a tall apartment style building for NPCs), and the lower levels are already populated. However, its been probably at least a few days of playing and she still hasn't settled in a room.
Thinking the room was too high, I built another one on the ground level to the necessary specifications, as I understand them, however she still has not appeared.
Is there any special necessity for the Dryad to settle in?
Best Answer
The Dryad, doesn't have any other special requirements other than the base ones required to unlock her in the first place. If you have already unlocked the Dryad and have a proper house, she should soon settle in that particular house. Unless of course, she moved into another home.
As JLaBella has said, try checking if those homes are properly built to support NPCs. You can do so by accessing the Housing Menu. Specifically, click the house icon on the inventory screen, choose the "?" housing query mark, and then click anywhere inside the houses in question. That'll tell you whether the home is suitable, or what specifically it's missing.
You may also use this menu to determine where NPCs are currently living, as well as change which NPCs live where.