… the Void! I couldn’t have been happier to see it expanded upon in Silksong, it’s probably my favorite aspect of the worldbuilding, but we still know almost nothing about it.

Feel free to share any fun ideas or theories! I also have a few questions I’d love to get this communities thoughts on:

  1. Is there one huge mass of Void that reaches to Hallownest, Pharloom & possibly other kingdoms, but still ultimately just one finite body of “liquid”? Or is it below everything?

  2. Is there anything solid below, and if so, how deep does it go? (e.g. in relation to the depth of GMSs cocoon)

  3. Is the surface everywhere generally on the same elevation? Some small openings below Hallownest are at slightly different heights, but not by much. Below Pharloom AFAIK it’s either the same, or all the same height.

  4. Are the Void Tendrils creatures living inside the body of liquid? Or are they manifestations of the Void itself? If they are creatures, were they born like that, or did they turn into that form?

  5. When the White Lady mentions the Void in the Red Memory, she says:

    Witness, the first light. The only means we possess to resist that void with which our family is forever linked.

    Does “our family” here refer to the Pale King, White Lady, Hornet etc., or is it referring to Pale beings in general?

  6. Do you think the creation of Pale beings is somehow related to the creation of the Void? I have a feeling the contrast is deliberate.

  • NONE@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago
    1. Is there one huge mass of Void that reaches to Hallownest, Pharloom & possibly other kingdoms, but still ultimately just one finite body of “liquid”?

    I like to think so, that the Void is a single entity that expands throughout the center of the world of Hollow Knight.

    1. Is there anything solid below, and if so, how deep does it go? (e.g. in relation to the depth of GMS’s cocoon)

    If there is something below the Void, it would be great if it turned out to be the origin of the Pale beings. Like, immersed in an almost infinite sea of Void lies a pale, pristine core that is where all Pale beings are born, or at least where they get their divinity. That could explain the relative compatibility between the Void and the Pale beings.

    1. Are the Void Tendrils creatures living inside the body of liquid? Or are they manifestations of the Void itself? If they are creatures, were they born like that, or did they turn into that form?

    I seem to remember that, if not in Silksong or the original Hollow Knight, in the hunting journal the Tendrils were described as part of a single entity and a manifestation of its natural aggressiveness.