Welcome to my [Drg-Base] Dark Souls 1's Hollow Nextbot Pack Addon.
Lore
At the beginning of the Age of Fire, Gwyn marked the Dark Soul within every human being with a seal of fire, blocking its natural powers and causing humans to become mortal. As the First Flame began to fade, the Darksign's power consequently weakened and, as it was no longer able to adequately contain the Dark Soul, humans returned to being immortal, coming back to life with each death, and becoming known as Undead. However, humans are still marked by the Darksign, which consumes their Dark Soul as fuel to continue to exist. This leads the Undead to slowly lose their minds and become Hollows, as the strength that allows them to have a will and emotions and remain human is consumed from within them.
Many Undead characters encountered in Lordran will eventually turn Hollow if certain prerequisites are met. Most characters are fearful of going Hollow and try to ward it off as much as possible, though the Crestfallen Warrior seems to find the prospect of going Hollow to be desirable
The Chosen Undead is already in a somewhat Hollowed state when escaping from the Undead Asylum and seems to be subject to a different progression pattern compared to other Undead characters in Lordran. Despite the Chosen Undead's appearance as a Hollow, they are able to maintain their free will and this is immediately recognized by other characters.
In general, it seems that Undead go Hollow more quickly when they have no further goals or purpose. Even characters like Blacksmith Lenigrast, who are visibly almost fully Hollow, can maintain their lucidity if they are focused on their craft. This is likely why the Chosen Undead never fully hollows during the course of the game, since they will continue on their journey for as long as the player is motivated.
At some point in time, Hollows developed their own civilization, most notably Londor, governed by the Sable Church.
Causes
The causes of Hollowing are not fully understood. Hollowing involves the loss of Humanity, the loss of purpose, or both.
Humanity seems to slow Hollowing. The characters closest to Hollowing do not drop any Humanity when killed. Using the Dark Hand, Humanity can be stolen from most characters, with the exception of several characters close to Hollowing (Crestfallen Warrior, Crestfallen Merchant, Undead Male Merchant, Undead Female Merchant). However, some fully Hollowed characters will drop large amounts of Humanity when killed, indicating that even Humanity cannot prevent Hollowing entirely
Symptoms
The defining symptom of Hollowing is a gradual loss of free will. All Hollows seek souls, but some Hollows may also have attractions to things they valued before becoming Hollows.This might explain why so many have maintained stations at various posts as well as their aggression towards non-Hollows.Hollows are non-aggressive towards other Hollows, and also seem to ignore Undead who are sufficiently close to Hollowing.
Hollows are also referenced as mad or lost, also characterized by abhorrent stench.Hollows' minds are filled with fears.
While Undead are ordinarily reborn at a Bonfire after each death, it is possible for a Hollow to be permanently killed, after which they will not revive. This is the fate of many NPCs encountered in Dark Souls: they eventually become Hollow, are killed by the player, and never reappear.
Beyond this, drastic changes in physical appearance can be observed. Skin appears slightly decomposed and the body thoroughly dehydrated, prominent veins can be seen surrounding the heart although physical signs may only be indicative of progression into a Hollowed state and not of being entirely Hollowed.
19 NPCs in total
- Balder Knight(Sword, Crossbow)
- Berenike Knight(Mace, Sword)
- Black Knight(Axe, Great sword, Halberd)
- Butcher
- Channeler
- Crag Hollow
- Crystal Hollow(Sword, Bow)
- Darkwraith
- Eggburder
- Engorged Hollow
- Fang Boar
- Hollow(Torch, Sword, Bow)
- Hollow Merchant
- Hollow Soldier(Axe, Sword)
- Hollow Thief
- Hollow Warrior(Crossbow, Spear, Sword)
- Infested Barbarian(Club, Rock Throwing Version)
- Infested Ghoul(Broken Sword, Spear, Corpse)(+ Sleep Version)
- Rat(+ Large Rat)
To be npcs
- Attack Dog
- Flaming Attack Dog
- Phalanx
Credit
- Ideas, Coding, planning - Lambda Production
- port, extract, rigging - zhing
- Support Code - Roach, Zipy
- Particle Made - Mayhem, Roach
- Drg Base made - Roach, Dragoteryx
- Game Assets - FromSoftware
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