However, this vessel was discovered to be impure, implied to be because of their parental bond with their father, the Pale King.Īfter sealing the Radiance within itself, the Hollow Knight was chained up inside the Temple of the Black Egg. It was taken to the palace and was raised by its parents, the king and queen. Only one vessel was shown to escape from the Abyss- the Pure Vessel.
This meant that she could eventually escape from an impure Vessel. These Vessels were required to have no mind or will of their own, as the Radiance had the ability to break minds and enslave wills. He and his queen, the White Lady, created these vessels- their children- with the intention of sealing the essence of the Radiance inside them. When a higher being known as the Radiance plagued the dreams of the inhabitants of Hallownest, the Pale King, the ruler of the kingdom, came up with a plan to seal her away using the Void. The Hollow Knight was one of the many mysterious life-forms called Vessels, created using Void at the bottom of the Abyss below Hallownest.
