Jiji

"If we don't deal with these regrets, hope starts to drain from us."

- Confessor Jiji

Confessor Jiji is a Merchant in Hollow Knight. She is a hidden resident of Dirtmouth who can summon unrecovered Shades.

Lore
Residents of Dirtmouth have long pondered on a mysterious stone door at the base of the Crystal Peak beyond their graveyard. Suggestions were once made to forcibly open the door, but awful groaning from within kept the townsfolk at bay.

She was asleep there for a very long time but was woken up when the Knight entered. She notes that the land is now covered with the stains of regret, and wonders what would happen to her should she fall asleep again.

Jiji also makes mention of her "masters" whom she also shares with Jinn, who these "masters" are is never explored or mentioned beyond these two, but they seem to have something to do with the Void.

Hollow Knight
Confessor Jiji is found behind a locked door in Dirtmouth that requires a Simple Key to open.

In return for Rancid Eggs, Jiji offers a service to summon the Knight's Shade from wherever it spawned in the world. Upon summoning the Shade, it must still be defeated to restore the Knight's SOUL meter and lost Geo. This service is very useful if the Shade is in a difficult to reach area or has a lot of Geo on it.

Trivia

 * In Steel Soul Mode, Confessor Jiji is replaced by Steel Soul Jinn who offers Geo for Rancid Eggs.
 * Performing a ritual and summoning a Shade will blow out all the candles in Jiji's cave.