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The Vessels are genderless beings of the Void who were created by the Pale King as a means of stopping the Infection. They were born in the Abyss, which is also where most of them were discarded following the Pale King’s search for a pure Vessel.

The characteristics of a pure Vessel are:
 * No mind to think.
 * No will to break.
 * No voice to cry suffering.
 * Born of God and Void.

Eventually, one Vessel was judged to be pure and was chosen to seal the Radiance within itself. This Vessel was named The Hollow Knight.

The Siblings found at the bottom of the Abyss are the Shades that escaped from the shells of deceased Vessels. Their name is derived from the fact that all Vessels are siblings.

Vessels have the ability to focus their Soul which they can use to heal their shell. They can also naturally draw Soul from still living bugs, something that other Soul users like the Snail Shamans need artifacts for. Besides that, Vessels appear to be natural spell casters, unlike bugs such as the ones in Soul Sanctum who were often deformed when they tried to use stolen Soul.

After the Hollow Knight was lead out of the Abyss, the Pale King sealed the Abyss with a seal that could only be broken by him, locking most of the other Vessels inside. Nevertheless, several Vessels still managed to escape from the Abyss, including The Knight.