Hollow

### Description

Souls as pure as fairytales are but fragile kindness crushed before the night falls.

## Other Details

### Series

* Time of Reunion
* Ashes of Memory
* Season 18 Essence 3
* Season 19 Essence 1
* Season 26 Essence 1

## Obtaining

### Cost

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**Hollow** is a Limited S-Tier Costume for the Novelist, "Orpheus". It was introduced in Season 19 Essence 1 based on Time of Reunion. The costume was obtainable between December 2nd 2021 and February 17th, 2022.

It is also connected to the Season 18 Essence 3 and Season 26 Essence 1 Lore.

## Appearance

### **Physical**

His physical appearance stays mostly the same, with his hair now being a blonde color and being more longer styled. His breath is now visible as he is cold and both the left side of his face and his right hand are frozen. His eyes have golden rims with his eyeball being a dark turquoise color.

### **Outfit**

When this costume is equipped, Orpheus wears a silken pure white tunic with mutton sleeves that have ivory stripes on the puffed section and golden lacy cuffs. The collar is a huge ruffled collar with a layer of silk cut in a zig zag around the edges overlaying the ruffle. On his legs he wears white silk tights, and pumpkin pants with ivory-gold stripes and a white ruffle with gold edging around the waist. He has shiny white shoes with ruffles at the ankles, golden laces, and curled poulaines.

The outfit is accessorized with a gold band on his right thigh, one white glove with a blue glow on his right hand, and a crystal monocle with a gold frame is over his right eye. At the chest and shoulders is a necklace made of gold squares and blue diamonds, and on his head is an ornate wavy silver circlet with two feathery outcroppings above his ears. Pinned to his left shoulder is a short white cape with golden embroidery and two goldend tassels.

### **Item**

#### Sketchbook

Orpheus's Sketchbook is now a dark turquoise. The "Little Girl's" character release costume, Source of Evil appears on both the front and back covers, framed by gold floral detailing.

### **Special Effects**

Silver light particles, white snow flakes are surrounded, and the mist is scattered around the palms eroded by the frost.

## Concept / Design Notes

### Official Website

#### Backstory

Weak kindness invites betrayal and destruction. Cleanse and revenge, rebuild the former paradise! The dinner party on Jueyuan Island ushered in the second half, the master of this side will control the chess pieces of fate and make a "just" judgment.

***A Banquet of Illusions, a Paradise to be Rebuilt***

The Season 19 Essence 1 follows the Season 18 Essence 3, telling the story that happened on the island from the perspective of the Novelist, Hollow, in his deep memory, his home is still like the Garden of Eden in such a quiet and beautiful time, the novelist Orpheus and his childhood friend "Little Girl" were particularly yearning for the sea, and once smuggled out of the island to explore the unknown world. But at any time, they are closely guarding the island's secrets. Only one accident, weak and kind, let outsiders know that the "Goddess's Gift" grows on the island, and killing and destruction follow. When the Novelist Hollow returned to the island, the "Goddess's Gift" had been plundered and emptied, leaving only ruined walls and waves stained red with blood and flames of war. The "Little Girl", a childhood friend, had been forcibly taken away, and her cries were still reverberating in his mind...

Since all misery and darkness come because of him, and all beauty and happiness ended because of him, then it is also because of him that everything begins anew. The holy supper has come, each guest will usher in their own ending, and the novelist parachuted here—to rebuild the paradise!

***Judgment Feast, Light in the Darkness***

In the essence poster released by Identity V, the Novelist - Hollow, the Acrobat - Cunning and the Seer - Poisonfeather are surrounded by the crowd, and the unsheathed sharp blade creates a tense atmosphere, as if the next second will erupt fiercely of fighting. In the darkness and the flames of war, only the Novelist - Hollow, is as dazzling as the holy light. He stretched out his right hand, vowing to let the light illuminate the darkness, and let the holiness drive away the evil, even if it does whatever it takes.

***The Feast of the End, the Beginning of New Memories***

Chaos and decay require the establishment of a new order, and this is exactly the mission of the Novelist - Hollow. He is wearing a platinum dress, with complicated lace and a ruff collar showing pride and nobility, and the half cloak and sharp sword conveyed the message of battle; the cover of the book on the ground was "Little Girl" - the portrait of the source of evil, he may have already read it countless times and put his thoughts on it; a coldness from nowhere invaded the body of the Novelist - Hollow. Ice crystals formed on his head and right hand, and the environment around him was also colder. Is this the spillover of the power of anger, or is it the price to pay for the power to rebuild the paradise?

Revenge and justice, cleansing and trial, repentance and reconstruction... The guests are all seated, so please be guided by the holy dinner toward your own end! Witness the reconstruction of the paradise with your own eyes!

### Social Media

#### Background Story

Because the Novelist, "Little Girl", and the "Nightmare" are important characters in the main storyline, we hope that the S-Tier costumes and the corresponding essence background will be related and echoed with each other to form a completed story. After many discussions, we finally decided to connect the whole story with the theme of "Banquet of the Vanities". From the very beginning, this official meeting was full of weirdness, food, water, lake, ferns, banquet rules... The visitors are influnced by an unknown source, until it will be infinitely magnified until the evil hidden deep in the consciousness is thoroughly aroused.

#### Design Idea Plans

The Novelist's costume "Hollow" is the starting point of the story. At that time, the birds and flowers, the four seasons, and the simple island breeze, all guarded the secrets of the island-ferns with peculiar effects. The boy and his childhood friend grew up carefree on their "Island of Eden", and they were also curious about the outside world, but he still didn't understand that a soul that was too pure and flawless could not survive the long night. of. He once thought he could use his way to protect his island, everything he loves.
In terms of the costume design, we hope that this costume will be the purest among the three fashions, more fragile and tragic.

#### Design Idea Sketch

The overall tone of this fashion is influenced by ferns, and the inner hatred is infinitely magnified; the costume design will indulge the prosperous and prosperous situation and combine the extravagant and gorgeous Victorian costumes, and the animalism and desire are embodied into a morbid sense of beauty.

The first version of the sketch, although there is a history restoration in the clothing, the overall temperament is too dreamy. The optimization of color and material needs to move closer to the direction of realism and aristocratic temperament, adding layers to the main design points and adding the concept of ice ,to reflect the feeling of being corroded.
So we made some improvements on the basis of the second sketch, increased the degree of reduction in style, and optimized the shape and color matching of accessories. Finally, after deepening the details and enriching the details, the novelist-kong design is completed.

Later, the costumes and colors were optimized to increase the feeling of coldness, to weaken the sense of magic, and we turned the deer antlers into a crown, and add some special effects embellishment.

#### Model Details Description

* The Novelist - Hollow wears an exquisite crown, and the makeup on his face owns a fragile beauty. Frost and cracks spread on his face, which is a symbol of his alienation and erosion.
* He is exquisitely dressed with a platinium noble cotume, and the light blue jewels give people a cold and awe-inspiring feeling.
* The Novelist - Hollow is dressed in a gold-and-white cloak, and the exquisite embroidery is full of luxury. The white and flawless color scheme symbolizes his fragile kindness, and the former beauty is crumbling in the erosion of the abyss.

#### Showroom Interface Design

Novelist - Hollow puts his hands on his chest, standing in a huge glass chemical container. The liquid in the container flowed out and the ice-bound king gradually awakened in the cold water light.

He stepped out of the glass container. The fragile thin ice on the transparent container wall shattered like strips. The dark ferns grew freely around him, and the slightly swaggering vines seemed to be calling out a mysterious call.

The Novelist - Hollow picked up an exquisite chemical bottle from the ground full of ferns. He looked at the liquid in the bottle, and then poured it on the vines. In the ice-blue light, the vines gradually disappeared.

#### Custom Lobby Model Design

The Novelist - Hollow is surrounded by silver light particles, white snow flakes, and the mist is scattered around the palms eroded by the frost, which symbolizes the extreme coldness and danger.

## Trivia

* Despite being his Character Release Costume, this costume was released one season after Novelist. This is due to him being released during Time of Reunion.
* It is an S-Tier Equivalent to Evil Thoughts.
* It's color scheme is similar to Source of Evil.
	+ She also appears as a cover on his Sketchbook.
* Before his announcement and release, he made a cameos on the Season 18 Essence 3 Posters and Trailer.

## Gallery

* In-Game
* Official Art
* Additional Appearances

### Appearance Decoration Menu

Hollow In-Game Model Front ViewHollow In-Game Model Back ViewHollow In-Game Model Left ViewHollow In-Game Model Right ViewHollow Entrance Animation.Hollow Idle Animation.Hollow Press Animation.
### In-Game

Hollow changes to the Sketchbook.Hollow changes to the Sketchbook's pen.

### Concept Art & Icons

"It's never a bleak moment with them around, these are what dreams are made of when we course through the river of life!" - Hollow English Concept Art (Twitter)Chinese Concept Art of Hollow (Weibo)Hollow SpriteHollow Full Body Sprite
### Promotional Art

"The Novelist, deemed lord amongst men, empowered by the energy around him seeks only the great." - Season 19 Essence 1 Poster (Twitter)Official Chibi Artwork of Hollow.2023 Chūnfēn (春分) Artwork (Weibo)April 2023 Characters Info (Twitter)April 2023 English Calendar (Twitter)5th Fifth Art Museum Contest (Weibo)
### Merchandise Art

Sweets Paradise Collaboration - 4th Anniversary Artwork (Twitter)

Hollow Portrait (180 Pulls)In Season 19 Essence 1.In the Season 18 Essence 3 Poster by 叉立方 as a silhouette figure (Twitter)In the Season 18 Essence 3 Poster (Phone Wallpaper Version) as a silhouette figure (Twitter)In the Season 18 Essence 3 Poster (PC Wallpaper Version) as a silhouette figure (Twitter)
## Other Languages

 🇺🇸 | English
 🇲🇾 | Bahasa Melayu

## References

1. ↑ https://id5.163.com/news/official/20211201/26476\_989151.html
2. ↑ Read design notes at Cunning, Poisonfeather
3. ↑ https://weibo.com/6140485374/L4OqgfNon