Outlander

A picture of Outlander

**Outlander** is the protagonist of the game *Hollow Knight: Zealrem*. In the game, Outlander is a moth who, paralleling the original Hollow Knight protagonist, journeys to the mysterious land of Zealrem due to a strange feeling she will somehow find out the truth about herself in the country. However, while there, she uncovers more about both herself and the land than she bargained for.

## Appearance

Outlander is a silk moth whose body is mostly black, except for a large white, heart-shaped patch on her face that may or may not be a mask. She has fuzzy pink wings and pink antennae, with her wings draping down her body like a cape when not in use. She also has abnormally long legs which are around the same length as her upper body, which makes her the same height as Hornet if Hornet's horns are included. If Outlander's antennae are included as part of her height, it would make her taller than Hornet.

## Personality

Outlander is a seemingly selfless person who is willing to aid others without expecting rewards in return. She is also a bit of a ditz, not being able to put two and two together easily or horribly misreading situations. She has quite a lot of energy that shows in her enthusiasm to speak with others and ask questions, but she has a darker side that many have noticed. For example, she is egotistical and will respond to her pride being challenged with anger. At one point, it is even questioned whether she helps others out of a true kindness or a want to be praised. She is also stubborn to a fault, unwilling to compromise or change her mind if she is set in her actions, which has brought her into conflict with others on numerous occasions.

## Special Abilities

### Spells

* **Dream Fragment Channeling:** Dream Fragments are the physical manifestation of a bug's dreams being split apart. Outlander is able to channel these fragments and use them in a similar way as Soul, casting different spells based on the amount that she has. She can obtain Dream Fragments in different ways, most commonly by using her Thorn and turning her physical strike into a spiritual one, literally splitting a bug's dreams in the process. While using any Dream Fragment-related attack, Outlander's eyes glow yellow.
	+ **Dream Blast:** A spell that acts in a similar way as the Vengeful Spirit, being a single blast of energy that erupts from Outlander's chest. It is later upgraded into a concentrated beam that extends to the end of the screen, dealing much more damage. While performing the attack, she curls into a ball slightly off of the ground and then splays her limbs, allowing the energy to blast out of her.
	+ **Blade Generation:** Two swords that appear above Outlander's head and then circle around her body before disappearing. It's upgraded version doubles the amount of swords which appear all around her and then fire off in all directions. Her animation during this attack has her strike a pose where she looks upwards slightly and throw her arms in the air.
	+ **Spike Eruption:** Two spikes appear directly beside Outlander and erupt from the ground. When upgraded, the initial spikes will get longer and more spikes will appear that get smaller as they go. When casting the spell, Outlander will leap into the air and open her wings, looking in both directions as she does.
	+ **Dream Seeker:** A single ball of dream energy that will hone in on a single target. In its upgraded form, an extra ball will spawn and it will deal more damage. During this attack, Outlander simply looks up and the ball will spawn at a random location on-screen.

### Techniques

* **Natural Dash:** A benefit of her moth heritage, Outlander doesn't require a Mothwing Cloak to dash as she is naturally in possession of moth wings.

## Items

* **Thorn:** Outlander's signature weapon. Often mistaken for a Nail, it is actually a particularly long and sharp thorn that snapped off of a tree when she first entered Zealrem. Ever since picking it up, it has seen much use during her adventures.