NPCs in Hollow Knight are the non-playable inhabitants of Hallownest that The Knight will come across on their journey. These NPCs provide information and add context to the game's story and the world's lore. Most NPCs can be interacted with by listening to their dialogue. Their inner monologue can also be heard once The Knight obtains the Dream Nail. Some of these characters have more involved roles, such as the Merchants who offer trade services or those who advance Quests and progress the story.
This page lists all NPCs the Knight will encounter in Hollow Knight.
All NPCs in Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight Merchants
Charm Lover Salubra
"Ooooooooooooohhhhhhh, you surprised me! Hello, hello! Come in, sweetling! Come in and make yourself at home."
Iselda
"Come to buy a map have you? Its really my husband you should be dealing with, but what a surprise! He's headed down below."
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Little Fool
"Aha! Another warrior finds their way to our fair Colosseum. Ours is the final destination for all seeking trials of intense and deadly combat."
Millibelle the Banker
"Hello there dearie. I was about to close up shop and run, till you came along. I provide a banking service if you're interested."
Nailsmith
"After a Nailsmith are you? Well, you've found one. I'm not much for talk, but if its a nail that needs repair then you've come to the right bug."
Relic Seeker Lemm
"Aye Aye. Come searching for rare items, have you? Well, hands off! This collection is mine and I won't be selling to grubby little wanderers."
Sly
"I'm Sly. Usually, I live an uneventful life up in Dirtmouth."
Steel Soul Jinn
" Jinn, has only many small, shiny things... useless to Jinn, but will trade for wonderful gift."
The Last Stag
"Greetings, little one! It's been an age since I last heard the ringing of a station bell. It echoed down the stagways and called me to you."
Tuk
"Don't be angry. I'll share my food with you... if you give me Geo."
Hollow Knight Nailmasters
Nailmaster Mato
"Hm? Ah, well met! Yes, I thought I could sense the aura of a fierce warrior approaching."
Nailmaster Sheo
"I am Sheo, and in a previous life I was a Nailmaster."
Hollow Knight Quest NPCs
Grey Mourner
"Ahhhh.... Me'hon. This world. This cruel, sinful world. Why does che' wake? Why does che' persist?"
Herrah the Beast
"...Bound... For brood... For child..."
Seer
"Ahhhh, you've returned. Welcome back to the waking world."
Hollow Knight Wanderers and Other NPCs
Cornifer
"I'm a cartographer by trade, and I'm working on mapping this area right now. Would you like to buy a copy of my work so far?"
Elderbug
"Ho there, traveller. I'm afraid there's only me left to offer welcome. Our town's fallen quiet you see."
Mask Maker
"Is it mask or face upon the creature? In Hallownest, a difficult thing it can be to decipher."
Moss Prophet
"Oooohhh radiant being, we are blessed. Your rays touch us. Your warmth fills us. Hallownest is born again, united in your blazing image. Oohhh..."
Snail Shaman
"Oho! Who is that creeping out of the darkness? My, you're looking grim! A strange, empty face and a wicked looking weapon!"
The Hunter
"Tiny squib... You approach fearless. Are you a hunter like me? Do you feel the urge inside, to stalk, to kill, to understand?"
The White Lady
"Oh! One arrives. Far it walks to find me. Did it seek my aid? Or did the path carry it by chance to so pertinant a place?"
Tiso
"Pale thing. You wear that nail with ease. If you're in search of combat, you'll find no great warriors in this decaying burrow."
Unnamed Moth
"To believe or disbelieve... The choice is yours."
Willoh
"Oh! Come in search of treats, have you? I chanced upon a unique little fungus growing right above us."
Zote the Mighty
"Begone! Lest I draw my nail..."
Songstress Marissa
"Welcome to my stage little one. I am Marissa, a songstress of some renown."
Hollow Knight Grimm Troupe NPCs
Grimmsteed
"A new land. Different from the last. How many more will we see?"
Nymm
"Ah. Hello! Hello! I'm new around these parts, so it's marvellous to see so friendly a face, in such a sad town."
Troupe Master Grimm
"Well met, my friend. Well met. I am Grimm, master of this troupe."
Hollow Knight Godmaster NPCs
Godseeker
"Thou crawler! Thou cringer! Thou smallest of the small!"
Quick Search of All Hollow Knight NPCs
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| NPC | Type | Location | Dialogue |
 Confessor Jiji |
Merchant | Dirtmouth | "I am Jiji, and if you have found your way into my chamber you must need my help." |
| Merchant | Forgotten Crossroads | "Ooooooooooooohhhhhhh, you surprised me! Hello, hello! Come in, sweetling! Come in and make yourself at home." |
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 Iselda |
Merchant | Dirtmouth | "Come to buy a map have you? Its really my husband you should be dealing with, but what a surprise! He's headed down below." |
 Leg Eater |
Merchant | Fungal Wastes | "Don't try to sneak past me. I can smell you." |
 Little Fool |
Merchant | Colosseum of Fools | "Aha! Another warrior finds their way to our fair Colosseum. Ours is the final destination for all seeking trials of intense and deadly combat." |
 Millibelle |
Merchant | "Hello there dearie. I was about to close up shop and run, till you came along. I provide a banking service if you're interested." |
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 Nailsmith |
Merchant | "After a Nailsmith are you? Well, you've found one. I'm not much for talk, but if its a nail that needs repair then you've come to the right bug." |
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 Relic Seeker Lemm |
Merchant | "Aye Aye. Come searching for rare items, have you? Well, hands off! This collection is mine and I won't be selling to grubby little wanderers." |
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 Sly |
Merchant | Dirtmouth |
"I'm Sly. Usually, I live an uneventful life up in Dirtmouth." |
 Steel Soul Jinn |
Merchant | Dirtmouth | " Jinn, has only many small, shiny things... useless to Jinn, but will trade for wonderful gift." |
 The Last Stag |
Merchant | Stag Stations | "Greetings, little one! It's been an age since I last heard the ringing of a station bell. It echoed down the stagways and called me to you." |
 Tuk |
Merchant | Royal Waterways | "Don't be angry. I'll share my food with you... if you give me Geo." |
| Nailmaster | Howling Cliffs | "Hm? Ah, well met! Yes, I thought I could sense the aura of a fierce warrior approaching." |
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| Nailmaster | Kingdom's Edge | "Hmph. How did you find me, down here where the world ends?" |
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| Nailmaster | Greenpath | "I am Sheo, and in a previous life I was a Nailmaster." |
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| Quest NPC | "Oh?! Who are you?" |
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| Quest NPC | "Let us sleep little shadow." |
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| Quest NPC | Resting Grounds | "Ahhhh.... Me'hon. This world. This cruel, sinful world. Why does che' wake? Why does che' persist?" |
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| Quest NPC | Teacher's Archives | "...A world forever unchanging..." |
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| Quest NPC | Watcher's Spire | "..Bonds must remain..." |
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| Quest NPC | Beast's Den | "...Bound... For brood... For child..." | |
| Quest NPC | Forgotten Crossroads | "Happy...happy...happy!!!" |
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Quest NPC | Various | "...Home..." |
| Quest NPC | Resting Grounds | "Ahhhh, you've returned. Welcome back to the waking world." |
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| Wanderers | Kingdom's Edge | "Ohrm... Tiny thing. You climb high. Seek then knowledge of these lands?" |
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| Wanderers | Fungal Wastes, Ancient Basin, Queen’s Gardens, Dirtmouth | "Searching for dangerous places aye? Well, you're on the right track." |
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| Wanderers | All Areas (Excluding The Hive, The Abyss, and Resting Grounds) |
"I'm a cartographer by trade, and I'm working on mapping this area right now. Would you like to buy a copy of my work so far?" |
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| Wanderers | Beast's Den | "We are friends. Welcome. Sit and rest." |
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| Wanderers | Royal Waterways | "...For the honour of Hallownest!" |
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| Wanderers | Dirtmouth | "Ho there, traveller. I'm afraid there's only me left to offer welcome. Our town's fallen quiet you see." |
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| Wanderers | City of Tears | "Isn't life just wonderful..." |
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| Wanderers | Greenpath, (boss fight), Fungal Wastes, City of Tears, Kingdom's Edge (boss fight), Deepnest | "Come no closer, ghost." |
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| Wanderers | Deepnest | "Is it mask or face upon the creature? In Hallownest, a difficult thing it can be to decipher." |
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| Wanderers | Deepnest | "Is it information you seek? That I can provide. Yes. Oh yes. Heehee." |
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| Wanderers | Fungal Wastes | "To greater things, perhaps? So much can be achieved in just a short time..." |
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| Wanderers | Queen's Gardens | "Oooohhh radiant being, we are blessed. Your rays touch us. Your warmth fills us. Hallownest is born again, united in your blazing image. Oohhh..." |
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| Wanderers | Forgotten Crossroads | "So, what are you down here for? If you came to g-get wealthy, just look around you!" |
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| Wanderers | Black Egg Temple, Greenpath, Queen’s Station, Mantis Village, City of Tears, Deepnest, Crystal Peak, Teacher’s Archives, Blue Lake | "Oh, hello there! Seems we both tread far from the path." | |
| Wanderers | Ancestral Mound | "Oho! Who is that creeping out of the darkness? My, you're looking grim! A strange, empty face and a wicked looking weapon!" |
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| Wanderers | Greenpath | "Tiny squib... You approach fearless. Are you a hunter like me? Do you feel the urge inside, to stalk, to kill, to understand?" |
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| Wanderers | Only appears as a memory. | "No cost too great. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering." |
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| Wanderers | Queen's Gardens | "Oh! One arrives. Far it walks to find me. Did it seek my aid? Or did the path carry it by chance to so pertinant a place?" |
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| Wanderers | Dirtmouth, Forgotten Crossroads, Colosseum of Fools, Blue Lake | "Pale thing. You wear that nail with ease. If you're in search of combat, you'll find no great warriors in this decaying burrow." |
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| Wanderers | Lake of Unn | "..." |
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| Wanderers | Shrine of Believers | "To believe or disbelieve... The choice is yours." |
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| Wanderers | Queen's Station | "Oh! Come in search of treats, have you? I chanced upon a unique little fungus growing right above us." |
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| Wanderers | Greenpath, Dirtmouth, City of Tears, Deepnest, Colosseum of Fools (boss fight) | "Begone! Lest I draw my nail..." |
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Songstress Marissa |
Other NPCs | Pleasure House, City of Tears | "Welcome to my stage little one. I am Marissa, a songstress of some renown." |
| Grimm Troupe | "Mrmm. You called us? Speak to Master." | ||
| Grimm Troupe | Dirtmouth | "Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Did you call us? You called us, and we came. We came!" | |
| Grimm Troupe | Dirtmouth | "A new land. Different from the last. How many more will we see?" | |
| Grimm Troupe | Dirtmouth | "Ah. Hello! Hello! I'm new around these parts, so it's marvellous to see so friendly a face, in such a sad town." | |
| Grimm Troupe | Dirtmouth | "Well met, my friend. Well met. I am Grimm, master of this troupe." | |
| Godmaster | Junk Pit | "Safe, gla... Little Sisters... Gla gla…" | |
| Godmaster | "Thou crawler! Thou cringer! Thou smallest of the small!" |
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Love it also, gonna be honest, I knew Tiso was gonna die the whole time.
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