Talk:Vendrick/@comment-4509522-20141005060407/@comment-3492791-20141006210812

Well that depends on the differences between hollowing in lore and the necessities of gameplay. These items halt the process of physical hollowfication, basically decomposition. There is nothing to say that these things halt the mental effects of hollofication. As your mental state degrades you become an empty shell, a literal hollow, and simply live by your instinct for souls. You don't necessarily have to be a creepy zombie to reach this state.