Talk:Hollow/@comment-47.136.162.130-20170101094442/@comment-4511886-20170101104054

The Chosen Undead seems to be an exception in terms of how hollowing and undeath works. Although it's possible that hollowing prevents the rebirth effect, it's never explained why no NPCs actually respawn.

On a side note, every single human in Lordran is undead, with the exception of Sieglinde, and possibly Dusk.