Sherma

Overview

Sherma is an NPC first revealed in the Hollow Knight: Silksong announcement trailer. A pilgrim on a spiritual journey, he often needs Hornet's help when danger or acrobatics get the better of him.

He appears twice in the trailer. The first glimpse comes under the "New Friends" tab, where he and Hornet stand in a sweltering cavern corridor; Sherma clangs his paired instruments together with a laugh, seemingly triggering a great gate to open.

Later, in the "New Towns" segment, he is seen resting beside a large structure at the threshold of a sprawling city, surrounded by towering architecture.

A later developer update described him as a pilgrim lacking combat and acrobatic prowess, a combination that can land him in trouble and underline why he so often calls on Hornet.