Abyss (FF1)

This article is about the Abyss from Fatal Frame. For other locations with this name, see Abyss (Disambiguation).

Abyss Kanji 逢魔が淵 (おうまがふち) Game Fatal Frame Located at Himuro Mansion Function None Status In ruins / abandoned

The Abyss is a small outdoor area behind the Moon Shrine, accessed via the Cherry Atrium. Its purpose is unknown. It is situated next to a substantial body of water, and contains a waterwheel. A long wooden jetty leads out over the water to a grave of stacked stones. It is also the place where Kirie's Lover, Tomoe Hirasaka, and a Himuro Family Priest were murdered.

Ghosts Encountered

• Kirie's Lover - hidden ghost out in the water.
  
• Tomoe Hirasaka - hidden ghost in the waterwheel.
  
• Twins (Xbox version only)
  
• Tokitada Kyuki (Xbox version only) - boss fight during the final night on Fatal Difficulty.
  
• Headless Priest - boss fight during the third night after examining the stone monument.
  

Notable Events

• Kirie's Lover's murder and the dumping of his body.
• Tomoe Hirasaka dies here.
• Fight with Tokitada Kyuki.
• Obtain Black Carving here from lighting a lantern.
• Obtain Purple Carving here.
• A Himuro Family Priest was killed here by the Himuro Family Master.
• Fight with Headless Priest to obtain a character that helps open up the Moon Well.
• You need to take a photo of the waterwheel here to remove the talisman on the door to the Doll Room.

Misc. Info

• The Japanese name for this location, (逢魔が淵( おうまがふち) oumagafuchi; "'Demon Tryst Pool' or 'Twilight Pool'") shares its first two characters with (逢魔時( おうまがとき) oumagatoki; "'twilight' or 'witching hour'"), evoking the old Japanese belief that dusk was an unlucky time, when people were more likely to meet disaster or encounter supernatural beings. It also echoes the Calamity, which is written 禍刻 and pronounced magatoki. The same wordplay recurs in Fatal Frame V, in which (大禍刻( おおまがとき) oomagatoki; "time of great calamity") refers to the sunset hour when Mount Hikami comes into its own.
• In English translations, four different location names are translated as 'Abyss', though most have different names in Japanese. In addition to the Abyss in Himuro Mansion, there are the Hellish Abyss in Minakami Village, the Abyss (at the bottom of the Last Passage) and Abyss of the Horizon in the Manor of Sleep.