Not every purple crystal is explicitly related to the Abyss, but many crystals that are related to the Abyss tend to be purple, as revealed here.It's unknown if this Entity is another champion or an unseen character. According to a loading screen tip found here, Androxus was cursed by an Abyssal Entity.Androxus is not directly aligned with the Abyss, but is connected to it due to his curse, as revealed in Seris' spawn chatter line with him.As implied here, the abyssal dragon from Rise of Furia may still be alive.Seris was seen on both sides during the End Times event and on the Magistrate's side during the Siege of Ascension Peak event.Dredge has the ability to summon Abyssal Echoes if needed, as shown in voice lines from said Abyssal Echoes, however, it is unknown if this ability is canon.When asked if the Pyre is like heaven, it was described that the conflict between the Pyre and Abyss is more of a 'light-vs-dark thing'.Jenos initially believed the Darkness he was told of by Io was really the Abyss.While the Abyss shares some similarities with the Pyre, the two don't work exactly the same and have their individual rules for existence and where their 'champions' come from.In general, the Abyss is more likely to fully suppress, displace, or destroy the host's soul and personality in situations such as Seris, though this isn't necessarily always the case.The rift now appears throughout the realm at the behest of an unseen force. It first emerged from the ruins of Seris, but has since been untethered. 'An infernal gate between the Realm and the Abyss. The Seas of Despair belong to the Abyssal Admiral Dredge, and its cold dark depths mirror that of his own wretched heart.' 'A grim ship sails forth on a black horizon, buffeted by waves of lost souls in anguish. The Hand of Justice is one who has heretofor escaped such a fate.' These fields hunger for souls who have close enough to the Abyss to have crossed through it.

Souls suffer endless battle, only to be broken again and again by the Rage of the Abyss himself.

Souls suffer endless battle, only to be broken again and again by the Rage of the Abyss himself.'

Map of the abyss