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1. #1Hallownest

   Keys: , Hallownest, Kingdom

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   Hallownest is the location where the game Hollow Knight takes place. Once a thriving kingdom in the middle of a wasteland, it has fallen into ruin in the wake of the Infection. Filled with bugs inhabitants. On the surface, the lonely town of Dirtmouth is safely nestled in a valley between the Howling Cliffs and the Crystal Peak. Most travellers to the kingdom reached Dirtmouth via the King's Pass, before the bridge up to it crumbled away. The caverns below the town were heavily transformed into crossroads to allow transportation of bugs and goods across the land. The caverns expanding below the cliffs are overgrown with luxuriant vegetation, and each with its own ecosystem. The leafy caverns of Greenpath and the groves of the Fungal Wastes were once tamed by the construction of roads, with the Pilgrim's Way as the main path leading from the Crossroads to the kingdom's capital. The Queen's Gardens, originally part of Greenpath, were orderly built as a calm retreat for the White Lady. Without any maintenance, they were eventually smothered by overgrown vines. Similarly, Fog Canyon is infested with bulbous creatures and the Fungal Wastes with noxious mushrooms. The mountain's caves contain growing deposits of crystals, which used to be mined for the energy contained within them. Below lie the wide caves of Hallownest's Resting Grounds, filled with tombs and a subterranean lake. The kingdom's moths were responsible for managing these graves. Below the lake is the largest cavern in the lands occupied by the City of Tears, the kingdom's fallen capital. The lake's water pours down from cracks in the roof causing the city to be submerged in continuous rain. It rests upon the Royal Waterways, a network of pipes and cisterns to manage the city's waste. Bordering the kingdom underground on one side is Deepnest, a dark network of cramped tunnels and chasms. On the other side, the city is sealed from the Kingdom's Edge and the Hive by a giant wall. Kingdom's Edge consists of a high chasm and wide caverns covered in perpetually falling white ash. The Hive is the artificial habitat built by a colony of bees. At the deepest point of Hallownest is the Ancient Basin, forgotten caverns where the Kingdom's monarch built his White Palace. The palace itself disappeared after the Infection returned. Further down is the Abyss at the heart of the lands' darkness, its entrance closed and sealed by the king himself.

2. #2Pale King

   Keys: , Pale King, god of hallownest, Wyrm, king

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   The Pale King is a higher being[1] who used to be the monarch of Hallownest, mate to the White Lady, and ruler of the White Palace.

   He is an ancient Wyrm who burrowed through mountains and across the wasteland until finally stopping in Kingdom's Edge.[2] Once there, the Wyrm shed its shell and transformed into the Pale King.[3] The pale, broken egg found within the Cast-Off Shell hints at this rebirth.[2] Consequently, the Pale King is often still referred to as "Wyrm", as this was his former body.[4][5][6] He reduced his form in order to match the bugs of Hallownest.[7]

   After his transformation, the Pale King expanded the minds of several species of bugs in Hallownest, granting them sapience.[8][9] The Pale King wanted these bugs to devote themselves to him, and in return, he promised them that the kingdom of Hallownest would last eternally.[10]

   The Pale King was often depicted as an imposing, gleaming figure with a fiercely horned crown.[11] He was bright and radiant in visage,[12] with the Delicate Flower's pure aura being no match for his light.[13]

   Although he was an elusive, reclusive figure who was rarely seen outside his Palace, the Pale King was deified by his citizens.[14] The bugs of Hallownest believed that he created their world and everything in it.[15] Worship was offered through King's Idols.[16] Even the Moth Tribe turned their backs on their creator, the Radiance, and started worshipping the Pale King instead.[17] The Pale King's ability of foresight,[18] the ability to see the future to some extent, caused the mushrooms of Fungal Wastes to accept his rule as well.[19]

3. #3The Radiance

   Keys: the Light, Radiance, Infection

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   The Radiance is a higher being[3] of light similar to Essence, and as such, opposed to the Void, her ancient enemy. The radiance is a light moth. The Moth Tribe is born from her light and in return revered her.

4. #4The Infection

   Keys: the light, Infection, orange goo

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   Before the arrival of the Pale King, the Moth Tribe worshipped their creator, a higher being called the Radiance.[5] After the kingdom of Hallownest was founded, the Moths turned their backs to the Radiance and started worshipping the Pale King instead.[5] Over time, they ended up forgetting about the Radiance. However, the Radiance was not entirely forgotten, as memories of her still lingered.[5] Eventually, bugs started to have dreams about the Radiance.[5] This caused the Infection to appear for the first time.[6] It started to manifest itself as bugs struggled against the Radiance's influence and tried to suppress it.[7][8] The bugs of Hallownest tried all sorts of tricks, rituals, and prayers to stop the Infection, but none of these methods worked.[9] Even the Five Great Knights did not know how to defeat a formless enemy such as the Infection.[10]

   The Pale King decided to use a Vessel to seal the Radiance away which would stop the Infection.[6] These Vessels were the Pale King and the White Lady's children, born in the Abyss with Void inside their shell.[11][12][13] The chosen Vessel would be unaffected by the Radiance's influence, and would therefore be able to seal her indefinitely.[14][15] In the end, the Hollow Knight was judged to be pure and chosen to become the Vessel who would seal the Radiance.[16][17]

   Three bugs were asked to become Dreamers to form seals on the Temple of the Black Egg which would contain this Vessel. One of them, Herrah, only accepted his proposal if the Pale King had a dalliance[27] (sexual relationship) with her which would result in a child; this child ended up being Hornet.

   However, the Hollow Knight turned out to be impure, tarnished by an idea instilled.[16] Despite that, they were eventually sealed with the Radiance in the Temple of the Black Egg.[15] Since the Hollow Knight was susceptible to the Radiance's influence, the Infection returned after some time, quickly devastating Hallownest and plunging the kingdom into ruin.[18]

   Hallownest remained in ruin for a considerable amount of time until eventually the Hollow Knight's shell started to crack, amplifying the Infection and causing corpses to be reanimated.

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