The Hive



"Though this hive exists within Hallownest, we play no part in its attempt at perpetuation.

To rail against nature is folly. All things must accept an end."

- Hive Queen Vespa

The Hive is a large community of bees hidden away below the Kingdom's Edge. It can only be reached after acquiring the Tram Pass from Deepnest and taking the Tram to Kingdom's Edge.

Description
As opposed to the rest of Hallownest, the Hive is built out of brown and translucid materials, from walls to furniture. Everything has a perfect geometric shape, and the entire colony has a rather orderly look to it.

The structure of the Hive is made out of thick, hardened honey, with the walls and floor consisting of a repeating pattern of brown hexagons. More hardened honey can be found in piles on the floor, in egg-like clumps, and dripping from the ceiling almost like stalactites. Smaller clusters of ground can also be found floating inside the hive, once again bearing a brown hexagonal colour. Supporting the structure itself are large brown pillars placed in various locations inside the Hive. Lights made out of nectar also hang from the ceiling illuminating the Hive.

In terms of decoration, the Hive features many rod-like cylinders protruding from the ground, which emit a dull light from their tip. The Hive is also adorned with many crystallized honeycombs which float in the air, forming patterns. Some of these crystals have also been fashioned directly into some of the walls of the Hive. In the lower regions of the structure are crystal-shaped chairs and tables fashioned by the Bees, which sit next to shelves of honey-cubes harvested by the colony.

Lore
The Hive is inhabited by a species of airborne warriors ruled by a queen. Though the colony exists within Hallownest, they remained separate from the kingdom's affairs, walled off from the lands of the Pale King. During Hallownest's reign, the bees sealed up all outside accesses save for the occasional patrolling Hivelings. Their queen died after growing so large she could no longer leave her domain. From then on the Hive was weakened and thus eventually overtaken by the Infection.

Access
The Hive can be accessed once the player obtains the Tram Pass and takes it to Kingdom's Edge. Heading east, they will come across a wall patrolled by a few stray Hivelings. Either wall jumping and hitting the wall with the nail or simply firing a Vengeful Spirit/Shade Soul will destroy the hidden breakable wall and grant the player access to the Hive.

Trivia

 * Despite being a separate area from Kingdom's Edge, the Hive does not have its own map and is only mapped once the player obtains Kingdom's Edge's map from Cornifer.
 * Early in development, the Hive was located below Deepnest.