City of Tears



The enormous capital of Hallownest and heart of the once great Kingdom, now crawling with the husks of foolish noblebugs and guards still devoted to their duties.

Water from the massive Blue Lake above continuously leaks down, bathing the City of Tears in permanent rainfall.

The City is initially only accessible from the Fungal Wastes by opening the main gate using the City Crest, however there are several other ways of entering it with upgrades later on.

Points of Interest

 * 1 Mask Shard
 * 1 Vessel Fragment
 * 1 Simple Key
 * 3 Grubs
 * Whispering Root: 28 Essence
 * 2 Wanderer's Journals
 * 2 Hallownest Seals
 * 9 Geo deposits
 * 1 Soul Totem

Sub-area: Soul Sanctum


A research institution where learned bugs worked on harnessing the power of Soul to achieve immortality. The Soul Sanctum contains very powerful enemies such as Soul Twisters and Soul Warrior minibosses, as well as the formidable Soul Master, who guards the spell Desolate Dive which is required to access many areas. It also contains the Spell Twister charm and the Shade Soul upgrade to Vengeful Spirit.

Points of Interest

 * Spell: Desolate Dive (reward from defeating Soul Master)
 * Spell: Shade Soul (requires Elegant Key)
 * Charm: Spell Twister
 * 1 Grub
 * 1 Hallownest Seal
 * 1 Chest:
 * 3 Soul Totems

Sub-area: Pleasure House
The Pleasure House is a sub Area in the City of Tears that can be opened with a Simple Key.

The entrance is located here. When taking the elevator, there are 5 floors that it won't stop at.

Higher up, there is a Hot Spring and a resting Bench, where Millibelle is found later after she ran away with the deposited money. There is a breakable wall beside the resting bench that allows access from the elevator to the Resting Grounds. The exploration of the Pleasure House is not necessary for the 100% completion of the game, however, it is a good resting spot and allows easy access to the Resting Grounds.

Points of Interest

 * 1 Wanderer's Journal
 * 1 Geo deposit: Geo.png (second floor)
 * 1 Rancid Egg (fourth floor)

Sub-area: Watcher's Spire
Home of Lurien the Watcher, one of the Dreamers sealing the Black Egg and The Hollow Knight inside. Lurien must be killed to complete the game, but reaching him is no simple task as the way is barred by his elite guards, the Watcher Knights.

Points of Interest

 * 1 Grub
 * 1 Hallownest Seal
 * 1 Geo deposit
 * 1 Chest:

Sub-area: Tower of Love
The abode of The Collector, a being of The Abyss who loves capturing creatures in glass jars. Accessible from Kingdom's Edge using the Love Key (acquired from a corpse in the Queen's Gardens). After flipping a switch, it can be exited into King's Station. Defeating the Collector allows the player to rescue 3 Grubs and acquire the Collector's Map, which marks the location of un-rescued Grubs on the map.

Points of Interest

 * 3 Grubs (requires defeating the Collector)
 * Collector's Map (requires defeating the Collector)

Sub-area: King's Station
A Stag Station that lies partially in ruins. A flooded Stagway beneath the working station infested with Belflies provides access to the Kingdom's Edge.

Points of Interest

 * 1 Grub
 * 1 Hallownest Seal
 * 1 Geo deposit

Trivia

 * An unmarked area of the top left side of the City of Tears near the elevator to Forgotten Crossroads is known as the City Storerooms by the name of the Stag Station found there.

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