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

Walled off from the lands of the king, a species of airborne warriors were ruled by a queen who grew so large she could no longer leave her domain.

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 furnitures. 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 color. 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 rodlike 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 shelfs of honey-cubes harvested by the colony.

Lore
The Hive is a large community of bees hidden away to the south of Kingdom's Edge. Though the hive exists within Hallownest, they remained separate from the kingdom's affairs.

During the Pale King's reign, the Hive was eventually sealed up, hiding its existence from the rest of Hallownest save for the occasional patrolling Hiveling. After the death of the queen, the Hive was weakened and thus eventually overtaken by The Infection.

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 in Deepnest.

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