The story of the Kingdom of Hallownest can be pieced together through dialogue, cutscenes, lore tablets, visual storytelling, and entries in the Hunter's Journal. While there are some ambiguous elements, in general, the information derived from these sources can provide a stable foundation for assembling the overall narrative. As long as all sources have been exhausted and taken into account, a player should, in their own right, have a general understanding of any lore topic.

The following is a list of all pages related to the story and lore of Hollow Knight.

Characters

Abyss Creature	Boon	Ellina the Chronicler	Hive Queen Vespa
Lord Fool	The Nightmare's Heart	The Pale King	Unn
Void Entity

Groups

Tribes and social groups

Bees	Flukes	Fools	Mantis Tribe
Mosskin Tribe	Moth Tribe	Mushroom Clan	Snail Shamans
Soul Sanctum's Scholars	Spider Tribe	The Grimm Troupe	Godseekers

Miscellaneous groups

Ancient Civilisation	Dreamers	The Five Great Knights	Higher Beings
Vessels	Weavers	Wyrms

Miscellaneous

Dream Realm	Hallownest	The Infection	Seals
Void