| My understanding of Hallownest can be a little vague, but below those leafy caverns is a fungal grove, once home to peaceful creatures not quite bug and not quite plant.
Sounds almost worth a visit no? Well there's a downside, the dreadful stench! A noxious odour fills the place. | |
| – Elderbug | |
Noxious caverns filled with spores. Unlike the bug inhabitants of the rest of Hallownest, the inhabitants of the Wastes are mushroom-like in physicality. It holds the Mantis Village to the south, and the main entrance to the City of Tears to the east.
Points of Interest
- Charm: Dashmaster
- Charm: Spore Shroom (requires Mantis Claw)
- 1 Charm Notch
- 2 Grubs
- 2 Whispering Roots:
- Near Mantis Village: 18 Essence
- Near Fog Canyon: 20 Essence
- 2 Wanderer's Journals
- 1 Hallownest Seal
- 13 Geo deposits
- 2 Soul Totems
- 1 Lifeblood Cocoon
Inhabitants
Sub-area: Queen's Station
A large Stagway terminal that is mostly run-down. It connects the Fungal Wastes with Fog Canyon, and is also where the player meets Willoh and finds Quirrel for the third time.
Just as Quirrel states in his dialogue regarded the Stag Bells, if the players stands still and listens closely, they will hear the faded tollings of the Stagway bells and even some of the gibberish language that the bugs of Hallownest speak in.
Points of Interest
- 1 Mask Shard (requires Mantis Claw)
- 1 Hallownest Seal
Inhabitants
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Sub-area: Mantis Village
A small village home to the warrior race of Mantises. The enemies in the zone are initially hostile, but will no longer attack after the Mantis Lords are defeated (unless they are attacked first).
Points of Interest
- Ability: Mantis Claw
- 10 Geo deposits
- 3 Chests:
- Charm: Mark of Pride (requires defeating Mantis Lords)
- 1 Hallownest Seal (requires defeating Mantis Lords)
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620 (requires defeating Mantis Lords)
- 1 Lifeblood Cocoon
Inhabitants
Sub-area: Fungal Core
A mini-dungeon area with several hidden tunnels, accessible once the player has the Monarch Wings. The bottom of the zone leads to a hidden Mask Shard in Deepnest.
Points of Interest
- 3 Geo deposits
- 1 Rancid Egg
- 1 Soul Totem
Inhabitants
| Enemies |
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Gallery
 Mushroom area  Area in the northern part of Fungal Wastes  Charm Notch room  Path leading to the City of Tears  Entrance to Leg Eater's shop  Leg Eater's shop and bench  Lore Tablet which requires equipping Spore Shroom to read  Area where Elder Hu is fought  City of Tears sign  End of the Pilgrim's Way  Gate leading to the City of Tears  Connection to the Royal Waterways  Statue of the Dashmaster  Area where Spore Shroom can be found  Main room of Queen's Station  Queen's Station Stagway  Room where Willoh is encountered  Hidden area above Willoh  Entrance to Mantis Village  Lore Tablet on the outskirts of Mantis Village  Bench in the southeast part of Mantis Village  Mantis Village middle section  Mantis Claw room  Giant trapdoor dividing Mantis Village  Mantis Lords area  Area that is unlocked after defeating the Mantis Lords  Bench near the Mantis Lords  General room of Fungal Core  Large vertical room in Fungal Core  Fungal Core Lore Tablet  Giant Mushroom in Fungal Core |
Trivia
- A giant hidden mushroom can be found in the Fungal Core. When struck with the Dream Nail the following message is shown: "Pale Wyrm...What good to foresee a demise unavoidable?"
- There are several lore tablets in the Fungal Wastes, but they require the player to have the Spore Shroom charm equipped in order to read them.
