City of Tears

{{HK Nav Areas}}

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|connection = [[Forgotten Crossroads]] <br/>
[[Fungal Wastes]]<br/>
[[Kingdom's Edge]]<br/>
[[Resting Grounds]]<br/>
[[Royal Waterways]]
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Inside + Action - [https://youtu.be/mlhWrM--Zw8 City of Tears (Action)]<br/>
|main = Inside -  [https://youtu.be/5jBrLedSJ-M (Inside loop)]<br/>
Outside - [https://youtu.be/k-BswU3trrY (Outside loop)]<br/>
Inside + Outside - [https://youtu.be/PjgYB1jL1WQ City of Tears OST]
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Ambience 2 - [https://youtu.be/UpRz_y4TfEc (Rain Outdoor)]<br/>
Ambience 3 - [https://youtu.be/D92S_2v76_o (Cave Noises)]
}}

{{Quote
|The city looks to be built into an enormous cavern, and the rain pours down from cracks in the stone above. There must be a lot of water up there somewhere.
|[[Quirrel]]
}}

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<ref>[[Cowardly Husk]] [[Hunter's Journal (Hollow Knight)|Hunter's Journal]] entry: <i>"Former member of Hallownest's high society."</i></ref>

<ref name="wanderersjournal67">[[Hollow Knight: Wanderer's Journal|Wanderer's Journal]], p. 67.</ref>

[[File:Screenshot HK City of Tears 07.png|left|thumb|200px|Fountain Square]]

[[File: Screenshot HK City of Tears 08.png|thumb|200px|Lower eastern area of the city]]

<ref name=pilgrimsway>[[Forgotten Crossroads]] [[Lore Tablets (Hollow Knight)|Lore Tablet]]: <i>"Travellers of Hallownest, descend through verdant wilds and fungal groves to the city at this kingdom's heart. There all wishes shall be granted, all truths revealed."</i></ref>

<ref name=pilgrimsway2>[[Fungal Wastes]] Lore Tablet: <i>"Hallownest's Heart lays open before you. Proceed onward to share in its glory."</i></ref>

<ref>[[Quirrel]]: <i>"There is a city nearby, the old capital of Hallownest."</i></ref>

<ref>[[Elderbug]]: <i>"Hallownest's great capital is what most of you brave types come to see."</i></ref>

<ref>[[City Crest]] description: <i>"Stone slab bearing the crest of the Hallownest capital city."</i></ref>

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<ref name=pilgrimsway/>

<ref name=pilgrimsway2/>

<ref name=stag>[[Last Stag]]: <i>"Goods from all over the kingdom were transported here. Not a lot was sent back the other way though."</i></ref>

<ref>[[Husk Dandy]] Hunter's Journal description: <i>"It seems the weakest, greediest members of Hallownest were also the one who exerted the most influence."</i></ref>

<ref>City of Tears Lore Tablet: <i>"The great gates have been sealed. None shall enter. None shall leave."</i></ref>

<ref name=wanderersjournal67/>

<ref>[https://www.fangamer.com/collections/hollow-knight/products/hollow-knight-switch-ps4-pc-game Official manual]: "The city is built into a single giant cavern and water now leaks from the ceiling above."</ref>

[[File: Screenshot HK Fungal Wastes 07.png|thumb|200px|Fungal Wastes gate]]

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Ambience 3 - [https://youtu.be/D92S_2v76_o (Cave Noises)]
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<ref name=soulmaster>[[Soul Master]] Hunter's Journal entry: <i>"Head of the Soul Sanctum. Hoarded soul hoping to stave off Hallownest's affliction,"</i></ref>

<ref>Soul Sanctum Lore Tablet: <i>"The mind still limits us so. How to break past its constraints? To attain a pure focus, is it even possible?"</i></ref>

<ref name=soulmaster/>

<ref>Soul Master: <i>"the answer was in the soul that animates our bodies."</i></ref>

<ref>Wanderer's Journal, p. 74.</ref>

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[https://youtu.be/TEB8CIyvceM Marissa's Song]<br/>
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<ref>[[Marissa]]: <i>"Welcome to my stage little one. I am Marissa, a songstress of some renown, though given the sorry state of this place, you may find it hard to believe. Huge crowds once flocked to hear me sing"</i></ref>

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[[File:City Storeroooms Platform.png|thumb|100px|right]]

<ref name="stag" />

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[[File:Pleasure House Kitchen Corpse.png|thumb|100px|right]]

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{{Gallery
|Title = Gallery
|Image1 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 01.png!Lower western area of the City
|Image2 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 17.png!Western Bench
|Image3 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 02.png!Challenge room before a Bench 
|Image4 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 03.png!Bench near Soul Sanctum
|Image5 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 04.png!Bridge connecting to the City Storerooms
|Image6 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 05.png!City Storerooms
|Image7 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 06.png!Entrance to the Royal Waterways
|Image8 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 16.png!Challenge room near a Vessel Fragment
|Image9 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 09.png!Soul Sanctum upper area
|Image10 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 10.png!Soul Warrior arena behind the Elegant Key door
|Image11 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 11.png!Area where Shade Soul is acquired from a [[Snail Shaman]]
|Image12 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 18.png!Pleasure House kitchen
|Image13 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 12.png!Pleasure House theatre
|Image14 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 13.png!Watcher's Spire area containing a chest and Hallownest Seal
|Image15 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 14.png!King's Station main area
|Image16 = Screenshot HK City of Tears 15.png!Desk area where the Collector's map can be found
|Image17 = City of Tears Sketch.png!Concept sketches
|Image18 = City of Tears Sketch 2.png!Concept sketches
|Image19 = City of Tears Fountain Square sketch.png!Concept sketch of Fountain Square
}}

<ref>[https://www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/beta-looming-royal-quarter-pax-aus-here-we-come/ Team Cherry Blog Post] of September 1st, 2015.</ref>

<ref>[[:File:Early Map - Crossroads.jpg|Early map]] showing the City of Tears as "Ruins". [[:File:Early Map - Early Map.jpg|Early map]] showing the City of Tears as "Ruined City".</ref>

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{{Gallery
|Bordersize = none
|Image1 = Hollow Knight Press Kit City of Tears.png!The Royal Quarter
|Image2 = Hollow Knight IGN Early 13.png!Pre-release Fountain Square
|Image3 = Unknown Key-2.png!"Bath house key" sprite
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{{Localisation
|DEname = Stadt der Tränen
|DEmeaning = 
|ESname = Ciudad de Lágrimas
|ESmeaning = City of Tears
|FRname = Cité des Larmes
|FRmeaning = 
|ITname = Città delle Lacrime
|ITmeaning = 
|JAname = 涙の都
|JAromanised = Namida no miyako
|JAmeaning = Capital of Tears
|KOname = 눈물의 도시
|KOromanised = Nunmurui dosi
|KOmeaning = City of Tear
|PTname = Cidade das Lágrimas
|PTmeaning = City of Tears
|RUname = Город слез
|RUromanised = 
|RUmeaning = 
|ZHname = 泪水之城
|ZHromanised = Lèishuǐ zhīchéng
|ZHmeaning = City of Tears
|CODEname = CITY
|CODEmeaning = 
}}

{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Seelenheiligtum
|DEmeaning = 
|ESname = Santuario de Almas
|ESmeaning = Sanctuary of Souls
|FRname = Sanctuaire de l’Âme
|FRmeaning = 
|ITname = Sacrario delle Anime
|ITmeaning = 
|JAname = ソウルの聖域
|JAromanised = Souru no seiiki
|JAmeaning = Soul sanctuary
|KOname = 영혼 성소
|KOromanised = Yeonghon seongso
|KOmeaning = Soul Shrine
|PTname = Santuário das Almas
|PTmeaning = Sanctuary of Souls 
|RUname = Святилище душ
|RUromanised = 
|RUmeaning = 
|ZHname = 灵魂圣所
|ZHromanised = Línghún shèngsuǒ
|ZHmeaning = Soul Sanctum
|CODEname = MAGE_TOWER
|CODEmeaning = 
}}

{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Badehaus
|DEmeaning = 
|ESname = Casa de los Placeres
|ESmeaning = House of Pleasures
|FRname = Maison Du Plaisir
|FRmeaning = 
|ITname = Casa del Piacere
|ITmeaning = 
|JAname = 悦楽の家
|JAromanised = Etsuraku no ie
|JAmeaning = Pleasure house
|KOname = 쾌락의 집
|KOromanised = Kwaeragui jip
|KOmeaning = House of Pleasure
|PTname = Casa dos Prazeres
|PTmeaning = House of Pleasures 
|RUname = Дом наслаждений
|RUromanised = 
|RUmeaning = 
|ZHname = 欢乐之屋
|ZHromanised = Huānlè zhī wū
|ZHmeaning = House of Joy
|CODEname = BATHHOUSE
|CODEmeaning = 
}}

{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Die Warte
|DEmeaning = 
|ESname = Torre del Vigía
|ESmeaning = Tower of the Lookout
|FRname = L’Observatoire
|FRmeaning = 
|ITname = Torre del Guardiano
|ITmeaning = 
|JAname = 監視者の尖塔
|JAromanised = Kanshisha no sentō
|JAmeaning = Watcher's Spire
|KOname = 감시자의 첨탑
|KOromanised = Gamsijaui cheomtap
|KOmeaning = Watcher's Spire
|PTname = Pináculo do Observador
|PTmeaning = Observer's Spire
|RUname = Шпиль Хранителя
|RUromanised = 
|RUmeaning = 
|ZHname = 守望者的尖塔
|ZHromanised = Shǒuwàngzhě de jiāntǎ
|ZHmeaning = Watcher's Spire
|CODEname = LURIENS_TOWER
|CODEmeaning = 
}}

{{Localisation
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|DEmeaning = 
|ESname = Torre del Amor
|ESmeaning = Tower of Love
|FRname = La Tour de l’Amour
|FRmeaning = 
|ITname = Torre dell’Amore
|ITmeaning = 
|JAname = 愛の塔
|JAromanised = Ai no tō
|JAmeaning = Love tower
|KOname = 사랑의 탑
|KOromanised = Sarangui tap
|KOmeaning = Tower of Love
|PTname = Torre do Amor
|PTmeaning = Tower of Love
|RUname = Башня Любви
|RUromanised = 
|RUmeaning = 
|ZHname = 爱之塔
|ZHromanised = Ài zhī tǎ
|ZHmeaning = Tower of Love
|CODEname = LOVE_TOWER
|CODEmeaning = 
}}

{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Station des Königs
|DEmeaning = 
|ESname = Estación del Rey
|ESmeaning = King's Station
|FRname = Station du Roi
|FRmeaning = 
|ITname = Stazione del Re
|ITmeaning = 
|JAname = 王の駅
|JAromanised = Ō no eki
|JAmeaning = 
|KOname = 왕의 정거장
|KOromanised = Wangui jeonggeojang
|KOmeaning = King's Station
|PTname = Estação do Rei
|PTmeaning = King's Station
|RUname = Вокзал Короля
|RUromanised = 
|RUmeaning = 
|ZHname = 国王驿站
|ZHromanised = Guówáng yìzhàn
|ZHmeaning = King's Post Station
|CODEname = KINGS_STATION
|CODEmeaning = 
}}

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{{HK Nav Areas}}