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Deepnest
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Overview
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|connection = [[Ancient Basin]]<br/>
[[Fungal Wastes]]<br/>
[[Queen's Gardens]]
|ambience = Ambience 1 - [https://youtu.be/jHjT50q0W2s (Atmos Loop)]<br/>
Ambience 2 - [https://youtu.be/D92S_2v76_o (Cave Noises)]<br/>
Ambience 3 - [https://youtu.be/PTOYPau1W84 (Cave Wind)]<br/>
|main = Main - [https://youtu.be/0V9Uep3k1lo Deepnest]<br/>
|action = Action - [https://youtu.be/p9HXwipaOJE& Crossroads (Action)]
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|This whole area swarms with deadly critters, biting, burning, scratching types. I'd thought to test my strength against them. Now that bravado has left me and all I feel is tired and sore.
|[[Cloth]]
}}Deepnest is an area hidden deep in the southwest corner of Hallownest, crawling with creatures of all shapes and sizes.
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Description
Deepnest is defined by its gloomy atmosphere. Many rooms are covered with thick layers of web. The area is difficult to navigate, featuring twisted maze-like tunnels, sometimes with only the dim glow of bioluminescent mushrooms as a light source. Many parts of Deepnest are pitch-black and require the Lumafly Lantern.
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[[File:Deepnest Spikes.png|left|thumb|200px|Typical room]]
Deepnest lacks the same level of infrastructure as the rest of Hallownest. The area is comprised almost entirely of dark passages and tunnel networks dug by its inhabitants, although its western portion displays some development. Some traces of architecture distinctly associated with the kingdom of Hallownest can be found there, as well as a Stag Station. Close by, at the westernmost point of the area, is the Distant Village, a settlement of suspended web structures akin to cocoons. At the very center of Deepnest is the Weavers' Den, which bears a unique architectural style, evidencing the Weavers' foreign origin. A Hot Spring and a Tram leading to Ancient Basin and Kingdom's Edge are located in the southeast. Another unfinished Tram line can be found in the north.
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{{Clear}}History
Deepnest was occupied by two intelligent arachnid groups, the Spider Tribe, which used to be one of the most intelligent species in the land of Hallownest,
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<ref name="midwife">[[Midwife]]: <i>"I'm a servant to the nest, though few in recent times would seek my service. Our brood is lost to that pestilence of the mind. A sad fall for the most intelligent species."</i></ref>
and the Weavers, an outsider tribe from Pharloom that established their own history and culture in Deepnest.
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<ref name="weaversong">[[Weaversong]] description: <i>"left by the Weavers who departed Hallownest for their old home."</i></ref>
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<ref name="wanderersjournal">[[Hollow Knight: Wanderer's Journal|Wanderer's Journal]], p. 89.</ref>
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<ref>[[Widow]] dialogue: <i>"She is here! The rare birthling! Precious child of Wyrm and Weaver! Spawn of those who dared to flee."</i></ref>
Both groups lived under the rule of their queen, Herrah the Beast, and an unknown sire, who was of honoured caste.
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<ref>[[Stalking Devout]] [[Dream Nail]] dialogue: <i>""...Protect...Crush.." "...For Herrah...For Brood... "</i></ref>
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<ref>Weaver Corpse in [[Weavers' Den]] Dream Nail dialogue: <i>"...Princess..." "...For protection..."</i></ref>
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<ref name=tablet>[[Fungal Wastes]] [[Lore Tablets (Hollow Knight)#Fungal Wastes|Lore Tablet]]: <i>"This border bounds the twisting, scratching things. Their dead sire, once of honoured caste. Their sealed mother, but the common beast."</i></ref>
They ruled from Distant Village where Herrah's Den was located. Deepnest was often in conflict with the Mantis Tribe and Mushroom Clan of the Fungal Wastes.
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<ref>[[Mantis Village]] Lore Tablet: <i>"The truce remains. Our vigil holds. The beasts are kept at bay."</i></ref>
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<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/6rvds8/we_are_team_cherry_the_developers_of_hollow/dl84f4u/ Team Cherry AMA comment] on Deepnest and the Mantis Tribe.</ref>
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[[File:Screenshot HK Deepnest 08.png|right|thumb|200px|Failed Tramway bench]]
When the Pale King started establishing his kingdom, Distant Village and the creatures of Deepnest completely refused his rule.
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<ref>[[Quirrel]]: <i>"Supposedly, there's a village deep in the warren. Its inhabitants never accepted Hallownest's King."</i></ref>
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<ref name="journal">Wanderer's Journal, p. 86, p. 88.</ref>
His efforts of expansion were met with furious resistance.
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A Tramway could not be established in Deepnest due to the beasts attacking the workers.
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<ref name=tram>Failed Tramway corpse Dream Nail dialogue: <i>"...It couldn't be built..." "...this nest rejects us..."</i></ref>
Deepnest's sire died at a certain point, leaving Herrah as the sole ruler of Deepnest.
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Since she was only of common descent, she struck a deal with the Pale King to have a child with him.
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<ref name=whitelady>[[White Lady]]: <i>"It faced the Gendered Child? She's a fierce foe, strong in mind and body, striking reflection of her mother, though the two were permitted little time together. I never begrudged the Wyrm's dalliance as bargain. In fact, I feel some affection for the creature birthed."</i></ref>
In return, she would become a Dreamer to save Hallownest from the Infection.
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<ref>Midwife: <i>"That village above here, home to a sad creature. Hers is a tale of tragic exchange. Cost her and her people greatly, though I suspect she bore no regret in making it." "Her who'd guard the mark, the Gendered Child. A spritely thing, isn't she? Pale gift to the Nest and the Beast, fair trade for sacrifice made."</i></ref>
When the child, Hornet, was born, Herrah went to sleep a short time later, leaving Deepnest without a formal ruler.
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Deepnest was eventually overcome by the Infection, its brood Infected and the Weavers fleeing to their former home.
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How to Access
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[[File:Screenshot HK Deepnest 05.png|right|thumb|200px|Sealed Mantis Village door]]
There are initially four ways of entering Deepnest, three from the Fungal Wastes and one from the Queen's Gardens. The eastern part of Deepnest can be accessed by either beating the Mantis Lords in the Mantis Village or reaching the bottom of the Fungal Core nearby.
To the east of the Moss Chapel, there is an entrance leading to the northeast of Deepnest located on the ground. It reveals itself once the Knight has passed it and tries to come back. Alternatively, at the bottom of the Queen's Gardens, a downward passage can be found next to the Bench room ending in the northwest of Deepnest.
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}}A large web-filled cavern containing several structures suspended over a pool of water. The village itself is nearly abandoned.
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The largest building holds Beast's Den within. One of the smaller cocoon's corpses reference the Distant Villagers in their Dream Nail dialogue.
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<ref>Distant Village corpse Dream Nail dialogue: <i>"...Not friends..." "...They lied..."</i></ref>
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{{HK CP Icon Mini|The Grimm Troupe}}Brumm can also be found here after
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{{HK CP Icon Mini|The Grimm Troupe}}Grimm is fought.
A Stag Station is located in the northeast part, although the Last Stag has no knowledge of this station's existence.
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<ref>[[Last Stag]]: <i>"I have never been to this station. It has a strange air of danger to it."</i></ref>
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}}The resting place of Herrah the Beast. When the Knight first enters the building, they are encouraged by a group of Distant Villagers to sit on the Bench, after which the Knight is trapped in webbing and taken to a labyrinth further inside.
It's possible to skip sitting on the fake bench by using Crystal Heart off the very top of the rightmost wall, interrupting it midway through, and using Monarch Wings to jump up into the resting place.
Hornet appears next to her mother's bedside once Herrah has been defeated, provided that Hornet Sentinel was defeated at Kingdom's Edge prior to Herrah's death.
In the west part of Beast's Den, there is a shrine-like room with a being strung up. The purpose of this mysterious room is unknown. Using a Spell on this being causes a seal to appear.
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}}An unfinished Tram station in the northeast part of Deepnest whose workers were attacked by Deepnest's beasts.
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Trams can still be seen in the background of the tunnels.
It contains a Bench and the Tram Pass, which unlocks the use of Trams throughout Hallownest. Cloth can be found near the Bench if she was not yet rescued in Ancient Basin.
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{{HK Infobox Area
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}}The former den of the Weavers, this small platforming area is located behind a breakable wall in the west of Deepnest. It contains many corpses of Weavers, although when the exit is approached for the first time after reaching the ledge with Weaversong on it, a live Weaver is seen exiting the room. Hidden behind several breakable walls is a small room with a large Seal of Binding.
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|Image1 = Screenshot HK Deepnest 05.png!Other side of the sealed Mantis Village door
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|Image3 = Screenshot HK Deepnest 02.png!Worm pit
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|Image14 = Deepnest sketch.png!Concept sketches
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|Image16 = Screenshot SS Red Memory 04.png!<i>Silksong</i> Red Memory <br>(Entrance to Weavers' Den)
|Image17 = Screenshot SS Red Memory 05.png!<i>Silksong</i> Red Memory <br>(Distant Village)
|Image18 = Screenshot SS Red Memory 06.png!<i>Silksong</i> Red Memory <br>(Entrance to Beast's Den)
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* This is the second opportunity that Zote the Mighty can be saved or abandoned. However, unlike in Greenpath, Zote cannot die here. * When the game was first released, a toll gate blocked access to Distant Village, requiring
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{{G|50}}to open it and forcing the Lumafly Lantern to have been purchased from Sly. This toll gate was removed in the
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{{HK CP Icon Mini|Hidden Dreams}}Hidden Dreams update.
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<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/367520/discussions/0/1471967615840530914/ Hidden Dreams patch notes]</ref>
* Kingdom's Edge was part of Deepnest early in development. Deepnest was split in two after the removal of the Forest of Bones area. The east part was moved to the southeast of the map and eventually became Kingdom's Edge. This can still be seen in Kingdom's Edge's filenames, which start with Deepnest_East.
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<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/HollowKnight/comments/9jgat0/team_cherrys_qa_stream_transcription_of_answers/ Team Cherry Mixer livestream].</ref>
* A portion of the Distant Village is explored in the Red Memory in Hollow Knight: Silksong.
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{{Localisation
|DEname = Tiefnest
|DEmeaning = Deepnest
|ESname = Nido Profundo
|ESmeaning = Deep Nest
|FRname = Nid-profond
|FRmeaning = Deep Nest
|ITname = Nidoscuro
|ITmeaning = Deepnest or Darknest
|JAname = 暗闇の巣
|JAromanised = Kurayami no su
|JAmeaning = Dark Nest
|KOname = 깊은둥지
|KOromanised = Gipeundungji
|KOmeaning = Deepnest
|PTname = Ninho Profundo
|PTmeaning = Deep Nest
|RUname = Глубинное гнездо
|RUromanised = Glubinnoe gnezdo
|RUmeaning = Deep Nest
|ZHname = 深邃巢穴
|ZHromanised = Shēnsuì cháoxué
|ZHmeaning = Deep Nest
|CODEname = DEEPNEST
}}Distant Village
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{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Entferntes Dorf
|DEmeaning = Distant Village
|ESname = Poblado Distante<br>Pueblo Distante
|ESmeaning = Distant Settlement, used on the map.<br>Distant Village, used in the [[Stag Station]] menu.
|FRname = Village Lointain
|FRmeaning = Distant Village
|ITname = Antro della Bestia<br>Villaggio Distante
|ITmeaning = <i>Antro della Bestia</i> is used on the map, and <i>Villaggio Distante</i> is used on the [[Stag Station]] name
|JAname = 獣の巣<br>彼方の村
|JAromanised = Kemono no su<br>Kanata no mura
|JAmeaning = Beast's Den, used on the map.<br>Distant Village, used in the [[Stag Station]] menu.
|KOname = 머나먼 마을
|KOromanised = Meonameon maeul
|KOmeaning = Faraway Village
|PTname = Aldeia Distante
|PTmeaning = Distant Village
|RUname = Далекая деревня
|RUromanised = Dalekaja derevnja
|RUmeaning = Faraway Village
|ZHname = 野兽巢穴<br>遥远的村庄
|ZHromanised = Yěshòu cháoxué<br>Yáoyuǎn de cūnzhuāng
|ZHmeaning = Beast's Den, used on the map.<br>Distant Village, used in the [[Stag Station]] menu.
|CODEname = DISTANT_VILLAGE
}}Beast's Den
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{{Localisation
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|DEname = Bau der Bestie
|DEmeaning = Burrow of the Beast
|ESname = Guarida de las Bestias
|ESmeaning = Beasts' Den
|FRname = L’Antre de la Bête
|FRmeaning = The Den of the Beast
|ITname = Antro della Bestia
|ITmeaning = Cave of the Beast
|JAname = 獣の巣
|JAromanised = Kemono no su
|JAmeaning = Beast's Den
|KOname = 야수의 소굴
|KOromanised = Yasuui sogul
|KOmeaning = Beast's Den
|PTname = Covil Da Besta
|PTmeaning = Lair of the Beast
|RUname = Логово Зверя
|RUromanised = Logovo Zverja
|RUmeaning = Den of the Beast
|ZHname = 野兽巢穴
|ZHromanised = Yěshòu cháoxué
|ZHmeaning = Beast's Den
|CODEname = BEASTS_DEN
}}Failed Tramway
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{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Zerstörte Bahn
|DEmeaning =
|ESname = Tranvía fallido
|ESmeaning = Failed Tram
|FRname = Tramway Délabré
|FRmeaning =
|ITname = Linea Dissestata
|ITmeaning =
|JAname = 放棄されたトラム
|JAromanised = Houki sareta toramu
|JAmeaning = Abandoned Tram
|KOname = 실패한 전차로
|KOromanised = Silpaehan jeoncharo
|KOmeaning = Failed Tramway
|PTname = Linha de Bonde Inacabada
|PTmeaning = Unfinished Tram Line
|RUname = Неисправный трамвай
|RUromanised =
|RUmeaning =
|ZHname = 废弃电车轨道
|ZHromanised = Fèiqì diànchē guǐdào
|ZHmeaning = Abandoned Tram Rails
|CODEname = RUINED_TRAMWAY
|CODEmeaning =
}}Weavers' Den
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{{Localisation
|hr = false
|DEname = Webstube
|DEmeaning =
|ESname = Guarida de las Tejedoras
|ESmeaning = Lair of the Weavers
|FRname = Tanière Du Tisserand
|FRmeaning =
|ITname = Antro delle Tessitrici
|ITmeaning =
|JAname = 紡ぐ者の巣
|JAromanised = Tsumugu mono no su
|JAmeaning = Weaver's Nest
|KOname = 엮는 이의 소굴
|KOromanised = Yeongneun iui sogul
|KOmeaning = Weaver's Nest
|PTname = Covil das Tecelãs
|PTmeaning = Weavers' Lair
|RUname = Логово Ткачей
|RUromanised =
|RUmeaning =
|ZHname = 编织者巢穴
|ZHromanised = Biānzhī zhě cháoxué
|ZHmeaning = Weavers' Den
|CODEname = WEAVERS_DEN
|CODEmeaning =
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{{Refs|columns=2}}Source details: HK Nav Areas
{{HK Nav Areas}}Подземно Гнездо Tiefnest Nido Profundo Nid-profond Nidoscuro Głębigniazdo Ninho Profundo Глубинное гнездо Глибинне гніздо 深邃巢穴
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- 2026-05-27
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