Hollow Bastion

Hollow Bastion is the castle found in Radiant Garden, but also serves as a world in its own right sometimes, hailing from the original Kingdom Hearts games. After the Heartless devoured Radiant Garden, the only thing that remained was the colossal castle of Hollow Bastion, along with its waterways. For the first and most of the second games, the name stuck until Tron showed the protagonists what the town was once like, at which point Radiant Garden transformed back into its original self at the end of the second game.
The castle was ruled by Ansem the Wise until Maleficent usurped the throne in the past, but is currently ruled by Prince Sora and Princess Kairi.
== Setting ==
=== Kingdom Hearts: Heart of the Keybearer ===
The party starts at the Rising Falls, which are named because they rise upward instead of falling downwards. This area, like several in the lower areas, has bubbles that can either be used as transportation through the waterways or frozen by Blizzard magic to use as platforms. Going north of here will take the trio on a transporter to the Castle Gates, which consists of several balconies and the front gates themselves, of which are initially closed and locked. From here, the path splits.
Going east from the arrival point of the Gates, there is a transporter that leads to the Base Level, which in turn leads to the castle's underground Waterways that guide the party to the switch that triggers the gates to open. One path leads to a small room known as the Dungeon, where Sora, Riku and Kairi are being held prisoner.
Upon entering the front gates, the party enters the Entrance Hall, where they find the four pieces of the Heartless Emblem to unseal the door to one of the many entrances to the Lift Stop. The Lift Stops can take the gang to various places around the castle, and has a stained glass ceiling. Both floors of the Entrance Hall also have entrances to the Library, where the party solves a puzzle involving library books to gain access to the second floor. Belle, Aerith and Yuffie also appear here once the Keyhole has been sealed.
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