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Shatterer of Strands

## General

The Shatterer is what amounts to be the true form of the Realmbreaker. Best described as a planetary serpent, extending to infinity, with over 1000 wings and eyes spread through its body. While in this form, the Realmbreaker's powers are amplified to absurd extents, and is capable of shattering entities and worlds, making it almost impossible to re-forge them.

The Shatterer of Strands descended to the Underground after its projection into Grannest was vanquished by the God-Blight. It used its beam to destroy the Proto-Timeline irreversibly during the Nadir.

It is currently unknown if its even possible to damage the Realmbreaker while in this state.
Dirtmouth Innovation Co.

*"Welcome to Dirtmouth Innovation CO.! The place that will lead the forefront of science! Founded by Docak, his brother and first employee, Arkas and Vorz respectively, have taking control of the lab after Doc's demise."*

## General

Dirtmouth Innovation Co. is a research and development company who's headquarters is in Dirtmouth. Its been renowned for its progress within the automation and medicine industry, and is the company ultimately responsible for the creation of D0C (See pages: Arkas, The Immolator and Vorz for more information).

## Origins

### Start up

Dirtmouth Innovation actually started in Fog Canyon under then name "The Brother's Lab", it was ran by noteworthy scientist Docak, along with his assistant Vorz, and later his brother Arkas (See pages: Ravick and Project ARKAS for more information). They worked together to make sure Hallownest was not behind its neighbours technologically.

### The Entity and Abandonment

After Docak's multiple encounters with the false vessel known as The Entity, the lab began to shut down, vines grew from negligence, and most of the workers became fighters to help The Refuge after Docak committed after being manipulated by The Smiler.

## Layout

The first floor is reception - the place where you check in. The second floor is bigger and deeper underground, here is where most of the work gets done. The third floor is apparently where Arkas and Vorz live.
Cornucopia

## "What are we to do with no home to return to...?"

Cornucopia is a taller than average vessel, with a constant aura of mystery around it. Even after the vessel joined the Refuge, he has been oddly silent - seemingly watching everyone instead of actively participating.

Unfortunately, ever since the incident that caused Greypath to form, they've been all the more quiet. The most they utter is cold and blunt, unless they're speaking to their mosscreep pet, Venus.

[sorry for joining so late!! i've been too nervous to join the rps until now >.<]

[hola to le rp - have a nice stay]
Swarzia

## General

Swarzia is an old island in the middle of the Atrantian Sea - the population of which is mostly comprised of rats belonging to the Verminous Empire.

## History

After the foundation of the city in Swarzia, the Verminous Empire surprisingly entered a time of prosperity.

Their religion was dedicated to Nukana, the goddess of "power through politics", which was said to live in another island of the Atrantian Sea. As legends say, she'd be defeated by an "empty man of steel". Despite this legend never coming to fruition, it is likely that the "empty man of steel" refers to Nover.

Swarzia was first found by Gran-nest when it was discovered by Nover on the Atrantian Expedition who - after getting lost in Mizaki - was rescued by the rats and adopted into their society. He briefly entered the Verminous Order as well after duelling the rat king Zapspark IV. He was reclaimed by the Atrantian Expedition members - however, he had a bad case of stuttering and a craving for cheese (See: Rats). This would actually be the slow start of Vashur's Regime.

Swarzia was eventually invaded and exploited by Molten and most Swarzian rats were enslaved by his Legion.

## Economy

The economy of Swarzia was based on on fishing and farming - with some trading.
Arquasto

## General

Arquasto (full name Arquasto Requirm Epsilon) was a vessel-grimmkin hybrid. She was connected to notes and would feel extreme pain and pass out when not in close proximity to one.

## Backstory

Not much is known about Arquasto's past, but it is certain that her father was the infamous Hiro'Tal and her mother a Troupe member. She was left at a young age.

## Storyline

Arquasto woke up in a dark room in the Wastelands with her bow "Eric" and a note next to her. The note would dictate that she go to the troupe tent but not enter. There, she would learn that she was somehow a troupe member despite having no eye-streak things and no powers. She would also encounter the Refuge and work as a waitress in their café.

After getting bored of her job and leaving, she'd come across another note in the Resting Grounds on Zelynos the Weaver-Moth. The cycle of finding notes and carrying out its orders would continue until a note eventually asked her to kill TAU. TAU - despite being a giant metal robot thing - would care for Arquasto and she wouldn't be able to carry out the task. The next note she'd find would be angry ramblings of whoever is writing the notes and eventually - in another note - she'd be ordered to murder Andra. Andra would convince Arquasto not to kill her and they'd become tolerant of each other.

One day Arquasto would decide that she wants to fake her death and does so in the troupe tent. She manages to seem like she faked stabbing herself with a katana and her will decrees that Riot takes Eric - her bow. She'd continue to be seen around Gran-Nest and she'd eventually fall in love with Yuri. They'd make settlement in the sky village and live together for a while. Eventually they'd break up and she would be killed in Zannker's Mind.

## Abilities

Phantom Punch - Summons a hand made of void and soul to manipulate.

## Bonds

Hiro'Tal - Father.

Victor - Apparently the most important person she knows as a nosk would presume the shape of Victor in front of her.

Andramita - Childhood friend.

Yorruichi - Ex-lover.

Zelynos - floof pet mmmmm
Kingdom's Edge

Kingdom's Edge is the eastern edge of Hallownest characterised by its strong winds and ash that blankets the caverns. There is little vegetation except for large white roots that protrude from the walls and colourless plants that grow on numerous surfaces. The rest of the cavern walls consist of rocks and fossilised shells. This place contains the Hive, the carcass of the Wyrm Pale King, as well as many rather odd creatures and cults.

It should be noted that the Maggot Cult and Alcabrius' Laboratory are both located here.

## Fauna

* Obserfly - Odd little hivemind creatures.
* Tremendous Ashmaw - Giant predatory creature.
Shard

Shard is a vessel with crystal growths on his body.

## Origin

Shard was born and died over 200 years ago. He crawled out of The Abyss, and went to the Crystal Peak. He then got trapped in a crystal for at least 20 years, in which parts of his body got crystallised.

Around 7 years ago Yorruichi found Shard somewhere in the Resting Grounds.

A bit later Shard was with Vitrum in the Oxeomorph Hive and helped defeat the Oxeomorphs.

Some time into the timeskip he made himself a house in the Fog Canyon and vibed in it. He did sometimes leave his house, like that one time when he helped Arsenic kill the abomination that is Threhemoth. He died during the Nadir

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Zote

***We don't speak about Zote.***

## General

*"'Zote was some guy. That is all.' Zote’s body was found dead right outside Hiro’s prison. It is assumed he died at Hiro’s hand, but his wounds could not have been made by an ordinary bug. We were definitely not directly handed the body by Hiro, and we are definitely not completely inattentive and oblivious to everything around us." - Zote's "Obitchuary"*

Zote was a leader? Great warrior? Comic relief? Something of The Refuge. In the base game Ghost saved him from a Vengefly King - but later, after Ghost started expelling infection again, Zote became infected but was then saved by Lego. He joined the Refuge and worshipped and used a Higher Being in wars against The Husks called the Tungsten Cube (gifted to him by the the Eel during the Holiday Event). He eventually caused a minor civil war in the Refuge because people wanted him exiled or dead - most probably because he poisoned the water supply of the Refuge with horny aphrodisiacs. He was killed by Hiro/Smiler near his cell - dying (death).

## ***Sins***

Sold pipe bombs, poisoned water supply of the Refuge he works in twice with aphrodisiacs that make you horny, used pipe bombs, acquired the Tungsten Cube from the Eel, worshipped the Tungsten Cube, used the Tungsten Cube in the Massacre of the Crossroads (war crime 👍), killed a neutral camp during his exile, decapitation of "traitors", supposedly stealing a pet Tiktik, insisting on relationships, got caught up in an ascension ritual or some shit but was saved by his sleeping schedule, and I'm like 90% sure he turned into The Shade Lord temporarily and transferred the Paragon Being to Jerren (who became Thorn). Its also rumoured that his death started some sort of grey infection that makes people worship him - seen only in Lucine.

Note that the Tungsten Cube was thrown into The Abyss in a pale ingot safe with its powers washed off in the Royal Waterways.
Frosted Vessel

## General

Frosted Vessel was a vessel that had ice magic.

## Appearance

He wears a dyed cloak and a mask covering his shell. He also has a spear which he named "Rimecleaver", although he almost never uses this name.

## Origin

Frosted Vessel was a vessel that, unlike all but Riot, bared ice magic. He got this from a charm known as "Endless Ice" that came from a corpse in a frozen wasteland far beyond Hallownest - likely the Western Tundra. He emerged from the Abyss alongside Toxic Shadow and Nightmare Shade into Deepnest. Unlike the others, he left Hallownest and found the previously mentioned corpse.

## Storyline

He'd join the Refuge and eventually move to Borea. However, he'd get arrested for trespassing into the Frostpoint Mountain which was then considered a natural reserve. He'd leave eventually though.

## Abilities

Cryokinesis, extremely weak void manipulation, rather decent at figure skating.
Puppet (Fluke)

## General

Puppet was a vessel controlled by the Hallownest Flukes.

## Origin

Originally a vessel that escaped the Abyss to Deepnest, then unnamed "Puppet" was hunted down and killed by a Nosk - more specifically the Nosk that Ghost killed in the base game. After a while his corpse was discovered by the Hallownest Flukes and got "revived" as a vessel for the flukes to possess. Puppet was used for diplomatic meetings, hard work in the Living Mineral farms, and trying to give a good first impression of flukes.

## Storyline

When the Journey Above expedition was announced, the Hallownest Flukes joined the expedition using Puppet and two other Flukemons. During the expedition, a Xenosian Flukemon infiltrated the group but was killed off by Rodo. The Flukemon was actually a Flukemarm in training and released thousands of smaller flukes. Eventually, only one would survive - and that one would be nursed by Puppet and the rest of the flukes in his head. Eventually, after reaching the absolute peak Mount Khan, the expeditioners accidentally start the Starfall by releasing the Starbringer and the rest of the Stars. Puppet would stand up to the Starbringer but would be destroyed by him in the process.
Seram

Seram - also called the Revenant (separate from Vesper) - was a Veilscourge described in a bygone legend as being "the very incarnation of the shadows and the veil that covers countless realities". Seram never appeared in RP and the validity of the legend is shaky at best so their existence is un-probable. It is likely that Seram was another name for another Veilscourge.
Swift

Swift is an adult vessel that took shelter in The Refuge when he was a teen vessel he was introduced on December 28 2021.

Swift

## Appearance

Swift is an adult vessel with a red cloak 4 top horns 2 tusks a black collar with a weaversong charm attached and his weapon which is a sickle attached to his arm he has a crack in his shell from the time fought Molten alongside Vengan.

## Backstory

Swift is a vessel that escaped the Abyss and found Deepnest, where he lived most of his life finding resources and fighting. He also found a Weaversong Charm and became a teen vessel there. After a while he had enough of the place and left - and then found the Refuge and took shelter, joining it.

## Storyline

Swift after recently joining the Refuge had many contributions to it such as; participating in 2 attacks on the The Husks (The Eternal Siege and Massacre of the Crossroads), tagging along to a Deepnest Expedition with Iggy, Lucine and Nover, helping in Krest’s revival, and defending the Refuge after a while he became an adult vessel. Later in life he tragically got ambushed by Husks and got infected. Before he fully succumbed to the light, he wrote a heartfelt letter with his charm attached to it. He also gave his Silknail to Valtia and Lumr and left for the Husk Refuge.

A long time later, while Swift was taking a nap in the crossroads, Shiftide and Victor arrived out of the blue. Shiftide offered to cure Swift and he promptly accepted. They went to the Endless Void where Victor proceeded to cure him via surgery, he later headed to his old Refuge to get his Weaversong charm back from Krest.

## Trivia

* Swift adult appearance is actually a sprite edit of the idle sprite of The Hollow Knight.
* His adult appearance before infection is a sprite edit of the idle Pure Vessel sprite.
Yorruichi

## General

Yorruichi (also called Yuri) was a vessel themed after a samurai knight who currently lived in the Refuge.

## Origin

Like all vessels, Yuri struggled to exit the Abyss. When he did, he walked around aimlessly in the wastelands of Gran-Nest, eventually finding Xeno. No one cared about or knew him so he left back into the wastelands. One day, a vessel going by the name "Ether" found Yuri and started taking care of him. They went to Hallownest where Yuri was trained in void magic by him and learned the world thanks to him. Eventually, years later, Yuri left to forge his own path in life. After some months, he ended up in a jungle, far far away from Hallownest. He built a home there and started anew. This was not going to last forever however as while Yuri was away from his home, a beast ravaged through and destroyed his home. He left the jungle, saddened by the destruction but heartened by the new place he'd call home, a beautiful land of marshes and swamps - presumably Guham or the Southern Marshlands. There, he met a butterfly and they fell in love. She became his lover but this love would be cut short when a centipede creature attacked them. The butterfly wasn't lucky and perished in the attack. Yuri hated himself for not being strong enough and he left the swamp heartbroken. During his travels he came across Hallownest once more. He joined The Refuge here and he learned that Ether had sadly killed himself during the Starfall.

## Storyline

He first arrived in the Refuge a few weeks after Ether's death. Thankfully, Yorruichi was accepted by the members of the Refuge and became a warrior. He helped take down multiple beasts from the surface and became Riot's disciple apprentice, which increased his strength and void powers and granted him near perfect mastery of void. He also took on ownership of The Sky Village, a village on the surface located within giant trees. There, he fell in love with Arquasto and they spent some time together until they broke up due to unknown circumstances. He left Riot as a disciple after learning of Vengan's death and eventually helped take down The Smiler. After the timeskip, he was selected to serve a housemaster in Nissha. He would go against the Shatterer of Strands during the Nadir and die a hero.

## Abilities

* Dark Slash - A simple katana slash enchanted by void flames.
* Dark Tornado - The user spins into a circular way slashing and burning anything close to it.
* Dark Kicks - The user sets their legs on fire and kicks will do significantly more damage.
* Lightless Slash - The user uses pure void to cut trough the flesh and bone of the user.
Alcabrius, the Scoundrel

## General

Alcabrius was a cryptic figure known as the Scoundrel or the Lord of Beasts. He created the Scoundrunners.

## Origin & Storyline

Alcabrius was presumably a Vessel that joined the Grimm Troupe. He decided to ditch the Troupe stuff after some point and decided to open a laboratory under his name where he experimented on anything and everything he could get his hands on. He would eventually get almost everyone who worked in the lab killed by Amalgam and his last pupil Alnitak heavily mutated so he'd leave. He would eventually create the Scoundrunners and be a general menace but would eventually get killed by Ludibrum near Arkymeiros' corpse.
Proto-Timeline

The Proto-Timeline is the first timeline where the roleplay takes place. It lasted from December 15th 2021 to August 12th 2022 (240 days!). It eventually got destroyed by the Shatterer of Strands and the Silver-Timeline was created in its place. There are many notable arcs in the Proto-Timeline.

* Jerren's Reign
* Pale Duke Arc
* The Eternal Siege
* Massacre of the Crossroads
* Starfall
* The Smiling War
* 7 Year Timeskip
* Third Husk v Refuge War
* Apocalypse
* The Nadir (Reset)
* Zenith (Rapture)
Borea

Borea, also rarely called "Borenia", was a very advanced kingdom even rivalling The Republic of Xenosia located in the Eastern Tundra. It was created by the infamous Riot after an expedition to the northern lands of Gran-Nest where he found the Tundra and its natural resources. The capital city, Whitmoor, was built and it grew rapidly - especially during the 7 Year Timeskip.

The kingdom became a large military power due to rapid technological advancement and zero competition in the northeast. It was widely known for its lumber and steel exports, a variety of produce native to the Tundra, and - of course - crystals from the Crystal Mines. It was eventually consumed whole by the Blight during the Apocalypse.

## Notable OCs

* Riot - King of Borea, God of Ice, Hero of Many.
* Andra - Queen of Borea, Bride of Gods, bears a questionable past.

## Areas

* Whitmoor
* Lectra
* Eisholm
* Tulor
* Frostpoint Mountains
* The Crystal Mines
Noxious Acid

Noxious Acid, also called Noxious Goo, is an odd fluid manufactured mainly by Alcabrius in his lab. They are generally stored in small flasks and machinery that pumps people full of them (See: Alnitak). It should also be noted that Noxious Acid is highly corrosive as well.

Noxious Acid has the most peculiar power of slowly mutating organic matter it touches and causing the inflicted to become violent and angry. Noxious Acid can also fuse two separate beings together if used right. Creatures infested with Noxious Acid can be cured with Adamant Acid.

Noxious Acid boils to a dangerous degree when burnt with Nightmare Essence and starts furiously sizzling when in contact with ice.
Living Mineral

Living mineral can be described bluntly as "breathing bricks". Made from moisturized flukes, this material is sturdier than most metals. It has a pearl-like touch and is completely made out of biological matter. It is resistant against acid, fire, and (to some extent) soul. It is, however, easy to break if exposed to void for a while. It is a good material to make armour and decorations out of. It is the only thing the Hallownestian Flukes harvested and sold.

Note that 50 living mineral is enough to build a house. Its not about the numbers, it is about how you use it.
Silksong Is Out

The "Silksong Is Out" joke was a trend on r/HollowKnightMemes where users made memes of Silksong as if it had released created around November of 2021. This provided the basis for the RP - the Infection was basically the Radiance controlling bugs by somehow making them believe wholeheartedly that Silksong had released and the Refuge was created to fight against the fiends that went mad waiting for Silksong.

It was eventually removed by the subreddit mods because of "spam/low quality". Despite this, RP subreddits such as r/RefugeOfSilksong remained, expanding the story.

The joke had a slight resurgence during December of 2022 where people also thought "Zoteboat" had released but this version of the meme had no connection to the RP - which had gone through a Reset and had no link to the Silksong is Out joke whatsoever.
Rána

Rána without her hood on

Rána is a Naga that entered Hallownest not so long ago.

She has electric powers, and can FOCUS Essence.

## Backstory:

Rána's species was worshipped for centuries, and Bugs thought of Nagas as Higher Beings. There was a kingdom not too far off the shore of Gran-Nest, its capital being Karam-Dosuuna, a massive city, comparable to the Heart of Hallownest. The king of said kingdom was Anœlzúth, a massive Naga, over three hundred feet long. His dynasty lasted for over fourteen hundred years, one of his numerous descendants being Zarhmentéllas.. Zarhmentéllas was a well-known and respected figure amongst the society, and one of the most powerful. He had two sons, Zarhménnas and Zerrúkalyas. Zarhménnas was the older and the more gentle one of the two, and he often made sure that Zerrúkalyas doesn't do something too bad. Zerrúkalyas on the other hand, was batshit insane, and with questionable morality. The siblings fought a lot during adulthood, then finally Zerrúkalyas forced Zarhménnas to leave the kingdom and never come back. Then, he took his father's position and started riots in the country, until it all collapsed, leaving just a ruined, silent Karam-Dosuuna.

Meanwhile Zarhménnas was living in Gran-Nest with Shána, one of his childhood friends, and now his wife. The pair got to the colonial area of Gran-Nest and had a daughter here. That daughter is Rána. Zarhménnas and Shána died when Rána was 17, leaving her as the last remaining member of the line of Anœlzuth. She faced some of that worship her ancestors got, she became sick of it, and eventually left. She then wandered through parts of the Land of Storms and got to Hallownest.
Dirtmouth

Dirtmouth is a town above Hallownest under The Refuge's flag. It was created after the fall of the Pale King and the infection barely even reached it until the events of the RP.

After the loss of the Battle of the Howling Valley, Karsh (leader of Armattia) challenged Nover (leader of Xenosia) to a duel, dictating that if Karsh won, he'd get Dirtmouth. Karsh and a soldier fought against Nover and Dani. The Xenosians lost and Armattia named Dirtmouth "*Outpost-57*" for a while. Nover declared a rematch to declare Dirtmouth's ownership and Nover won but spared Karsh's life. There was also a Troupe Tent located here until it was destroyed by the Husks - more specifically Kynigos.

It is also worth mentioning that an organization called Dirtmouth Innovation Co exists here.
Honeycomb

## Brief Story

Honeycomb was a honeybee that came to the refuge as a new home after adventures around Hallownest. He sold honey here for a while until he got captured by Vengan - who plotted with the Troupe to help the Molten Legion to produce more ember. Molten turned Honeycomb into a metallic cyborg - a toy to control with "sick abilities", but Honeycomb still continued to sell honey thanks to sheer stubbornness and determination. Eventually, he became next blacksmith after Iggy, who died whilst Honeycomb had conveniently started learning about blacksmithing.

Died - several months after becoming a true blacksmith - because of Molten, who crushed him in between the walls of the Black Spire and turned him into a table called "Tablecomb" due to Honeycomb becoming rogue.

## Abilities

Honeycomb, before coming to the Refuge, used an old nail to fight and started to experiment on the honey he made by using different components and different recipes. When he came to the Refuge, he started selling the honey he made, thus also expanding his knowledge what he could make, such as honey bombs, it's elemental versions, and "Wake Up!" Honey.

After getting captured and getting turned into a cyborg by Molten, he got new things attached to his body such as arm knife and crystal energy blaster. He also started to make his own weapons a short time after the Starfall was finished. He opened a forge where he forged Twin-hammers of Fury and Rapier of Honey-elegy. He also started to make some upgrades to himself, such as storage space, where he carried pastries and his own weapons he made.

*Tablecomb - as you might've guessed - possessed no abilities, or consciousness for that matter.*
The Tungsten Cube

*"Monomon once said that a bug who has a Why can bear almost any How. But a bug who has a Tungsten Cube can bear any object and all this talk of why and how becomes unnecessary."*

- Zote

## General

The Tungsten Cube was a Higher Being gifted to Zote by the Eel during the Holiday Event. After holding the cube in his arms, Zote managed to use the tungsten cube in wars such as the Massacre of the Crossroads via its ability to grant "super strength" to the bearer.

It was eventually lost after Zote's death but eventually it was rediscovered by Flukebileus in the Royal Waterways. The sewers had washed off the Cube's immense power and now it was nothing more than a rusty object. After the advice/order of Krest, Flukebileus locked the cube in a metal safe inside a metal safe with sewage in it, put the safe inside a chest, wrapped a chain made of Pale Ore around the chest, and dropped it into the Abyss where it was never found again.
Book of Light

*The Book of Light was a holy text written by Sol Aramis to spread the word of the infection. There is only one precept currently available and it is a description of the author's experience getting infected and becoming a Husk. It should be noted that it is unknown whether the Preaching of the Infection is in this book or not.*

“I wasn’t always affixed to the light. Many, many years ago, I followed a different path, one of blind darkness. Me and my peers worshiped the Shade Lord, and tried to harness the power he left upon our world. We believed that, by dedicating our lives to his worship, he would grant us the strength to harness his remnants. Prayers, Offerings, Rituals… All done in his name. They were foolish to believe that they would be given anything by a being who only takes.”

“It had been 30 Years into this endeavour. My peers continued with ceaseless vigour, still blind to the truth of the darkness. My faith had waned away. I had given up on my efforts, bitter and angry. Surely, SURELY, there must be another way to Power!”

“And that’s when a voice spoke from my mind. It offered me advice, advice that would change my life forever.”

“The Strong do not wait for opportunity, The Strong Pursue It.”

“Many emotions washed over me. Hope, Fear, Mainly Confusion. Had this been the Shade Lord? The voice was quick to correct me.”

“The Darkness Does not Give, Only Take.”

“I then asked the voice, if not of the Darkness, then of what?”

“I am Salvation. I am Generosity. I am The Light.”

-Sol Aramis
Northern Journey

*The Northern Journey details the transcript of events Riot endured after he discovered something was calling to him from the Eastern Tundra and went to investigate.*

### Day 1

"Just passed Mount Khan while going around the Atrantian Sea. I’ve been trying to keep a consistent pace but, the landscape is hard to traverse here and I’m getting tired..."

"Might go find some shelter soon..."

"I’ve brought the egg I got a few months ago in the hopes of finding a way to hatch it. No luck as of yet but I suspect it needs to be much colder."

...

"Just killed a strange beast, couldn’t tell ya what it was but it has sharp claws and a stinger."

...

"It’s getting dark now, I’ll probably just sleep in a tree or something. I’ll keep writing if anything interesting happens, but for now, I sleep."

### Day 4

"So the egg hatched and now I just have a baby leviathan following me around. I guess it imprinted or something like that? Idk I’m a chemist not a biologist so this is new to me..."

"Also I’ve gone into uncharted territory. Actually I’m so far from any recorded map or location that I’m using purely a compass to get back."

"I’m gonna stop writing because the little one it begging me to pet it. I’ll continue to keep you updated on my progress."

### Day 12

"I’m getting closer... I can feel it..."

"I’m so far north now that nothing grows. It’s all just snow, ice, more snow, and the occasional mountain here or there."

"I don’t know what the core is leading me to or why, but I must keep moving..."

"I named the little one 'Ari', I also figured out that it’s male because of coloration as well as behaviour. He’s been pretty obedient as far as baby leviathans go..."

"Food is becoming scarce... only the occasional fish or snow crawler every day or so..."

"It’s getting late so I’m gonna stop writing and get some rest... hopefully I’ll find what I’m looking for soon... whatever that is…"

### Day ???

"Forward..."

"I have to keep moving forward..."

"Cold..."

"It’s cold- so. so. cold..."

...

"How long has it been? How far have I gone? I hear them whispering my name..."

"I can’t escape..."

...

...

...

"Wake. Up."

### Day 26 (?)

"So I woke up in front of the frozen mound. No idea how in Wyrm’s name I got here but cool, I guess?"

"Apparently, Ari dug me out from under 2 feet of snow. If I didn’t have him with me I would most likely died."

"The inside of the mound was... disturbing, to say the least. Frozen corpses of snail shamans, bones, and a ton of runes in a language I couldn’t read."

"Likewise, I found a single frost wraith. The last of its kind I’d imagine. It was... angry. Not at me specifically, or anyone really. I just felt this undying, powerful rage."

"Long story short, I calmed the thing down and decided to... absorb it? That’s the best way I can think of putting it really. Actually it was more of a mutual contract sort of thing."

"I became it’s friend, and in turn it lends me its power."

"So now I can freeze void, which has infinite potential now that I can use my two powers in tandem."

"I’m currently on my way back, my void reserves are almost empty so I’ll just walk until I have enough to rift back."
Aggregor

## General

Aggregor was a Wyrm-Killing tyrant and ruler of Gramosia.

## Appearance

A full meter taller than Kynigos apparently.

## Backstory

Aggregor was a tyrant who ruled over a city known as Gramosia. Despite outwards appearances, Aggregor was nothing more than a mere mortal. He bared the title "Wyrmslayer", as they had gone on to conquer their way through the world, killing rulers regardless of their power.

He had a very peculiar way of killing Wyrms. He'd lead them to a magic dead-zone in Acisabok and, having led them to that spot, he'd bring them down to his level and beat the shit out of them.

Eventually he'd come to fight 50 assassins hired by a subordinate for five hours in his palace. He'd almost win but the subordinate would shoot an arrow right through his eye, killing him at the age of 142.

During the events of the RP, he is almost completely erased from history.

## Abilities

Aggregor wielded a pair of gauntlets as his primary weapon. He possessed extreme strength and supreme fighting capabilities that surpass even that of Ghost, capable of slaying even Higher Beings.

He was notoriously horrible at planning ahead, however.
Wastelands

It is said that only beasts roam the Wastelands.

The Wastelands are the largest region of Gran-Nest. Despite being windy and seemingly inhospitable, many countries and settlements reside here despite the sheer wildness of the lands.

## Areas

* Hallownest
* Deepnest
* Xenosia
* South Armattia
* North Armattia
* Adytum

## Fauna

* Oxeomorph - Beasts that create elaborate hive structures.
* Aspid Primordium - Apex predators and ancient Aspids.
* Scareener - Moderately powerful critter.
* Conker - Weird creatures susceptible to becoming pets.
* Thrips - Pests.
* Wailer - Extremely cryptic odd creature.
* Cliffstalker - An almost-apex predator that stalks the regions. (Found in more mountainous places.)
* Serpens Ouroboros - Extremely dangerous behemoths. (Found in titanic dens.)
* Infernal Basilisk - Dangerous powerful beast. (More volcanic regions.)
* Leptacarn - Terrifying flying beasts. (Near shore of Kaserin Sea.)
* Aquaped - Long centipede-like aquatic creature. (Near shore of Atrantian Sea and Hallownest.)
* Silkgobbler - Cryptic predator. (Darker underground regions.)
Iggy.Script "Creepy Salad"

*Iggy.Script was a creepy-pasta written by Molten (u/Molten\_Spamton79) about Iggy. It was cancelled in character because of "controversy about Molten kidnapping people".*

### The Spooky

"Iggy was a guy everybody loved and respected. I mean he has a brother and a husband. He made weapons for everyone and all in all was a chill dude. I didn't know him that much and didn't care about him. But he did give those cool blade arms. So I guess he has my respect. But I knew there was something wrong about him... He talked to himself sometimes... It's almost like... He had another person inside of him..."

"It all started like a normal night. I was walking down the street and breaking into people houses. Like every normal person. But when I got to Greenpath, it all started. Greenpath was darker then usual. I thought it was aurora borealis. And didn't pay much attention. But when I walked further I was bugs heads on nails. From Code to Krest, they all had their eyes hollowed. It's like someone poked them out. I couldn't handle it and vomited on the ground. "What kind of GAMER could do that?" Then I heard a scream, and I ran to where it was coming for. It was Venga but it was to late, he ended up like others. And then I saw the GAMER who killed them all."

"It was Iggy but at the same time it wasn't. His mask was cracked showing wide smile.... His eyes were yellow gold. His hand were very long and ugly. And he said '***TWO MORE TO GO.***' Two more? Who could that be, I wonder.. He said '***NOW SCARLET***'. Oh no. I need to warn her. The beast teleported away, and I ran to tell Scarlet..."
The Radiance

## General

The Radiance is a higher being that controls the Dream Realm. She is the source and origin of the infection.

## Origin

*Details and exact origins of the Radiance is a bit muddy might be wrong.*

The Radiance was a Higher Being that was the leader god of Hallownest long after the Void Kingdom died. She is the embodiment of the Dream Realm and fought against the Apolafsi after he threw a tantrum at her and the Nightmare Heart for leaving each other. Years later she found and became the subject of worship there. The Hallownest Population was composed primarily of moths and she thrived off of their worship. One day, a Wyrm, the Pale King, entered this domain and the bugs of Hallownest preferred it to the Radiance. One by one all bugs including the moths forgot about her. Only a single statue of her remained. Super pissed at Hallownest for leaving her to a white fork, she created the Infection and the then disorganized Husks. The kingdom was in despair, corpses came back to life, bugs became aggressive. The Pale King - through countless experiments - deducted that she should be contained within an empty vessel, a child of his own fused with Void.

Eventually the Pale King chose the "perfect vessel" from the Abyss and left the other children of his to rot - not aware that a decade later they would be one of the most common bugs found in Hallownest. The perfect vessel, dubbed "The Hollow Knight", wasn't actually that pure thanks to their dedication and need to save the kingdom planted in their head by the Pale King. When it came time to seal the Radiance away, the Hollow Knight was placed in the Black Egg - sealed away by the three dreamers. All seemed fixed in the Pale King's eyes until the infection started leaking from the Egg because of the vessel's impurity. Pale King, realising he fucked around and found out, took his castle in the Ancient Basin and sealed himself and the palace in the Dream Realm - where he died.

## Storyline

Eventually, the events of the base game would happen and Ghost, a vessel, would fight their sibling the Hollow Knight controlled by the Radiance. Hornet would join the battle and fracture the Hollow Knight's mask. Ghost then becomes the new vessel containing the Radiance and Hornet, the dreamer sealing the egg. Although the infection was stopped for a while, it started leaking again from Ghost and the events of the RP starts. A new faction started by Lego the Butterfly called "The Refuge" is created with the sole purpose of defeating the Radiance and the Husks and to reignite the kingdom of Hallownest.

After the Third Husk v Refuge war would end, her firm grasp on the Hallownest bugs would be almost completely diminished as Husks would become almost completely extinct.
False Vessel

## General

False Vessels - also called "Falsus Vas", "Faker", or "Masked Monster" - are vessels that become predators after an odd mutation after birth.

## Info

All False Vessels start out like vessels, but give in to an unknown force for greater power, they gain this power at the cost of their sanity and become False Vessels, which are now cursed to eat fellow bugs and cause others to go insane. Only 10 False Vessels have been recorded, among them are Uris, Olos, Tylok, Damioc, and Gruikan.

They keep the anatomy of their former bodies, but now they have razor sharp teeth that can be hidden and pulsating red pupils that can also be hidden, False Shades have their limbs hidden and their body working more like stalks for their heads.

They try to make friends with other bugs, and then slowly deteriorate their mental health until they eat them alive, they can also attack randomly, summoning a knife made out of blood to stab the victim to death.

They can be caught as a False Vessel by their voice, which reverberates a bit, and they can be killed like any other creature. When they die, they become their ghastly counterpart - a False shade. These versions of False vessels are more like hallucinations and/or ghosts.

## Abilities

Being able to shapeshift and mimic voices, can summon a knife made out of blood, and can disappear into shadows.

## Habitat

They prefer to live in large settlements due to the amount of prey there.
Frostpoint Mountain

The Frostpoint Mountains were very tall mountains that encompassed a good 3rd of Borea located in the Eastern Tundra. The Mountains were used as natural protection and a strategic advantage for Borea should they ever be invaded. They were also a natural reserve, meaning nobody was allowed access unless it was explicitly said so by Riot himself.

## Fauna

* Cliffstalker - An almost-apex predator that stalks the regions.
* Northern Aspid - Smaller tamer Aspid variant.
* Arctic Will-o-Wisp - Arctic cousin of a Will-o-Wisp.
Whitmoor (Whitmoor Palace)

The Capital City of Borea was Whitmoor, the founding settlement was built in the exact spot the city now lies. It became a great city during the 7 Year Timeskip.

In the middle of it was its most striking landmark; the Whitmoor Palace. It was a huge structure made partially from Riots own magic, his ice being weaved into the very walls in the palace. The inside was a hub of scientific and culinary advancement, not a single room going to waste.

Whitmoor and its palace were one of the first things to have been consumed by the Blight.
Spilo

## General

Spilo (full name Spilo Von Iditi) was a seed bug obsessed with seeds and burning Mosskin.

## Origin

Spilo was a Lygaeus Creticus seed bug born in City of Tears. He wandered into the Wastelands because of a combination of neglectful parents and general dumbassness but somehow managed to survive off of eating raw meat. Eventually he wandered back into Hallownest but permanently lost the ability to reason and think properly. Became a "business man" in City of Tears but was terrible at his job so he was immediately fired - which he couldn't understand so he believed he was still employed. He regularly made wild conspiracy theories to cope with existence. He also built up a distaste and hatred towards the mosskin and vowed to himself to burn Greenpath (despite knowing it was already burnt by the Demiurge). Also grew an addiction to seeds during his time in Hallownest.

## Storyline

Spilo was one chaotic motherfucker that resided mainly in the Refuge. He tried to burn Mosskin Territories with no avail, got attacked by many many creatures in Deepnest such as a Feral Leech and got saved by Gwylth, tried to create a war between the Refuge and the Leeches, and eventually died during the Apocalypse once he tried to climb into a rift made by the Realmbreaker.

## Trivia

Was actually designed as an NPC in an unreleased quest about a fire beast in Greypath. It would be revealed that Spilo was the beast and would try to kill the party members with his torch.
Alnitak

## Info

Phoenyx Hammon Alnitak was a scientist working for Alcabrius and his most talented assistant. He's a relatively slender bug with unnaturally lanky limbs, though his actual torso is kind of small.

His heavily mutated form is the final boss of the Scoundrel's Lab quest.

He played a crucial role in developing the FISU
Krest

# Summary

Krest was once a leading figure in the Refuge, and is often considered a main character in the roleplay (Despite Azcatriz' best efforts). He has travelled through most of Gran-Nest, serving as a freelance mercenary for whoever could pay him enough Geo. Now he resides in his old home of Hallownest, where he aided the Refuge in their war against the Husks, took down the Pale Duke, and ascended to Lord of Shades. He is now retired and spends most of his time with his family.

# Lore

### The Abyss

Born in the Abyss, he quickly gained his first traumatic experience when he witnessed his sibling from the same egg be thrown to the depths below by a group of vessels, competing to ascend to the top where the Pale King's light shined bright. He proceeded to get brutally bullied by the group, kicking him down, completely and utterly helpless. When he woke up from unconsciousness, he was greeted by the many corpses of his assailants, and tiny fragments of mask shards embedded into his hands. Unable to scream for help, he uselessly cried out his pain and loss to the vast emptiness of his familial mass grave, curled up on himself, unable to move out of sheer pain and grief.

He couldn't stay however, and for his lost sibling he continued his precarious climb up, where he saw the Pure Vessel and the Pale King in all his glory when they were already leaving; this is where he saw the elusive Ghost of Hallownest, clinging onto the platform for dear life just as he did. He didn't waste a moment, and in an act of selfishness, of which he would regret for the rest of his life, pulled himself up and ran through the still closing gates, leaving Ghost behind, who he presumed would fall to his death like his many other brethren.

### The City of Tears

His early life can be described as insufferable. With not a single piece of Geo to his name, he was confined to the destitute areas within the east district of the City of Tears. He was honestly better off living at the poorer western side of the city, because the east side is where the nobility reside in all their glorious pompous presence. He was mistreated harshly with only a handful of geo he scrounged up from the streets, which is just barely enough for food. -

(pending continuation

# Storyline

### The Beginning

The founding members of The Refuge, he took on leadership with Lego the Butterfly. From there he helped the Refuge win many battles, which included ascending into Godhood, serving as a vessel for Umbra. It wasn't until the disastrous Massacre of the Crossroads, where he and his strike team was surrounded by the The Husk Forces with aid from the Troupe. There he let himself be captured in exchange for safe passage for his troops.
Higher Beings

*"Higher beings, these words are for you alone."*

*"Within our lands do not hide your true form. Let all bask in your majesty, for only this kingdom could produce ones such as you."*

Higher Beings are basically gods and deities in the game Hollow Knight and the RP. They have specific domains and powers and thrive off of worship. Without worship, they simply cease to exist. They all are connected to Dream Essence in some way or another.

A god cant traditionally die, at least by normal means. There will always be essence left behind, which means they can regenerate, come back. This even happened with the erasure of the Realmbreaker. However, there are means to truly kill a god.

* To either submit them to the Null, fully erase them from existence, leaving absolutely nothing behind.

* Or to shatter them, tear their very essence apart down to its smallest and most essential points, leaving behind nothing more than a thing without form or mind, something far worse then true erasure.

Note that any critter can ascend to the rank of Higher Being if given the right opportunities.

See all Higher Beings list
Massacre of the Crossroads

The Second Husk v Refuge War had many names, however the most prominent ones were the "Massacre of the Crossroads" and "Battle of the Pilgrim's Way Bridge".

With most of the Husks still reeling from their defeat from the Eternal Siege, The Refuge successfully pushed them into the Crossroads. Meanwhile, Hiro started the production of Infected Vessels with combat intelligence known as Lightbringers. When the Refuge attempted to make one final push to take over Greenpath, they found defeat, thanks to a combination of Troupe assistance - who schemed that the victory of the Refuge would end their supply of ember - and the use of the new Lightbringers.

To Ensure his troops would get safe passage to the Refuge, Warrior General Krest sacrificed himself to the Husks. While Lego ended up imprisoning himself for Krest's safe return, the damage was already done. Krest was converted to the Grimm Troupe.

Meanwhile, a Refuge Scientist named Nover Established a New Kingdom called Xenosia in Xeno and conquered some surrounding lands. This attracted the Attention of a Military Kingdom called Armattia, who opposed Xenosia. After a couple of battles it ended in the Armattian General Karsh's Defeat in a 1v1.

After Krest's stay in the Black Site, Iggy found the location while attempting to retrace his steps. When confronted by Hiro, Iggy was taken over by an unknown force, and left a mysterious mark on Hiro.

Shortly after, Hiro and Code - two generals of the Husk Refuge - betrayed each other. This led to a showdown at the Troupe Tent, where Code was captured after a long fought battle. Eventually, Code escaped, and tried to challenge Hiro to a 1-on-1 duel. Before that could happen, the Commune Leader, Ting, decided to hold trial instead. Nobody was found guilty of anything, but both Hiro and Code were monitored heavily after the ordeal.
The Mad Society

## General

The Mad Society was a quest made by u/Ememems68\_battlecats.

### Original Premise

There's a suspicious looking thing in Kingdom's Edge that may or may not contain a secret society...

### Member Count

- Velon

- Erupa

## Story

Erupa and Velon stumbled across a Maggot - named Actol - who led them to the Crimson Eye Society where they met a Maggot Acolyte. Velon negotiated peacefully with the Acolyte by accusing Actol of heresy but in the end got sent to the Sacrifice Hall of the Crimson Eye Society alongside Actol. There, Velon and Actol found Queen-Beast Calâk-Dorë, subject of the Crimson Eye Society's worship. Erupa also tried to join and help Velon but she lost her arm and had to flee. Actol died barely making a scratch on Calâk-Dorë as well.

Velon and Calâk-Dorë fought valiantly until Calâk-Dorë perished and Velon was left on the verge of death. He claimed teeth, saliva, and coat of Calâk-Dorë and confronted the Acolyte - who had started the Crimson Eye Society to mock and laugh at Maggots for joining his DIY religion. They had tortured Calâk-Dorë to make her far more aggressive than she actually was and fed Maggots other Maggots just to satisfy his sick lust for blood. The Acolyte gifted Velon the Glittering Shnozz but then decided to attack Velon, a futile attempt in which he perished. Velon announced to the Crimson Eye Society their religion was a lie and left the establishment.