'Jewel Hive' is the easternmost of the nine Hives of Pantala, located
between Bloodworm Hive and Wasp Hive on the shore of Dragonfly Bay.
Jewel Hive is on the "leg" of the Dragons|dragon-shaped continent. It is
also considered to be the most artistic and musical Hive. It was ruled by Jewel (THQ)|Lady Jewel until the events of The Flames of Hope in
which she became the queen of the HiveWings.

## Description

Jewel Hive is described as pretty, even from the outside. As of The Hive
Queen, it is covered in pink graffiti against Wasp|Ex-Queen Wasp. Jewel
implied that pink paint is extremely difficult to get out of treestuff,
and that she would have pink smudges all over her Hive forever now.

## Notable features

### Art Scene

Little is known about the art scene, but Luna always talked about it
with Swordtail. It may be an art gallery.

### Ballrooms

Lady Scarab mentioned a ballroom owned by Rootworm, inside the palace.
Another ballroom is later mentioned. Cricket remembered a ballroom that
had gold wasps on the tapestries.

### Dragonfly Square

Dragonfly Square is where Cadelle resides. Although it is not the
wealthiest neighborhood in Jewel Hive, it is still respectable. It is
eight floors above the Glitterbazaar and named after Dragonfly, a hero
of the Tree Wars, and there are blue and green dragonfly statues of
varying sizes around the streets. There is also a rusty water tower
across from Cadelle's house.

Cadelle's house has gray silk carpets in the living room, along with
square black marble side tables and an ivory reproduction of the
Salvation Statue with tiny garnet eyes. Smells of chamomile tea and
boiled rabbit came from the kitchen, and portraits of Queen Wasp, Lady
Jewel, and Clearsight are hung on a wall. Cadelle keeps a spare key
under a loose tile outside.

### Dressing Up

The residents of the Jewel Hive, including the SilkWings, wear fancy,
wild outfits. These outfits include capes, headdresses, necklaces,
rings, body piercings (earrings), arm sheaths, veils, shawls, and
scarves. Cricket, Blue, Swordtail, and Sundew use this to their
advantage while they are sneaking around the Hive.

### Gardens

There is a garden at the top of the Hive with a wading pool and a shrine
to Clearsight. In the palace, there is a wide balcony garden that
overlooks the savanna covered in plants of all shapes and sizes.
Raspberry bushes lined the paths and white honeysuckle climbed the
gazebos. Pale pink lotus flowers drift across the ponds and there are
clusters of forget-me-nots everywhere. A roof extends over part of the
gardens.

### Jewel Hive Nest

The Jewel Hive Nest is a large white dome where all of the HiveWing eggs
are kept. Pebbled paths and benches circle it. Inside, green
bioluminescent mushrooms are the only source of light. Four tall columns
and two cross beams give the dome support, as it is as old as Wasp Hive.

### Jewel Hive University

Jewel Hive University is the university of the Hive. It is the most
artsy of universities and has classes in all of the arts, along with
history and literature. Many students who study at the academy go on to
become teachers at HiveWing and SilkWing schools or pursue careers as
artisans. Cadelle was mentioned to have taught history there.

### Kitchens

The kitchens of the Hive contain counters, potato barrels, stacks of
lemons, glass jars labeled BASIL and GINGER, and sugar.

### Lady Jewel's Palace

Lady Jewel's Palace is known for her prison at the heart of the palace,
where dragons mysteriously disappear, and there are rumors of terrible
torture. The prison is dark with no windows and a black stone threshold
ominously scratched by prisoners being dragged away. It is a large
mansion.

The rest of the palace has ruby-red walls and is quite bejeweled with
emerald patterns in the floors, tapestries, yellow silk banners, and
glittering ballrooms.

There are narrow back passages in the palace used by SilkWing servants
to keep them out of sight of Jewel's HiveWing guests.

### Library

The Library is said to be the biggest library in all the Hives, as it
covers a whole Hive level, a few levels above Cadelle's neighborhood,
and just above Jewel Hive Nest. It has a large double door entrance,
with a small plaza just outside it with a statue of Clearsight reading,
surrounded by benches. The library has a central desk with shelves
radiating from it and second-floor balconies with aisles of more books.
Famous characters are depicted on the walls, and glass and wire
sculptures of dragons reading were hung from the high ceiling. Blue silk
tapestries with quotes about reading take up the rest of the wall space.
On either side of the front and back doors there are tall columns that
serve as book drops, built into the wall, that stretch from floor to
ceiling. Blue noted that the library is not as sparkly as the rest of
the Hive.

### Parties

The dragons of Jewel Hive host many lavish parties, in which there are
drinks served, dancing, and often music playing. Here is a list of known
drinks served at said parties.

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Known drinks served

  - A bubbly drink that tastes like limes. Cricket remarked that it made
    her sleepy, indicating that it may have some form of alcohol in it.
  - Dark purple and fuchsia fruit punch.
  - Pale green tea.
  - A fizzy coconut-smelling drink

The dragons of Jewel Hive often bring along their prettiest SilkWings.
However, Cricket noted SilkWings were dancing and talking with the
HiveWings at a party, showing that the SilkWings and HiveWings in Jewel
Hive are more integrated than in the rest of the hives. Due to these
parties and celebrations, HiveWings sleep until midday.

### The Glitterbazaar

The Glitterbazaar is dedicated mostly to shops and shopping. It takes up
the entire first three Hive levels, plus an extra area outside the Hive
entrance home to shops and tents that had no room inside. The outside
area is covered by a silk canopy to keep the wares dry in the rainy
season. It is not very sparkly, which is ironic due to its name. Strings
of flamesilk lanterns are hung up all around the place. Cricket noted
that the shops are not organized in any way, merely squeezed into
whatever space available.

In the middle of the first floor, or the heart of the marketplace, there
is the Salvation Statue, which is similar to the Salvation Mosaic in
Cicada Hive. It depicts a triumphant statue of Queen Wasp, carved in
stone with ruby eyes, holding an unrealistically shiny Book of
Clearsight to the sky while impaling a LeafWing — an abstract male
LeafWing known as "The Enemy" — through the heart with one of her wrist
stingers. The Salvation Statue stands in the center of a neat circle of
grass. It is two times the size of an actual dragon. The Jewel Hive
Chrysalis uses it to communicate via a message on a leaf tucked into a
crack in the base.

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Known Shops

  - Raindrop Scales, owned by Pinacate and featuring "a trillion
    innovative ideas each year."
  - A music stand selling curved black metal harps and zebra-hide drums.
  - A stand with a selection of fruit juices (On the cover)
  - Flamesilk lantern stand (without the flamesilk) selling lanterns
    shaped like snails, leopards, and birds in flight.
  - A stand with capes in shades of sunflower yellow and rose gold with
    sparkling indigo beetles; translucent scarves and arm sheathes with
    glittering black markings.
  - A jewelry stand with long necklaces of little gold leaves, a
    "gold-and-jade headdress with so many points and squiggles and
    sparkles", bejeweled head coverings, a bright blue "shawl-veil-tiara
    thing", bracelets with dangling leaves, turquoise earrings, and a
    pearl necklace.
  - A fish shop with sharks (On the cover)
  - A lamp shop (On the cover)
  - A fabric shop with bolts of cloth and rugs (On the cover)
  - A bookshop (On the cover)
  - A bar or restaurant (On the cover)
  - A spice shop (On the cover)
  - A grocery shop selling vegetables and fish (On the cover)
  - A shop selling bracelets and necklaces (On the cover)

## History

### The Lost Continent Prophecy

#### The Hive Queen

Cricket, Sundew, Blue, and Swordtail snuck in Jewel Hive and stole a
multitude of accessories to disguise themselves. They then walked past a
guard and a HiveWing who suggested going to Raindrop Scales, saying that
"Pinacate has a trillion ideas." Afterwards, they passed the Salvation
Statue and found a clue left by the Chrysalis. Cricket passed by her
mother's square, where she briefly remembered how Cadelle taught history
at Jewel Hive University. They eventually used the clue to find their
location and become their allies. The climax of the book took place at
the Hive's nest, where Cricket finds the queen's secret (poisoning the
eggs with the Othermind|breath of evil through her tail stinger) and
rescues Bumblebee.

#### The Poison Jungle

Bryony thought about how less enthusiastic she would have felt burning
Jewel Hive rather than Bloodworm Hive.

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### Field Guides

#### A Guide to the Dragon World

Jewel Hive was featured in literature#Named books|An Official Guide to
the Hives.

## Trivia

  - There was continuously a competition about who hires the prettiest
    SilkWing.
  - Residents of Jewel Hive often speak in a high, slow way.
  - Lady Jewel was less strict about the "no trees allowed" rule.
  - HiveWings living in Jewel Hive might have seen SilkWings as equals,
    since they invited SilkWings to parties.