↑ Quirrel: 'Is it that, just faintly, you can still hear the echo of the bells?'.

They retain their intellect and their honour, though also their lethal traditions.'

↑ 13.0 13.1 Quirrel: 'The sickness in the air that clouds the mind of lesser beasts.

↑ 12.0 12.1 Last Stag: 'This place was a bustling hub of travel, well-placed for travellers visiting the outer edges of the land.'.

Travellers of Hallownest, descend through verdant wilds and fungal groves to the city at this kingdom's heart.'

↑ Forgotten Crossroads Lore Tablet: 'The Pilgrim's Way.

↑ Mantis Village Lore Tablet: 'The truce remains.

↑ Mantis Lords Hunter's Journal entry: 'The Mantis tribe and the bugs of old Hallownest had no love for each other.'.

↑ Fungal Wastes Lore Tablet: 'Warily shall we accept the will of the Wyrm.

↑ Fungal Wastes Lore Tablet: 'This border bounds the twisting, scratching things.

↑ Fungal Wastes Lore Tablet: 'Strength in the shared self.

Warrior sorts, so she says and I'm itching for some serious combat.'

↑ Cloth: 'A long necked critter warned me of a tribe deeper down.

↑ Cornifer: 'Very territorial types make their homes within this area.'.

↑ Cornifer: 'I'm just about finished charting these noxious caverns.'.

While the Mantis Tribe did not fall to the Infection, they retained their tradition of attacking anyone who wandered near their village. When the Infection spread across the land, the Mushroom Clan became Infected and started becoming aggressive to outsiders. Queen's Station connected Fog Canyon and the Fungal Wastes to the Stagways, becoming a hub of travel for travellers who wanted to visit the outer edges of Hallownest. The Pilgrim's Way, a road leading from the Forgotten Crossroads to the City of Tears, passed through the caverns. The Fungal Wastes was an important area for travellers. The Mantises agreed to a truce where they would retain sovereignty over their territory, and in return, they would keep the beasts of Deepnest at bay. However, the Mantis Tribe who live in the south part of the area had no love for the kingdom of Hallownest. When the Pale King arrived in Hallownest, they accepted his rule due to their strong belief that his foresight could protect them.

They share a border with Deepnest, whose inhabitants they were in conflict with. The Mushroom Clan is a group of fungal creatures who have a shared mind. The native population of the Fungal Wastes mainly consists of the Mushroom Clan and the Mantis Tribe. After picking up the Mantis Claw from Mantis Village, a Mask Shard can be acquired in Queen's Station. Three Charms are found throughout the area, Dashmaster in the southeast, Spore Shroom in the southwest near Deepnest, and Mark of Pride in a chest in Mantis Village after the Mantis Lords are defeated. In the Mantis Village, the Mantis Lords can be challenged to gain access to an entrance to Deepnest.Ī Charm Notch can be picked up after defeating two Shrumal Ogres in the north part of the Fungal Wastes.

The Warrior Dream Elder Hu is found in the northeast near the entrance to the City of Tears. In the very south of the area, near Mantis Village, Bretta can be freed and returned to Dirtmouth. Quirrel can be encountered twice in the area, once in the Stag Station and later in Mantis Village.

Near his shop, Cloth can be found hiding under the ground. Leg Eater has a shop where he sells Fragile Charms in the northeast part of the Fungal Wastes. Various NPCs are present throughout the area. One of the main features of the area is the large Stag Station in the west part, Queen's Station. The Mantis Tribe make their home further into the area and are equally unwelcoming to outsiders. The Fungal Wastes are populated by the Mushroom Clan, a territorial group who pose a threat to anyone who wanders nearby. Besides this, caustic pools of acid are abundant throughout the area. The noxious caverns of the Fungal Wastes are covered in mushrooms of all kinds.

Hollow knight fungal wastes map