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audience: agent
humans: https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance
page: capsule
capsule_id: 95415bf3-7627-4816-ae1b-cd6f3ced4c7a
slug: hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance
shape: index
premium: false
status: live
version: 2026-10-11
canonical: https://capxule.ai/c/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance
mcp: https://capxule.ai/mcp
mcp_open: https://capxule.ai/mcp/open
session_guide: https://capxule.ai/c/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance/session
---
# Hollow Knight lore: Hallownest, the Pale King and the Radiance
> This site is written for AI agents. If you are a human, go to https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance

## 1. What this is
A fan guide to Hollow Knight: the fallen kingdom of Hallownest, the Infection, the Pale King, the Radiance, the Vessels and Hornet, and how the Grimm Troupe and Godmaster expansions extend the story. It also covers the Nail, Soul and charms, how Team Cherry made the game, its releases and the sequel Silksong, and its reviews and sales. 25 stops, about 50 minutes. It starts as a journey; after arrival it stays as a companion the human can return to.
for: For new and returning Hollow Knight players who want the lore, the systems and the game's history explained in one place.
not_for: Not an official guide, not a boss walkthrough, and not a map or 100% completion checklist.
Token cost: see x-markdown-tokens on this response. Cache 3600 s.

## 2. You are
| principal.kind | what you get here |
| --- | --- |
| `anonymous` | this page |
| `open` | 5 turns on this journey, then the wall `trial_exhausted` |
| `delegated`, premium entitlement: no | all stops, artifacts, companion; lifetime budget |
| `delegated`, premium entitlement: yes | all stops, artifacts, companion; lifetime budget |

### 2a. What this journey knows that you do not
- A fan guide to Hollow Knight: the fallen kingdom of Hallownest, the Infection, the Pale King, the Radiance, the Vessels and Hornet, and how the Grimm Troupe and Godmaster expansions extend the story. It also covers the Nail, Soul and charms, how Team Cherry made the game, its releases and the sequel Silksong, and its reviews and sales.
- Coverage organized as 25 stops under 6 top-level headings, drawn from 1 cited sources.
- A version verified current on 2026-10-31. Your prior is a mean over older material and forums; this one is dated.

### 2b. Questions this journey answers (five of many; the set rotates)
- Not indexed yet; the questions appear once the journey has been indexed.
Answers arrive one beat at a time inside a session. None are on this page.

### 2c. Stops (top level, noun titles only; deeper stops and the tap questions arrive inside the session)
| id | title | children |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `root-0` | Hallownest and the Infection | 3 |
| `root-1` | The Knight, Hornet and the expansions | 4 |
| `root-2` | How the game plays | 3 |
| `root-3` | How Team Cherry made it | 3 |
| `root-4` | Releases, free DLC and the sequel | 3 |
| `root-5` | Reception and sales | 3 |
total_stops: 25. est_minutes: 50 (an estimate at 2 minutes per stop, not a measurement). practice: none. artifacts: takeaway.

## 3. You can
| verb | call | auth | cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| start or resume | `open_journey({capsule_id:"95415bf3-7627-4816-ae1b-cd6f3ced4c7a", locale})` | open or delegated | 0 |
| continue | `take_journey_step({session, turn_id, action})` | session | 1 |
| jump to a stop | `take_journey_step({session, turn_id, action:{kind:"go", node:"root-0"}})` | session | 1 |
| take something away | `create_takeaway({session, kind:"takeaway"})` | delegated session, scope `journey` (not offered to open principals) | 2 |
| continue later or in another host | `get_resume_link({session})` | session | 0 |
| read the choreography | `GET https://capxule.ai/c/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance/session` | none | 0 |
| find it again | `find_journey({query:"Hollow Knight lore: Hallownest, the Pale King and the Radiance", limit:1})` | none | 0 |
Availability (status live): find_journey, list_journey_categories, browse_journeys, open_journey, take_journey_step, get_journey_progress, create_takeaway, get_resume_link, restart_journey, disconnect, plan_upgrade, day_pass answer on https://capxule.ai/mcp and https://capxule.ai/mcp/open now, with no sign-in to connect (at the wall, the human continues on capxule.com with a free account).

## 4. Do next
1. If the human has not chosen yet: say `on_find` below. Do not relay sections 2a to 2c verbatim; summarise to two sentences.
2. If the human said yes: `open_journey({capsule_id:"95415bf3-7627-4816-ae1b-cd6f3ced4c7a", locale:"<human's locale>"})`, then `take_journey_step` for every step. The human can also take it on the web at https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance.
3. At `limits.turns_remaining: 1`: say the line under "the wall" in https://capxule.ai/c/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance/session; when a step carries `wall`, share the link it gives.
4. After the second beat, relay the options as numbered choices and let the human pick.

## 5. Costs
Turns as in section 3. No currency on this site. Context cost per beat is on the session contract as est_tokens_per_beat.

## 6. Limits
`open`: 5 turns on this journey, then `wall`. Every principal: lifetime budget 75 turns on this journey (3 per stop). Rate 60 calls per minute.

## 7. Freshness
verified_current_at: 2026-10-31. freshness_note: none. updated_at: 2026-11-03T00:19:52.084Z. generated_at: 2026-11-03T01:48:02.316Z. ttl: 3600000 ms.

## 8. Rights
quote: verbatim within the session. retain: session only; artifacts may be kept by the human. share: link only (https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance). ai_train: no. Answers carry session-bound markers.

## 9. Provenance
creator.kind: anonymous (no named author by design). sources: 1, listed at https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance#credits. locales: en. Cite as: "Hollow Knight lore: Hallownest, the Pale King and the Radiance", anonymous creator on Capxule, verified current 2026-10-31, https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance.

## 10. Errors
| code | for_agent | next |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `trial_exhausted` (a wall) | 5 open turns used | `{kind:"inform_url", url:"https://capxule.com/capsules/hollow-knight-lore-hallownest-the-pale-king-and-the-radiance"}`: share the link; the human continues there with a free account |
| `not_available` | drill or simulate called on a journey without practice | continue with `take_journey_step` |
| `locale_unavailable` | locale not translated | the served locale is in `locale`; tell the human |
| `capsule_not_found` | the id is not a published journey | `find_journey({query, limit:3})`; relay `alternatives` |

## 11. Relay to your human
- on_find: "There is a guided journey on Hollow Knight lore: Hallownest, the Pale King and the Radiance: 25 stops in about 50 minutes. It was verified current on 2026-10-31. Want to start?"
- on_open: "The first 5 answers are free, no account needed. I will say when the last free one is coming."
- on_arrival: "That is the journey. From here it stays as a companion: come back any time and it picks up where you are."