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{{HK Infobox NPC
|title1 = Herrah the Beast
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|gender = Female<ref>[[Resting Grounds]] [[Lore Tablets (Hollow Knight)#Resting Grounds|Lore Tablet]]: <i>"In her Den, amidst the deep darkness beyond the kingdom."</i></ref>
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{{Quote
|...Bound... For brood... For child...<br>...Fair bargain made...<br>...Give all...<br>...For her...
|Herrah the Beast
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<b>Herrah the Beast</b> is an [[NPCs (Hollow Knight)|NPC]] in <i>[[Hollow Knight (game)|Hollow Knight]]</i>. She is one of the [[Dreamers]] and is involved in [[the Knight|the Knight's]] quest to destroy [[the Infection]].

== Lore ==
Herrah was the queen of the [[Spider Tribe]] of [[Deepnest]] and is the mother of [[Hornet]].<ref>[[Deepnest]] [[Whispering Root]]: <i>"...Sleeping Queen..."</i></ref><ref>[[Hornet]] after Herrah is killed: <i>"We do not choose our mothers, or the circumstance into which we are born."</i></ref> Her partner was part of the honoured caste, while Herrah herself is only a common beast.<ref name=sire>[[Fungal Wastes]] [[Lore Tablets (Hollow Knight)#Fungal_Wastes|Lore Tablet]]: <i>"This border bounds the twisting, scratching things. Their dead sire, once of honoured caste. Their sealed mother, but the common beast."</i></ref> At a certain point, her partner died, leaving Herrah without an heir.<ref name=sire/> 

The Spider Tribe and Herrah herself never accepted [[the Pale King]] and his rule.<ref>[[Quirrel]]: <i>"Supposedly, there's a village deep in the warren. Its inhabitants never accepted Hallownest's King."</i></ref>  When the Infection first appeared, the Pale King asked Herrah to become a Dreamer to seal the entrance to the Black Egg in the [[Temple of the Black Egg]]. She only agreed if the Pale King would have a child with her, which ended up being Hornet.<ref>[[Midwife]]: <i>"Hers is a tale of tragic exchange. Cost her and her people greatly, though I suspect she bore no regret in making it."</i></ref><ref name="whitelady">[[White Lady]]: <i>"It faced the Gendered Child? She's a fierce foe, strong in mind and body, striking reflection of her mother, though the two were permitted little time together. I never begrudged the Wyrm's dalliance as bargain. In fact, I feel some affection for the creature birthed."</i></ref> After Hornet was born, Herrah and Hornet were permitted little time together as Herrah went into an eternal sleep.<ref name="whitelady" />

== In-game events ==
Herrah appears as a projection together with the other Dreamers in both [[Greenpath]] and the [[Resting Grounds]]. While [[Lurien the Watcher]] wants their Seals to remain and [[Monomon the Teacher]] wants their Seals to break, Herrah does not voice her opinion on this.<ref>[[Lurien]] [[Dream Nail]] dialogue: <i>"...Bonds must remain..."</i></ref><ref>[[Monomon]] Dream Nail dialogue: <i>"...the Seals, must break..."</i></ref> She and the other Dreamers attempt to lock the Knight in the [[Dream Realm]] after the Resting Grounds encounter. 

Once the Knight reaches her physical body in [[Beast's Den]], her mind can be entered by using the [[Dream Nail]]. She can then be attacked in her [[Dream_Realm#Dreamers_Stage_1|Dream]] after which [[Focus]] can be used to break her Seal. Her physical body has disappeared when the Knight wakes up. Hornet appears at Herrah's former resting place if she was fought in [[Kingdom's Edge]] before Herrah's death.

{{HK DN|
*...Bound...For brood...For child...
*...Fair bargain made...
*...Give all...
*...For her...
*...For her...
*...For her...
}}

== Location ==
Herrah's physical body is located in Beast's Den in Deepnest.

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|Image1 = Mapshot HK Dreamers 05.png!Herrah's location
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{{Gallery
|Title = Gallery
|Image1 = Screenshot HK Dreamers 03.png!Herrah in Beast's Den
|Image2 = Screenshot HK {{PAGENAME}} 01.png!Herrah in the Dream Realm if no Dreamers are killed yet
|Image3 = Screenshot HK {{PAGENAME}} 02.png!Herrah in the Dream Realm after one Dreamer is killed
|Image4 = Screenshot HK Dreamers 11.png!Herrah in the Dream Realm after two Dreamers are killed
}}

== Achievements ==
{{Achievement|Beast}}

== Trivia ==
* Early in development, Herrah was called Hegemol. This name was reused for one of the [[Five Great Knights]].<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/10/15/the-making-of-hollow-knight The Making of Hollow Knight - Game Informer] interview with Team Cherry.</ref>
[[File: Seal 6.png|thumb|200px|Seal over Herrah's body]]
* Herrah has several [[Cut Content (Hollow Knight)|unused lines]] of dialogue which can still be found in the game's files.
* When trying to attack Herrah's physical body in Beast's Den, a [[Seals|Seal]] appears over her body.

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