

This naturally led to a life of worship, but they eventually turned their devotion to the Pale King upon its arrival. They owe their existence to the Radiance who's light transcended the spiritual realm and granted them life in the physical world. While other bugs grew obsessed with surpassing their physical attributes, the ancient Moth Tribe discovered a way to harness and manipulate dreams. Though the Scholars survived the fall of Hallownest, their exploits came at a great cost to their own ranks and resulted in genocide beyond them. The Soul Master still rules over the area, putting up a considerable fight to cling to a false promise of immortality. In the madness, their soul experiments escalated but successes were far and few, with many deformed in the process into Follies and Mistakes.

In reality, their minds had been unknowingly corrupted by the Infection despite their efforts. They fooled themselves into believing consuming souls would awaken the potential of immortality and cut off ties with the Pale King. Though they used to live in servitude to the kingdom, the spread of the Infection led to them desperately experimenting with Souls in search of a cure and committing atrocious sins in the process. Here in the Soul Sanctum wait the once highly intelligent Scholars, who sought to attain pure focus of the mind. Lingering high above in the upper lofts of The City of Tears is a cursed place that hides a mirky past.
