"Man this bitch's house is creeeepy."

—Cole, upon seeing the Locust Palace

The Royal Palace^[1] was the royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the Locust Horde. Located in the city of Nexus, the palace was often at the center of decisions regarding government, military, church, and science matters. In addition to being the home of Queen Myrrah, it was also the meeting place of the Locust Council. The Royal Palace was invaded by humans during the Siege of Nexus in 14 A.E. The Royal Palace, along with the city of Nexus, was destroyed by the COG Army on 2nd Frost, 14 A.E.

History[]

Pre-History[]

Before the establishment of the Locust Horde, the site of the Royal Palace was a large stalactite over a large Imulsion lake within the Hollow inside Mount Kadar, approximately 3 kilometers below the surface.

Pendulum Wars[]

In the mid-Pendulum Wars, the COG Department of Health operated genetic experiments oversaw by Dr. Niles Samson at the New Hope Research Facility in the Kadar Valley to treat the children of Imulsion miners afflicted with Rustlung. Transgenic experiments involving DNA from indigenous creatures of the Hollow resulted in the children transforming into unstable chimeras called Sires. The unethical experiments were shut-down by Chairman Monroe, but a fringe syndicate within the COG relocated Samson and his research to a secret facility in the caves of Mount Kadar.

Upon relocating underground, Samson begun hybridizing Sire DNA with the embryonic stem cells of Myrrah, a human child born with a genetic immunity to Imulsion. This resulted in the first successful hybrid, which produced the first Drones of the Locust Horde. Because of Myrrah's stem cells and Imulsion being used to create the Locust, she was able to control them through a Hivemind established by the Matriarch. When Myrrah's infant daughter, Reyna, was taken from the facility by the father, Dr. Torres, Samson lied to Myrrah that the two were killed in the escape attempt in order to keep Myrrah in the facility.

In Myrrah's grief, she used the Hivemind to compel the Locust into slaughtering the human scientists. Upon liberating the Locust, she established herself as their Queen. The Locust initially constructed their home on the shore of an underground lake, but they later relocated to what would become Nexus due to the large Imulsion lake needed for their resources. The Locust constructed Queen Myrrah's palace out of the stalactite that hung over the Imulsion lake, as her body benefitted from Imulsion exposure rather than harmed by it.

Lambent War[]

Locust War[]

Destruction[]

The Palace, along with the rest of the Nexus, was destroyed in a flood on 2nd Frost, 14 A.E. when the COG Army sunk Jacinto City and used the city's surrounding seawater to drown the Locust in their tunnels.

Description[]

The Royal Palace was built out of a massive stalactite above the Imulsion lake within Nexus. The Palace could be reached multiple bridges or by cable cars that both connected to the city. The Palace was protected by an additional façade that resembled a beehive. The main entrance of the Palace was surrounded by exterior support beams.

The interior of the palace contained massive chambers. In contrast to human palaces, the Locust palace descended with more prominence. Directly below the main entrance was the Bloodmount stables, War Room, Main Atrium, and the Queen's Chambers. Connected to the Queen's Chambers was a Reaver pens.