- "I invoke blood for blood."
- ―Dekka
Blood for Blood is a side quest in Horizon Forbidden West.
Synopsis[]
After repelling Regalla's attack on the Kulrut, Dekka approaches Aloy with a personal request. Her grandson (and only living relative) Kavvoh was part of the rebel attack but was not among the dead. She hopes to track him down and convince him to return to the tribe.
Aloy follows Dekka to a nearby camp where the rebels had captured a soldier a few days before. After defeating the rebels, they find the soldier, Nakalla, in a pit hidden under a wooden floor panel. She tells them that Kavvoh's squad was the one that captured her and that they threw her in the pit when she attempted to escape. When Dekka asks where Kavvoh's squad went, Nakalla says that they had mentioned Fall's Edge, and Dekka asks Aloy to meet her there. Privately, Nakalla comments to Aloy that Kavvoh is a traitor and that Dekka is wasting her time trying to bring him back.
At Fall's Edge, Aloy finds Dekka with the town's leader, Arokkeh. His scouts had captured Kavvoh nearby and he has him locked in a cage hanging over the waterfall pending a trial by combat with machines. Kavvoh insists that he came to warn them of a pending rebel attack and that he could lead them to their camp. However, Arokkeh refuses to release him, leading Dekka to invoke "blood for blood", taking Kavvoh's place inside the cage until he returns.
At the campfire rendezvous point, Aloy finds a rebel squad waiting impatiently for someone to arrive. A little while after she kills the rebels, Arokkeh arrives with Kavvoh in tow. When questioned about the rebel squad, Kavvoh denies knowing anything about them, but Arokkeh takes this as a sign of his treachery. While still suspicious, Aloy asks him to free Kavvoh and return his weapon, which he reluctantly agrees to.
Kavvoh leads them along the same path he used to desert the rebels until they arrive at a clearing near a waterfall. There seems to be nothing there at first, but then they spot rebels with an overridden Behemoth, which they intend to use in their attack on Fall's Edge. Aloy, Kavvoh, and Arokkeh attack and defeat the the rebel force, with Kavvoh sustaining some minor injuries in the process. Arokkeh offers to escort Kavvoh back to town while Aloy travels ahead to inform Dekka.
When Aloy returns to Fall's Edge, she frees Dekka from her cage. Dekka is initially concerned that Aloy arrived alone before she informs her of what happened. Just then, Arokkeh comes back with Kavvoh, expressing regret that he ever doubted his warning. Still, he warns that while Kavvoh may have redeemed himself with his recent actions, it will still be some time before the rest of the clan trusts him again. Kavvoh responds by vowing to do whatever it takes to re-earn that trust. With that, he and Dekka return to the Grove.
Objectives[]
- Meet Dekka on the Hillcrest
- Kill the Rebels
- Find the Post That Nakalla Was Tied To
- Follow the Tracks
- Examine the Hatch
- Meet Dekka at Fall's Edge
- Go to the Campfire
- Kill the Rebels
- Wait for Kavvoh and Arokkeh at the Campfire
- Follow Kavvoh
- Find the Threat to Fall's Edge
- Kill the Rebels and Their Machine
- Talk to Kavvoh and Arokkeh
- Return to Dekka