Cinnabar Sands is a location in Horizon Forbidden West, first mentioned in Horizon Zero Dawn.
Description[]
The Cinnabar Sands are a stretch of desert south of Plainsong.
History[]
A great work of art, Lament for Cinnabar Sands, was created in Sunfall during the reign of Sun-King Marzid.
During the Red Raids, a battle was fought here between the Carja and the Tenakth, during which the Carja were utterly routed, leaving no survivors. Fashav was captured by the Tenakth during this battle while covering the retreat of Carja soldiers.
Mentions in Horizon Zero Dawn[]
- "In time, Sunfall became a city unto itself, and the source of great works such as Passion of the Tallneck Among the Dunes, Turning Seasons at Bronzeflash, and Lament For Cinnabar Sands."
- ―History of Sunfall
- Guard: "Isn't that him, from the battle of the Daunt?"
Guard: "Can't be. Cinnabar Sands was before that, and there were no survivors." - ―Carja guards discussing Nil prior to the final battle in The Looming Shadow[1]
Trivia[]
- Cinnabar Sands is what the Old Ones called Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.