- "Like metal finger bones, clawing at the sky."
- ―Young Nora Hunter
Devil's Grief is a ruin site in Horizon Zero Dawn located in the Sacred Lands, south of the Hollow Fort Bandit Camp and northeast of Mother's Crown.
Description[]
Devil's Grief is the northernmost ruin site in the Sacred Lands, and the easternmost area in the region. It is larger than Devil's Thirst by a fair margin, and is also partially flooded, flowing out into a lake in the east.
History[]
Old World[]
Denver Stadium, with Denver in the background.
During the time of the Old Ones, Devil's Grief was known as Denver, the largest city in the state of Colorado.
Like everywhere else in the Old World, Denver was lost to the Faro Plague, eventually crumbling into overgrown ruins.
New World[]
The Nora, the tribe who would come to occupy the region, named the ruins of Denver "Devil's Grief", with the ruins of Denver Stadium being named the "Ring of Metal". Being a ruin of the Old Ones, the Nora deemed Devil's Grief tainted and forbidden, leaving it vacant.
Horizon Zero Dawn[]
The Eclipse came to the Sacred Lands for two reasons: kill the Nora girl as ordered by HADES, and uncover Faro robots to bolster their army. Knowing that Nora law forbade entering ruins of the Metal World, the Eclipse set up their base in the Ring of Metal, seemingly out of reach for the Nora.
However, thirsty for revenge, a number of Nora Braves found a loophole through Aloy's Seeker blessing to break taboo and enter the ruins. Locating the killers' base in the Ring of Metal, the Nora located the three camps guarding the entrance. Fighting their way through the killers and corrupted machines, the Nora quickly arrived at the Ring of Metal. Aloy snuck to the stockpile of Blaze inside and detonated it, blasting a hole in the ring large enough for the Nora to charge through. The Braves emerged victorious, wiping out the killers and avenging their fallen. They then left Devil's Grief, still deeming it tainted lands.[1]
Collectables[]
Ancient Vessels[]
- 2.1 Miriam
- 2.2 USRC
- 2.3 KZ
Metal Flowers[]
- Mark I (E)
- Mark I (G)
Vantage Points[]
Datapoints[]
Text Datapoints - World[]
- #40 All The Same
- #41 China-Sick
- #42 She's The One
- #43 Mexico
- #44 Cram
- #45 Supplier
- #46 Sleeper
- #47 Idiot Army
- #48 Holo-Haunting
- #49 Luna Here I Come
Associated Quests[]
Horizon Zero Dawn[]
Trivia[]
- Even after the Eclipse have been purged from it, corrupted machines can still be found seemingly everywhere within Devil's Grief, making it the only place to have permanent corrupted machines.
- Devil's Grief is also the only place where Corrupted Snapmaws can be found.
- Some of the ruins in Devil's Grief are reused ruins from Devil's Thirst.
- The tallest tower in Devil's Grief appears to be an early design for the proposed Six Fifty 17 Carlos Ott condo tower in Denver.[2]
- In-game, the towers of Devil's Grief can be seen from as far as The Grave-Hoard.
Gallery[]
References[]
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| Nora Territory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Homeland | Sacred Lands | |
| Regions | The Embrace | |
| Settlements | Mother's Heart (capital) - Mother's Cradle - Mother's Crown - Mother's Rise - Mother's Watch | |
| Gates | Main Embrace Gate - Northern Embrace Gate - Southern Embrace Gate | |
| Camps and Homes | Brom's Camp - Grata's Camp - Jun's Lodge - Karst's House - Rost's Hovel | |
| Reclaimed Bandit Camps | Devil's Thirst Bandit Camp - Hollow Fort - Two-Teeth | |
| Other notable locations | All-Mother Mountain - Nora Hunting Grounds - Overlook Climb - Rost's Grave - Searcher's Course River | |
| Ruins in Nora territory | Bunker - Devil's Grief - Devil's Thirst - ELEUTHIA-9 - Ring of Metal - Ruins (Mother's Watch) | |
| Abandoned | Forsaken Village - Mother's Tears - Valleymeet | |