- "Yet again, you risked your life... for me and my ambitions."
- ―Morlund
Lofty Ambitions is a side quest in Horizon Forbidden West.
Synopsis[]
Revisiting the delving crew at the newly named Hidden Ember in the ruins of Las Vegas, Aloy finds Morlund tinkering with a new invention. Morlund introduces Aloy to his idea of elevated spheres, an airborne contraption inspired by the Banuk’s ritualistic spheres. He hopes to use the sphere as a floating beacon to attract travellers to the Hidden Ember, however reveals the key component is missing. Morlund explains that the crew had delved deeper into the ruins where he had found a mechanical burner designed by the Old Ones. Before he was able to retrieve it however, they were chased away by machines. Agreeing to retrieve the burner, Aloy descends into the ruins.
After recovering the burner from a dragon statue, Aloy returns to Morlund. Completing the sphere, Morlund invites Aloy to join him on its maiden ascent. The sphere however is suddenly caught in a Stormbird’s maelstrom, causing them to crash among the mountains. After recovering, Aloy follows Morlund’s cries for help to the wreckage site where a group of machines have arrived. After defeating the machines, Aloy helps Morlund out from under the wreckage. Relieved to see she is unharmed, they leave together to track down the burner. To their dismay they see that it is being guarded by the Stormbird. Working together, Aloy and Morlund down the Stormbird and retrieve the burner.
With only minor repairs needed for the burner, Morlund thanks Aloy who suggests that he invite Stemmur or Abadund to be his next passengers once the sphere is functional again.
Objectives[]
- Go to the Ruin with the Dragon Statue
- Gather the Burner
- Deliver the Burner to Morlund
- Enjoy the Ride
- Find Morlund
- Kill the Machines
- Free Morlund
- Follow Morlund
- Search for a Way Across the Chasm
- Talk to Morlund
Notes[]
- Due to the collection part of the mission being co-located in Dunehollow near the item requested by Stemmur in Nights of Lights, it's possible to complete the "search and recover" aspect of both missions during the same visit to the cavern.
- During the balloon flight itself, Aloy cannot be controlled but the player can rotate the camera.
- After completing the quest, Morlund will rebuild the balloon and continue to invite Aloy to ride, which she can do from a location a short distance from Hidden Ember.