The Malmstrom is a mentioned-only location in Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds.
Description[]
Located a month's march from the Banuk homeland of Ban-Ur, the Malmstrom is a system of caves where the Conclave, an organization of Banuk shamans, meet annually at high winter and store a collection of machine components that they hold to be their most sacred artifacts.[1]
The Malmstrom’s exact location is known only to members of the Conclave.
History[]
Sylens appeared before the Conclave as a shaman of the remote Owl's Watch werak, based north of Ban-Ur. Runners sent to the Owl's Watch to verify his identity returned with such verification. The Conclave was extremely impressed with Sylens’ knowledge of the machines, eventually welcoming him as a member and invited him to their annual meeting at the Malmstrom, which he attended.[1]
The next year, the Conclave returned to the Malmstrom to discover that the place had been desecrated, the caves had been looted and all of their sacred machine components missing, with several holes left behind in the ice and metal. Suspecting the absent Sylens, the Banuk sent hunters after him, but none returned or were ever heard from again. Sending runners to the Owl’s Watch again, they discovered that those who had vouched for him had also disappeared. The members of the Conclave swore an oath of silence of the events.[1]
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds[]
Aloy learned about the existence of the Malmstrom and what happened there involving Sylens after convincing Ourea to tell her as her chieftain.[2]
When the events at the Malmstrom were brought up by Aloy to him, Sylens refused to speak about it beyond confirming that he didn't give the hunters a warning.[3]
Trivia[]
- It's possible that the Malmstrom is located among the remains of the Old World location of Malmstrom Air Force Base, in Cascade County, Montana.
References[]
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| Banuk Territory | |
|---|---|
| Regions | Ban-Ur - The Cut |
| Settlements | Banuk Encampment - Longnotch - Song's Edge - Stone Yield |
| Camps | Banuk Fishing Camp |
| Gates | Keener's Rock |
| Other Landmarks | Cloud-Shear - Frostfigures - Greycatch Lake - Hollow Hall - Icerasps - Malmstrom - Ourea's Retreat - Rimedrifts - Snowchants Hunting Grounds - Thunder's Drum |
| Ruins in Banuk territory | Cauldron EPSILON - Deep Din - Drone Hangar - Greycatch |