Repair-Bay TAU, also known as Repair Cauldron TAU,[1] or as the Sacred Cave to the Utaru, is a Cauldron in Horizon Forbidden West. It is located west of Plainsong and is directly connected to a facility above it in the mountain.
Description[]
The only known facility of its kind, Repair-Bay TAU is a unique Cauldron that specializes in machine repair as well as fabrication. The interior of the Repair-Bay connects to Regional Control Center 9 via a stairwell.[2]
For generations, TAU was used by the land-gods for routine maintenance. Thus, the Utaru consider the cave that TAU is inside of sacred, and forbid entry to any humans.
Varl describes the interior of TAU as being "cold as winter."[3]
History[]
Background[]
While the intended occupants of the Regional Control Center never reached the facility, Repair-Bay TAU continued to fulfill its intended purpose, annually repairing the Plowhorns that tended the fields. As the Utaru tribe came to inhabit the surrounding lands, they took notice of these "land-gods" entering a cave and returning in pristine condition two days later. The tribe interpreted this as a sacred ritual of renewal, and marked each event with a holiday.[4]
Sometime after the original GAIA’s self-destruction, the land-gods stopped returning to TAU. Without routine maintenance, they slowly began to break down and malfunction.[4]
Horizon Forbidden West[]
The remains of the cordon outside TAU.
At some point, HEPHAESTUS took control of TAU and summoned one of the land-gods, Fa, back inside. While this gave hope to the Utaru that the cycle was restarting, their hopes fell when Fa didn't return. Apex machines instead began emerging from the Repair Bay, prompting the Utaru to form a cordon to keep them at bay.[4] When the cordon fell, Aloy, Varl and Zo entered the sacred cave and the Repair-Bay, finding Fa inside, converted into a Grimhorn. After taking down Fa, the trio continued into the Regional Control Center.[5]
TAU Overrides[]
Bristleback - Grimhorn (corrupted)
- Plowhorn (corrupted)
Trivia[]
- Repair-Bay TAU shares its icon with Cauldron RHO.
References[]
- ↑ As mentioned by HEPHAESTUS during Gemini.
- ↑ The Eye of the Earth
- ↑ As mentioned by Varl during The Dying Lands.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 As mentioned by Zo during The Dying Lands.
- ↑ The Dying Lands
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| Project Zero Dawn Facilities | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | GAIA Prime |
| Regional Control Centers | Regional Control Center 9 |
| Cauldrons and Repair-Bays | Cauldron CHI - Cauldron EPSILON - Cauldron GEMINI - Cauldron IOTA - Cauldron KAPPA - Cauldron MU - Cauldron PSI - Cauldron RHO - Cauldron SIGMA - Cauldron THETA - Cauldron XI - Cauldron ZETA - Repair-Bay TAU |
| Cradles | ELEUTHIA-1 - ELEUTHIA-2 - ELEUTHIA-9 |
| Multiservitors | Multiservitor B1-23 |
| Development Sites | LATOPOLIS - Ruins (Mother's Watch) - Zero Dawn Project Facility |
| Other Facilities | Elysium |
| Protocols | Lightkeeper Protocol - Omega Clearance |