- "The Bulwark has stood unyielding since the birth of our clan."
- ―Kotallo
The Bulwark is a Tenakth settlement in Horizon Forbidden West, and the capital of the Sky Clan.
Description[]
An Old World tank stuck in the Bulwark, with the elevator in the background.
The Bulwark's namesake is a pile of massive boulders adorned with Sky Clan markings. A rudimentary elevator controls easy access to the top. Watchtowers flank either side of the wall.
Within the Bulwark itself, the Tenakth structures consist of little more than sheds built into the mountainside. The commander's room, however, is much larger, and sits on a jutting rock overlooking the settlement. Behind this room is a path leading into the larger Sheerside Mountains. Stone roads encircle the center of the settlement, which is occupied by a melee pit where Tenakth soldiers train.
Several merchants can be found in the Bulwark, each offering unique services, including hunters, stitchers, cooks, dyers, herbalists, and painters.
History[]
In the Old World[]
The area where the Bulwark would later be is what the Old Ones called Sentinel Dome in [[Wikipedia:California]|California]]]. The Bulwark was formed during Operation: Enduring Victory, the result of an airstrike covering the retreat of a column of troops as they retreated from the machines of the Faro Plague. The rear end of the column was caught underneath the rubble that resulted from the strike, forming the imposing stone wall from which the settlement gets its name.[1][2]
In the New World[]
A road sign for the Bulwark.
Sometime after the foundation of the Tenakth, the Sky Clan claimed the Bulwark as their clan capital.
Evidently, the Bulwark thwarted a number of sieges during the Clan Wars, earning it a legendary status as an impregnable fort.[3][4]
The Bulwark was one of the many locations visited and documented by Marshal Fashav during his travels through the Clan Lands.[5]
Horizon Forbidden West[]
The area immediately around the Bulwark was used extensively by Regalla's rebels to herd overridden machines to their camps.
Believing himself safe behind the Bulwark,[3] the Sky Clan's Commander Tekotteh refused to ally with Chief Hekarro against the rebels and send representatives to the embassy[6] or contestants for the Kulrut.[7] When he told Aloy and Kotallo that the he would not send contestants so long as the Sky Clan is safe behind the Bulwark, they exploited a weakness in the wall to destroy a portion of the Bulwark, forcing Tekotteh to keep to his word and sent the Sky Clan representatives to the Kulrut.[8]
Collectables[]
Text Datapoints - World[]
Scanned Glyphs[]
- #34 The Bulwark
Notable Residents[]
Current Residents[]
Other Residents[]
Former Residents[]
Other Former Residents[]
- Ezekko; deceased
Trivia[]
- The flanking roads and jutting rock in the center of the Bulwark are very similar to the city of Minas Tirith from The Lord of the Rings.
Gallery[]
Concept Art[]
References[]
- ↑ Did We Just Bomb Yosemite?
- ↑ Airstrike Request
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 As mentioned by Kotallo during The Broken Sky.
- ↑ As mentioned by Tekotteh during The Broken Sky.
- ↑ The Bulwark
- ↑ As mentioned by Kotallo during The Embassy.
- ↑ As mentioned by Hekarro during The Broken Sky.
- ↑ The Broken Sky
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| Tenakth Territory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Homeland | Clan Lands | |
| Settlements | Memorial Grove (Maw of the Arena, The Arena) | |
| Former Territory | The Daunt | |
| Desert Clan Territory | ||
| Regions | Dry Yearn - Runner's Wild - Greenswell - Shining Wastes | |
| Settlements | Scalding Spear (capital) - Arrowhand - Bleeding Mark - Salt Bite | |
| Lowland Clan Territory | ||
| Regions | Cliffs of the Cry - Stand of the Sentinels - Raintrace | |
| Settlements | Thornmarsh (capital) - Fall's Edge - Fenrise - Tide's Reach | |
| Outposts | Lowland's Path - Raintrace Rise | |
| Sky Clan Territory | ||
| Regions | Bonewhite Tear - Sheerside Mountains | |
| Settlements | Bulwark (capital) - Cliffwatch - Stone Crest | |
| Outposts | Sheerside Climb - Sky's Sentry | |