The Daunt is a Sundom region in Horizon Forbidden West.
Geography[]
The Daunt is a relatively narrow valley framed by towering cliffs, with a river snaking through it. Entry from the east is controlled by a single hand-operated cable car, while the western edge ends at the border fort of Barren Light, marking the western border of the Sundom, where the Daunt opens up to No Man's Land in the Forbidden West.
The Daunt is located roughly two weeks away from Meridian on foot[1] or about two days on the back of a Charger.[2]
History[]
In the Old World[]
The Zion Lodge in the Old World,[3] located in what would become the Daunt.
The Daunt is located in what the Old Ones called Zion National Park in Utah.[3]
In the New World[]
Sun-King Iriv attempted to explore the Daunt in his attempt to follow the sun to the west, but failed thrice. While he and his group finally broke through on their fourth attempt, they were never seen again. For this reason, Iriv's successor Basadid declared the lands beyond the Daunt "the Forbidden West", marking the western end of the Daunt as the western edge of the Sundom.[4]
Several generations later, during the infamous Red Raids, the Daunt served as the point of entry into the Forbidden West for Jiran's armies. While the exact time of construction is unclear, six Signal Towers, along with the border fort Barren Light, were constructed before, if not during, the Red Raids. In the latter years of the war, the Daunt became the site of the Carja's greatest defeat in the Battle of the Daunt. In a devastating assault, the Tenakth, along with some Utaru fighters, chased the Carja out of the Daunt completely, and left Barren Light destroyed. After the battle concluded, the Tenakth and Utaru returned to their respective territories.[5][6]
Barren Light being repaired.
At some point after, the Daunt was reclaimed by the Carja. To improve relations with the Tenakth, the Carja agreed to fully demolish the Signal Towers, and began repairs to Barren Light.[7]
Locations[]
Settlements[]
Mines[]
Ruins[]
Collectables[]
Datapoints[]
Text Datapoints - Side Quests[]
- #1 Shipping Manifest (in Split Crag)
- #3 Darkened Sun (in Straggler's Shade)
Text Datapoints - World[]
Scanned Glyphs[]
- #1 Commander's Mandate
- #2 Sunlicker Politics
- #5 On Greenshine (in Redhew Quarry)
- #7 Reforging The Claim
- #21 Urgent! Supplies Needed!
Ornaments[]
Vista Points[]
Signal Lenses[]
Mentions in Horizon Zero Dawn[]
- "Foolhardy blazons and madcaps all, they were brought to me near death, poisoned, mortally-wounded, or driven witless by what they had experienced in the lands beyond the Daunt."
- ―The Forbidden West
- "Bold IRIV, who saw the Sun's passing into the West as a challenge, and forged after it with a great army, to be pushed back three times at the great canyons that would be known as the Daunt; until on the fourth time his cohort broke through, and were vanished in the lands beyond;"
- ―The Sun-Kings
- Guard: "Isn't that him, from the battle of the Daunt?"
Guard: "Can't be. Cinnabar Sands was before that, and there were no survivors." - ―Carja guards discussing Nil prior to the final battle in The Looming Shadow[8]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- In-game, the Daunt is revealed to be located in what the Old Ones called Zion National Park in Utah.[3] However, the co-ordinates in the 2021 State of Play instead claim that the Daunt is located near Shaver Lake, California.[9][10]
References[]
- ↑ As mentioned by Blameless Marad during The Point of the Lance.
- ↑ As mentioned by Varl during The Point of the Lance.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Vista Point: The Daunt
- ↑ The Sun-Kings
- ↑ As mentioned by Regalla during a conversation at the Base during Singularity.
- ↑ As mentioned by Zo during a conversation at the Base after completing The Eye of the Earth.
- ↑ As mentioned by Raynah during Signals of the Sun.
- ↑ Video of Nil before the battle
- ↑ State of Play Horizon Forbidden West Gameplay Reveal
- ↑ The Daunt's co-ordinates
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| Tenakth Territory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Homeland | Clan Lands | |
| Settlements | Memorial Grove (Maw of the Arena, The Arena) | |
| Desert Clan Territory | ||
| Regions | Dry Yearn - Runner's Wild - Greenswell - Shining Wastes | |
| Settlements | Scalding Spear (capital) - Arrowhand - Bleeding Mark - Salt Bite | |
| Landmarks | Desert's Tear | |
| Former | The High Turning | |
| Lowland Clan Territory | ||
| Regions | Cliffs of the Cry - Raintrace - Stand of the Sentinels - Valley of the Fallen | |
| 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 | |