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"The lesson will be taught in due time, Aloy. Until then, we wait." This article contains heavy spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West. Read ahead with caution.
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- "The Wound in the Sand, that which provides the clan with the water we need to survive… is completely dry."
- ―Yarra
The Wound in the Sand is a side quest in Horizon Forbidden West.
Synopsis[]
At the Chaplain Jetakka's request, Aloy journeys to the Desert Clan capital of Scalding Spear. Soon upon arrival, she sees a crowd of Desert Tenakth protesting recent water rations, which is quickly dispersed by the clan's commander Yarra. Jetakka leads Aloy to meet with Yarra in private, where the commander reluctantly reveals the reason for the rations: the Wound in the Sand, the well which provides the clan's primary source of water, has stopped refilling. Suspicious of Drakka as a political rival, Yarra has kept the issue a secret during her search for either a solution or an alternate water source.
Aloy agrees to help, and follows Yarra to the Wound. Using her Focus, she identifies an underground pipe connected to the Wound that leads out of Scalding Spear. She follows it to its source, accompanied by an initially skeptical Yarra, and comes to a clearing with machines and a dead Desert Tenakth. The two kill the machines, allowing Yarra to identify the corpse as one of Drakka's soldiers. Going further, the two locate the source of the water, an Old World pump. The soldier damaged the pump by trying to pry it open, resulting in the current problem. Luckily, Aloy is able to repair the mechanism.
Yarra is furious, believing that Drakka deliberately sabotaged the Wound to create a crisis he could use to challenge her command. Aloy is less convinced, suspecting that his soldier inadvertently damaged the pump out of ignorance, and begs Yarra not to do anything rash. Yarra agrees, thanking Aloy for her help and asking to meet back in Scalding Spear to make sure the Wound refills.
While the Wound has begun to slowly refill, Drakka saw its depletion when he came for Arrowhand's water rations, leading to Yarra arresting him. As Aloy fears, tensions between Drakka and Yarra boil over, and she arrives in time to witness Drakka challenge Yarra for command. Yarra agrees, and tells him to prepare his most loyal squads at the Gate of the Vanquished. Jetakka begs Aloy to help him stop the duel, knowing that the duel will be catastrophic to the Desert Clan without interference. He begs her to meet him at the Gate of the Vanquished, where he will stall for as long as he can.
Objectives[]
- Meet Jekatta at Scaling Spear
- Follow Jekatta
- Talk to Yarra
- Follow Yarra
- Scan the Wound in the Sand
- Follow the Pipes
- Kill the Machines
- Examine the Corpse
- Found the Source of the Water
- Scan the Pump
- Find a Way to Repair the Pump
- Talk to Yarra
- Return to the Wound in the Sand
- Talk to the Guard
- Go to Yarra's Quarters
