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, located in what would become the Daunt.
The Daunt is located in what the Old Ones called Zion National Park and Springdale 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 a devastating assault, the Tenakth, along with some Utaru fighters, chased the Carja out of the Daunt, leaving Barren Light and the Signal Towers extremely damaged and claiming the Daunt for the Tenakth.
Barren Light being repaired.
Following the Liberation of Meridian, Hekarro recalled the Tenakth from the Daunt, allowing it to be 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.
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[5]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Dialogue with Marad during The Point of the Lance.
- ↑ Dialogue with Varl during The Point of the Lance.
- ↑ Vista Point: The Daunt
- ↑ The Sun-Kings
- ↑ Video of Nil before the battle
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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 | |