Below is a walkthrough on the Level 7 side quest called Shadow From the Past in Horizon Forbidden West. To obtain this quest, speak with Conover in the jail at Barren Light.
Go to the Clearing
Travel east of Barren Light.
Examine the Blood
Examine the blood by interacting with it.
Investigate the Clearing
Use Alloy’s focus to find tracks then investigate them.
Follow the Tracks
Use your focus to follow the tracks. Along the way you’ll have to either sneak past or kill the machines.
Search for Tracks
Investigate the corpse then look for the blood trail.
Follow the Trail of Blood
Use your focus to follow the trail under the bridge. Inspect the bandages.
Follow the Tracks
Use your focus to find the tracks again then follow them to a cave.
Enter the Cave
Head into the cave.
Investigate the Cave
Head deeper into the cave to trigger a cutscene.
Kill the Eclipse
Defeat all the enemies in the cave. While in the cave you can pick up the Darkened Sun, which is a Datapoint – Side Quest.
Search the Hideout for Rayad’s Corpse
The corpse can be found in the back of the camp just past the ruined building.
Examine Rayad’s Corpse
Examine the corpse.
Return to Conover
Head back to Barren Light and speak with Conover to complete the quest.
Rewards
- 2 Skill Points
- 1750 XP