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Horizon Forbidden West – The Burning Blooms Side Quest

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Below is a walkthrough for the Level 15 side quest called The Burning Blooms in Horizon Forbidden West. To obtain this quest, speak with Mian at Stone’s Echo.

 

Find the Carja Huntress

Travel to the objective southwest of Stone’s Echo to find the huntress. Approach her to trigger a cutscene.

 

Kill the machines

Defeat the enemies in the area.

 

Talk to Talanah

Approach the huntress and speak with her to trigger another cutscene.

 

Follow Talanah to the Battlefield

Run behind Talanah until you reach some footprints.

 

Examine the Footprints

Interact with the footprints on the ground.

 

Investigate the Battlefield

Examine the Carja weapon, cooking fire and footprints southwest of the cooking fire.

 

Scan for Tracks

Use your focus to scan the tracks.

 

Follow the Tracks

Follow the tracks until you find a person.

 

Talk to the Utaru

Speak with Lel.

 

Go to the Western Ridge

Travel southwest to the objective.

 

Skill the Shellsnapper

Defeat the level 27 Shellsnapper. Use acid or fire based weapons as they deal additional damage.

 

Enter the Tunnel

On a crate near the entrance to the tunnel, you can find A Dam Shame datapoint. When you’re ready, enter the tunnel.

 

Investigate the Tunnel

Use your focus to examine a pile of rubble on the left side to find a corpse. Afterwards, examine the corpse. The quest will complete when the cutscene ends.

 

Rewards

  • 4125 XP
  • 2 Skill Points
  • 1 Carja Shadow