Horizon Zero Dawn

Story related, cannot be missed.

THE FIELD OF THE FALLEN

Erend's sister Ersa was ambushed and killed by the Shadow Carja. He wants to track down the soldiers who did it and take his revenge.

Rewards:

• +6330 XP
• +1 Skill Point

Objective Log:

1. Meet Erend in Red Ridge Pass: Travel the meeting location.
2. Kill the Machines: Kill all the Machines in the area.
3. Talk to Erend: Talk to Erend to get the next objective.
4. Follow Erend: Follow Erend to the place where his sister was killed.
5. Investigate the Battlefield: Find a lead about Ersa's killers by scanning the area with your Focus.
6. Follow the Cart's Tracks: Use your Focus to track the location down.
7. Kill the Attackers: Kill the people from Erend's tribe that attack you.
8. Kill the Machines: Machines will join the battle, kill them all.
9. Investigate the Ambush Site: Find out what really happened to Ersa by scanning the area.
10. Talk to Erend: Tell him about your theory. This completes the Main Quest.

INTO THE BORDERLANDS

It appears that Erend's sister Ersa was kidnapped instead of slain, but many questions remain. Where is she? Who is responsible? And why?

Rewards:

• +5000 XP
• +1 Skill Point

Objective Log:

1. Meet Erend at the Palace of the Sun: Travel to the Place of the Sun to meet Erend, but get turned down by the Checkpoint Commander.
2. Talk to Marad: Talk to Blameless Marad and he'll lead you inside.
3. Follow Marad: Follow him to meet the Sun King, Avad.
4. Go to Pitchcliff: Meet with Marad's operative.
5. Meet Marad's Operative: Go to the marketplace of Pitchcliff.
6. Find Marad's Operative: He's not here, so find him dead near a Well (to the left of the stairs).
7. Examine the Operative's Body: Examine him to see what happened.
8. Go to Dervahl's Camp: Travel to Dervahl's Camp.
9. Kill the Outlanders and Machines: Kill everything at the camp (technically, you can kill all the humans and leave the Machines. The Machines are chained).
10. Find Ersa: Find a door you can enter which will trigger a scene.
11. Defeat Dervahl's Champion: Kill the man that came out of the dungeon.
12. Loot Dervahl's Champion: After killing him, loot his corpse.
13. Disable the Sonic Barrier: Enter the dungeon and disable the Sonic Barrier.
14. Investigate Dervahl's Workshop: Find Ersa.
15. Investigate Dervahl's Workshop: Find a lead on his whereabouts by looting the nearby chest.
16. Talk to Erend: Simply talk to Erend to complete this Main Quest.

THE SUN SHALL FALL

The Oseram warlord Dervahl kidnapped and tortured Ersa, who later died of her wounds. Now he's on his way to Meridian to take revenge on the Carja. He must be stopped at all costs.

Rewards:

• +6000 XP
• +1 Skill Point

Objective Log:

1. Go to Palace of the Sun in Meridian: Return back to the Palace of the Sun.
2. Talk to Avad: Simply talk to Avad to tell him about the letter you found.
3. Go to the Warehouse: Go to the Warehouse to trigger a cutscene.
4. Examine the Bomb: Scan the Bomb with your Focus and examine it.
5. Search the Warehouse: Head upstairs to find some Blaze. Interact with the door next to the Blaze.
6. Push the Blaze out of the Window: Push the Blaze out of the window to get rid of it.
7. Investigate the Area: Find a lead on Dervahl's whereabouts by finding a trail with your Focus.
8. Follow the Trail: Follow the trail back to its source.
9. Follow Dervahl into the Palace: Follow the path that Dervahl took.
10. Go to the Solarium: Kill the two guards and head upstairs to save Avad.
11. Destroy the Sonic Device: Destroy the Sonic Device by interacting with it.
12. Defeat Dervahl and his Men: Defeat Dervahl and kill his men.
13. Talk to Dervahl: This is automatic triggered.
14. Kill the Glinthawks: Kill all the Glinthawks that were summoned.
15. Talk to Dervahl: Talk to him to trigger a cutscene.
16. Talk to Dervahl (OPTIONAL): You can talk to him in jail, but this isn't necessary. The choice is yours.
17. Talk to Erend: Talk to Erend and say your goodbyes.
18. Talk to Avad: Talk to Avad to complete this Main Quest and unlock the trophy.