The Rot is an unmarked location in Horizon Forbidden West. It is a Tenakth prison located on the Long Coast.
Description
The Rot is built over the collapsed remains of an Old World hotel.[2]
History
Background
During the Red Raids, Nessa and other Carja were sent to the Rot after being captured in battle. At some point, Marshal Fashav visited the location and saw a kindred spirit in her, giving her a chance to earn her survival, which she did, renouncing her Carja background and joined the Lowland Clan of the Tenakth, becoming Ritakka.[3]
Horizon Forbidden West
Sometime after Regalla's attack on the Embassy, rebels seized the Rot. Ritakka's squad was sent to retake it, but failed and were imprisoned instead.[3] The squad would later be liberated by Aloy, Talanah, and Amadis, who had come to the prison in search of Nessa. Ritakka revealed herself to have been Nessa and left.[4]
Collectables
Text Datapoints - World
Trivia
- If visited before Need to Know, the mechanism to open the gate will be covered in debris, preventing Aloy from accessing it.
- While the Rot is on the oceanside, the original hotel it was built over would not have been on the oceanside in the Old World as sea levels have risen dramatically in the New World.
References
- ↑ The Burning Blooms
- ↑ Complaint Desk
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 As mentioned by Ritakka during Need to Know.
- ↑ Need to Know
| Tenakth Territory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Homeland | Clan Lands | |
| Settlements | Memorial Grove (Maw of the Arena, The Arena) | |
| Desert Clan Territory | ||
| Regions | Dry Yearn - Runner's Wild - Greenswell - Shining Wastes | |
| Settlements | Scalding Spear (capital) - Arrowhand - Bleeding Mark - Salt Bite | |
| Landmarks | Desert's Tear | |
| Former | The High Turning | |
| Lowland Clan Territory | ||
| Homeland | Lowlands | |
| Regions | Cliffs of the Cry - Raintrace - Stand of the Sentinels - The Long Coast - Valley of the Fallen | |
| 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 | |