

Despite the Nora's efforts, the Carja managed to invade as far into the Sacred Lands as Mother's Rise, and the Nora were forced to abandon Valleymeet, the westernmost region of the Sacred Lands (forsaking the settlement of Mother's Vigil in the process). This began a ten-year multi-tribal conflict known as "the Red Raids". Like all tribes, the Nora had become aware of the machines' sudden increase in aggression, as well as the rise of new, more dangerous machines: they first encountered the Sawtooth approximately three years after Aloy's birth.Īpproximately six years after Aloy's birth, Sun-King Jiran ordered the pillaging of other tribes for slaves and human sacrifice. In truth, Aloy was the clone of Elisabet Sobeck, and had been created by GAIA in order to restore itself following its self-destruction. Rost agreed to raise the baby, whom he named Aloy and raised as his own daughter. However, even the hard-hearted Lansra could not bring herself to harm the infant, so the High Matriarchs approached Rost, an honorable outcast who adhered to Nora traditions despite his status. High Matriarch Teersa believed the girl to be a gift from All-Mother, but High Matriarch Lansra believed that the child had been placed there by the Metal Devil, and her influence resulted in the tribe denying the baby.

One day, upon hearing cries inside the sacred mountain, the High Matriarchs discovered a baby girl in front of All-Mother. Trading posts were built near the borders of the Sacred Lands (presumably at Shivering Watch), allowing the Nora to mingle with outlanders without permitting them entry to their territory. In the two decades prior to the Derangement, the Nora tentatively opened up their borders to establish limited trade with other tribes. Horizon: Zero Dawn - The Frozen Wilds Review After several unsuccessful endeavors (due to heavy resistance from the Nora), Khuvadin deemed the Sacred Lands "no longer fit for the people of the Sun", and ordered the construction of Daytower, which would mark the border between Nora and Carja territory.

These exiles would eventually become the Carja tribe, signaling the beginning of the long and heated relationship between the two tribes.Ĭenturies later, Khuvadin, the eighth Sun-King, attempted to "bring civilization to the Savage East". While some people shared in his interest, the majority of the tribe shunned him, exiling Araman and his supporters. From the Leaves, Araman learned about written language and the usage of sun observation, and attempted to share his newfound knowledge with his tribe. Sometime later, a member named Araman discovered the Leaves books of the Old Ones in a ruin. The mountain in which the Cradle resided became sacred, open only to the leaders of the tribe. Eventually, they came to believe that the door to the facility was a goddess, which they named All-Mother. Unable to re-enter the Cradle facility, the nature of their birthplace became lost to the Nora over time. It was from this proto-tribe that the other known five tribes eventually split. These first humans would eventually become the Nora tribe. Upon the depletion of ELEUTHIA-9's food supply, the first generation of new humans was sent out into the wilderness beyond. Based on the paintings inside the facility, the "mother" multiservitor was favored by the children, while the "father" multiservitor was hated and feared. The people who would become the Nora were the first generation of new humans from ELEUTHIA-9. Due to their practice of oral tradition and lack of written language, much of the Nora's history is lost to time.
