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melikochan · 2 years

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Horizon Forbidden West Meals

I keep trying to reference specific meals that show up in HFW and can't seem to find them all online in one place, so I went through and tried to transcribe all of them from the game. Hopefully this helps other folks as well!

Local Stew

A simple meal prepared by tossing the odds and ends of vegetables into a pot and simmering for hours with herbs and spices.

+20% Maximum Health for 3 Minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Bitterbrew Boar

A simple but comforting Oseram meal of boar braised for several hours with Spitfire ale and herbs. Accompanied by a large portion of fried bitter leaf.

Boosts Concentration Regen by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Concentration Regen: Recover Concentration faster.

Pot Stomp

Mashed root vegetables are mixed with broiled greens to make this simple Oseram meal. A common choice after a long day on the road.

Boosts Low Health Regen by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Low Health Regen: Automatically recover health sooner when in the critical health state (below 25% health).

Brew Battered Wedges

Eaten on its own or with grilled meat, this Oseram dish is made by coating vegetable wedges in a batter made with brown ale, then deep frying until golden and crispy.

Boosts Low Health Melee by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes

Skill info Low Health Melee: Melee attacks deal more damage when you are dangerously wounded.

Forge-Blacked Sirloin

Seasoned only with salt, this large cut of meat is charred over blazing hot coals and served with seared greens. A favorite of Oseram outlanders looking for a taste of home.

Boosts Trap Limit by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Trap Limit: Place more traps and tripwires on the field at the same time.

Meat in the Middle

A hearty Oseram meal made by wrapping dough around a skewer of ground wild meat, then baking until golden brown.

Boosts Stamina Regent by 2 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Stamina Regen: Recover Weapon Stamina faster.

Milduf’s Treat

A special treat created by the cook in Chainscrape. Balls of dough are dropped into hot oil and fried until golden, then dipped in honey. One out of every batch is dusted with a spicy powder for a fiery surprise.

Boosts Melee Damage by 2 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Melee Damage: Deal more damage with Light and Heavy attacks.

Mesa Bread

A simple, dense bread coated in honey and rolled in nuts and seeds. Commonly eaten by Carja laborers and traders.

Boosts Evader by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Evader: Dodge roll more times before stumbling

Sun Wings

A popular Carja meal of bird wings dry rubbed with a secret blend of spices before roasted over an open flame. Every cook in the Sundom swears that their recipe is the best.

Boosts Critical Strike+ by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Critical Strike+: Critical Strike deals more damage.

Grazer’s Bounty

A specialty of the Carja village of Rising Light, this rich, creamy stew of simmered vegetables and spices makes for a tasty, filling meal.

Boosts Low Health Defense by 3 Levels for 7.5 Minutes.

Skill info Low Heath Defense: Resist more damage when in the critical health state (below 25% Health).

Sun-Seared Ribs

This filling Carja meal consists of spicy glazed ribs charred over an open flame and served on top of a hearty portion of grits and greens. Often eaten by Hunters Lodge members after a long machine hunt.

Boosts Concentration+ by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Concentration+: Increase your Concentration limit, prolonging use.

Sun-King’s Delight

Served in the palace at Meridian, an exceptional cut of wild meat is expertly seared and then covered in a rich herb and wine sauce.

Boosts Valor Surge Master by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Valor Surge Master: Build up valor faster.

Sunfall Maizemeat

A flavorful Carja dish of maize dough filled with a variety of meat, vegetables, spices, and occasionally fruit, then wrapped and steamed in a maize husk.

Boosts Low Health Ranged by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes

Skill info Low Health Ranged: Ranged attacks deal more damage when you’re dangerously wounded.

Beanweed Bites

This simple Utaru meal consists of bite-sized blocks of pressed bean curd coated with oil and lightly seasoned with salt and herbs.

Boosts Resonator Buildup by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Resonator Buildup: Energize your spear faster.

Oldgrowth Gruel

A simple Utaru stew eaten in times of need. Boiled broth is accompanied by wild beans and a small piece of simmered meat.

Boosts Resonator Blast+ by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Resonator Blast+: Deal more damage with Resonator Blasts.

Sourfruit Tart

An Utaru children’s favorite. Sweet and slightly tart berries are baked in a wheat crust until golden brown. While still hot, it is drizzled with honey and splashed with sourfruit juice.

Boosts Potion Proficiency by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Potion Proficiency: Health Potions provide more healing and all potions are faster to consume.

Wheatslice Salad

A simple but filling meal of beans and wheatslices seasons with an herb-scented oil. Often eaten by Utaru harvesters before setting out to work in Plainsong’s fields.

Boosts Stealth Tear+ by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Stealth Tear+: Deal more Tear damage while in stealth, increasing the ability to remove an enemy’s armor and parts from machines.

Land-God’s Gift

A comforting Uaru meal. Wheatslices are fried until crisp, then tops with a fragrant, slightly spicy stew made with beans and bitter leaf.

Boosts Weapon Stamina+ by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Weapon Stamina+: Increase your Weapon Stamina limit.

Spicy Beanweed Morsels

This filling Utaru dish consists of blocks of marinated bean curd lightly fried, coated in a spicy paste, and served with a small portion of grains.

Boosts Stealth Ranged+ by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Stealth Ranged+: Deal more ranged Impact damage while in stealth.

Scorpion Skewers

A simple Desert Tanakth meal with a spicy kick. Skewered scorpions are grilled over an open flame until charred, then seasoned with spices and a splash of sourfruit juice.

Boosts Lasting Override by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Lasting Override: Increases the amount of time a machine remains overridden.

Spikestalk Shells

This flavorful Desert Tenakth meal is prepared by slicing roasted spikestalks and layering them on a thin, circular wrapping made from maize. It is then topped with a spicy sauce and a splash of sourfruit juice.

Boosts Efficient Repair by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Efficient Repair: Repair damaged overridden machines for less Metal Shards.

Salted Lizard Bites

A filling meal of reptile meat seasoned with herbs and baked in a salt crust. Desert Tenakth children often spar over who gets to crack open the salt shell.

Boosts Quiet Spear by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes

Skill info Quiet Spear: Melee attacks are quieter, reducing the chance of being detected by nearby enemies.

Wings of the Ten

Roasted bird wings are coated in a variety of spicy sauces to make this filling meal. Desert Tenakth squads occasionally challenge each other to see who can endure eating the spiciest wings.

Boosts Silent Strike+ by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Silent Strike+: Silent Strike deals more damage.

Salt Bite Special

A hearty Desert Tenakth meal that will ready any warrior for the most dangerous of missions. Three fried bird eggs are folded over cuts of roasted bird meat and spicy red peppers.

Boosts Low Health Defense by 2 Levels for 7.5 Minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Low Heath Defense: Resist more damage when in the critical health state (below 25% Health).

Shaved Salted Haunch

A desert Tenakth specialty. A whole haunch of meat is salted and left out to dry in the desert heat for several months. When ready, it is expertly carved into a generous mound of razor-thin slices.

Boosts Valor Surge Master by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Valor Surge Master: Build up valor faster.

Spikestalk Stew

Made with chunks of spikestalks and redthorn peppers, this slightly sweet, creamy stew is a welcome meal for Desert Tenakth soldiers after a mission into The Shining Wastes.

Boosts Machine Damage by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Machine Damage: Overridden machines deal more damage.

Blood Bread

Prepared by layering a thin, flat piece of dough with a red sauce, cheese, and vegetables, this simple Lowland Tenakth meal is then quickly baked in a scaling hot oven.

Boosts Resonator Buildup by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Resonator Buildup: Energize your spear faster.

Lowland Trail Mix

A simple Lowland soldier’s rations of toasted grains, nuts, and dried fruits. Commonly take on patrol into the Raintrace for a quick snack.

Boosts Concentration Regen by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Concentration Regen: Recover Concentration faster.

Fatty Meat Feast

Often eaten by Lowland soldiers after a successful mission, this filling meal features fatty cuts of meat, roasted until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Comes with a sauce made from winter paleberries.

Boosts Mounted Archer by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Mounted Archer: Deal more damage while on a mount.

Fireclaw Stew

A Lowland Tenakth specialty, this thick, fiery stew is made by slowly simmering meat, beans, and peppers until they are tender. Eaten by soldiers on its own or with a slice of maize-bread.

Boosts Trap Limit by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Trap Limit: Place more traps and tripwires on the field at the same time.

Fruit on Fire

A special Lowland Tenakth treat. Winter paleberries are charred and set on fire with a splash of a strong brew. Many Lowland children gather around the cook to watch the bright roar of flames.

Boosts Low Health Ranged by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes

Skill info Low Health Ranged: Ranged attacks deal more damage when you are dangerously wounded.

The Great MRE

Inspired by the Visions of the Memorial Grove, this heaty Lowland soldier’s meal consists of steamed shellfish and roasted bird wings, packed into a small box with grains and greens.

Boosts Stamina Regen by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Stamina Regen: Recover Weapon Stamina faster.

Mountain Caps

This simple Sky Tenakth meal features roasted mushrooms in a creamy sauce flavored with winter paleberries and frostriver fronds.

Boosts Lasting Override by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Lasting Override: Increase the amount of time a machine remains overridden.

Sheerside Mutton

A haunch of mutton roasted on a spit over an open fire makes up this simple but filling Sky Clan meal.

Boosts Potent Medicine by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Potent Medicine: Medicinal Berries provide more health and heal you faster.

Mountain Trail Bread

A heart bread mixed with nuts, seeds, and dried fruits. Often eaten by Sky Clan soldiers posted to outlying watchtowers.

Boosts Mounted Defense by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Mounted Defense: Take less damage when mounted.

Sweet Fish Smash

When a Sky Clan squad returns home from a machine hunt, this dih is often requested as their first hot meal. Baked fish is topped with a sweet and slightly tart berry juice.

Boosts Concentration+ by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Concentration+: Increase your Concentration limit, prolonging use.

Encrusted Snowbird

This hearty feast is prepared by stuffing a whole snowbird with a meat and herb filling before roasting in a salt crust. Served with boiled greens and smoked mushrooms. A favorite of the Sky Clan’s commander.

Boosts Heavy Weapon+ by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Heavy Weapon+: Deal more damage while using a heavy weapon.

Land and Lake

A flavorful meal that combines the best the Sky Clan territory has to offer. A large cut of coldwater fish is wrapped in fatty strips of rich meat, baked under hot stones, and served with charred greens.

Boosts Low Profile by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Low Profile: Reduce your visibility to enemies.

Crab Hotpot

After returning from a trek into the Isle of Spires, many Quen soldiers look forward to this simple but comforting meal of crab seared with fragrant green and toasted in a dark, slightly sweet sauce.

Boosts Quiet Spear by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Quiet Spear: Melee attacks are quieter, reducing the chance of being detected by nearby enemies.

Ruby Sunrise

A simple meal often served to low-ranking Quen soldiers and workers, consistent of scrambled eggs simmered with tomatoes and herbs.

Boosts Evader by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 25% Health and 25% Stamina

Skill info Evader: Dodge roll more times before stumbling.

Delta Dumplings

Pieced together through scraps of data from the Legacy, this comforting Quen recipe consists of steamed dumplings filled with a mix of meat and vegetables and accompanied by a spicy sauce.

Boosts Melee Damage by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Melee Damage: Deal more damage with Light and Heavy Attacks.

Sour Catch

A filling meal that reminds many Quen of home. Fish and seabrine stems are poached in a spiced broth and then glazed with a sweet and sour sauce.

Boosts Silent Strike Heal by 3 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 50% Health and 50% Stamina

Skill info Silent Strike Heal: Recover health when using Silent Strike.

Ceo’s Banquet

Reserved for high-ranking Quen officers in the expedition, this hearty meal consists of thick, fatty cuts of meat braised in a fragrant sauce until it forms a sticky glaze. Served with boiled greens and steamed bread.

Boosts Valor Surge Master by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Valor Surge Master: Build up valor faster.

Curd of the Ancestors

A hearty Quen meal made to celebrate the Ancestors. Small blocks of bean curd and seabrine stems are simmered in a fiery sauce made from a special blend of spices and oil.

Boosts Weapon Stamina+ by 2 Levels for 7.5 minutes Restores 75% Health and 75% Stamina

Skill info Weapon Stamina+: Increase your Weapon Stamina limit.

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just-here-with-my-thoughts · 2 years

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Kotallo Backstory Thoughts

Hello I have had Kotallo on repeat in my brain for some days now and I love him, and in my head have been fleshing out his backstory when he used to be a warrior of Sky Clan (before he became a Marshal). Speculations supported by dialogue from the game in most places.

In game Kotallo says most Tenakth do not live beyond their thirtieth year and he promises to give what is left of his life to Aloy.

I think Kotallo is 28 in the events of HFW. Although the Tenakth are starting to live longer lives since the end of the Clan Wars, this still means Kotallo is approaching an age considered to have led a full life in Tenakth eyes. Coupled with losing his fellow Marshals and his arm at the Embassy at Barren Light, Kotallo is starkly facing the question of his own mortality. He doesn’t think he has much time left to him, hence his wording to give Aloy ‘what is left of his life’ as he doesn’t expect he has many years ahead of him.

In game Kotallo says he led his squad on the climb into the Daunt to open the gates at Barren Light.

This implies he is already a seasoned Sky Clan soldier. We know that Tenakth generally lead short, bloody lives so living beyond the first few skirmishes in their late teens would qualify them to become a squad leader. My timeline pitches Kotallo at 22 at this time. In game comparison – Wekatta taking the young soldiers to the March of the Ten climb.

Also I have used the Timeline from the HZD Wiki in my calculations - the Tenakth pushed the Carja from their lands before the end of the Red Raids so this is 6 years before the events of Forbidden West.

In game Kotallo says Tekotteh would have challenged Hekarro years ago if he had the guts. He also says that he looked up to Tekkoteh as one would a father – he would have done anything for him.

This implies Kotallo has given thought to the possibility of this challenge. We don’t discover in game what lengths Kotallo would have gone to on Tekotteh’s orders but we can assume this would have included supporting a challenge to become the Chieftain of all Tenakth.

In game Kotallo says Tekotteh sent him to the Kulrut to remove him as a challenge to the leadership of Sky Clan and says that Tekotteh never saw that Kotallo had no desire to rise above his station.

This implies that something explicit happened to make Tekotteh start seeing Kotallo as a threat rather than a supporter, rather than it just being that Kotallo returned from Barren Light to a hero’s welcome.

My idea is that Kotallo was one of those who were angered by Hekarro’s orders not to pursue the Carja beyond the Daunt. When he returned from the rout at Barren Light he was still eager for battle and was agitating for Tekotteh to challenge Hekarro as Chief. Tekotteh saw this as a double threat, both Kotallo being strong enough to challenge his own position as Commander and Kotallo pushing him towards a confrontation with Hekarro that he might not win. Tekotteh doesn’t realise that Kotallo’s intent would be to support Tekotteh in a bid for the Chiefdom. Knowing he has no grounds to challenge Kotallo (and risk losing) he declares that Kotallo is to enter the Kulrut ‘so that all the Tenakth may benefit from his strength’.

Further support for my idea of a young Kotallo wanting to remove Hekarro from power:-

My timeline places Kotallo’s parents being killed as one of the last Clan Wars skirmishes before Hekarro took the Memorial Grove and saw the Vision of Unity. Kotallo was raised as an orphan by his squad from the age of 7 in my timeline. As Hekarro then moved to unite the clans, Kotallo never got the chance to avenge his parents’ deaths.

In game Kotallo tells Aloy that whilst he was hurt at being sent away from Sky Clan at first, a Marshal is what he was meant to be.

This implies he now wholeheartedly supports Hekarro’s rule and the vision of a united Tenakth people.

In my idea, after Kotallo survives the Kulrut and becomes a Marshal he is bitter and resentful about being sent away from Sky Clan by Tekotteh. He does not immediately appreciate Hekarro’s vision for the united clans, even as he works to enforce Hekarro’s will. However as he spends time with Hekarro, Kotallo begins to see by comparison how Tekotteh used him.

It takes some time for Kotallo to fully give Hekarro his trust and loyalty. With the support of the other Marshals, including Fashav, Kotallo comes to realise that Hekarro’s vision is one he can truly believe in. The last vestiges of the angry young man that Tekotteh manipulated burn away and Hekarro becomes the new supporting figure in Kotallo’s life.

Aaanyway if you’re still reading I hope you’ve enjoyed thinking about Young Kotallo’s life as much as I have. May turn thoughts into fanfiction. May not. We’ll see.

#first time on tumblr #i only made the account so I can talk about Kotallo #why can't I get him out of my head #i love this game #Kotallo #Horizon Forbidden West #HFW #Is this how this tagging thing works #i don't really do tags #i hope i'm doing this right

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