Horizon Forbidden West "Embassy" quest walkthrough
Passage of the story mission "Embassy" in Horizon Forbidden West.
Job level: 7
Reward: +3500 XP, +2 Skill Points, +1 Carja Blazon
Walkthrough "Embassy" Horizon: Forbidden West
It's time to go to the Barren Light to finally open the embassy. On your way to the Desert Light, you'll encounter a few chargers that are weak to electrical damage.
You can completely ignore them, but if you want a faster way to travel, it's recommended to mount it (a step required to get the trophy or the "Ride all normal mounts" achievement). To do this, you need to sneak up on him and go around him first without being caught. This will allow you to use the Charger as a mount.
Once you get to Barren Light, enter the fort and approach the guards at the gate to talk to them. Aloy has not yet been given access to the embassy, so she wants to speak with Commander Nozar to convince him to open the gate.
Now follow Laban up the woods and you will meet Commander Nozar. Nozar tells Aloy that the embassy cannot begin until all three Tenakt tribes have blown their horns. During a conversation with Nozar, you can decide to wait for the tribes to arrive or go in search of them, thereby continuing the quest. Meanwhile, Varl has caught up with Aloy and joins her.
Finally, we can go to the embassy. Get to the marker and, as usual, grab any parts or resources you can carry. After a long cutscene, get ready to fight the rebels. Most of them will ride Chargers. You can aim either at the rebels themselves or at the chargers to kill them. In the second part of the fight, kill all the stragglers.
From the top of the cliff, Regalla grants her most prized champion, Grudda, the honor of fighting Aloy. He carries a shield, but in order to attack him, the shield must first be weakened. You can weaken him with acid arrows or shock trips.
Once the shield is gone, Grudda will become immune to any attack. You can use this time window to damage Grudda, but be quick because the shield regenerates. Once you finish Gruddu, a new cutscene will start. You'll also get the Shieldwing, an energy-based glider that Aloy can use to land safely from high altitudes.