At first, Erend thought that his sister Ersa was dead. But with the help of Aloy and her Focus in the previous main quest of Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, he discovers that she might still be alive and that he may yet have a chance to rescue her from the group that attacked her. In the next quest, Into the Borderlands, you will set out to find Ersa. Here is what you can expect in this particular part of the story.

This walkthrough contains spoilers, proceed with caution.

Meet with Erend

Erend will be waiting for you at the Palace of the Sun. As you get close, you will meet Marad who will escort you to meet the Sun King. Follow Marad and then speak with the Sun King. Once that is done, your next task will be to go meet with Marad’s operative in Pitchcliff, which is far north of Meridian.

When you get close enough to your destination, a cutscene will play. Use the Focus and highlight tracks on the ground. Follow them up to reach a corpse.

Go to Dervahl’s Camp

From Pitchcliff, head north to reach Dervahl’s Camp. Just north of the camp is a Stormbird site. Even if you aren’t at the site yet, you can still get attacked, so keep an eye on the sky. Once you arrive at the camp, Erend will show up.

At the camp there are several machines chained up. You can free them by shooting the chains. Even if you don’t override them, the machines will attack Dervahl’s minions. They will also attack you, so keep that in mind.

Even with the machines, this area can be a bit rough. There are lots of enemies here, and some have weapons that allow them to fire multiple arrows at once. Clearing out the group at the bottom of the camp is only the start, though.

Head up the stairs to the second part of the camp. Against the rock wall on the northernmost part of the camp, there is a small building with a red flag that has a skull on it. Approach the door and be ready for a fight. Dervahl’s Champion will emerge after a cutscene, wielding a heavy weapon. Stay in cover to avoid getting hit by this weapon and fight him while staying at long range.

Find Ersa

With the champion dead, loot him before proceeding. As you go down the stairs, disable the sonic device on the wall. Once you enter the main chamber downstairs, there will be a cutscene.

Next, examine objects around the room. There will be a machine part on the left side and a recording device on the right. Then after you’ve examined both items, talk to Erend to complete this main quest and start The Sun Shall Fall.