Kestrel's Perch is a gate location in Horizon Zero Dawn. It is a gate patrolled by Shadow Carja guards. Its position on a cliff overlooking the Daybrink makes it a useful watchtower.
It also makes a brief appearance in Horizon Forbidden West.
History[]
One of the soldiers posted at Kestrel's Perch was Atral, who was in a forbidden relationship with a Sun Carja noble named Elida. When Atral was caught signaling her via smoke signals, he was tortured for information by the other guards.
Sent by a concerned Elida, the Nora Aloy arrived soon after to investigate. Hearing Atral's cries of pain, Aloy killed every Kestrel at the gate, but was too late to save Atral.
With the conclusion of the Carja Civil War, Kestrel's Perch is occupied by Carja soldiers.
Trivia[]
- This is the only gate location in the game where the occupants are actively hostile to Aloy and will attack on sight.
- Despite the description of the Shadow Stalwart outfit, the guards will still attack Aloy on sight if she has it equipped.
- Until the completion of Sun and Shadow, the garrison will always repopulate even if it had been previously cleared out.
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