Help Theoa stand up to some less than ideal rules.
The Splinter Withinis one of theBurning Shores DLCside quests forHorizon Forbidden West.
you could pick up this side quest almost instantly after starting the DLC and arriving at the Burning Shores.
One problem involves a Quen Marine called Theoa and a small rebellion that’s starting to take shape.
There are potential spoilers ahead for the end of the main game and for the DLC.
This is where you might begin this quest.
you’re free to find her when you first arrive at Fleet’s end.
She can be found in the lower section of the settlement, slightly east of the Herbalist.
If you’re struggling to find Theora, look for the green ‘!’
floating above their head.
Speak to Theoraand thenmeet them at the Burial Groundsjust outside of the settlement.
Then, Aloy will speak to Theora again.
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On the island where the signal is coming from, a Quen is trapped and surrounded by Apex machines.
There will be Apex Ravagers, Apex Leaplashers, and a Stalker.
We found the easiest way to deal with these was totarget the Ravagers first.
This inflicts a lot of damage on them in short space of time.
However, the area where the Quen is trapped is quite small.
This means that all of the machines can have you backed into a corner.
While concealed, you might alsoscan the machines to find their weak spots.
The Leaplashers and Stalker can sneak up on you.
After bringing down the Ravagers (congratulations!
Also, if youdetach its ‘Stealth Generator’, it will lose the ability to vanish altogether.
With theLeaplashers, we found it easiest tokeep your distance and use ranged weapons with themwhere possible.
once you nail cleared all of the machines out, go and speak to the Quen.
You will learn that their name is Rokomo and you will find out the fate of Enki.
Once you get close to the island, you should notice some winged machines hanging about on a structure.
Get as close as it’s crucial that you be toscan these machineswith your Focus without them spotting you.
Your Focus will register them asWaterwingsand, like some Glinthawks,they are vulnerable to Fire.
Scan them with your Focus andtag them to keep track of where they are.
Getting too close to the Waterwings, especially when there’s a few of them, can be lethal.
When you find one, pull yourself up onto the structure.
Head to the area marked with the quest marker.
Then, look around you at the three marked areas on the raised platform.
Head to each one and interact with them.
After doing this, it’s time to look for the missing Soldier.
Don’t worry, there’s no fighting in this bit.
Then, press R1 to highlight the tracks so that they stay visible when you deactivate the Focus.
From here, simply follow the tracks until they finish.
Investigate what you find at the end of these tracks and then get ready for a climb.
Then, you should see a climbing hold on the side of the Tower.
Float over to it and grab onto it.
Jump and use your Grapple to pull yourself up to the platform.
This time, jump off the platform towards the one on the other side and activate your Shieldwing.
The Geyser will boost you enough to get you over there safely.
From this platform, pan the camera up to find another Grapple point.
Head out onto the bar sticking out from the far side of the platform carefully.
Stop in the middle of the bar and look right, towards the Tower again.
You should see some more climbing holds.
If this sounds a bit daunting for you, check out theThalassophobia settingthat can help with this section.
The Shipwreck is below this, buy you will need todive below the water outside of this section.
When you dive below the water, use your Focus to look for the Tideripper.
you should probably have a closer look at the signal that is coming from the machine’s tail.
Once the Tideripper swims past, look at its Tail.
Of course Enki’s Focus is caught on the tail of the big underwater machine.
Now, you could stay where you are and wait for the Tideripper to swim past again.
This way is a bit riskier, so we recommend going with the first option.
Once you’ve grabbed the Focus and completed the other tasks for this quest, you’re almost finished.
All you have to do is speak to Rokomo and report back to Theoma.
We hope you enjoy your adventures with Aloy around the Burning Shores!
