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Frontier Justice
Horizon Zero Dawn

Frontier Justice

Follow our step-by-step guide to complete the Frontier Justice quest in Horizon Zero Dawn, from finding Inatut to clearing his name and defeating dangerous machines.

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Follow our step-by-step guide to complete the Frontier Justice quest in Horizon Zero Dawn, from finding Inatut to clearing his name and defeating dangerous machines.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start the quest by interacting with Inatut, who is about to be exiled from Song's Edge.
  2. 2
    Speak with Inatut after the shaman and chieftain leave to learn his side of the story.
  3. 3
    Travel to the Carja outlander's camp to speak with Furahni.
  4. 4
    Head west to the clearing where the brawl occurred and use your Focus to examine a bloodied tree branch and tree detritus.
  5. 5
    Climb the tree and use your Focus to highlight the murderer's tracks.
  6. 6
    Follow the tracks up a cliff face.
  7. 7
    Investigate the apparent dead-end to find a wooden blockade between rocks; move it and proceed through the passage.
  8. 8
    Climb the rocks and defeat the three Banuk hunters.
  9. 9
    Speak with the dying assassin.
  10. 10
    Climb the ledge to find the stolen Carja headdress and Carja armour.
  11. 11
    Take the yellow ropes down the cliffs to traverse the area.
  12. 12
    Follow the waypoint to a campfire; save your progress and enter the dilapidated wooden hut to find a Text Datapoint – Park Status.
  13. 13
    Continue following the path until you encounter a Fireclaw, Daemonic Behemoths, and a Scorcher site. You can bypass these machines by sticking to the snowy slopes to your left through the trees.
  14. 14
    Climb the rocky incline and cross the frozen river.
  15. 15
    Defeat the Lv 18 Glinthawk waiting for you.
  16. 16
    Traverse the handholds around the cliff to reach the next area.
  17. 17
    Defeat the two Glinthawks at the top.
  18. 18
    Climb the rocks and follow the waypoint marker around the cliffs to reach the Cloud-Shear.
  19. 19
    Use your Focus to find Inatut behind a rock and interact with him to give him the Carja armour.
  20. 20
    Defeat the four Daemonic Scrappers that ambush you.
  21. 21
    Defeat the two Frostclaws that immediately follow. Inatut will assist, but you will need to inflict most of the damage.
  22. 22
    Talk to Inatut after defeating the Frostclaws.
  23. 23
    Fast travel back to Song's Edge and speak with the chieftain to clear Inatut's name.
  24. 24
    Find Inatut one last time to complete the quest.
Tips
  • When encountering the Fireclaw, Daemonic Behemoths, and Scorcher site, you can bypass them by sticking to the snowy slopes through the trees to avoid a difficult fight.
  • When fighting the Frostclaws, try to find a high vantage point or use hit-and-run tactics.

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