Horizon Forbidden West: The Land-Gods of the Utaru Explained
Each of the tribes in Horizon Forbidden West plays an important role in building the story and the world up, with Guerrilla giving players an insight into their individual cultures, weapons, and survival techniques. Of the new tribes introduced in the Horizon sequel, the Utaru are the ones that have a reliance on machines, especially the Plowhorns that tend to their lands.
As an agrarian society, the Utaru heavily rely on agriculture to keep their people fed, something that has ultimately been halted by the spread of the Red Blight. Since the central point of their survival relies on maintaining their fields, the Plowhorns are revered as Land-Gods to the Utaru and are cared for by the tribe.
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Plowhorns are an acquisition class Machine in Horizon Forbidden West and have an appearance that resembles a Triceratops. They can plow the land by burrowing their massive horns into the soil, which in turn helps the Utaru better plant their seeds and feed the tribe. As an acquisition class, the Plowhorns are responsible for gathering the raw materials necessary for GAIA and her sub-functions to terraform the planet and save it from the Faro Plague.
There are eight Plowhorns that tend to the Utaru fields, and during the events of Horizon Forbidden West, the spread of the Red Blight sees their work going unrewarded since the Blight prevents any crops from growing. As such, the Utaru are left to wonder why the lands plowed by their Land-Gods are not providing them with adequate food.
Being Land-Gods of the Utaru tribe, the eight Plowhorns are treated with extreme respect. In fact, they are the only machines that do not actively try to hunt down humans and are
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