The Murmuring Hollow Relic Ruins puzzle is the final installment of the Relic Ruins quests in Horizon Forbidden West. This guide will show you how to obtain the Ornament and start the important side quest A Friend in the Dark.
How to start the Murmuring Hollow Relic Ruins
The Relic Ruins quest is part of The Burning Shores DLC, which takes you to the new LA map. This content is for higher levels and becomes accessible after you complete the main story of Horizon Forbidden West.
The Relic Ruins “Murmuring Hollow” quest starts as soon as you discover the ruins. The location is at the southeast corned of the big island in the middle of the map.
On the northern side of the ruins is a campsite, which is actually partially related to the side quest you will start while in the area. Aloy makes a comment about it looking like an Oseram camp.
The secret reason why this quest exists
The Murmuring Hollow relic ruins quest is not a part of the Nights of Lights quest series. You can bring the ornament back to Stemmur at Las Vegas’ Hidden Ember. There is no extra special reward for it, though.
While solving the puzzle, you stumble on the side quest A Friend in the Dark. That one is a ton of fun to play through. Aloy meets an old friend, who is an incredibly positive and bright character.
Aside from the fun times while solving a puzzle in this game, the main purpose of completing the Relic Ruins puzzle is to unlock the side quest because its reward is awesome: the Legendary Spike Thrower Last Argument.
Technically, you can finish the Relic Ruins and skip the quest or come back and do it later, or never. I personally find it to be one of the best side quests in the game.
You meet an old friend, you do some exploration, some shooting and fighting and you get to make a dialogue choice in the end.
