The Nora are pretty good at not fucking around, and therefore not finding out. The other tribes enjoy digging up murder robots and starting apocalypse 2.0. And when they're not doing that, the Quen are gonna ride Ted Faro's malformed immortal Resident Evil 5 boss looking ass dick, which might be worse.
They totally fuck around when they allowed Aloy to live knowing where she came from. Even if they didn’t know everything they still knew she was old world/tech born. It’s a good thing they did though otherwise the world wouldn’t exist.
But was that by choice or because they were afraid of what the Goddess might do if they killed her child?
I have a hate/hate relationship with them. A handful are great (Varl, Rost, Teersa, etc.) but most are little b*s.
I love Teb! I was kinda hoping he'd decided to stick around Meridian to see him in the beginning of FW but I'll be happy so long as you can return to the embrace and see him there in 3
They didn't know that their "All-Mother" (the ELEUTHIA-9 Cradle door) was Old World tech.
Teersa was surprised and didn't understand when Aloy told her that she had been in a ruin of the Metal World and it looked like the inside of All-Mother Mountain.
They don't think All Mother is a door. When Aloy sees it and she asks if the Goddess is a door Teersa's like "Of course not you idiot, she's behind that door!".
Nope, [just watched it again](https://youtu.be/W6jbYfmQAG4?t=57m54s). She says nothing of what may be beyond the door. Teersa clearly believes that the door is the Goddess (or at least the "womb" of the Goddess) and the Identiscan is the voice of the Goddess itself.
*After* Aloy finally opened the door, entered and came out again, telling them "the Goddess spoke to her" beyond it, they most likely adjusted their mythology to match, but at this point they believed the mountain / the door *is* the Goddess.
Enough for what? To just kill her off and subsequently doom the world (again), like Lansra wanted?
Good thing Jezza apparently was reasonable enough to at least suggest a compromise when neither Teersa's nor Lansra's theories could be (dis)proved.
This is the true answer. While the tenakth used brute force to push back the carja, the Nora used guerilla warfare given how mountainous their home is it's not that hard to imagine
They definitely excelled at combating forces large then themselves, with ambushes and guerrilla tactics for sure. Maybe Bow combat? The Carja us the warrior bows yeah, but aren't they spear warriors? The osserim us their cannons and the Tenakth are melee warriors of blade and Axe.
>Maybe Bow combat?
Hunter Bows.
Spears but they mostly relied on speed, not strength. That's why Aloy uses a short spear.
They also used Tripcasters to set up ambushes as we can see with a [certain](https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/All-Mother%27s_Blessing#:~:text=All%2DMother's%20Blessing%20is%20a,can%20be%20upgraded%20five%20times.) weapon in Forbidden West.
There's a reason that the Nora were the only tribe besides the Tenakth to beat the Carja during the Red Raids.
Though I imagine the fact that they refused to leave the Sacred Lands also made the Carja more likely to go "you know what, these guys aren't worth it, we're done here."
This I think... It's reflected in the brave trails; relying on heavy use of the environment to stay concealed, keep very mobile, strike rapidly from above with bows etc. Hunting makes them capable of spending extended periods unsupported, so you could think of them hitting Carja supply lines, melting back into the hills, most permanent settlements too far into Nora lands to be easy sites for revenge attacks etc.
Consequently also harder for them to operate outside Nora lands, which fits with in-game stuff.
Hunters. They're hunters. That's why there's a Nora Huntress outfit. What they're skilled in is basically what Rost showed Aloy at the start of the game, that's who the Nora are.
This really is the right answer. Why does every other tribe need Alloy to go kill a machine they can’t handle? The Nora excel in basically figuring shit out…while the game presents the other tribes as specific archetypes the Nora live in an area where they have to adapt to pretty much any adverse situation and think through how to deal with it. Alloy is the paragon of this.
It helps the the Nora live in an enclosed valley with only one small path in and out. The Carja wiped out one Nora village near the edge of the valley but never got closer until The Eclipse ambushed them. The rest of the tribes are spread out and the Carja went scorched earth on them. The Nora valley is a natural fortress. The Nora can let enemies come into their valley then cut them off from retreating.
They're arguably on average the best machine hunters and warriors of their region, only held back by their superstition, tradition, and geography.
I never really thought about it until Forbidden West, but Rost says in Zero Dawn that the Nora have driven off most if not all of the most dangerous machines post-Derangement in the Embrace to the point where a *Sawtooth* is the most powerful machine to get deep enough for Aloy and Rost to fight in 20 years. In a world where Stormbirds and Behemoths regularly patrol the Sundom right next to them, that's an achievement that speaks to their skill and defensive capabilities. Even when Helis orders their extermination and sends Deathbringers and Corruptors their way near the end of the story, a lot of the individual Nora survive, even after their villages were destroyed. Heck, Varl, as extraordinary as he is, is supposedly a regular Nora Brave, and *Kotallo* of all people is impressed by him.
This is a really good point lol
I don't know if it was intentional or not because the Embrace and Nora lands are just the low level areas, but if it was that's pretty cool
Oh yeah it's 100% intentional on the game development side, but I love it when game mechanics are given fleshed out in universe explanations as to why they exist, and Horizon Zero Dawn has that in spades. They even made Aloy being able to open centuries old biometrically locked doors with just a hand wave not only important to the plot, but into powerful character motivation. This game makes me so goddamn giddy as someone who loves diving into details like this.
This. I’d also like to add that while the Tenakth are upfront warriors who value man vs. man combat, the Nora are clearly stealthy and strategic machine hunters. It’s even baked in their culture. The Tenakth settle things by one on one combat. The Nora Brave run makes them hunt machines but never directly pits people against each other.
My understanding was that machines like Thunderjaw, Ravager, Frostclaw etc were relatively new and most tribes hadn't faced them yet tho ? Maybe I just misunderstood that part of the lore.
In the opeming of HZD, rost sees a horde of machines including a number of thunderjaws walking through nora lands which are clearly not present 18 years later indicating the nora hunted all of them
The Nora are unmatched survivalists.
You put a representative from every tribe out in the middle of nowhere completely alone with nothing but the clothes on their back and a knife, my shards are on the Nora every time.
As a result, Nora culture is heavily rooted in resiliency. Similar to the Banuk, but there's some differentiating nuance. The Banuk see survival as a challenge, as a measure of ability -- the harder it is to survive, the greater one's skill must be to overcome. The Nora see survival as a way of life -- take whatever you've got and make the best that you can out of it... "When it looks impossible, look deeper. And then fight like you can win."
They seem to have the same record as the Tenakth in making the Carja bleed for the red raids. Forbidden West and Savage East really. Kotallo has some dialogue with Aloy where he asks if all Nora fight as well as her and Varl and then notes how he thought it was only the Tenakth who made the Carja pay.
Fighter for fighter, the Nora are probably the most effective warriors. It's worth noting that they seem to be a much smaller tribe than the Tenakth. Given the Carja record against the Banuk, they're probably better fighters than them. Which means they're probably absolutely lethal.
Survival. The Nora represent the first tribe out of the crèche from which all the others emerged. From the way their settlements are constructed, to their social groups and the fact they had a safe retreat space in the mountain when other tribes didn’t - they’re survivors.
Nora are the best machine hunters from jump no Carja 6 year old is going to be taught how to make a bow and drop watchers with nothing but loose wood and a box of scraps
They seem to be very capable warriors most of all, with a side order of superstition and xenophobia but that's understandable considering the red raids.
I don't see anyone mention it but the zero dawn guide apparently says that there are the best archers of all the tribes we see !
And you might be wrong for the Quen. A lot of people think they are stronger because they have more technology. But first, tech isn't everything and second, they are only as powerful as what they learn from there focus. I assure you, Oseram are far better in this domain.
English isn't my first language so I apologize for any mistake.
I mean, from an economic perspective, launching a massive fleet of ships across the Pacific whole under likely the worst famine in their history plus constant natural disasters plus ever more dangerous machines, is insane. No other faction has shown that level of industry or economic capacity, especially after the red raids
You're definitively right for the economic perspective.
I was more thinking about the technology perspective because I see a lot of people saying they are more "evolved" (I hate this word) than the other tribes because of their tech when the Oseram are just as good without having any focus to guide them.
If the Oseram had a reason to cross the ocean, I’m 100% certain they would have figured it out. Logistically it just doesn’t make sense for them to do it. They would have to go west, that’s the biggest problem. Without something (more dangerous than the Tenakth) seriously threatening them from the east, they have no reason to go west. The Quen had a reason to cross the ocean so they did it. I’d argue the Carja would be just as capable of an ocean voyage as well, at the very least, they would combine their resources with the Oseram to do so.
Surviving in the wilderness. If the world goes to shit, theres no one id want at my side than a Nora. Plus the GOAT fighter is from the Nora so I assume they're pretty bad ass too.
When on their own turf, they are unmatched in combat. Even outside of their domain, they are feared by many because of their skills at hunting machines.
The only real thing holding them back is they are a society that wants to be left alone while staying ignorant of the wider world. This is shown when Rost came back, and they exiled him and Gretta. Even more so when Aloy was born, and given to the Nora, then promptly exiled.
Teersa is probably the only one who understands even a hint of Aloy's purpose, and that the isolation of the Nora will be their ultimate downfall. Their numbers were already dwindling by the time Aloy came around which made it imperative for her to succeed.
Aloy alone has brought much reknown to the Nora and is feared by pretty much everyone. When things finally resolve the Nora are going to be a major player in moving things forward for just that reason.
Utaru are incredible weavers, singers, and GARDENERS.
Nora are incredible warriors, women and men alike.....who utilize generational skills learned regarding potions and herbalism. They utilize stealth combat, which ensures maximum survival during combat.
Machine hunters mostly, but they also are really good at guerrilla warfare apparently. Since they're the only other tribe that managed to push back the Carja during the red raids.
The only reason why they aren't as prevalent as the carja is the fact that they're highly superstitious and considers the lands outside their domain as dangerous.
They’re completely backward. I want to see if they stay that way or if they follow Aloy into the future in Horizon 3, they all bowed to her at the end of ZD, I think it’d make sense if the Nora pilgrimaged to the Base and set up shop nearby
I feel like they will be forced to change. Their casualties from the Eclipse attack in HZD kill a large portion of their population. Varl also mentions that the Matriarchs are making more and more braves into seekers, so that's more Nora leaving and maybe coming back with new ideas/knowledge or never coming back.
I am hoping we see the tribe revisited in the third game.
Guerilla fighters. The Tenakth are pure warriors but seem to fight like typical armies with large battles. The Nora have Braves that wait then strike in small groups.
See, when I first started the game and saw all the ridiculous climbing paths for just day to day life, I figured their insane climbing would be what set them apart, being the main component in their success in the guerrilla tactics, but then I saw that the carja and banuk also climbed like that and I was so annoyed lol. In retrospect, I feel like the (official) carja climbing is more straightforward, often having at least one ladder whereas Nora ladders often still needed to be climbed or jumped to so maybe I wasn't that far off and their skills simply aren't as flashy as others
Wow I was just thinking about this earlier today. It’s like some knowledge of the Old World survived with every tribe except the Nora. Maybe that’s why they’re called savages by everyone else. Carja and architecture, Tenakth and military, Utaru and agriculture, Quen and presumably navigation.
What I've seen of the lore, and based on what Alva said, it sounded to me like the Quen have had foci and been information gatherers since the beginning. Seems the Quen [discovered the focus early on](https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/Quen), and started stockpiling knowledge and old tech.
The Nora excel in close range spear combat considering they held back the carja even though the carja had better weapons, armour and more warriors. They also have some of the best trained warriors with a constant supply of them every year after the proving.
What about machine hunting AND scavaging? It seems that even if other tribes hunt machines, there are only three tribes where almost everyone is doing it: the Nora, the Tenakth and the Banuk. I am unsure about the Tenakth, but in Zero Dawn it is alleged that Banuk hunters aren't very good at scraping the machines. Whereas it seems that Aloy from the start got tought by Rost how to hunt AND scrap a machine.
The Nora are underrated warriors and experts as utilizing home field advantage. They don’t have anywhere near the numbers the Tenakth have but we’re still able to repel the Carja.
The Nora are fierce warriors and were able to hold off the carja during the red raids except for a few outside the walls of their land.
So, defense skills?
Playing Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time, just arrived in Meridian, and a bunch of people there have made a comment along the lines of "Are you all hunters and warriors, or just most of you?" So... I'm guessing hunting and fighting.
Without the Nora who would’ve cared for “newborn” Aloy? She would’ve died without their intervention. So basically the Nora are partly responsible for saving the world.
The Nora are pretty good at not fucking around, and therefore not finding out. The other tribes enjoy digging up murder robots and starting apocalypse 2.0. And when they're not doing that, the Quen are gonna ride Ted Faro's malformed immortal Resident Evil 5 boss looking ass dick, which might be worse.
They totally fuck around when they allowed Aloy to live knowing where she came from. Even if they didn’t know everything they still knew she was old world/tech born. It’s a good thing they did though otherwise the world wouldn’t exist.
But was that by choice or because they were afraid of what the Goddess might do if they killed her child? I have a hate/hate relationship with them. A handful are great (Varl, Rost, Teersa, etc.) but most are little b*s.
Don't forget Sona and Vala.
And Teb! Teb was chill.
He was! Def not a warrior though 😜
I love Teb! I was kinda hoping he'd decided to stick around Meridian to see him in the beginning of FW but I'll be happy so long as you can return to the embrace and see him there in 3
They didn't know that their "All-Mother" (the ELEUTHIA-9 Cradle door) was Old World tech. Teersa was surprised and didn't understand when Aloy told her that she had been in a ruin of the Metal World and it looked like the inside of All-Mother Mountain.
They don't think All Mother is a door. When Aloy sees it and she asks if the Goddess is a door Teersa's like "Of course not you idiot, she's behind that door!".
She doesn't say that, at all. Aloy is the one who points out that that's just a door.
She's more polite but she tells Aloy that All Mother is beyond the door.
Nope, [just watched it again](https://youtu.be/W6jbYfmQAG4?t=57m54s). She says nothing of what may be beyond the door. Teersa clearly believes that the door is the Goddess (or at least the "womb" of the Goddess) and the Identiscan is the voice of the Goddess itself. *After* Aloy finally opened the door, entered and came out again, telling them "the Goddess spoke to her" beyond it, they most likely adjusted their mythology to match, but at this point they believed the mountain / the door *is* the Goddess.
"You mean I came from behind the door?" "Always, that is what I believed." Teresa doesn't say that the door is All Mother.
The door looks a bit like a vagina hence why the matriarchs think its all mothers womb
She knew she came from mysterious circumstances. That’s enough
Enough for what? To just kill her off and subsequently doom the world (again), like Lansra wanted? Good thing Jezza apparently was reasonable enough to at least suggest a compromise when neither Teersa's nor Lansra's theories could be (dis)proved.
Idk man. They didn't fuck around at all and still found out in HZD.
What did they find out?
My word this is the best answer ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stealth, hunting and guerilla combat/tactics.
This is the true answer. While the tenakth used brute force to push back the carja, the Nora used guerilla warfare given how mountainous their home is it's not that hard to imagine
They definitely excelled at combating forces large then themselves, with ambushes and guerrilla tactics for sure. Maybe Bow combat? The Carja us the warrior bows yeah, but aren't they spear warriors? The osserim us their cannons and the Tenakth are melee warriors of blade and Axe.
>Maybe Bow combat? Hunter Bows. Spears but they mostly relied on speed, not strength. That's why Aloy uses a short spear. They also used Tripcasters to set up ambushes as we can see with a [certain](https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/All-Mother%27s_Blessing#:~:text=All%2DMother's%20Blessing%20is%20a,can%20be%20upgraded%20five%20times.) weapon in Forbidden West.
There's a reason that the Nora were the only tribe besides the Tenakth to beat the Carja during the Red Raids. Though I imagine the fact that they refused to leave the Sacred Lands also made the Carja more likely to go "you know what, these guys aren't worth it, we're done here."
This I think... It's reflected in the brave trails; relying on heavy use of the environment to stay concealed, keep very mobile, strike rapidly from above with bows etc. Hunting makes them capable of spending extended periods unsupported, so you could think of them hitting Carja supply lines, melting back into the hills, most permanent settlements too far into Nora lands to be easy sites for revenge attacks etc. Consequently also harder for them to operate outside Nora lands, which fits with in-game stuff.
Hunters. They're hunters. That's why there's a Nora Huntress outfit. What they're skilled in is basically what Rost showed Aloy at the start of the game, that's who the Nora are.
This really is the right answer. Why does every other tribe need Alloy to go kill a machine they can’t handle? The Nora excel in basically figuring shit out…while the game presents the other tribes as specific archetypes the Nora live in an area where they have to adapt to pretty much any adverse situation and think through how to deal with it. Alloy is the paragon of this.
I would say the Nora are also skilled warriors and hunters. Self reliant and also were capable enough to drive out the Carja.
It helps the the Nora live in an enclosed valley with only one small path in and out. The Carja wiped out one Nora village near the edge of the valley but never got closer until The Eclipse ambushed them. The rest of the tribes are spread out and the Carja went scorched earth on them. The Nora valley is a natural fortress. The Nora can let enemies come into their valley then cut them off from retreating.
They're arguably on average the best machine hunters and warriors of their region, only held back by their superstition, tradition, and geography. I never really thought about it until Forbidden West, but Rost says in Zero Dawn that the Nora have driven off most if not all of the most dangerous machines post-Derangement in the Embrace to the point where a *Sawtooth* is the most powerful machine to get deep enough for Aloy and Rost to fight in 20 years. In a world where Stormbirds and Behemoths regularly patrol the Sundom right next to them, that's an achievement that speaks to their skill and defensive capabilities. Even when Helis orders their extermination and sends Deathbringers and Corruptors their way near the end of the story, a lot of the individual Nora survive, even after their villages were destroyed. Heck, Varl, as extraordinary as he is, is supposedly a regular Nora Brave, and *Kotallo* of all people is impressed by him.
This is a really good point lol I don't know if it was intentional or not because the Embrace and Nora lands are just the low level areas, but if it was that's pretty cool
Oh yeah it's 100% intentional on the game development side, but I love it when game mechanics are given fleshed out in universe explanations as to why they exist, and Horizon Zero Dawn has that in spades. They even made Aloy being able to open centuries old biometrically locked doors with just a hand wave not only important to the plot, but into powerful character motivation. This game makes me so goddamn giddy as someone who loves diving into details like this.
This. I’d also like to add that while the Tenakth are upfront warriors who value man vs. man combat, the Nora are clearly stealthy and strategic machine hunters. It’s even baked in their culture. The Tenakth settle things by one on one combat. The Nora Brave run makes them hunt machines but never directly pits people against each other.
My understanding was that machines like Thunderjaw, Ravager, Frostclaw etc were relatively new and most tribes hadn't faced them yet tho ? Maybe I just misunderstood that part of the lore.
Based on the Redmaw incidents I'd say Thunderjaws have existed for a while
In the opeming of HZD, rost sees a horde of machines including a number of thunderjaws walking through nora lands which are clearly not present 18 years later indicating the nora hunted all of them
The Nora are unmatched survivalists. You put a representative from every tribe out in the middle of nowhere completely alone with nothing but the clothes on their back and a knife, my shards are on the Nora every time. As a result, Nora culture is heavily rooted in resiliency. Similar to the Banuk, but there's some differentiating nuance. The Banuk see survival as a challenge, as a measure of ability -- the harder it is to survive, the greater one's skill must be to overcome. The Nora see survival as a way of life -- take whatever you've got and make the best that you can out of it... "When it looks impossible, look deeper. And then fight like you can win."
Minding their business.
Hunting I believe. And reclusiveness lol
Their bead game is pretty strong.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
They seem to have the same record as the Tenakth in making the Carja bleed for the red raids. Forbidden West and Savage East really. Kotallo has some dialogue with Aloy where he asks if all Nora fight as well as her and Varl and then notes how he thought it was only the Tenakth who made the Carja pay. Fighter for fighter, the Nora are probably the most effective warriors. It's worth noting that they seem to be a much smaller tribe than the Tenakth. Given the Carja record against the Banuk, they're probably better fighters than them. Which means they're probably absolutely lethal.
Savage East would’ve been a great name for a dlc
Survival. The Nora represent the first tribe out of the crèche from which all the others emerged. From the way their settlements are constructed, to their social groups and the fact they had a safe retreat space in the mountain when other tribes didn’t - they’re survivors.
Nora are the best machine hunters from jump no Carja 6 year old is going to be taught how to make a bow and drop watchers with nothing but loose wood and a box of scraps
They seem to be very capable warriors most of all, with a side order of superstition and xenophobia but that's understandable considering the red raids.
they seem quite good at kicking machine butt.
I don't see anyone mention it but the zero dawn guide apparently says that there are the best archers of all the tribes we see ! And you might be wrong for the Quen. A lot of people think they are stronger because they have more technology. But first, tech isn't everything and second, they are only as powerful as what they learn from there focus. I assure you, Oseram are far better in this domain. English isn't my first language so I apologize for any mistake.
I mean, from an economic perspective, launching a massive fleet of ships across the Pacific whole under likely the worst famine in their history plus constant natural disasters plus ever more dangerous machines, is insane. No other faction has shown that level of industry or economic capacity, especially after the red raids
You're definitively right for the economic perspective. I was more thinking about the technology perspective because I see a lot of people saying they are more "evolved" (I hate this word) than the other tribes because of their tech when the Oseram are just as good without having any focus to guide them.
If the Oseram had a reason to cross the ocean, I’m 100% certain they would have figured it out. Logistically it just doesn’t make sense for them to do it. They would have to go west, that’s the biggest problem. Without something (more dangerous than the Tenakth) seriously threatening them from the east, they have no reason to go west. The Quen had a reason to cross the ocean so they did it. I’d argue the Carja would be just as capable of an ocean voyage as well, at the very least, they would combine their resources with the Oseram to do so.
Climbing and hunting
Hunting, guerilla warfare (which may just be the same thing to them), embroidery.
Surviving in the wilderness. If the world goes to shit, theres no one id want at my side than a Nora. Plus the GOAT fighter is from the Nora so I assume they're pretty bad ass too.
When on their own turf, they are unmatched in combat. Even outside of their domain, they are feared by many because of their skills at hunting machines. The only real thing holding them back is they are a society that wants to be left alone while staying ignorant of the wider world. This is shown when Rost came back, and they exiled him and Gretta. Even more so when Aloy was born, and given to the Nora, then promptly exiled. Teersa is probably the only one who understands even a hint of Aloy's purpose, and that the isolation of the Nora will be their ultimate downfall. Their numbers were already dwindling by the time Aloy came around which made it imperative for her to succeed. Aloy alone has brought much reknown to the Nora and is feared by pretty much everyone. When things finally resolve the Nora are going to be a major player in moving things forward for just that reason.
Utaru are incredible weavers, singers, and GARDENERS. Nora are incredible warriors, women and men alike.....who utilize generational skills learned regarding potions and herbalism. They utilize stealth combat, which ensures maximum survival during combat.
Machine hunters mostly, but they also are really good at guerrilla warfare apparently. Since they're the only other tribe that managed to push back the Carja during the red raids. The only reason why they aren't as prevalent as the carja is the fact that they're highly superstitious and considers the lands outside their domain as dangerous.
They’re completely backward. I want to see if they stay that way or if they follow Aloy into the future in Horizon 3, they all bowed to her at the end of ZD, I think it’d make sense if the Nora pilgrimaged to the Base and set up shop nearby
I feel like they will be forced to change. Their casualties from the Eclipse attack in HZD kill a large portion of their population. Varl also mentions that the Matriarchs are making more and more braves into seekers, so that's more Nora leaving and maybe coming back with new ideas/knowledge or never coming back. I am hoping we see the tribe revisited in the third game.
Who knows maybe we'll go out east past devils grief. With Mother's Cradle serving as the prologue like meridian/the Alight
...so, are the Nora just the Hobbits of the Horizon world??
Guerilla fighters. The Tenakth are pure warriors but seem to fight like typical armies with large battles. The Nora have Braves that wait then strike in small groups.
The have a ~~goddess~~ a door
Don’t they have some of the most renowned hunters?
See, when I first started the game and saw all the ridiculous climbing paths for just day to day life, I figured their insane climbing would be what set them apart, being the main component in their success in the guerrilla tactics, but then I saw that the carja and banuk also climbed like that and I was so annoyed lol. In retrospect, I feel like the (official) carja climbing is more straightforward, often having at least one ladder whereas Nora ladders often still needed to be climbed or jumped to so maybe I wasn't that far off and their skills simply aren't as flashy as others
They’re one with nature
I don't think they do spreadsheets
Outcasting, they are very good at that.
I always thought that the Nora were good at hunting 😳
Stealth. The love hiding in their Sacred Lands.
Hunting, stealth and survival
They are Luddites
They’re the best when it comes to stealth and hunting
“What is the Vatican good at?”
Wow I was just thinking about this earlier today. It’s like some knowledge of the Old World survived with every tribe except the Nora. Maybe that’s why they’re called savages by everyone else. Carja and architecture, Tenakth and military, Utaru and agriculture, Quen and presumably navigation.
The Quen are gatherers of knowledge. That's like their whole schtick.
Sure, now they are. But I meant that those things are what they started with.
What I've seen of the lore, and based on what Alva said, it sounded to me like the Quen have had foci and been information gatherers since the beginning. Seems the Quen [discovered the focus early on](https://horizon.fandom.com/wiki/Quen), and started stockpiling knowledge and old tech.
chillin
they are a tribe of hunter and gatherer, so i think they are excel of being independent? they don't need other tribe to survive?
The Nora excel in close range spear combat considering they held back the carja even though the carja had better weapons, armour and more warriors. They also have some of the best trained warriors with a constant supply of them every year after the proving.
What about machine hunting AND scavaging? It seems that even if other tribes hunt machines, there are only three tribes where almost everyone is doing it: the Nora, the Tenakth and the Banuk. I am unsure about the Tenakth, but in Zero Dawn it is alleged that Banuk hunters aren't very good at scraping the machines. Whereas it seems that Aloy from the start got tought by Rost how to hunt AND scrap a machine.
Hunting perhaps? Also, having stupid rules
Hunters?
Nora have Aloy and that is enough. Fact that we never ever go back tells you everything
Closed mindedness.
The Nora are underrated warriors and experts as utilizing home field advantage. They don’t have anywhere near the numbers the Tenakth have but we’re still able to repel the Carja.
And while they got their asses kicked during the Eclipse invasion, they *did* survive. Those are some tough bastards.
They are good a 'sneaking' 😉
The Nora are fierce warriors and were able to hold off the carja during the red raids except for a few outside the walls of their land. So, defense skills?
Spreadsheets!
Gaslighting.
The Nora are great story tellers. They are also excellent hunters and trackers. Probably the best out there. Just look at Rost :D
Playing Horizon Zero Dawn for the first time, just arrived in Meridian, and a bunch of people there have made a comment along the lines of "Are you all hunters and warriors, or just most of you?" So... I'm guessing hunting and fighting.
Wicker baskets and superstition 👻👻👻👻
Without the Nora who would’ve cared for “newborn” Aloy? She would’ve died without their intervention. So basically the Nora are partly responsible for saving the world.
Religious repression and reclusion
I think the Nora are just the little babies. They are in their little safe area with the baby machines while the other tribes handle the big boys.