Modern Horizons

by PokeKing Charizard

I had this idea for a Horizon Forbidden West ModernAU!, and this is what I came up with after three days of writing and tweaking. Right now, it's not much of a story, but I'll keep working on it. Though, if anyone else thinks they can write it, message me. Now cross-posted on AO3!

1. What is this?

A Modern AU framework I came up with for the characters of Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West. If anyone thinks they can write this story, feel free to message me. If not... well, I've certainly got enough material to work with.

(Sorry for the format; this site doesn't like me doing this like a bullet list.)

I own nothing except my AU and a copy of the games. The rights to the games and characters of Horizon Zero Dawn and the sequel game Horizon Forbidden West belong to Guerilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Mathijs de Jonge.

~Each "chapter" for now is going to be each character's basic bio. If I write any real chapters later, I'll update accordingly, but this would likely be a series of one-shot stories.

~All main characters are the same ages as they are in-game (to my best guess or headcanon).

~For my sanity's sake, I'll be using the names we know them by when I write these blurbs. If anyone speaks before the event their nickname is established, I'll use their name or preferred nickname.

~I've taken some liberties to justify how certain characters can hold the positions they do. Also, to anyone who questions how they can all be so good/skilled at their jobs... they're protagonists. It's basically a given that they'll be either born geniuses, hidden prodigies, or exceptionally hard workers. I'm just going with what I see in the game story.

Oldest to youngest:

1. Kotallo (late 30's, early 40's)

2. Zo (30-35)

3. Erend (25-27)

4. Varl (25)

5. Alva (23-25)

6. Aloy (20)

7. Beta (20; slightly younger than Aloy)