The second option is the only way to end the game: accept that Espen is dead. The first option (which the player can pick as often as they want) is to try resuscitating Espen, but to no avail. Failure Is the Only Option: In the end, when the Mother salvages Espen's drowned body from the water, the player's actions will boil down to two options.Eldritch Abomination: Fenrir is this, despite looking like a wolf he's the size of a mountain and should he be freed it would mean the end of all existence.They are Sköll and Hati, the sons of Fenrir who eternally chase the sun and moon as per Norse myth. Dual Boss: The Two Warg Brothers, two gigantic wolves that had been feeding on people of the village, which forced Erik to start sacrifices.He committed suicide later, much to the mother's chagrin. Depressingly justified later, when it is revealed that the mother accused the father of being abusive during the divorce hearings, causing him to lose any custody of their son. Disappeared Dad: The mother never touches upon what happened to Espen's father, only that one day 'he was gone'.Dimensional Traveller: Erik uses the shards of the shattered Bifröst (rainbow bridge linking Miðgarðr to Ásgarðr) to travel from the Forest to the modern world in order to kidnap those slated for sacrifice to Fenrir.Vidarr, son of Odin, promised to give Fenris food as long as Fenris didn't devour the sun.

Deal with the Devil: An interesting example, as it was struck by a god.Blinded by the Light: A few creatures a sensitive to the light, and can be force back by flashing the flashlight at them.And to make sure his death wasn't in vain, she plans to take up Erik's task of sacrificing children. But at the same time, his death has bought the world more time. Bittersweet Ending: Espen is dead, despite everything the mother went through to bring him home.The Warg brothers also speak Icelandic (the closest living language to Old Norse). Bilingual Bonus: There are several runestones throughout the game (which use Elder Futhark runes to phonologically spell modern Norwegian) which give background on the mythos and surrounding area.The Atoner: In the end, the mother aims to become this, in order to make peace with both her transgression that drove her husband to suicide and for not being able to save Espen's life.Anti-Villain: Erik is not happy to have to sacrifice children to the Wargs, but is the only way to keep everyone alive.

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