Svartalfheim
The Dwarves (Dvergr) call their realm Niðavellir ("Dark Fields")
Herein, lies Nidavellir, the Forge and Nornir Chests
The Aesir could not distinguish between Dwarves and Dark Elves of Alfheim
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Thus the Dwarf Realms were named "Svartalfheim" (Land of the Dark Ones)
Aurvangar Wetlands
The Grim
Grim are agile, frog-like humanoid creatures
Wicked grim, are the strongest grim with a long, lashing tongue for an additional attack
Cursed grim, are slightly fatter brethren with poisonous projectile spitting ranged attacks
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Grim
Cursed Grim
Wicked Grim
Lady of the Forge
Mermaid creates the Draupnir Spear
Mermaid
Draupnir Spear is crafted by Lady of the Forge Mermaid, infused with the blood of a god unto a ring.
The icelandic Edda, describe the goddess Rán & Jotunn (giant) husband Ægir as the embodiment of the sea, whilst their nine daughters representing the waves therein. Rán means ‘robber’, and is depicted as with a net to catch unwary travellers
Thus, Rán “seeks to catch and drown men in her net” and that “to give someone to the sea-goddess is to drown them.
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Design Notes
Early on we set out to explore a Mermaid for God of War Ragnarok
Bjorn designed a wide cast of different looks.
Together with Raf and Dela we landed on a fantastic design that played a big role in the final look and feel of the Lady.
The final design that ended up in the game is a collaboration with Raf, Dela, Bjorn and Shan
Ice & Fire
Nilfheim & Múspelheim
Nilfheim - primordial land of ice & mist, lies to the North
Betwixt the realms of fire and ice. came the creation of Midgard and the other worlds
Múspelheim - primordial land of fire, lies to the South
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Nilfheim
Niflheim was first of the Nine Worlds to be brought into being, from the empty void of Ginnungagap
Twas a spring called Hvergelmir, that came to be frozen in the extreme cold
These Northern reaches became the primordial world of frost and mist that is Nilfheim
Múspellsheimr
Homeland of the legendary Fire Giants
Seeks Surtr's help, and bring forth Ragnarök to put an end to Odin's reign
Led by Surtr, these fire Jotunn would invade and burn the world as enemies of both gods & men
The Swarthy One
The legendary Surtr, IS
the first fire giant & second being in existence.
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“Foretold,
to carry his bright sword during Ragnarök
Surtr will battle against the Æsir, and Freyr
and afterward the flames brought forth
will engulf the Earth”
(Poetic Edda)
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SUTR, TO SPARK THE WORLD
Surtr and the fire giants
Álfheimr
Dökkálfar
Álfheimr (Old Norse 'Elf home') are where the Light & Dark ones reside
Light Elves, "fairer than the sun", live in the world of Álfheimr
The Dark Elves dwell within the earth
Dökkálfar Beyla
Our studio explored both light & dark elves for #GodofWarRagnarok
Vizdev notes:
These were early explorations of the female Dark Elf warrior, that later informed the design of Beyla (one of Freyr’s servants).
Soon after arriving in Vanaheim, one encounters Beyla who is married to Light Elf Byggvi and part of Freyr‘s resistance group alongside Byggvir, Lúnda, and Birgir.
