History VideoGame / GodherjaTheDyingWorld

** Various fauna from earth's last Ice Age share the setting with the Dark Age level humans

* CannibalTribe: The Fog-Eaters eat the dead of their enemies among their many other oddities.

* KeystoneArmy: The Sjalvoji Imperreich, led by Cenware Witch-Breaker, appears utterly unstoppable to the Aversarians, conquering massive swaths of territory without much effort and mustering massive amounts of soldiers. However, despite his [[TheChosenOne favor from the Gods]] and [[PlotArmor his immense physical and mental strength]], a simple [[AssassinationAttempt murder plot]] will gather enough support from those within the Imperreich who wish to see him dead that it will [[TheHeroDies almost always succeed]], and if it does their union will fracture into infighting.

The mod is currently still in development under the lead of user [=ThePinkPanzer=], who was also the lead developer of ''VideoGame/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope'', a ''[[VideoGame/HeartsOfIron Hearts of Iron IV]]'' mod with a similarly grim tone. The mod's community can be found [[https://www.reddit.com/r/godherja/ on Reddit]], [[https://discord.gg/WwCr9QC and on Discord]].

In a time before [[CreationMyth memory]], [[TopGod Aersanon]] created the world. Aersanon was one of many [[TheOldGods gods]], but only [[GodInHumanForm they]] possessed traits we would now consider human, and they were the only god humanity ever knew. Aersanon, tired of his experiment and wishing for beings to converse with, created humanity. For a time, they were content to enjoy the presence, but eventually they began to covet power, and so Aersanon demanded [[GodEmperor the fealty of their creation]]. Humanity consented, and Aersanon seemed to rule in benevolence.

But humanity was not perfect. [[PunyEarthlings They were incapable of the great feats he was]], their [[HumansAreMorons primitive]] [[SurroundedByIdiots minds]] struggled to keep Aersanon's interest, and [[WeAreAsMayflies their short lives and rapid reproduction]] confused the god. Aersanon decided that humanity was imperfect, a failed experiment, and so created a new race in their image. The result, was the [[OurElvesAreDIfferent aelfir]].

To Aersanon, the aelfir were a far superior experiment. They lived for millennia, they rarely reproduced, their minds were keener and they craved invention and beauty. Not only this, but their very blood was more alike to Aersanon's, and their ability with magic far outstripped their lesser counterparts. However, like Aersanon they did not truly understand humans. They did not have views on morality like humans, and saw Aersanon's first experiment as nothing but animals in comparison. Humanity was soon [[SlaveRace enslaved]] by the aelfir as they built great empires and kingdoms on the backs of human labor, under the sight of [[GodIsEvil Aersanon]], who did not care that his first children suffered in such a way as long as the aelfir used them to create mighty monuments in Aersanon's image and worship as they deserved.

* AmbiguousGender: It is unclear if Aersanon is a man or a woman, or if those terms can even apply.

* BadassDecay: In-universe, High King Gardfrei den va Seignon was considered a fine High King and one of the greatest fighters in the world at one point, but his obsession with his mysterios quest began to border on insanity and he soon allowed his entire realm to collapse.

* CruelMercy: When the Illyrosi tribes were subjugated by the Aagiokratia after a long war, their king begged the Aautokratir for mercy. They got it, in the form of the entire culture being enslaved for the rest of history. [[RoaringRampageofRevenge Don't worry, they got their payback.]]

** The Lyrossi are based on Illyrians, seafaring tribals who inhabited the West Balkans in antiquity.

** Aersanon may be considered one depending on how close he was to his creations.

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The Ilyrossi tribes rose up after almost a thousand years of slavery by slaughtering their masters and embarking on a campaign of destroying the Aagiokratia in revenge.