History VideoGame / OfOrcsAndMen

* NeckSnap: Styx's preferred method of muffled killing when striking from behind. Though this is generally a lot quieter then Styx simply jamming a knife into someones chest and let them scream (Styx covers his victim's mouth when readying a NeckSnap), the SickeningCrunch of his victim's neck snapping will still draw the attention of nearby enemies. Making the game a lot more difficult and logical compared many games of the genre.

* StealthBasedGame: Of the ''Strict Stealth'' type, where the player is very likely dead meat if they are spotted and do not re-enter a stealthy state quickly enough. Reasonable for Styx being small goblin facing well equiped human enemies twice his size everywhere.

* WeNeedADistraction: Distraction is always a viable and useful tactic to temporary clear a path for Styx to sneak through, whether by Styx whistling in person or via a clone.

* KnifeNut: Styx feels naked without his trusty dagger. Justified it was basically his only consistently reliable tool for killing (or self defense, in case he got spotted), as human grade swords are obviously too big for him to use properly. Styx's dagger is quite different in this game, being significantly bigger and wider, [[sopiler: overall a more Orcish design, hinting at Styx's origin as a former Orc.]]

* KnifeNut: Styx feels naked without his trusty dagger. Justified it was basically his only consistently reliable tool for killing (or self defense, in case he got spotted), as human grade swords are obviously too big for him to use properly.

** Styx also has a taste for throwing knives as tool for ranged killing

* Knifenut: Styx feels naked without his trusty dagger. Justified it was basically his only consistently reliable tool for killing (or self defense, in case he got spotted), as human grade swords are obviously too big for him to use properly.

* KnowledgeBroker: Oskan, a blind old crook wanted by the human government. He has many connections tapped into the criminal underworld of Arkenash and mainly serves as the contract provider for Styx, offering Styx directions and information to help him reach his goals in exchange for Styx stealing and killing for him.

* DeadpanSnarker: Though this time understandably keeping to himself considering the [[StealthBasedGame need for silence]], Styx is still no less snarky compared to the last game, frequently comment on the environment he sneaks into.

* CrapsackWorld: The setting is especially bad for orcs, who are sistematically persecuted, enslaved, and forced to be assimilated. Many humans, however, don't live much better: you can meet a lot of them living in shantytowns, and the ancient order of the Mages is persecuted by the Inquistion. To survive one must be either very violent or very cunning; backstabbing is common.

* [[spoiler: CloningBlues: Big time. The clone the player controls realized that all his thoughts and purposes about obtaining the heart of the world tree are not actually his own thoughts, it is all orders from the original Styx as he plays the clone like a puppet. The clone is so pissed about this prospect he sets out to kill and take over the original Styx, and decides to oppose every goal Styx has just because those are the only thoughts he is certain to be his own.]]

* [[spoiler: CloningBlues: Big time. The clone the player controls realized that all the thought and purposes about obtaining the heart of the world tree are not actually his own thoughts, it is all orders from the original Styx as he plays the clone like a puppet. The clone is so pissed about this prospect he sets out to kill and take over the original Styx, and decides to oppose every goal Styx has just because those are the only thoughts he is certain to be his own.]]

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Amber, the sap of the world tree. It is unknown what properties the substances has, besides being corrosive in concentration and addictive when diluted to non-amber based creatures. It also has seemingly unlimited magical capability to be applied to various functions, with numerous of them seen onscreen. It is unclear what, or just how many purpose(s) the Humans are using the amber for, but it is clear that the functions of amber are so critical that the human empire had to wage war to take control of the world tree just for the amber, and soon sign a peace treaty with the elves they fought, as it turns out crude amber is too dangerous for human workers to extract. [[spoiler:Doing too much magical experiments with amber is also what turned the original Styx into the first goblin, and apparently afterwards amber becomes the source of all the magic his magical clones uses, whether or not he himself had to rely on amber to cast magic is unknown, but the clone the player controls is shown developing a headache when not consuming amber.]]

*** Amber-based creatures also involuntarily tap into a telepathic network and receives the thoughts of all other creatures who "has amber flowing in their bodies" or have a desire to obtain amber. [[Spoiler: It turns out the elves are so used to it they can't comprehend what it is like "to be so lonely inside one's head". Styx however, felt that his personality is dwindling as his mind constantly gets flooded by the ideas of others, and this steeled his goal to steal the heart of the world tree and study a way to rid himself of the influence of amber.]]
*** [[Spoiler: Off screen, apparently amber has also allowed the elves to foresee future via certain magical means, this induced a late game plot with the Elvish ambassador saw a forecast different from his kin. (Turns out they were only seeing different parts of the same future)]]