- May 30, 2023
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Hello, because I really want to fully understand the lore of the game. Can someone explain the terminologies they use? Like the (i forgot the exact words and spellings xD but..) like Volur/Volva? Seior? and others...
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- Feb 22, 2018
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To understand Volur/Volva you first have to understand the concepts of norse magic. It is said that the norse magic was divided in two main branches Galdr and Seidr.
Galdr was mostly elemental magic it affected nature and the outside. It was a magic used by the Aesir. Those who practiced Galdr worked with Odin, Thor, Heimdal, Tyr and so on, and it was a magic mostly used by men.
Seidr was a more esoteric side of magic that affected the inside, the unseen. It had to do with blood and other bodly fluids and it was mostly practiced by women. Seidr was thought to be a very difficult and dangerous magic as it could affect the user's and the target's of the spell's Wyrd(fate), those who practiced Seidr worked mostly with Freya and Freyr but also with the Nornir(the norse fates) and Loki due to his dual nature (he turned into a woman to birth Slephnir). Seidr was a magic used by the Vanir.
Aside from Loki who could turn into a woman and easily learned Seidr, no other God could learn it aside from Odin. To learn Seidr, Odin had to sacrifice his manliness and sleep with men and then hang himself from his feet upside down from Yggdrasill and sacrifice one of his eyes. In the Poetic Edda there is a passage where Loki divulges and accuses Odin of sleeping with men and taking their seed.
So now that you have a grasp of what Sedir is a Volur/Volva is a warlock/witch that practices Seidr magic. They can sense pregnancies, read someone's Wyrd, sense Yggdrasill's will and control lesser beings, even dreamwalk.
- May 30, 2023
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Ohhh, that' so cool. Thanks for explaining that to me, I hope to learn more from here. So since our mc is a volva now, maybe in future chapters we will do some magic or show more signs of godly connections?
Any idea how to find which fraction support i'm still missing? Names of the final quest?
I did all side quest only "upkeep" and "lobbying" still active, but nothing happens anymore, no NPC speaking with me.
I did all side quest only "upkeep" and "lobbying" still active, but nothing happens anymore, no NPC speaking with me.
well, he does already (especially if you follow the Seidr path), like summoning the Jotuns, etc.
I think Britt's connection with the supernatural will depend on his path. For example, the Alf path is very technologically-oriented, so I don't expect much direct magic from that. Although one could argue that he gets his knowledge of the three paths from the spirits and that's already quite magical enough!
By the way, the title itself of the game, Ergi, comes from the word used in Viking culture of a (male) practitioner of Seidr magic, which was associated with effeminacy/the passive homosexual role and thus very much vilified -which is one of the main ethical issues within the game story for the MC.
- Feb 22, 2018
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Thanks for explaining that. I forgot to explain the Ergi part, since SakuraF777 asked about Volva and Seidr
- Sep 20, 2021
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How to defeat Defeat the lootters in Henric's second mission Relief efforts? Enemies are too strong...
Also how to get CG where guys play soccer in the beach?
Also how to get CG where guys play soccer in the beach?
I tried a lot of combinations, counted many times. The result is the same - an explosion. what am I doing wrong???
Hey there, have a look at this guide, on page 30. Hope it helps.
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I started looking through Tyr and I can't understand why they don't let me protect containers with Borge saying "children don't belong here", what did I miss?
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- Jun 19, 2022
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Hey guys, I'm having trouble completing Jostein's side quest " Superior Firearms " Can someone pls tell me where can I get yggdrasil saplings? Or to make reinforced alloy. Thanks!
I personally haven't done that mission because I picked the "loyalty" option, but if you are not leveling up Valkyrie you should at least consider leveling up Defender to 3, that should let you block 2 attacks. Try to also stockpile on ammo and med kits.
For the beach CG got to the Artisan area and click on the left building/store. You need to have seen a couple of Anders' scenes already.
What chapter and mission?
To craft Yggdrasil saplings go to research, laboratories, experiment and click the tank on the right, check the second page. You can also get one if you donate 5 jotun genomes at the archives iirc.
You can craft Reinforced alloy at the Artisan area's building on the right, the superior weapon is also crafted here. If you need the normal alloy you can get it as random loot from fights.
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