#ewefall

Yesterday an extraordinary revelation occurred, when a friend shared the background skull sprites found by Ewefall. And the discovery was that all those skulls were those of gods. The same thing happened with some skulls in The Rot, whose names confirmed that they were skulls of gods.

Come Home - I swear to the Frost Mother herself this sent literal fucking chills down my spine. I never thought I'd feel so moved by a song in my goddamn life. It doesn't just sound like Mother Yngya calling to The Lamb/Player, but the entire flock. Oh my fucking frost I just started mentally and audibly ascending, and I think physically too. So many thoughts came to my mind at this point. The vocals really sent everything home. Absolutely fucking GODLY.

Frozen Over - Already starting off incredibly strong! This song is a great follow-up from Come Home. It seems like a mix of Yngya's speaking with the lambs trying to call The Lamb home, or that Yngya is trying to speak to the cult somehow, but the fading and overlapping vocals make it seem like it's hard for her to properly do so. It's so peaceful and loving..

Snow Day - I love the snowy motif in this (I mean no shit ngl)! It sounds oddly like she's sort of... Yodeling, I think? I couldn't properly analyze this since it was so short- :,D

First Snow - This feels like a flashback of some sort, given the name! That, or it's the joy of experiencing the first snow in who fucking knows how long! The glitching vocals are pretty damn good in my opinion, but the vocals mixed in with the rhythm in the middle of the song, especially the chimes, is EVEN BETTER. Love it. <3

Woolhaven - WHY IS IT SO GODDAMN OMINOUS?? I LOVE THIS SO MUCH BUT SHEESH- I don't even know where to begin with this! But the faint sound of bells, along with the intro, really gives off the ghostly feeling, or even a creepy haunted vibe! The beat really carries this home, but GODDAMN THE VOCALS! It seems like they're chanting, screaming, yelling, all at once, and their odd, distorted rhythm here sounds so perfectly off, given the bells.. as if echoing their broken bells. It's so fucking eerie, possibly in my top 3 favorite songs in this god forsaken OST.

Disciples of Winter - I don't know what to properly say on this because I haven't played the game, but it sounds like Sariel and the other disciples singing for, or in unison, with Yngya, as if trying to call for her. Trying to tell her that they're okay. Trying to ask her for guidance. I LOVE IT.

Ewefall - OH MY GOD THIS IS A VERY CLOSE SECOND IN TERMS OF MY FAVORITE SONGS! It sounds like Yngya is guiding the lamb, or her voice is echoing throughout Ewefall! The beat is so heavy, becoming distorted when the sound of guitars hit midway. The lower vocals(?) seem like lost souls, or even voices of The Free Pack! I also like the sound of sticks hitting together midway, and the vocals at the end really send it home, as if Yngya was trying to plead or reason. BEAUTIFUL!

The Free Pack - Fucking damn it. This is SO GOOD. It seems like the voices of the wolves, or even the voice of Yngya unable to get to the Free Pack's Citadel (or even them twisting her words, based on the remix made here!), and then the longer, clearer vocals seems like she's trying to reason with the Free Pack or tell them off. I hate that I love this so much! XD

The Heathen Marchosias - Marchosias you bitch WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT THEME. THE GUITARS AND THE BEAT IS AMAZING AND I'M MAD ABOUT IT. STOP BEING AWESOME GNG LEMME HATE YOU IN PEACE (I mean all of this positively I promise- XD)

Flockade (Peace) - I genuinely listened to this part of the OST repeatedly nonstop. I love the vocals and the peaceful sounding guitars! It sounds like Yngya and her followers are chanting in unison.. It's lovely. Bravo.

Flockade (War) - THIS is better though, imo. This genuinely sounds like she's leading an army into war (makes sense XD) and the army is chanting alongside her! The drums sound oddly like heavy marching.. So lovely yet so strong. Amazing. A wonderful encore.

The Rot - THIS CREEPED ME OUTTTTT. THE GUITARS AND THE SQUELCHING NOISES ARE FUCKING EERIE. The vocals died with the drums makes it seem like the rot is speaking through the heart's beat or along with the heart! It sounds so corrupted and out of place yet it goes together beautifully! I have no words for this except for the fact that I would probably piss myself if I heard this in-game.

Those Who Suffer - I don't know how to describe this.. The vocals are frightening. They sound lost. Corrupted. They're screaming through the rot. It's goddamn terrifying.

Lost Souls - I think this plays prior to awakening Yngya, it's REALLY peaceful and calming, yet feels oddly.. off. As if it's somehow portraying the feeling of fear and trauma whilst also portraying peace and end. Not much I can say on this, but that's because there are no words to describe this. It's fucking GORGEOUS.

The Executioner - OUGHHHH MY HEARTTT NEXT TIME JUST LOBOTOMIZE ME IT WOULD'VE HURT LESS!! THE FUCKED UP BEAT AND MUSIC MAKES HER SCARIER THAN SHE ACTUALLY IS AND THE VOCALS SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S PLEADING AND BEGGING AND TRYING TO RESIST AND- DOES SHE SPEAK RUSSIAN?!?!? THIS PART GENUINELY MADE ME CRY SOMEHOW OH MY GOD

Yngya (First Son, Baal Remix) - YNGYA YOU BEAUTIFUL FUCKING SIX-EYES LOOKIN' ASS MF YOU HAVE THE BEST SONG OUT OF THE BUNCH I LOVE YOU SO SO SOOOO MUCH!! THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SONG OUT OF THE ENTIRE BUNCH OH MY FUCKING FROST THE VOCALS ARE GODLY AND THE SONG AND THE BEAT AND THE MIX JS BRINGS IT ALL HOME FR (Also if that's the Baal Remix, is there one with Aym's remix or with no remix? I'm curious!)

Though Marchosias was born in Ewefall, he wasn't raised there for very long. His family (along with the vast majority of the denizens of the mountain) were forced away from the mountain in the aftermath of a dispute between the Gods of Verglas and the Gods of Searing. What land wasn't scorched beyond use was quickly left barren by the Endless Winter caused by their increased power and influence.

For nearly a decade, the sub-zero temperatures and violent storms left the mountain completely barren and inhabitable. Surrounding territories such as Commerce, Rein Falls, and Mawbury were forced to adapt to year-round snow—and to support the Verglas' chosen cults by way of importing food and supplies for little in return.

The very favor that caused the mountain to serve the interests of those raised from ice quickly led to their fall. The hatred and resentment inevitably outgrew the fear and reverence. The territories cut off their support. Many were unwilling to renegotiate their deals at all. Unhappy Followers have hungry Gods.

Verglas Gods that tried to force the issue had their followings decimated through tampering with supplied food and water, or the hiring of mercenaries to outright execute them. A God that cannot protect their Followers will inevitably be devoured by them.

Or worse. Offered up to a God that can.

What remains of Verglas' influence on the mountain takes the form of the Lamb of Frost, Yngya. The Goddess of Winter. She inherited not just her cult and her Crown, but her lambs as well. She may not be their true creator, but they don't need to know that...

She (and the snow that follows her) remain confined to the mountain's peak. Though, the bulk of her Followers reside in Woolhaven—their outpost stationed at the foot of the mountain. It has been some years since she was last seen, though few know the truth surrounding why that is.