Lore

Gro-goroth is an Old God who originated from the green hue. Being the god of destruction
and human sacrifices, he wishes for blood to be spilled in his name and embodies death and
all it encompasses — chaos, anarchy, sacrifice, and war. Destruction is seen as a part of the
natural order, with death being necessary to pave the way for nascence and growth, as
described in Studies of Gro-goroth. He gifted blood magic to mankind and almost all spells
that are associated with him (Hurting, Black Orb) are used offensively. Gro-goroth is a
curious god, more so than many of the other older gods. To recreate the feeling of fear, he
wears the bodies and skins of men and women alike.
One can strengthen their alignment with him by sacrificing teammates in ritual circles or
taking part in the Wolfmasks cult, where its participants maim each other and feast upon
their own flesh in honour of Gro-goroth. He grants his followers and disciples incredible
power but also corrupts them - the Black Witch and Yellow mages are incredibly powerful
beings, but also fragile in body. The Black Witch is described by the New Gods as a "slave
to Gro-goroth".
Since humankind took over Ma'habre, like most other of his kin, the Old God has started to
fade away, disgusted by the selfishness, narrow-mindedness, and ambition of mankind as
they have no understanding of the purity and beauty of the ideas he represents, as each
human interprets the pure ideas of the Gods differently. As he fades away, so does his gift
of blood magic to mankind. However, there are those who believe that Gro-goroth still
roams the mortal realm, concealed beneath the flesh of human beings and the macabre
display of hanging bodies.
His symbol seems to depict an eclipse of sorts, and it is also seen on the tails side of the
coin-flip.
In Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, he and his antithesis Sylvian are revealed to have mated
together and he sired an offspring called Vinushka, the God of nature.

Location
Gro-goroth severed ties with humanity long ago, yet his presence continues to permeate the
world. In Fear & Hunger, a unique encounter known as Traces of Gro-goroth serves as a
manifestation of his lingering essence and can be found within the Altar of Darkness, at the
very bottom of the Gauntlet inside the body of the God of the Depths. Traces of Gro-goroth
only appear if the player doesn't have the girl in their party.

Battle

Stats
 Bod Ev.
Blun Slashin Piercin Otherwordl Magi Resistance
y HP Fire Rat
t g g y c Ev. s
Part e

6000
Tors
(10000 5% None
o
)

Left
3000 5% None
arm

Right
3000 5% None
arm

Eye 100
5% None
1 (1500)
100 100 Blindness,
100% 100% 100%
% % Confusion

Eye 100
5% None
2 (1500)

Eye 100
5% None
3 (1500)

Eye 100
5% None
4 (1500)

Eye 100
5% None
5 (1500)

• Note: HP in parenthesis is only used for Damage-over-Time calculations.

Strategy
At the start of the battle, the entire party will be inflicted with Phobia and Traces of Gro-
goroth will cast Whispers of Gro-goroth, which deals 28-42 Mind damage and inflicts
Curse. The curse will take five turns before it kills the target, where the remaining turns are
shown at the end of each turn. The curse can be removed by using a Purifying talisman on
the cursed character. After casting Whispers of Gro-goroth, two of his five eyes will
randomly open.
Each arm will use Claw of a god, which deals 36-54 Slashing damage and will cut an arm
off.
For every open eye, he will use The god squirts molten from its eye! at the end of the turn,
which deals 28-42 Fire damage and has a 95% chance to inflict Burning. Because of their
low HP, it is recommended targetting the open eyes with the two weakest party members.
The use of Leg sweep will immediately destroy eyes 2, 3, and 4.
The torso has a 1/3 chance of using Burning gaze, an AoE attack that deals 28-42 Fire
damage. Otherwise, the torso will use Gro-goroth is breathing heavily... which does not do
anything.
If the player has no party members, it is necessary to summon a Blood golem at the start of
the fight so that the player is not killed on the first turn. It is heavily recommended to use
the White angel soul, Old guardian soul or Black witch soul as these provide great utility
within the fight. The player should apply DoT status effects to the torso as they will destroy
the torso within 3-6 turns, where once applied, the player should focus on staying alive and
destroy the eyes. It is heavily recommended to save right before entering the battle, as it is
possible for Traces of Gro-goroth to kill the player character on the first turn.

Trivia
• Gro-goroth's name may have originated from Gorgoroth, a desolate region
in the Lord of the Rings. Gorgoroth is located in Mordor, a heavily fortified
volcanic land that serves as the stronghold of evil forces such as orc
armies and other monsters.
• His name may have also been inspired by Gol-goroth, a Lovecraftian Old
One.
• Intentionally, if the player has Nas'hrah in the party while beginning the
fight, Nas'hrah will spurt a short dialogue about destroying the old god,
after which, Gro-goroth will instantly obliterate Nas'hrah and force the
player to face the battle with one party member short. But this happens
regardless of him being in your party as the cutscene doesn't check if you
have Nas'hrah with you before playing it out. As Nas'hrah appears in Fear &
Hunger 2: Termina in a severely burned state, that might imply the
encounter between him and Traces of Gro-goroth canonically took place.
Gallery
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Gro-goroth symbol.
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Book depiction of Gro-goroth (F&H1).

•

A book containing a depiction of Gro-goroth, drawn in a tribal artistic style.

•

Book depiction of Gro-goroth (F&H2).

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