Nilvan

Nilvan is a major story character in Fear & Hunger. She is a member of the Fellowship that sought out to become one of the New Gods. After becoming a deity herself, she turned to the prophecies about a man who would unite the warring states as a desperate way to extend her reign of influence.

Lore
Nilvan was a member of the Fellowship alongside Francóis, the Tormented One, Valteil, and the Forgotten One.

Said Fellowship embarked on their journey to become New Gods in the year 809. They entered Ma'habre and ascended to become New Gods, with Nilvan then becoming the Endless One. Taking up residence at the Tower of Endless of the ancient city, Nilvan believes in the endless potential of mankind and that anything can be within reach, if they try hard enough.

However, Nilvan was aware that her era would end someday and because of that, she desperately looked for a way to continue her reign beyond her destined lifetime. In the end, she believed that Le'garde, a man from the prophecies who could possibily unite the warring states not by force, held the key to her eternal existence, and conceived a child with him expecting her to be the light of mankind - this same child ascended as the God of Fear and Hunger and brought mankind to strive against hardship through progress, in what became known as the Cruel Age.

Location
The player can encounter Nilvan in a dream if they sleep in the bed inside the Tower of the Endless in the past version of Ma'habre. The protagonist will dream and experience tangible flashbacks from the pasts of the four playable characters. The player will eventually face the Skin Granny, a creature from the folklore of Oldegård drawn from Ragnvaldr's memories. After defeating the Skin Granny, Nilvan will appear and explain her worries for mankind. She will ask the player to take her child - the Girl - to the Heart of Darkness at the deepest point of the dungeons. If the player agrees, she will give the protagonist her Endless soul, which is necessary to enter the Golden Temple. Refusing will cause Nilvan to disappointedly leave without handing over her soul.