The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet is an end-game area in Fear & Hunger. It becomes available after stabbing all three hearts of the God of the Depths and is accessed by entering through its mouth. It is necessary to enter to reach endings A and B and is impossible to return from. It contains several traps, such as periodically appearing spikes (touching which reduces health but does not bring it below 1hp), massive rolling boulders (which can instantly kill the player), and lizard mages. The player can also fall to the wrong parts of the Gauntlet should they make a misstep, which will result in being chased by the Double-Headed Crow Mauler.At the bottom of the area resides a massive pile of bodies, at the end of which the player will face one of two final encounters:


 * If the Girl is in their party, she will initiate a fight and transform into the God of Fear and Hunger.
 * If the Girl is absent, the player will instead encounter the Traces of Gro-goroth.

Trivia

 * The design of the Gauntlet may have been inspired by the architecture designed by HR Giger for the Alien franchise, most evident in the organic, rib-like corridors wallssGauntlet Background.png