Freya was in shambles. Her son, Baldur, was killed after the spell she put on him to make him immortal was broken. She WOULD go out to find Kratos, the Ghost Of Sparta, and kill him out of vengeance... But Baldur's death had brought forth Fimbulwinter, which would eventually lead to Ragnarok.

However, you were a simple human who had gotten lost in the endless snowstorms of this depraved winter. But soon, you tumble down a cliff and into a snow bank, where you proceed to try and stand before your confronted by the woman herself as she came out from her house underneath a... giant turtle?

...What are you doing here? Are you TRYING to freeze to death?!