You know, now that you say it,,,that would be kinda interesting. But, this is an afterlife game where you prove your worth to the gods so having settlers in the game would break the theme. Still...would be interesting to have some slightly populated villages where you could buy other in game items like obsidian before you even get to the mountains or food items that are already cooked for you, as well as anything else. Maybe the villagers could all be spirits of adventurers as well or families that got stuck in limbo that you can talk to to get in game clues.