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Times have been tough for [[Butt Monkey|Frederic]] ever since his father, Rael Bladeoath, was executed for alleged treason against the King. Frederic believes that his father must have been framed, but before he can find out the truth, he's ambushed and critically injured by [[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up|Temonz]], a member of a rival family. With [[An Arm and
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All is not well for our [[Villain Protagonist]], however, as aside from the obvious problem of being reviled by the human race he used to belong to, he also has to deal with the [[Ill Girl|terminal illness]] of his childhood friend Rosetta who he still loves, the presence of [[Doppelganger Replacement Love Interest|Marliene]] if he fails to save Rosetta, and the [[The Starscream|scheming]] of various other servants to dispose of him and/or Krotus. And perhaps in the end, his own lingering conscience.
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[[Multiple Endings|It all depends on your choices.]]
The official website for ''Winter Shard'' is [http://fiasanctuary.lunaen.com/wintershard/ here]
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* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Frederone becomes this in the game's darkest route, with a cult worshipping him and performing human sacrifices in his name.}}
* [[Affably Evil]]: Krotus might be an undead conqueror, but his official goal is to end the long war between Northel and Southea and he treats Frederone better than most people ever did during his lifetime. The True ending even has him {{spoiler|congratulate Frederone after he defeats him and give him one last smile before dying}}.
* [[An Arm and
* [[Anti
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Temonz is killed by the newly Frederic-turned-Frederone near the beginning of the game, but considering that he was the one who brutally mocked Frederic, tore off his right arm and left him for dead, you probably won't feel ''too'' sorry for him.
* [[Bastard Understudy]]: Frederone can choose to become this to Krotus.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The True ending.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Frederic, before [[
* [[Came Back Wrong]]: This appears to occur with {{spoiler|Rosetta if Frederone decides to resurrect her}}, but it turns out that {{spoiler|it's simply Rosetta trying to make Frederone hate her before she commits suicide in accordance with her religious beliefs}}.
* [[Cessation of Existence]]: It's established that there's no afterlife for the undead. {{spoiler|This becomes especially poignant in the True ending.}}
* [[Childhood Friend Romance]]: Frederone reunites with his childhood love Rosetta partway into the game. Of course, his new identity as the Frozen Lich, not to mention her [[Ill Girl|terminal illness]], complicates things between them.
* [[Dark Messiah]]: Krotus claims to only want to end the perpetual war between Northel and Southea by conquering one or both of them. {{spoiler|[[Word of God]] reveals that this actually is probably true, as he was summoned by Frederone's father [[Well
* [[Deal
* [[Doppelganger Replacement Love Interest]]: Marliene was literally created for this purpose, but Frederone can subvert it by refusing to accept her.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Rosetta will commit suicide some time after her resurrection if Frederone isn't there to prevent it. Marliene will also kill herself if Frederone coldly rebukes her advances.}}
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* [[Evil Overlord]]: Krotus, and Frederone in some endings.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Frederone completes his [[Humiliation Conga]] of Temonz by impaling his newly bony fingers with the eyes of his slain henchmen. Fortunately, we don't get to see an image of ''that'' ourselves.
* [[First
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Rosetta's association with roses is the most obvious, but [[Word of God]] says that the hair colors of Rosetta, Marliene and Metheus were based on the rose-related meanings for them: Rosetta's pink represents grace, Marliene's red love, and Metheus's yellow friendship.
* [[Go Out
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Metheus gets himself killed while protecting Frederone from his new master, but Frederone is able to resurrect him afterwards. A more final one occurs in the True ending with {{spoiler|Marliene, Metheus, and Frederone himself}}.
* [[
* [[I Ate What?]]: In the darkest ending, {{spoiler|Frederone forces Zewoe to eat the chopped-up remains of Marliene's body for dinner}}.
* [[Ill Girl]]: Rosetta.
* [[Literally Shattered Lives]]: In the True ending, {{spoiler|this happens to Frederone after he kills Krotus and his entire body starts crystallizing and breaking apart, complete with a [[Title Drop]]}}.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Krotus turns out to be Frederic's father.}}
* [[Morality Pet]]: Marliene becomes this to Frederone in the King and Queen ending, with Frederone ruling his portion of the world with an iron fist but not conquering the rest of the world like he does in the other dark endings because of Marliene's presence. Metheus also fulfills this role to an extent in the main game.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: Eight of them, mainly determined by whether Federone acts more like a [[Complete Monster]] or an [[Anti
* [[Necromancer]]
* [[No Canon for
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: One of the game's [[Multiple Endings|eight endings]] feels more like this, as it comes from picking wrong on the very first choice of the game and results in an unglorious death for Frederone.
* [[Our Liches Are Different]]
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* [[The Promise]]: {{spoiler|Rosetta}} makes Frederone promise not to {{spoiler|resurrect her after she dies}}. Frederone can choose to keep or break his promise, and his choice has a significant impact on the plot.
* [[Red Right Hand]]: Frederone's new right hand leeches the warmth out of any living (and undead) being it touches.
* [[Rose
* [[Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up]]: Temonz, which makes him ripe material for an [[Asshole Victim]].
* [[Shout
* [[The Starscream]]: Several of Krotus's undead minions actively plot against him throughout the game, Jubeist being the most notable of them.
* [[Take Over the World]]: {{spoiler|It's subverted in some endings, though.}}
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* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Want to make Frederone as evil as possible, to the point of usurping Krotus as the new [[Evil Overlord]]? Go wild!
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Frederone. Just how much of one he is depends on the choices the player makes.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: One ending reveals that Frederic felt insecure about lacking the fighting talent of his renowned father.
* [[Well
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