Gloria's entire life can be this, depending on player's choices. Through no fault of her own, she is viewed as a source of shame and embarassment for her family. Her mother does not understand her passions and outright forbids them, her surrogate father is too ashamed of her to protect her from constant bullying, and her elder brother IS one of those who bullies her. If Sir Brante does not make certain choices, Gloria has no one in the whole world to protect her and treat her with dignity. Then, she is forced to marry a man she does not love or know, and her own family cuts all ties with her for a small bit of reputation. Her new husband, seeing that she does not reciprocate his feelings, gets angry and treats her like a personal possession. She then dies an early death from depression and isolation. Granted, many of these circumstances can be averted, but DAMN.
If you get rid of either Stephan or Gloria to resolve family drama, the narration takes you on a memory trip about all those times when the departed sibling shared a bond with you, or showed you love and kindness. It becomes especially painful if you cut all ties with the sibling, or (in case of Stephan) the sibling is killed.
Nathan's downward spiral. Though born with weak health and a lowly commoner, he tries to make something of himself and become a priest, only to fail miserably because Gods decided to speak through him at the worst time possible. He then falls into despair and alcoholism, wasting his life on pointless hedonism and even suffering a lesser death. Then, he suffers through a horrible crisis of faith, believing he is damned to Hell and doesn't deserve forgiveness. And THEN, he tries to kill himself in a desperate attempt to reconcile with his Gods. And unlike Gloria, whom you can protect and support fairly often, there is no way for you to stop this lengthy period of misery for Nathan.
Sophia's life in general. She is forced to serve an abusive rapist of a master, betrayed by her own parents, imprisoned by the Inquisition, made a slave of Secret Chancellery and forced to lie, betray and murder innocent people. The narration is eager to remind you that this bloodthirsty terrorist who wants to burn the Empire to the ground is, ultimately, just a scared abused child lashing out at world that betrayed her.
Childhood
Learning about the Lots. Sir Brante finds out how unfair the world is and (depending on player choices) has his youthful exuberance and curiosity crushed by this.
Seeing your toy soldiers being burned. Not only was it a prized toy, but a gift from your father, a sign of his bond with you.
Adolescence
The event with Sophia and the horses. This event could end with the innocent, happy young girl getting trampled to death with horses simply because noble riders weren't willing to slow down for a commoner. Even if you save her, she'll have witnessed you suffer the above-described fate and become more cynical.
Watching Gregor and Stephan bully Gloria can be difficult, especially if you choose not to stick up for her. She grows up believing she's alone in the family.
Lydia reveals that she was raped by a Noble of the Sword and that Gloria was conceived in this way.
Near the end of the chapter, Sophia revealed she ran away from Otton because he used her as "a toy to play with", and Otton's men are hunting after her. She also reveals that she first tried to hide with her parents, but they wanted to turn her over to her attacker!
Youth
The fencing club. You go there with some other common sons of nobles to practice at swordsmanship, only for an Arknian to murder the fencing master in cold blood because the humans were trying to rise above their station.
Choosing to end your friendship with Tommas. This boy was your very first friend, the one you've grown up with, yet for some reason, it is time for you to part ways.
Peacetime
Gloria running away from the family and refusing an arranged marriage. Before she leaves, she curses Sir Brante out for not protecting her even after all she did for him in childhood. Sir Brante looks for his older sister but can't find her.
Lydia's death. She passes away believing she failed the family and expecting to go to the Foot of the Pillar for this. She is also delusional, confusing her children's names and faces, believing they are still little kids and rambling incoherently about what a great family she has. After she dies, Gloria laments that the bickering in the house killed her. Sir Brante finds himself crushed by grief.
If household Unity is too low by the end of the chapter, then the Brante family dissolves. Stephan and Gloria might both be out of the household, the former might even be dead by your hand, and Sir Brante gives his father a "Reason You Suck" Speech. Robert doesn't defend himself, instead crying out that his own father was right about him. Sir Brante goes through familiar halls, revisiting happy childhood memories one last time, then leaves his home, never to return.
In any path, if you do not save Thommas from Dorius Otton and let him die, you look at the boys running back home from school, like you and Thommas used to so many years ago. Then, you stumble upon an old wooden fort you've built back when you were teens. The narration really hits home how you've betrayed your old friend.
If noble Sir Brante truly loves Octavia Milanidas, their romance is pretty tragic. No matter how much they care for each other, no matter how many times they help each other out, Octavia still kills herself in a ritual, transforms into an unearthly creature and leaves this world forever. The best Sir Brante can hope for is that she/it leaves something behind to remember her/it by.
In the Commoner path, killing Sophia on behalf of Felipe. To do it, you have to treat her with care and kindness throughout your lives, save her life several times and become her lover. Then, as she rushes to hug you after a long journey, you stab her in the gut for "crimes against the Empire". The narration explicitly compares Sophia's face to that of a hurt child.
The Revolt
Seeing your teacher, Sir Tibor, impaled on a fence while his school burned. He was just a teacher who helped common-born children to improve their prospects in life - he didn't deserve to die.
The fall of the Silver Tree temple. Seeing the leaves fall from the tree and the temple collapse in a great earthquake can make one feel as though the Twins really did forsake the world.
What's worse, this tragedy can only be prevented in the Priest path (or if you become an acomplice of Felipe and stop the Revolt before it even starts). As a Nobleman or a Commoner, no matter which side did you pick, no matter what you do in this scene, you can't stop the destruction and deaths of many innocents, including at least one major character.
Adding to the above, while you can save either Sister Jeanne or Father Lennart from death under the ruins, the survivor is heartbroken and shaken to the core. After you save them, they cry in despair and declare their faith, Old or New, a lost cause forsaken by the Gods. To see a person of faith so utterly crushed is pretty hard.
Doing nothing while Dorius Otton storms the Prefecture and murders Augustin El Borne. A life spent trying to improve his society is snuffed out.
Even more painful if Sir Brante helps Otton to destroy El Borne and what he stood for. This man has known you from childhood and was your father's friend. El Borne sounds genuinely hurt and betrayed as you storm the Prefecture with Otton.
Epilogue
The Brantes leaving the city of Anizotte and the rebels winning under the command of Sophia. Lydia dies from the stress of living on the road, while Robert and his remaining kids are destitute.
The Brantes remaining neutral in the city and Sophia carrying out her bloodbath. She executed the family anyway because they were nobles who didn't side with the revolt, and Sir Brante seemingly allows this because he's just as bloodthirsty as Sopha now.
The Brantes siding with the revolt and Sophia carrying out her bloodbath. The family survives, but everyone is disillusioned after seeing what became of the revolt. Gloria even burns her poems.
Telling the old man either that the world should be destroyed or that the Twins should leave it alone. The man looks genuinely hurt or even horrified by Sir Brante's bitterness, begging him to think if there's nothing in this world worth saving.
