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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler: When Emperor Pharisaeus discovers the truth about varnir, witches and dragons he doesn't take it well, to put it mildly, descending into mad laughter when the witches meet him and commiting suicide not long after.]]
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''Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon'' (also officially known as ''Dragon Star Varnir'') is an ActionRPG co-developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The game was released October 11, 2018, for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and Microsoft Windows.

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''Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon'' (also officially known as ''Dragon Star Varnir'') is an ActionRPG co-developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The game was released October 11, 2018, for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, Platform/NintendoSwitch, Platform/PlayStation4, and Microsoft Windows.

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* HorrorHunger:
** All witches are affected by the Witch's Curse, where they ''have'' to devour dragon meat or drink dragon blood to maintain their sanity, but this will eventually cause them to transform into dragons themselves.
** The three "Little Sister" witches dragon's blood or meat in exchange for assisting Zephyr and his allies with useful trinkets. Feeding a witch too little dragon parts will drive them mad, but too ''much'' dragon blood will transform them into a full dragon instead of maintaining their sanity.

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HorrorHunger: All witches are affected by the Witch's Curse, where they ''have'' to devour dragon meat or drink dragon blood to maintain their sanity, but this will eventually cause them to transform into dragons themselves.
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themselves. This includes the three "Little Sister" witches that Zephyr needs to give dragon's blood or meat in exchange for assisting Zephyr and his allies with useful trinkets. Feeding a witch trinkets; feeding one too little dragon parts will drive them mad, but too ''much'' dragon blood will transform them into a full dragon instead of maintaining their sanity.



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* ScienceFantasy: While mostly rooted as a medieval fantasy, with your characters explicitly using magic and conventional arms like swords, spears, and maces, the Ravens are explicitly noted to have mastered the art of {{Magitek}}, using dragon parts and the latent witch energy still inside them to craft things like flying devices that let them fight Witches and dragons on an even plane.
* UndergroundMonkey: You will very, very quickly be seeing pallette palette swaps of the same enemy models throughout the game.



* ScienceFantasy: While mostly rooted as a medieval fantasy, with your characters explicitly using magic and conventional arms like swords, spears, and maces, the Ravens are explicitly noted to have mastered the art of {{Magitek}}, using dragon parts and the latent witch energy still inside them to craft things like flying devices that let them fight Witches and dragons on an even plane.

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* ScienceFantasy: While mostly rooted as a medieval fantasy, with your characters explicitly using magic and conventional arms like swords, spears, and maces, the Ravens are explicitly noted to have mastered the art of {{Magitek}}, using dragon parts and the latent witch energy still inside them to craft things like flying devices that let them fight Witches and dragons on an even plane.----

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* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler:Dragons and Witches used to be revered as holy beings and avatars of the Gods, and the "Star" of this world, "Varnir", is the one that provides life for everything on the planet. After an ill-fated InterspeciesRomance between a high-ranking Bishop and a Witch, however, it ends with the latter being executed by her fellow sisters and the former starting all-out war in vengeance, complete with revising history and painting witches as the vile agents of chaos and death they supposedly are.]]

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* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler:Dragons and Witches used to be revered as holy beings and avatars of the Gods, and the "Star" of this world, "Varnir", is the one that provides life for everything on the planet. After an ill-fated InterspeciesRomance between a high-ranking Bishop and a Witch, however, it ends with the latter being executed by her fellow sisters for daring to fall in love with a mortal, and the former starting all-out war in vengeance, complete with revising history being persecuted by the Emperor for his blasphemy. Angry and painting witches as despairing, the vile agents of chaos two decide to murder the Emperor, burn down the temple and death they all records of the witches, leaving nothing but a forged letter by the Bishop supposedly are.]]revealing the witches' "evil" nature.]] With the world shattered and shaken by these events, the witches are forced into hiding, the Empire begins to persecute them, and the dragons begin to roam wild.


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* UndergroundMonkey: You will very, very quickly be seeing pallette swaps of the same enemy models throughout the game.

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* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler:Dragons and Witches used to be revered as holy beings and avatars of the Gods, and the "Star" of this world, "Varnir", is the one that provides life for everything on the planet. After an ill-fated InterspeciesRomance between a high-ranking Bishop and a Witch, however, it ends with the latter being executed by her fellow sisters and the former starting all-out war in vengeance, complete with revising history and painting witches as the vile agents of chaos and death they supposedly are.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Laponette [[spoiler:ends up brainwashed by the Raven's dragon-controlling device and ends up trying to strangle Zephy to death.]] On a more general note, the Raven's secret weapon involves [[spoiler:enslaving and controlling dragons, unknowingly so Ruby Eyes/Bendica can bring about the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.]]
* CosmicHorrorStory: What initially begins as a DarkFantasy about a persecuted band of fantastic minorities quickly turns into a very heavy, bleak story about [[spoiler:a dying god, trying to avert the apocalypse by replacing him, and stop the BigBad from ending everything.]]



* HiddenElfVillage: Witch dens act like this, being safe havens deep in the woods or other far-flung areas of the wilderness for witches to live and care for their young.



** All witches are affected by the Dragon's Curse, where they ''have'' to devour dragon meat or drink dragon blood to maintain their sanity, but this will eventually cause them to transform into dragons themselves.

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** All witches are affected by the Dragon's Witch's Curse, where they ''have'' to devour dragon meat or drink dragon blood to maintain their sanity, but this will eventually cause them to transform into dragons themselves.



* PowerGivesYouWings: Upon transforming into their extremely powerful Draconic Forms, some characters gain wings.

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* OneGenderRace: Witches are only female, all of them being born from the "Treasure of Life" rather than sexual reproduction as with normal humans. [[spoiler:Zephy is the sole known exception.]]
* PowerGivesYouWings: Upon transforming into their extremely powerful Draconic Forms, some characters gain wings.wings.
* TheReveal: Several major plot-points completely change the story and how you look at certain characters and the story as a whole. To name some:
** Dragons and witches [[spoiler:used to be worshipped as divine, holy beings and their servants in olden times. It was only after a tragic romance and an AncientConspiracy did the humans begin to turn on them.]]
** Zephy [[spoiler:is a half-human Witch hybrid, so his being fed dragon's blood just awakened the magical powers already within him.]]
** Charlotta [[spoiler:is an aspect of Varnir, the dying dragon god for whom all of existence hinges upon, she is effectively immortal, and her goal is trying to find a replacement Dragon Star to prevent the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.]]
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Witch of Hellfire [[spoiler:AKA "Ruby Eyes" or "Bendica"]] decided to enact the Carnival of Death, slaughtering hundreds of witches and destroying their dens to try and stop the cycle of [[spoiler:Witches being born to try and replace the world's god, the Dragon Star, before the current one dies, forcing them through discrimination, persecution, and losing their minds and destroying everyone they've ever loved if they don't meet the requirements to become a Dragon Star.]] In her mind, death was a better alternative than this cycle.
* ScienceFantasy: While mostly rooted as a medieval fantasy, with your characters explicitly using magic and conventional arms like swords, spears, and maces, the Ravens are explicitly noted to have mastered the art of {{Magitek}}, using dragon parts and the latent witch energy still inside them to craft things like flying devices that let them fight Witches and dragons on an even plane.

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* BareYourMidriff: When Karikaro transforms, the attire she wears shows off her stomach.
* CleavageWindow: Karikaro's choice of attire shows off her cleavage. More of it is shown off when she transforms.
* DeadlyUpgrade: There are three witches that request dragon's blood in exchange for assisting Zephyr and his allies. Feeding a witch too little dragon blood will drive them mad, but too ''much'' dragon blood will transform them into a full dragon instead of a DraconicHumanoid.
* DraconicHumanoid: By devouring dragon blood, Zephy and his witch allies can get new skills, but too much consumption will transform them into draconic beings themselves.

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* BareYourMidriff: When Karikaro transforms, the attire she wears shows off her stomach.
* CleavageWindow: Karikaro's choice of attire shows off her cleavage. More of it is shown off when she transforms.
* DeadlyUpgrade: There are three witches that request dragon's blood in exchange for assisting Zephyr and his allies. Feeding a witch too little dragon blood will drive them mad, but too ''much'' dragon blood will transform them into a full dragon instead of a DraconicHumanoid.
* DraconicHumanoid: By devouring dragon blood, blood and meat, Zephy and his witch allies can get new skills, but too much consumption will transform them into draconic beings themselves.themselves. This is most apparent in their Draconic Transformations, where they physically become [[DraconicHumanoid Draconic Humanoids]].
* EarnYourBadEnding: The "Madness End" can be achieved by making certain dialogue choices that have Zephyr be ruthless, uncaring, or just plain stress-inducing to the rest of the witches, alongside failing to manage the Little Sister's HorrorHunger and letting them go mad and transform into dragons. There is also a significant penalty for getting a TotalPartyKill and choosing to continue than reloading a save instead. Aside from the second, you will most likely need a guide or ''intentionally'' play ''very'' poorly to get this.



* MulticoloredHair: The right side of Karikaro's hair turns black when she transforms.

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* MulticoloredHair: GuideDangIt: A walkthrough is useful for a variety of reasons.
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The right side various responses you can make as Zephyr either raise or do not raise the witches' Madness level. If you're aiming for a specific ending, it's rather useful to know which they are.
** The gifts for the Witches does not have an in-game codex recording their responses. You'll either have to keep your own records
of Karikaro's hair turns black when she transforms.what they like or consult a guide.
** You will permanently miss TheSixthRanger of the group if certain conditions are not met.
* HorrorHunger:
** All witches are affected by the Dragon's Curse, where they ''have'' to devour dragon meat or drink dragon blood to maintain their sanity, but this will eventually cause them to transform into dragons themselves.
** The three "Little Sister" witches dragon's blood or meat in exchange for assisting Zephyr and his allies with useful trinkets. Feeding a witch too little dragon parts will drive them mad, but too ''much'' dragon blood will transform them into a full dragon instead of maintaining their sanity.



* MysticalWhiteHair: Karikaro has white hair in her normal form, and is a powerful witch.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Upon transformation, Karikaro gains one wing on her right side.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Karikaro's attire has touches of purple and she happens to be a powerful witch.
* RapunzelHair: Karikaro's hair reaches past her waist.
* {{Sideboob}}: When Karikaro transforms, the outfit she wears shows off the side of her breasts.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Upon transformation, Karikaro's attire shows off a lot of her skin.

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* MysticalWhiteHair: Karikaro has white hair in her normal form, and is a powerful witch.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Upon transformation, Karikaro gains one wing on her right side.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Karikaro's attire has touches of purple and she happens to be a
transforming into their extremely powerful witch.
* RapunzelHair: Karikaro's hair reaches past her waist.
* {{Sideboob}}: When Karikaro transforms, the outfit she wears shows off the side of her breasts.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Upon transformation, Karikaro's attire shows off a lot of her skin.
Draconic Forms, some characters gain wings.
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Zephy is a knight sworn to hunt down witches, accursed people that summon terrorizing dragons. However, when he nearly dies during a mission, he is saved when two mysterious witches feed him dragon blood. Now granted magical powers, he must fight with the witches against not only other witches with ill intent, but also his former knight allies.

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Zephy is a knight sworn to hunt down witches, accursed people that summon terrorizing dragons. However, when he nearly dies during a mission, he is saved when by two mysterious witches feed feeding him dragon blood. Now granted magical powers, he must fight with the witches against not only other witches with ill intent, but also his former knight allies.
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''Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon'' (also officially known as ''Dragon Star Varnir'') is an ActionRPG developed and published by Compile Heart. The game was released October 11, 2018, for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and Microsoft Windows.

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''Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon'' (also officially known as ''Dragon Star Varnir'') is an ActionRPG developed and published co-developed by Compile Heart.Heart and Idea Factory. The game was released October 11, 2018, for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and Microsoft Windows.

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Zephy is a knight sworn to hunt down witches, accursed people that summon terrorizing dragons. However, when he nearly dies during a mission, he is saved by two mysterious witches by feeding him dragon blood. Now granted magical powers, he must fight with the witches not only against other witches with ill intent, but also his former knight allies.

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Zephy is a knight sworn to hunt down witches, accursed people that summon terrorizing dragons. However, when he nearly dies during a mission, he is saved by when two mysterious witches by feeding feed him dragon blood. Now granted magical powers, he must fight with the witches against not only against other witches with ill intent, but also his former knight allies.


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* DeadlyUpgrade: There are three witches that request dragon's blood in exchange for assisting Zephyr and his allies. Feeding a witch too little dragon blood will drive them mad, but too ''much'' dragon blood will transform them into a full dragon instead of a DraconicHumanoid.

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''Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon'' (also officially known as ''Dragon Star Varnir'') is an ActionRPG developed and published by Compile Heart. The game was released October 11, 2018, for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, and Microsoft Windows.

Zephy is a knight sworn to hunt down witches, accursed people that summon terrorizing dragons. However, when he nearly dies during a mission, he is saved by two mysterious witches by feeding him dragon blood. Now granted magical powers, he must fight with the witches not only against other witches with ill intent, but also his former knight allies.
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* DraconicHumanoid: By devouring dragon blood, Zephy and his witch allies can get new skills, but too much consumption will transform them into draconic beings themselves.



* MultipleEndings: There are a total of seven endings: [[EarnYourBadEnding a "Mad" End]], [[BittersweetEnding a "Normal" end]], and then [[RelationshipValues one for each witch you can romance]].



* {{Stripperiffic}}: Upon transformation, Karikaro's attire shows off a lof of her skin.
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* Sideboob: When Karikaro transforms, the outfit she wears shows off the side of her breasts.

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* BareYourMidriff: When Karikaro transforms, the attire she wears shows off her stomach.
* CleavageWindow: Karikaro's choice of attire shows off her cleavage. More of it is shown off when she transforms.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Karikaro's attire upon transformation has various differences on the left and right side. She has a gauntlet on her left arm, a small glove on her right hand, etc.
* MulticoloredHair: The right side of Karikaro's hair turns black when she transforms.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Karikaro has white hair in her normal form, and is a powerful witch.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Upon transformation, Karikaro gains one wing on her right side.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Karikaro's attire has touches of purple and she happens to be a powerful witch.
* RapunzelHair: Karikaro's hair reaches past her waist.
* Sideboob: When Karikaro transforms, the outfit she wears shows off the side of her breasts.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Upon transformation, Karikaro's attire shows off a lof of her skin.
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