Game of thrones ish ending *Spoilers*

[lilirulu]

snippity do-da snippty dae. This post limit is such a shame.

We saw two characters die, Teledji and Nanamo, in 2.55.

And Moenbryda is dead. She evaporated into aether there was nothing left of her body or even clothing after 2.5. Only way you could consider her "alive" is if you consider all the children born after her death to be her.

You can't see a corpse of a person who's body disintegrated.

I don't know the death in 2.5 isn't that shocking when people dropped like flies all through 2.0.

Tam-tara - Avere died.
Copperbell - The Roe, Miqo, and Lala adventurers we met in the Lominsan Adventurer's Guild died to Gigas.
Ifrit/Camp Drybone - All the Immortal Flames (iirc?) had to be killed after being tempered. This, also, includes Ungust. This one is really important because it's one of the major causes for Thancred getting possessed. The whole arc talks about death a lot too. You even have to bury a corpse at one point.
Little Ala Mhigo - Quite a few of Wilred's fellow youths were killed by Amal'jaa
Haukke Manor - Amandine died got possessed by a succubus then proceeded to murder her handmaiden's by cutting off their faces.
Little Solace - Several Slyph are killed by Garleans (happens in a echo).
Waking Sands - Everyone but the Scions and Tataru (for some reason) is killed during the raid. Also, one garlean soldier. RIP Mr. Stabby McStabber.
Coerthaes - Francel is almost killed, and the Fake Inquisitor was having people (including Francel) killed.
Westwind/Castrum Meridium/Preatorium - We kill all the Garlean Generals (sans Nero, and possibly Livia) as well as Gaius.

Obviously, 2.5 isn't exactly the same as all these cases (it features the (possible) deaths of major NPCs for instance) all these but they do show that SE isn't afraid to use death within the story. And I'm pretty sure I forgot some examples throughout the story too.

[Riepah]

We saw two characters die, Teledji and Nanamo, in 2.55.

Only Teledji is dead for certain - for all we know, Nanamo could be comatose rather than dead.

[Cilia]

Only Teledji is dead for certain - for all we know, Nanamo could be comatose rather than dead.

True, but from her body language, the fact she didn't cry out or gasp, and the speed with which it took effect, I'm pretty sure the poison was a highly concentrated paralysis poison. Nanamo asphyxiated, and without immediate medical attention that causes coma or death.

... and I'm pretty sure SE wouldn't pull that cheap a trick on us, or have it be like a shonen manga where there's dying without dying.