Quote Originally Posted by myahele View Post
I doubt he's dead, it just seems like things were rushed so they had to do what they did. I just want to know if Dalmasca's liberation will be for the Relic Weapon quest line or will it be a new plot point for 6.1+. That said ...

We also find out in another field record that Princess Ashe is still alive and she had an elaborate fake death that only a select few people knew about. It was intentional that people loyal to her think she's really dead so that the ruse can perpetuate itself. With Ashe faking her own, I just don't see Gabranth truly dying either. But why would he fake his death? To give Dalmasca false hope and distraction while he's out doing something
It kind of doesn't make sense for Gabranth to fake his death seeing as it leads to the total defeat of the IVth Legion. The last cutscene implies that Gabranth is terminally ill, so I think it's possible he really did die, but even in that case, why do this grand assassination conspiracy? He would be better off if he could die in secret and potentially pass the identity of Gabranth onto someone else. If he really died, I think this is also a possibility, since there's still the rumours of him being alive.