Merlwyb, Kan-E, Raubahn, Cid: Dead or Alive?

[Inaaca]

It's definitely the only genre in which such an event is extremely commonplace, especially when talking about several characters. I'm glad I helped you realize that.

Well we're not exactly talking about a run-of-the-mill fantasy occurrence here though, are we? It's the end of an age, and the end of a game, in the form of a widespread destructive apocalypse that no one can stop. The fantasy genre isn't exactly one to avoid character deaths in major moments like this, so I wouldn't write it off as an impossibility.

That being said, I don't believe it's likely that the GC leaders or the Circle of Knowing members have perished, because fantasy like this is more likely to spend moments with a character when they perish to create emotional impact, as was done with Louisoix.

Actually they were very close, overlooking the battlefield from the hills. At 1.26 / 1.27 on the End of an Era video.

The second comment you quoted was about the circle of knowing members, who were clearly shown praying in the major cities.