[quote=@Gowi]
The idea I had in my head (when it was a smaller group, but I think it still works) is that our group meets just as they rise from rebirth. It is a bit contrived to say our dead bodies were all in the same place, but I can figure an explanation for that if I have to later. As for if there are NPC redeemers... that's a good question. =)
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We all rise from a battlefield, right? It'd probably be pretty common to either have mass graves or just so many bodies from all walks of life lying around that it wouldn't be too hard to justify that everyone just happens to arise from that same field, in the same relative location. 

Wasn't there mention of the goddess specifically choosing this battlefield, too? So it stands to reason that all her chosen ones are there for one reason or another. What that reason is, will give us something to work on as we go along--since it was the last thing that happened to us before we died, I imagine it'll be something that won't be restored to our memory until later on.