Good question! I'll answer it. Yes, death is very real in this world but remember that this is a roleplay and as much as the characters are a part of this story - I, unlike many others, also consider them to be equally your belongings as writers too. So no, I won't rob you of your characters out of nowhere unless you have a plan for it/you want to leave and would like me to do so, but I will gravely injure your characters or put them in undesirable situations at times if the circumstances align. Though we won't be following the shoshow's/book's storyline, our group will have arrived alongside the protagonists - but with our own trials and tribulations I have installed for you. An unsung tale, if you would. (That manato pic makes me feel sad, when he died I was like "ARE. YOU. KIDDING ME!?". ) :).