Death is something of a transitory state for your character in Aelandris. When
you die, you may wait for someone else to come and revive you using powerful
magic. Failing this, you will be presented with a choice: you may either return
to life or you may accept this as your character's final death and bring their
story to a close.

It is known that some people are able to defy death, and they are collectively
known as the Aether-touched. Before the Blight, such people were exceedingly
rare, and those who claimed to be were often charlatans. Now however, it seems
to be more and more common. No one is quite sure who is chosen, how or why it
happens, and how long it will continue to work.

If you choose to return, your character will be resurrected in a safe place with
no permanent effects. Your death will be forgotten or remembered only as a vague
dream, and you may return from death as many times as you like. If you choose
final death, your character will be retired permanently and you will have the
opportunity to create a new character who inherits some of their property and
skills.

Death is only permanent if you choose it to be so. This puts you in full control
of when your character's story ends.

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