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For some like Vognir and the Chieftain of Skogr it will always happen for plot purposes, and there is nothing the player can do to stop it. At the end of the game the player is forced to choose whether Alette or Rook will die, because there is no way to save them both. For most characters, though, it is more the case that they can die, but that player decisions can save them.

In The Banner Saga 3, in addition to many playable characters being able to die if you make the wrong decisions, both of the main characters can die.The Banner Saga 2 carries on this grand tradition, with there being the possibility for Bak, Sigbjorn, Ekkil, Tryggvi, Sparr, Mogun and more to all die over the course of the game.Characters who fall into this camp include Egil (especially, there's even an achievement for keeping him alive), Onef, Gunnulf, Mogr, Ludin, Griss, Nid, Krumr and many, many more. Rook/Alette (whichever one survived the first game) will be murdered by a racist human if they attempt to negotiate with the dredge without returning the dredge baby and Ivar will be killed by magical backlash if he kills Eyvind so Alfrun can perform the world saving ritual. There are also various endings where the world falls to darkness, resulting in the deaths of the entire cast.

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