Death occurs whenever a character's health drops to zero. The character becomes a corpse and cannot perform any in-game actions (move, fight, trade, etc), except for the /roll emote (oddly enough). They can still use chat features, map travel, and camera control. Being dead also allows a player to switch the camera to other party members' points of view by clicking the corresponding bar on the Party List. This allows a dead member to point out to a living member on his/her radar where to go.
A dead player can be resurrected by a party member.
In areas with resurrection shrines, the whole party will be resurrected on a wipe (after a short delay). If the resurrection shrine has a priest, then he must be alive for the party to be resurrected. All PvE missions, and several PvP arenas, lack resurrection shrines.
Death incurs a Death Penalty except in the following situations.
- In the tutorial stage of Pre-Searing Ascalon
- When Vengeance or Unyielding Aura ends
- If killed by a crusher in Sorrow's Furnace
- In "kill count" arenas such as the The Crag and in Alliance Battles
Avoiding death can earn you the Survivor title.