Expedition: general discussions.

It seems to me, or were my characters treated the harshest?

Arzath was buried alive, if I remember correctly. And he was also pecked to death by birds. We shouldn't forget about his time as a zombie slave either.
The Hero almost turned into a zombie, but was saved and turned into a statue. Another of his characters had his head cut off, but remained alive. And even Antaer, although he didn't die, spent the rest of his life in fear of the Kalevrites.