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I feel the most sorry for Markel. And also for Ornella.
Godric was an insane fanatic who couldn't think about anything other than serving the Empire. When he died, I thought, "Thank God. Now he won't bother us with his pompous speeches."
Tieru had already lived a long life (over 400 years). And even after death, he continues to exist as a ghost. So I don't feel sorry for him.
Nicholas was a naive idiot (he's somewhat similar to King Cailan from Dragon Age). He was to blame for his own death. He shouldn't have relied on the heart of a Griffin.
Alaron and Cyrus are traitors and incompetent rulers, incapable of strategic thinking. The entire Ashan is threatened by a demon invasion, and they refuse to form an alliance with the Empire. And during the 5th Eclipse, they proved themselves to be talentless commanders. If they hadn't been plagued by doubts, Alex wouldn't have died, and Kha-Beleth would have been killed 20 years earlier. IMHO, if you're a bad diplomat and can't fight, don't take the throne, otherwise many of your subjects will face death.
The same applies to Kurak. Stupid and arrogant. Before going to war, take the time to assess your strength.
Biara was a very interesting character at first, but towards the end, she somehow became dull. She was to blame for her own death. I don't feel sorry for her.
Tolgar was also an incompetent king. He couldn't figure out that Red Isabel was Biara. He should have wondered why the Red Queen formed an alliance with him against Wulfstan, Duncan, and other rebels.
But I feel the most sorry for Markel. He was just an ordinary astrologer. Yes, he was involved in intrigues, but can you name a single politician who isn't involved in intrigues? And when Fiona died, Godric and Nicholas exiled him from the Empire for almost no reason. Of course, after Nicholas's death, Markel wanted revenge. And since Godric initially accepted him (albeit with great suspicion), it means that Markel hadn't done anything terrible before his exile.
Markel, in a way, saved Ashan. If he hadn't intervened in the course of history, what would have happened? Then, in the final mission for the Dark Elves, Railag could have persuaded Isabel to cleanse herself of Kha-Beleth's corruption, perhaps with Zehir or another mage. But during the ceremony, Shadia would have once again turned into Biara and stolen Isabel. The combined forces of humans and dark elves, without the help of elves and mages, would hardly have defeated Kha-Beleth. Because Alaron and Cyrus, whom Markel wouldn't have killed, would have refused to form an alliance. After defeating Railag's and Godric's forces, the demons would have attacked the Griffin Empire again. Could the young King Andrias have resisted their hordes? Could he have persuaded the thick-headed Alaron and Cyrus to form an alliance? Unlikely. The Empire would have fallen. And then the demons would have turned to Irollan and the Silver League and destroyed them. Sareta would have raised Kha-Beleth, and then, after the coming of the Dark Messiah, Ashan would have had no chance.
Markel, however, saved Irollan and the Silver League from foolish rulers. If Zehir hadn't killed him, perhaps Markel could have united all of Ashan, gathered a huge undead army, and defeated the demons once and for all. It's unfair that such a remarkable character was killed.