Quote Originally Posted by TheAlmightyOne View Post
Heres my theory. Hinjo kills Redcloak. Hayley, Belkar and Roy get back and everyone sails away. Then at the aftermarth Tsukiko turns up and as an act of ultimate vengance animates Recloaks corpse! What do you think?
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Hinjo might die here, but Redcloak is rather clearly marked as going to the final encounter. Of course, he might die temporarily like Roy has, but even that seems unlikely, even harmful to the storyline.
Hinjo has no reason to stay in the story much longer. None of the AC characters do. So killing him off is no big loss that way. It also builds up the villains as studs, making the PC victory all the more dramatic. However, he seems to have a role of city leader he can fill.
A possible scene is Red kills Hinjo, but is driven off by our dwarf, who carries the body back to the ship, where he is able to raise him the next day.
An alternative is that Hinjo and Durkon [maybe with Haley/Blekar help at the last moment] beat Redcloak, who flees. But Redcloak is near certain to survive the fight.