Apologies if this was in the article and I just missed it, but I'm curious about something.
Are these murders in the sense of in-game death only? (Basically meaning Y has a serial assaulter or serial attempted killer rather than serial killer per se.) Or in the sense of these characters being being permanently gone, or at least gone until some great task is performed?
In RP the distinction is sometimes important...If nothing else, it's the difference between saying "I'm sorry for what happened to you" to the victim, or saying "I'm sorry for your loss" to the victim's friend, relative, or guildmate.
-Galen's player
PS: If it's not decided, my vote goes for the characters not being perma-dead....People can get touchy about perma-death.
Also it can be hard to roleplay.