I'll provide you with a list of characters that will be leaving by the end of the summer (which will be the termination of the NES).....Not saying they couldn't be brought back later, for whatever reason, but should be a plausible reason. Several characters were axed at the story's start, which everyone honored. In the case of Edgar and Gary (who were killed), a suitable backstory was written to cover that. I think I eventually brought everyone else back (except Ernest Jones, and I may still do that) that was still "Living". My regrets were that the story didn't start with all the characters in place, since it constrained some of the potential storylines.