> they held an aborted quest on Bristlebane. Aborted
> because someone killed "the important NPC". I mean,
> how stupid does Verant have to be to not concieve
> that some player will try to kill their NPC "just
> because"????

You're going to see more "instant deaths" in the future
I'd say. Players that attempt to disrupt an on-going
story should be removed from the situation.