Despite all the horribles things you've done to them and can still do, you and members of your party can have a pretty good happy ending: * * It's easily missed, but as you travel in the Fortress of Regrets you can gain the ability to resurrect dead... And cause enough mayhem to get the Transcendent One off your back long enough to raise each and every member of your party. Feels pretty good after powerlessly watching them die. * You also get a nice chat with each one and they reassert their will to help you. This troper always choose fighting over talking the boss to death because of this last discussion with your friends, at least last discussion "as yourself". That way they don't wake up after their violent death to see you have changed. * Bonus Points: with that last chat