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Dead Pile

When a Free Peoples character, whether companion or ally, is killed, it goes to the dead pile, rather than to the discard pile. Characters in the dead pile are considered active when determining whether or not a character can be played, which means that if an unique character is in the dead pile, another copy of that character cannot be played (you may play another copy of a non-unique character that is in your dead pile). Companions, but not allies, in the dead pile are counted when determining the total amount of companions you are able to play. Minions go to the discard pile when killed, instead of the dead pile.