Speaking of which how will dying in this game even work?
My suspicion is that the "soul-thief" concept behind the story is the reason we are able to comeback to life in the first place.
From my experience alpha/beta testing previous MMo titles, Player death mechanics are generally subject to change right up until early beta. I know of one title I helped test back in 2009 that changed their concept two or three times throughout the 12 months Prior to launch.