When followers are destroyed and put in the discard pile are they dead?
Destroyed followers
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When followers are destroyed and put in the discard pile are they dead?
Well, they are looking a mite peaked...
http://rules.l5r.com/CE_Physically_mark ... tates#Dead: "“Dead” is a special state that only applies to some Personalities in the discard pile."
Not dead. Just resting.