On December 20, 2014, the player of Codex Valdah, a Level 50 Bard of the Free Company Night Sirens on the Gilgamesh server of Final Fantasy XIV, was found unconscious due to the effects of renal failure. Codex was rushed to the hospital, where he later passed away. While he was dying, members of his Free Company, and other players on the Gilgamesh server stood vigil, celebrating his life. This spread over many other servers as well, an outpouring of support from the community.
It is not at all unheard of for game companies to memorial ize players ingame. A quick search, for example, turns up a long list of memorial content in World of Warcraft honoring players ranging from Robin Williams, to Her Grace Kolfinna Kottr, Duchess and Knight of the Kingdom of Caid of the Society for Creative Anachronism, to Ezra Chatterton, a Make-A-Wish child who's wish was to visit Blizzard's Irvine offices. Other games have done similar things.
I feel that we, the community of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, should urge Executive Producer Naoki Yoshida and the Development Team to please add a permanent memorial to Codex Vahnda somewhere in the game.
