I hated it when characters were killed off in this game. I thought it was very sad...
I DO wish you could save these characters somehow. Like how the game gave the illusion of saving Palum and Porum... Bastards. Point it, if you did have the power to save them and you DID have the power to use them, how would your final party change? And this includes every character, even Tellah.
Mine would be... Cecil, Kain, Palum, Porum, and... Rydia. Okay, GO!