Oh, darnit.
I married Sarah the Farmer in Oakfield... she stood out to me, even though she looks pretty similar to a lot of other NPCs there.
I always made sure to check back in on her between important quests, and she always had a gift for me (usually 5 star item), sometimes would give me multiple gifts on one visit.
We had a little boy I named after my brother, and I was really
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to him... brought him back toys whenever I came home.
He told me he wanted to go on an adventure of mine, so I asked he and my wife to follow me while I investigated a smell coming from Rookridge Inn.
The boy couldn't follow me, but I had no problem convincing my wife to accompany me.
I ended up having to defeat a troll with her in tow. I didn't want to dismiss her and have her wandering through the wilderness, so I had to protect her during the battle by making sure she was out of harms way at every step. It was a particularly hard battle because of this, and it added a whole new dynamic.
I thought it was pretty cool that my wife got to see me defeat one of Albion's largest foes. On my way back to the Inn, however, we were ambushed by a pack of highwaymen and before I could even fight back, one had stabbed and killed my wife.