In consensual RP, no, I've never killed off my main (or only) character before it felt like an appropriate time in their story (or it was an appropriate time OOC; I've perma-killed characters in games I'm leaving and never intend to return to). Others have mentioned all the various consequences of permanent character death; I'd add to that the comment that there are lots of realistic ways, especially in a setting with magic, to just barely cheat death but have long-term consequences for having done so. That achieves a level of gravitas to the conflict without ending a character's story abruptly.
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