| Re: Will He be Alive? Going to take a wild guess at this based on the subject:
A chocobo takes a certain amount of time to raise, and after a certain point is auto-retired. If you're returning after a long absence, you will almost certainly find that your chocobo has been forcibly retired, and you can still use it in the state its stats were in when you left it, but you can't do anything to affect it otherwise.
I don't think I've ever heard of a chocobo dying, though they do run away sometimes if neglected. From what I've heard, running away is only temporary.  Kumei, pickpocket of Midgardsormr (Bastok, Rank 8)
THF75, DRK60, NIN40, WAR37, RNG35, DNC35, WHM32, BLM20, RDM14, DRG12, BST8, BRD7, PUP4, SCH4
Alchemy 70, Smithing 50, Goldsmithing 38, Leathercraft 22, Fishing 16
Koren, San d'Orian Adventurer (Rank 6)
WHM51, SMN31, SCH26, BLM26, NIN21, RNG1
Woodworking 29, Cooking 11
All celestials obtained (Trial-Size)
Myrna, Windurstian Merchant
BLM18, WHM6
Clothcraft 24
Nyamohrreh, Windurstian Adventurer (Rank 2)
WAR28, MNK16, WHM13, BLM3 |