Well...
The Rebel Alliance killed mine! They blew up the planet Aldaraan(sp?) with a planet destroying death ray! Kavol(Mortious) showed me the video that proves it!!! 
In character for Danaerys: "Old age and too much funny tobacco."
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java the thoughts aquire speed, the teeth acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.
Well, so long as I keep their bodies forever, they're still alive in a way.
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The Empire killed my Parents, who were Jedi
And that was it. 
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Fazum'Zen Fastfist had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
I killed my parents. And raped their bodies.
-obvious not rape if they can't say no comment-
you should know this by now Mr. Gainsborough fucked around with this message on 08-29-2005 at 08:41 PM.
And I suspect they still make with the jiggy-getting.
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Mr. Gainsborough obviously shouldn't have said:
-obvious not rape if they can't say no comment-you should know this by now
They were turned into zombies by a lich overlord, whom I also fucked.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
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Fazum'Zen Fastfist stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
They were turned into zombies by a lich overlord, whom I also fucked.
Well, you gotta be more specific.
Then the unicorns had sex with their carrion bodies.
The unicorns told me that my parents tasted great when they added some BBQ sauce.
They then proceeded to rape me.
I liked it, but only a little.
fake edit: I was going to say cancer but I figured people wouldn't find it funny.
Shai-Lin: Left home to work as a bodyguard. The man she was guarding died of old age after many years. Lin then found work as an apprentice blacksmith.
Reiana (orig. D&D version, not shown on EC): Left home (ran away) rather than becoming part of an evil overlord's harem. The status of her family and village is unknown.
Reiana (version shown on EC): Not stated in backstory.
Ezra: Never knew her father, raised by mother. Left home at 19 to work as a wandering mercenary/adventurer.
Marta: Never knew her parents. Raised by gypsies, then kidnapped at 16.
Zexus: Never knew his parents. Left home to seek magical knowledge, fortune, and power. Later returned with a wyvern, which ate Zexus' father. Mother killed by marauders between Zexus' departure and his return.
Lillena: Left home at 16 to work as a travelling minstrel.
Sassy: Left home, parents, and siblings to seek employment in the city. The trip didn't exactly go as planned.
Rolin: Left home to join a gang of thieves. Later joined the thieves' guild.
Luna (currently in play): Ran away from home.
Sileena: Never knew father. Mother left/vanished when she was small. Older sister left/vanished many years later.
Ilia: Mother died of illness and overwork. Never acknowledged by father.
My NPCs don't have their backstories written down, though I've had a few concepts. None have had parents killed by orcs, extraplanar beings, or other creatures with fixed alignments, at least as far as I can remember. `Doc fucked around with this message on 08-30-2005 at 10:50 AM.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
The fastest draw in the Crest.
"The Internet is MY critical thinking course." -Maradon
"Gambling for the husband, an abortion for the wife and fireworks for the kids they chose to keep? Fuck you, Disneyland. The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is the happiest place on Earth." -JooJooFlop
Orc: My parents were killed by damn elven ranger Drizzles.
Deunnan's Corellian. His family's alive and well and have nothing to do with what he's up to these days.
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Katrinity startled the peaceful upland Gorillas by blurting:
I always wondered what the other side of this was like.Orc: My parents were killed by damn elven ranger Drizzles.
Then all the other orcs are like, "WTG dude, 
how original!"
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Fazum'Zen Fastfist had this to say about Punky Brewster:
I killed my parents. And raped their bodies.
Fazum'zen lied to his mother, and betrayed the fathers that fought for him.
