I agree.  I wouldn't have minded at all had they made it a 5 part game with Part 4 completely devoted to developing that character and Part 5 having the endgame. 

With Mia i seriously never lost anyone!

 Actually it is clear. You have to beat the game more than once and use the Black Knight in certain battles and you will get certain flashback scenes that explain why he did what he did. You can even get him you join your group. Thats the only reason I'm going to do an eventual third play through is to pick him up.

You know, there is a reason that Benga and I haven't said that actual character's name.

Major spoilers (only for those who finished the game):

So Darc: you're saying that the whole story of Lehran/Sephiran becomes clear if you recruit him in a 2nd playthrough? And also that the Black Knight has some more information?

That's nice, but it still a shame that they didn't explain that story more thoroughly. It would have made the story a lot better. The story is the only part I prefer PoR over RD.

I'm waiting patiently.

Good luck at work!

You actually find out most of it on your second playthrough when you have Micaiah stop a certain event from occuring. You only need to finish the game twice. I just didn't realized you needed to use the BK or I would have gotten the missing memory flash back I needed on my second playthrough.

I'm not quite finished yet but I thought I would update you on the new parts involving Pelleas during the second playthrough.

*SPOILERS REGARDING PELLEAS AND SECONDPLAYTHROUGH*

Im only finished up to the first part of the endgame so there is probably more to come but heres what I've seen so far. When you get the option to spare his life rather than killing him he still asks Tauroneo to kill him. Tauroneo takes a stab at Pelleas and Michaiah jumps in between them getting stabbed herself. They call for a medic but she insists that shes fine. They all decide to find another way to end the bloodpact. Nothing else happens until mission 4-2. This is the one where Tibarn and Elincia's team fight against senator Valtome (or Dee Snider as I know him). Pelleas joins your team after you start the mission before your first turn. He tells Tibarn that he wants to help everyone and Tibarn insults him by asking if Almedha (his mommy) knows where he is, then tells him to stay in the back so he doesnt get himself killed.

I used him very briefly just to see what hes like. He wasnt a huge powerhouse but he could hold his own. Did not die super easy as you might expect and had a pretty decent attack power. Could only use Dark Magic Tomes.

Nothing else happens until right before the endgame. At the base camp in the Info section Pelleas and Tauroneo have a conversation. Pelleas says how he is glad the whole situation involving the goddess has happened because it buys him more time to solve the problem of the bloodpact and also more time to help Daein. Tauroneo gives Pelleas an S rank Dark Magic Tome and says that its from Almedha. Pelleas comments on how difficult it is to find Dark Magic Tomes. Thats it for now but I have my game suspended at the end of the first part of endgame (like 5 minutes from finishing) so hopefully i'll have some more info very very soon. I wanted to have Pelleas talk to Izuka during 4-5 but because i'm playing through on Hard Mode the chance didnt present itself so its possible I missed something or it could have just been the usual in battle dialouge.

Let me know if you guys have any questions about Pelleas and ill do my best to answer.

Nolan is only at level 10 of his third tier, but hes capped in every single stat except strength. Has anyone else had a character max out on everything so early or has he just gained some amazing levels? He hasnt used any stat boosting items either. I think he'll reach his maximum potential at around level 14-15 without even needing to get to 20.