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My mistake. I am the one confusing things here. Yes, the leader is the character currently active. (With regards to height in narrow passages and such). But in my experience the character's place on the roster is not entirely without influence. For example: My top character is always the one who gets hit most by enemies. I admit that might have something to do with the fact that my lead character is a human which means that the character has the "natural leader" trait making her more targeted. Also she has maximum presence without being a ninja or assassin which should also make enemies attack her more.

However, it is my experience that the character placed at the bottom of the roster is always the one who suffers injuries from being hit by elevators and traps such as the ones in the boogre cave gauntlet. I have tried placing each of my party members at the bottom and he or she is always the one to suffer the hit.