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No, it is not possible to kill the tanner outright - he must survive for further sub-plot activity.
Though a high-level instant kill spell like finger of death or, potentially, prismatic spray, might, on occasion, do the trick - I've never tried it on him, but you can snuff some plot-important characters on ocassion with this sort of tactic.
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