Fields of Mercy

Legend of the Five Rings card from Emperor Edition, Drums of War

Card Type: Strategy
Gold Cost: 0
Keywords: Terrain
Card Text: Before a card effect destroys a Personality in an army, if a card effect has destroyed another Personality in that army while this card was in play: Negate the Personality's destruction.
Battle: If there are no Terrains at the current battlefield: Put this card into play there.
Focus Value: 1
Legality: Age of Conquest (Emperor), Age of Enlightenment (Lotus)
Deck: Fate

Printings

Rarity: Rare
Flavor Text: "Just as we move against the Dragon, the Khan shows his fangs. Even with the Crane at our sides, I fear this will end badly for us." - Akodo Setai
Artist: Janine Johnston
Card Number: 91
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group

Q: Fields of Mercy: Before a card effect destroys a Personality in an army, if a card effect has destroyed another Personality in that army while this card was in play: Negate the Personality's destruction
If I play Fields of Mercy, my opponent destroys my Personality A, then I bring them back into play (At Any Cost, say), what happens when he tries to destroy Personality A again? Is it negated or, since Personality A is not "another personality", is he destroyed again?
Thanks!
A: Personality A is not "another" Personality as it is not different from the first Personality referenced. Therefore if you bring the Personality back, Fields of Mercy will not negate the Personality's destruction. Jon Palmer, "Fields of Mercy, "another personality"", 19 Feb 2012
Q: Does a Personality in my army destroyed before I play a Fields of Mercy count for the maximum of the Fields of Mercy (i.e. no other personalities can be destroyed in my army as long as the Fields of Mercy is in play)?
Fields of Mercy Immediate Terrain Battle: At most one Personality may be destroyed per army by card effects. [Mod edit: Thread title. -ZF]
A: No. Its effect only counts destruction while it is in play. Chris Fuchs, "Fields of Mercy", 13 Aug 2007