Resurrecting him proved to be a fail since character get rezzed at the spot they died (which was lava patch you cannot douse with rain) and just died again.
If you teleport somewhere (waypoint, teleporters, stairs) the body of a dead party member will move with the lives one(s) they are linked to.
You can already use the portraits at the top of the screen during combat to target opponents for spells and skills, just not for regular melee/ranged attacks.