Naming Policy

Character names in Aelyria should reflect the genre of the game. Original, high-fantasy names are desired. These guidelines apply both to first names and to surnames, and also to the combination of first name and surname. It should be noted that characters need not have a surname, and first name-only characters are perfectly acceptable. The following types of names are unacceptable and are listed in order from the worst to the least offensive:


Naming Policy

1. Vile, profane, rude, or racist names including common swear words, anatomical references, racial slurs, and homonyms of these words.

2. Combinations of words that produce an offensive result (e.g. Hugeaz, Tug Mcgroin).

3. Names of religious, occult, or significant historic origin (e.g. Jesus, Allah, Satan, Stalin).

4. Copyrighted or trademarked names of products, characters, services, or concepts (e.g. Drizzt, Marlboro, Ioannes).

5. Non-fantasy oriented names from popular media. These names can be either fictional (e.g. Rambo, Darth Vader) or non-fictional (e.g. Garth Brooks, Pierce Brosnan, Ronald Reagan, Michael Jordan).

6. Common words and phrases that would not be found in the place and time setting of the game (e.g. Switchblade, Phaser, Toaster, Cannabis, Sloegin, Anyone). This includes references to drug substances or drug related paraphernalia.

7. Proper names from Aelyria (e.g. Carmelya, Valerian). This also includes the first and last (i.e., complete) name of any significant Aelyrian NPC.

8. The real names or pseudonyms of senior Customer Support Representatives or employees of the Aelyrian Company, Inc. (e.g. Juan, Elaan, Sarah Olsen, Caerydd).

9. Names chosen with the intent or possessed with the effect of harming the reputation of a player or game moderator.

10. Names containing titles within them, such as, but not limited to: The, Lord, Lady, Master, King, Knight, Sir, Father (e.g. Sirtallon, Lordeagle, Mothermaggy, Darksister).

11. Names that contain sentences (Ikillorcs), phrases (Ontop), or two or more words that do not form descriptive compound words (Petcarbob, Diediedie and Tablechair). Descriptive compound words are allowed in first names and are encouraged in surnames (e.g. Treehugger, Giantslayer). Descriptive compound words (each separate part of the word and the entire word) must otherwise adhere to all other naming rules.

12. Fantasy-oriented names that are easily recognized from popular existing media (e.g. Merlin, Gandalf, Belgarath, Tanis).

13. Names where the combination of the first and last name form a phrase or violate a previous rule (e.g. Crymea River, Bran Muffin, Story Thyme).


Conditions for Name Changes

Names will not be changed unless they violate the Naming Policy, or if the character requesting the name change has not yet played the game. Please note that any changed names will also affect the account login procedure, so characters with changed names must log out of the Aelyria, and then log back in using his or her new name. Please confer with an Aelyrian Leader for assistance.

For all of the above, misspellings and alternative spellings of the word or words are also unacceptable. If a name is found to be in violation of any of the above polices, a member of the Aelyrian Leadership Team will then use the following process:

For category 1 or 2 offenses, an Aelyrian Leader may delete the character as soon as it is discovered. You will not be notified of this deletion. Depending on the nature of the offensive name, the account may also be subject to disciplinary action including suspension or banning. An Aelyrian Leader may not contact you before disciplinary action is taken.

For categories 3 through 13, an Aelyrian Leader or a member of the Player Team will contact you either in game or via email to notify you of the character's name change. Please be aware that if you do not choose a name that is in accordance with this naming policy at the time of creation a new name will be assigned to your character and this name will not be changed.


Surname Policy

Surnames may contain double capitals provided that the capital letters do not violate any of the prior policies, and provided that one of the divisions of the name is not a word or breaks up a real word.

Note: Non-words like-- D, Da, De, Di, El, Z, Za, Ze, Zi, L, Le, La, Li are unacceptable in cases where the name contains a normal word, as they are references to "The" and implicate a title, in both cases (e.g. D`Kval is acceptable and D`Basher is not).