As long as the name doesn't belong to an active player (check the Player Database) and hasn't been logged into for over a year, you're welcome to request it get freed up! Simply post in Maintenance with your request. In the case of deceased characters, or inactive characters that belong to active players, you can always check if they're okay with renaming their character so you can use the name (i.e. renaming them from Bob to Bob I or Bob 1 is acceptable, with their permission).
The way our system is set up, every character has to be accepted into a pack via. an in-character thread, so no. The only exception to that rule would be if your character was born into a pack on site.
This all happens in-character. Feel free to have your character directly approach the borders (using the pack lands), or they can even be claimed or recruited from the Battlefield or The Boneyard if you desire.
We're extremely flexible in regards to this. Some people have characters who can talk to their companions while others don't - feel free to use creative freedom here.
Crafting with a realistic wolf character is going to be an exercise in creativity. As long as it is something a real canine could do if they had human intelligence, it is allowed. As far as what the characters have access to, we again ask that members use their own creativity to come up with what might be found or made. There are many human-places on Ardent that do in fact specify that human relics can be found there, and since we allow human relics such as collars and jewelry to be used as accessories it is reasonable for members to assume that other items can be found throughout Ardent without needing to be specifically stated.
Yes! As long as they're not being used on items that are specifically marked as account-only purchases (pack creation and pack challenges, specialty unlocks, etc).
Yes! As long as they have 10 or fewer posts (if they exceed, 10 posts you must seek staff approval first). All characters being refunded will be deleted, so save any profile information before you request refunds!
No. You can disband a pack through a siege, but not through a pack challenge. If you claim a pack and then fall inactive, it will only be disbanded if it is not claimed within a week.
