Link an Albion character
Linking a character associates an Albion Online character name with your AO Master account. AO Master uses the link to:
- Credit silver-mode regear payouts to your character's Silver Bank balance (Silver mode — payout).
- Match ZvZ Attendance screenshots to your account (so attendance counts for you, not someone else with a similar name).
- Show your character name on the Members roster + per-request context.
- Resolve "this member won/lost gear in this fight" lookups for the regear pipeline.
Who can link
Any member can link their own character. Manage Members permission lets staff link / unlink on behalf of other members (e.g. for a member who's been kicked and you need to clean up their slot).
The link flow
- Open
#Members→ find your row → click for the per-member drawer. - 🔗 Link Character button → opens the link wizard.
- Type the character name; AO Master searches Albion Online's live API for matches.
- Pick the right character from the results (be careful — there can be multiple characters with the same name across regions; the picker shows region + guild membership to disambiguate).
- AO Master verifies the character belongs to a member of your AO Master guild's paired Albion guild (via the character's in-game guild record). If it matches, the link is committed.
After linking, the character name appears on your row + every regear / locker / attendance touchpoint.
Force-rename (when characters merge / rename in-game)
When you rename your Albion character in-game, the link breaks (it's keyed by the old name). To re-link:
- Re-run the link wizard with the new name.
- AO Master detects the historical character matches your previously-linked one and offers a Force-rename link — confirm to migrate the link.
- All your old data (silver balance, regear history, attendance) stays attached.
Unlinking
Click the character chip on your row → Unlink. Your balance, history, attendance stay on the character (just no longer associated with your account). Re-linking later restores access.
What happens to silver on unlink
The silver balance lives on the character, not on the AO Master account. Unlinking is non-destructive — the silver stays. But you can't request withdrawals from an unlinked character (the bank doesn't know who you are anymore). Re-link to regain control.
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Character not found | Misspelled / fresh character not yet in Albion's API cache | Wait a few hours for Albion to index the character + retry. |
| Character belongs to another guild | The character is in a different Albion guild than the one this AO Master guild is paired to | You need to be in the paired guild first; ask staff to verify the pairing. |
| Character is already linked to another account | Someone else linked the same character | Contact AO Master support; only one account can own a character at a time. |
Cross-links
- Silver Bank — where the linked-character balance lives.
- Members — leave, kick, revive — what happens to links when a member leaves.
- #Members channel — where the Link button lives.
Last reviewed
Walked as demo01 (Owner of QuickStart Demo) on 2026-05-24 against commit 3f2a05ac. demo01's character RimuruCiel is linked in QuickStart Demo.