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Character Creation and Customization - Version 10 vs Version 11
Oct 27, 2026, 01:20 AM
Added illustrated helmet visibility navigation
Oct 27, 2026, 07:20 AM
Added preview eye and hair color controls
11Character creation in AION 2 sets three things that are hard or impossible to change later, and one thing you can keep fiddling with forever. Get the first three right and the rest is play.223344The Permanent Choices5566ChoiceHow permanentWhy it mattersFactionPermanent per characterElyos or Asmodian decides your starting territory, your story, and which side of the faction war you spawn into. Because the global service runs faction-separated servers , it also decides which server list you can roll on.ServerChangeable only through a transfer serviceGlobal server transfers opened on October 14, 2026: one free transfer per account for the whole period, within the same faction and region, and characters on Advance Access servers can only transfer between Advance Access servers. All instanced content, dungeons included, is cross-server.ClassNo class change in the current buildPick from the class roster . Levelling a second character is the supported way to try another role.77Appearance is the exception. It is the one creation-time decision the game expects you to revisit, through paid restyling items and the wardrobe layer.8899Customization Depth10101111The storefront copy counts more than two hundred adjustable options, and NCsoft has pitched character creation as one of the game's headline systems rather than a preamble to it. The editor covers body proportions, face structure, skin tone and gloss, hair with two-tone dye pickers, voice presets, and lighting controls so you can judge a face under the conditions you will actually see it in.121213+The Korean and Taiwanese preview editor allowed adjustments to pupil size and color combinations within each eye. Hair and eye colors used gradients, with separate color selection for different parts.131415+1416The Korean and Taiwanese service has added to the editor steadily: new presets, faces, hairstyles and eyebrows in several patches, coloured lighting with a movable light (June 10, 2026), tattoos (July 15, 2026), mole placement and separate skin gloss for head and body (August 26, 2026), and three presets, nine hairstyles, two face shapes and an eyebrow per gender plus a build setting for body shape (September 23, 2026).15171618That toolset is one of the few launch features described for the global build directly rather than inherited from Korean and Taiwanese patch notes, and the Korean and Taiwanese build has kept extending it, adding wardrobe patterns and independent width and height scaling for pattern placement.17191820Editor Layout19212022The official guidebook for the Korean service lays the editor out as follows. Customization unlocks at character level 2, as does using an Appearance Change Voucher (both lowered from level 10 on November 19, 2025).21232224SectionWhat it coversPreset40 base preset looks to start fromFaceFace shape, contours, eyes, nose and mouthHairHairstyle and dyeStyleMakeup, moles and freckles, tattoos, war paint and scars, and facial hairBodyBody presets plus body and head, arms, torso and lower bodyBasic lookSex, main skin colour, skin gloss, one of four voices, and an outfit previewToolsUndo and redo, reset one setting, randomise one setting, hide the interface, fix the gaze, preview tied-up hair, reset all, randomise all, and confirm2325Since May 27, 2026 the outfit preview defaults to your current look, with your hidden parts applied, when you re-customise an existing character; at character creation it defaults to underwear.24262527Account Slots26282729The Korean service's character select screen shows up to eight slots on each server, counting used and empty ones, and slot expansions bought on one server stay on that server. NCsoft's global notices do not state how many free slots an account starts with as of October 7, 2026. On the Korean and Taiwanese build, the Chapter 1 update of July 1, 2026, which also added the Brawler, added one free character slot.28302931The Korean and Taiwanese build also added a character switch option to the main menu, letting you jump straight to another character without returning to the lobby, with combat power and item level shown per character.30323133Character Select, Names and Deletion32343335Logging in on the Korean service runs country, account, faction and server, then the tutorial for a new character, and the character is created and customized during that tutorial. With characters already on a server, the select screen appears instead:34363537ElementWhat it doesCharacter listEach character's look, name and basic details; since March 18, 2026 also its legionLast sessionWhere and when the character last logged outSlotsUsed and empty character slots, up to eightOrderRearrange the charactersRenameChange the character's name using one Name Change Voucher; a confirmation pop-up appears since December 10, 2025DeleteDelete a character; the deletion can be cancelled for seven days after the request3638Names of deleted characters can be reused after seven days, and Name Change Vouchers can be kept in storage (both since December 3, 2025). On the global service, NCsoft's September 30, 2026 shop notice sells the Name Change Voucher for 500 Quna, and for 22,000 Mileage up to twice per character; the Appearance Change Voucher costs 26,000 Mileage, also up to twice per character. Characters moved by a Server Transfer on the Korean service are given a temporary name and choose a new one on their first login.37393840Since September 9, 2026 a streamer mode on the Korean service can hide account information and replace your own character name with @Player everywhere it appears.39414042Appearance After Creation41434244LayerWhat it doesRestylingPaid appearance changes, sold as vouchers. The Korean and Taiwanese build has run repeated Look Change Week events that halve the cost.Closet and wardrobeStores cosmetic sets and lets you apply them over your actual gear. Skins are appearance-only and grant no stats.WingsWings are a stat-bearing equipment slot with a cosmetic skin layer on top. Wing skins sold in the shop grant no stats. See Aerial Combat and Flight .Pets and mountsCosmetic companions that can also be ridden, some with utility functions such as Auto-Loot.StylingDye, material, pattern and pattern colour can be changed per part from the closet's palette button. The normal price is 200 Quna per part and removing styling is free. Seven new patterns were added on August 5, 2026, and one outfit's dye slots went from three to four on May 13.Customization VoucherPays for an appearance change. Time-limited vouchers are common event and broadcast rewards on the Korean service, and one was among the global Advance Access viewing rewards.Style ShopPlayers can share their looks and download other players' looksServer sharingThe owned appearance list has been shared by every character on a server since January 21, 2026, and Special-grade appearances since July 1, 20264345In the illustrated Closet interface, open Menu, choose Closet and switch to Armor. Use the eye icon beside the Helmet slot to hide the helmet, and select it again to show it. Check the available visibility controls in your client.44464547One caution for players coming in at launch: during the Launch Scale Test the Closet was disabled entirely and every character wore default outfits. That was a test restriction, not a design.46484749Launch Events48504951For the global launch in North America, Latin America and Europe, NCsoft is running a character creation contest called Daeva Makeover from September 30 to October 19, 2026. Entrants submit a headshot and a full-body screenshot taken in the Closet menu; the Ugly, Cute, Attractive and Unique categories each pay 6,000 Quna, every entrant receives two Dye Tokens, and winners are announced on November 2.50525153The Korean service opened character creation early with a pre-launch customization event from November 16, 2025: one character per account, PC only, with class, name and appearance locked once created. A delay at its opening was compensated with an appearance change voucher for every player.52545355Related Pages54565557Classes for the roster. Factions: Elyos and Asmodian for the faction choice. Server Matching and Server Transfer for servers. Pets and Mounts for companions. Style Shop for shared looks. Getting Started for what to do once you are in the world.