Character
The Character is the player-controlled character in the game with an unique name in the game world.
Character creation
After logging into Path of Exile a character can be created though the character creation screen
A character can be created in different leagues. The game recommends to start in the current standard challenge league.
Once the league has been choose, a character class can be selected. The classes differ by the starting location on the passive skill tree, the quest rewards they're given, by their base attributes and their general appearance and voice.
You can freely choose the name of your character, however it has to be unique on the realm and it is not possible to use non-ascii letters or numbers in the name. The only special character allowed is the underscore.
There is also the option to create a PvP-only character.
Character level
The character level is used for a variety of purposes, most importantly character level will be a limiting factor for equipment.
The character level can be increased though gaining experience which is obtained by slaying monsters.
Once a certain threshold is reached, the character will level up, gaining the following bonuses:
- 1 passive skill point
- 12 life
- 8 mana
- 2 accuracy rating
- 3 evasion rating