Character slot

A character slot refers to the allotment of potential characters an account can create. Every character created on an account occupies one character slot. A character slot may be used to create either a PvP character or a roleplaying character.

Acquisition

 * Per default, any account comes with 4 character slots.
 * If a player adds a key for a different campaign to their account, they will gain 2 additional character slots, with all slots having access to all campaigns purchased by the account.
 * Additional character slots can be purchased in the Guild Wars Official Store. According to ArenaNet, the maximum amount of additional character slots that can be bought (on top of the number that came "out of the box" with campaigns) is 26.
 * The Guild Wars Nightfall Prerelease Bonus Pack comes with one additional character slot.