The **Referral System** rewards players for inviting new accounts to the shard. When an invited player names you as their referrer, both accounts gain a //Referral Point// that may be redeemed at the Referral Rewards shop. Referred accounts also generate a perpetual donation bonus for the referrer.

===== Earning Referral Points =====

Referral Points are tracked per character.

  * A character automatically receives **1 bonus point** the first time the referral system attaches to them.
  * On login, the //Tell A Friend// popup appears if your account has not yet entered a referrer and you have not hidden it.
  * When you complete the //Target Your Referrer// step, **both** the referrer and the referred player gain **1 point**. Your account is then permanently linked to that referrer.

==== Eligibility Restrictions ====

The following rules apply when naming a referrer:

  * The referrer must be a player character.
  * You cannot mark yourself. Attempting to do so returns //"You can't be your own referrer!"//
  * **Unique IP check.** If the referrer's account and your account share any login IP address, the message //"You can't refer another account you own."// is shown and no point is awarded.
  * **Per-referrer IP de-duplication.** Each referrer keeps a list of IPs they have already credited. If any IP on your account is already in that list, you will see //"You've already referred someone that uses their IP address."// and no point is awarded.
  * Each account may set a referrer **only once**.

==== Commands ====

  * ''[referral'' - Opens the //Tell A Friend// popup if your account has not yet entered a referrer.
  * ''[referralrewards'' - Opens the Referral Rewards shop.

The login popup includes a //Do Not Show Again// button. Hiding the popup does not disable the system; you can still reopen it with ''[referral''.

===== Redeeming Points =====

The Referral Rewards shop can be opened by:

  * The ''[referralrewards'' command.
  * Double-clicking a **UO Sosaria Referral Rewards** stone (immovable, hue 1157).

==== Daily Purchase Limit ====

You may purchase **one reward every 24 hours**. Attempting another purchase before the cooldown ends returns //"Referral Rewards may be purchased once per day."//

==== Reward Delivery ====

On a successful purchase:

  - Your point balance is reduced by the reward's cost and your spent total increases.
  - Item rewards are placed in your **bank box**, falling back to your backpack if the bank is unavailable.
  - Potion rewards are delivered as a stack of **500**.
  - Creature rewards spawn at your location and are automatically tamed to you as control master.
  - Attachment rewards are applied directly to your character.
  - All purchases are logged by the shard.

===== Reward Catalogue =====

No rewards are active in the Referral Rewards shop. Opening the shop shows //"No rewards are currently available."// — the catalogue is empty until staff populates it.

Referral Points may also be accepted as the currency for individual //For Sale// vendor listings. When a listing is flagged to use referral points, the purchase gump deducts directly from your Referral Point balance instead of gold.

===== Donation Referral Bonus =====

When an account that has set a referrer redeems a donation gift, the referrer receives an automatic kickback.

  * The kickback is **20%** of the redeemed gift's stack amount (''total / 5'').
  * It is always paid in **Sosarian Coins** (//Sosarian Dollars//, blessed, hue 1195), regardless of which gift the donator selected.
  * The coins are delivered to the referrer in a //"Thank You For Your Donation Referral"// gift box, placed in the bank box (or backpack as a fallback) of the first valid character on the referrer's account.
  * There is **no cap**. The bonus is paid every time a referred account claims a donation gift.