Preparation is Key
Before starting on your first journey, one should always take the time to make sure everything is packed and ready to go. The same idea can be applied to creating a character on a Mud. You can't just log on, call yourself Superman and expect things to run smoothly. You have to plan on a name that fits the Mud's criteria and make it sound cool enough so that you can easily market it online.
I decided on Exaria based on two factors--I used the name previously on a different MMORPG and I had this domain laying around collecting dust. I thought to myself, why not combine the two and kill two birds with one stone. So I did. And I haven't looked back so far.
The next step in character creation is to choose a class. Yes, a class. Not a race. A class. The class usually determines what race you will have to be to take full advantage of the classes' potential. There are outlying cases where someone chooses a Giant Disciple, but they end up regretting it later on.
I decided to go with a Mage because magic users are just more awesome than a melee class. Now a mage is pretty much all offense with no healing magic. So for a race, I naturally chose the Vampire race because they are able to leech hp at night. Also, at the time of their creation, vampires were very popular on tv. Multiple shows and made-for-tv movies were being made about vampires.
Chaos Mud has an extra benefit of allowing multiplay up to 3 characters. With the general knowledge that three heads are better than one, I created two other mages to accompany my main mage on his journey. Coming up with names on the spot is tough, but I came up with two suitable names befitting of their lackey status--Moran and Nimro.
There we go. All preparations are complete and its off to the grandest adventure ever!