I've mentioned having a 3rd character as a suggestion but.. i get that
it's a never ending thing. If 3, why not 4? So if it's something that does
get coded.. there should be something that sets it apart from simply having
another player name to confuse people with..

I know reincing is the go to method for trying new classes but.. i'm quite
attached to my characters and like having them to got back and forth between
for when grinding with one becomes.. uninteresting.

So i thought what if your new character wasn't decided by you? You adopt
an orphan from the orphanage and complete a number of tasks to help him grow
into his background or even first guild. The more i thought about it, the
more i felt it could be incorporated into a story. But that's a bit ambitious

Idea for tasks could be.. fetch gear, grind certain amount of xp losing
10% or so to your son.. rescue him from an area.

Alternatively, I also had the idea of an adventurer manager. This adopted
son/daughter is never actually controlled by you but you suggest what areas
he should adventure in, donate gear to him and he runs areas as a bot..
not interfering with actual gameplay.

an idea, but I still think i'd prefer the first option. a character who you
can actually control at one point but.. his initial development is not
determined by you.

Anyway. just thoughts.