If you delete the old toon, wait a few moments for the server to recognize that the name is no longer in use, and you should be able to re-use the name.
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Remembering Tyneetryk
Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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