everything except script bindings

everything except disabling nag reminders

last?

rework

final, this actually works correctly. no reason to gate the correct packets, no great behavior to fix bug other than client patch

resolve comments

common/database.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "../common/repositories/raid_members_repository.h"
 #include "../common/repositories/reports_repository.h"
 #include "../common/repositories/variables_repository.h"
+#include "../common/repositories/character_pet_name_repository.h"
 #include "../common/events/player_event_logs.h"
 
 // Disgrace: for windows compile
@@ -313,6 +314,12 @@ bool Database::ReserveName(uint32 account_id, const std::string& name)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	const auto& p = CharacterPetNameRepository::GetWhere(*this, where_filter);
+	if (!p.empty()) {
+		LogInfo("Account [{}] requested name [{}] but name is already taken by an Pet", account_id, name);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	auto e = CharacterDataRepository::NewEntity();
 
 	e.account_id = account_id;

common/database/database_update_manifest.cpp

@@ -5805,6 +5805,19 @@ ALTER TABLE `zone`
 ADD COLUMN `shard_at_player_count` int(11) NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `seconds_before_idle`;
 )",
 		.content_schema_update = true
+	},
+	ManifestEntry{
+		.version = 9289,
+		.description = "2025_01_10_create_pet_names_table.sql",
+		.check = "SHOW TABLES LIKE 'character_pet_name'",
+		.condition = "empty",
+		.match = "",
+		.sql = R"(
+CREATE TABLE `character_pet_name` (
+    `character_id` INT(11) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    `name` VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
+)",
 	}
 // -- template; copy/paste this when you need to create a new entry
 //	ManifestEntry{