[PvK]

Ok, well then that does sound like a new bug which you have been peculiarly cursed with for some reason. If you have the patience to do so, you might want to save your turn files each turn, so you can send evidence to Illwinter the next time it happens, so they can try to figure out why it happens and fix it.

As for duplicate names in real life, in my grade school we once had I think 5 Peter's in a class of about 50-60 kids. We used initials: Peter V, Peter M, Peter S, Peter G and ... Peter G... when we got two Peter G's, we had to use their full Last names. Hence my suggestion for adding second names to avoid duplicates. Epithets would also be fun. Already got a Pons? Your next Pons gets to be "Pons the Bloodthirsty" etc.

PvK