Character Slot Fee even for your first (only) character?

[NadienKirisame]

Nope - you just changed your active character and deactivated the other characters. Your base fee included 1 active character at a time, and you could choose from any of the slots you wanted. At least from 2005 onward.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/envi/charge.html

the cat is bemused =-.-=