is there still a way to do this without the Automated Character Maintenance?

/s f_file ? (Use that to get help)
/s f_file show archive (Use that to show archived characters)
/s f_file restore # (Use that to restore whichever character name is prefaced by said number to your vault)

/s f_file show vault (Use that to show the character vault)
/s f_file store # (Use that to store the numbers assigned to each character by previous command)

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Dwagin [Duh-wa-GIN] N. - 1a. Small and cute thingum, particularly fond of four legged scaled creatures of the metalic and chromatic varieties.

-Extraordinarily ordinary in the mostest of ways.