diff --git a/Altoholic/Altoholic.toc b/Altoholic/Altoholic.toc
index d78e4ce..00ad0fd 100644
--- a/Altoholic/Altoholic.toc
+++ b/Altoholic/Altoholic.toc
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 ## Interface: 30300
-## Title: Altoholic (|cFF69CCF0Telkar-RG|cFFFFFFFF 1.04a|r)
+## Title: Altoholic (|cFF69CCF0Telkar-RG|cFFFFFFFF 1.04a|r |cFFFFD100CoA|r)
 
 ## X-Curse-Packaged-Version: r90
 ## X-Curse-Project-Name: Altoholic
 ## X-Curse-Project-ID: altoholic
 ## X-Curse-Repository-ID: wow/altoholic/mainline
 
-## Notes: Provides information about your alts
+## Notes: Provides information about your alts (CoA fork)
 ## Notes-ruRU: Предоставляет информацию о вашем персонажах
 ## Notes-zhTW: 讓你即時撿閱你所有角色的資料
 ## Notes-zhCN: 能让你全面掌握你的所有角色的信息。
 
 ## Author: Thaoky, Telkar-RG
-## Version: 3.3.002b
+## X-Edited-By: Exiles (Sub-Net) — florian.berthold@sub-net.at
+## Version: 3.3.002b-coa.2
 ## X-Category: Inventory, Tradeskill, Mail
 ## X-Localizations: enUS, frFR, zhCN, zhTW, deDE, koKR, esES, esMX, ruRU
 ## X-Website: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/altoholic.aspx
diff --git a/Altoholic/Characters.lua b/Altoholic/Characters.lua
index ba1782c..9c5634a 100644
--- a/Altoholic/Characters.lua
+++ b/Altoholic/Characters.lua
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ function ns:GetInfo(index)
 end
 
 function ns:GetLineType(index)
-	return mod(characterList[index].linetype, 3)
+	local c = characterList[index]		-- CoA: hover can fire with a stale/out-of-range line id; callers (Level_OnEnter) already handle a nil return
+	if not c then return end
+	return mod(c.linetype, 3)
 end
 
 function ns:GetField(index, field)
diff --git a/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.lua b/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.lua
index 360bbd2..20e8983 100644
--- a/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.lua
+++ b/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.lua
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ do
 end
 
 local function _GetColoredCharacterName(character)
-	return (ClassColors[character.englishClass] or WHITE) .. character.name
+	return (ClassColors[character.englishClass] or WHITE) .. (character.name or "?")		-- CoA: records seeded from guild comm before a full scan have no name yet
 end
 
 local function _GetClassColor(character)
diff --git a/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.toc b/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.toc
index 2be9e21..9e180ae 100644
--- a/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.toc
+++ b/DataStore_Characters/DataStore_Characters.toc
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 ## Title: DataStore_Characters
 ## Notes: Stores information about characters (race, level, etc..)
 ## Author: Thaoky (EU-Marécages de Zangar)
-## Version: 3.3.001
+## X-Edited-By: Exiles (Sub-Net)
+## Version: 3.3.001-coa.2
 ## Dependencies: DataStore
 ## OptionalDeps: Ace3
 ## SavedVariables: DataStore_CharactersDB
diff --git a/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.lua b/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.lua
index c069282..6275a8e 100644
--- a/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.lua
+++ b/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.lua
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ local function GetAIL(alts)
 	local out = {}
 	
 	local character = DataStore:GetCharacter()	-- this character
-	local ail = DataStore:GetAverageItemLevel(character)
+	local ail = DataStore:GetAverageItemLevel(character) or 0	-- CoA: guard nil so the login AIL broadcast can't crash (mirrors the alt loop below)
 	table.insert(out, format("%s:%d", UnitName("player"), ail))
 
 	if strlen(alts) > 0 then
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function ScanInventory()
 		end
 	end
 	
-	addon.ThisCharacter.averageItemLvl = totalItemLevel / itemCount
+	addon.ThisCharacter.averageItemLvl = (itemCount > 0) and (totalItemLevel / itemCount) or 0	-- CoA: ungeared char => itemCount 0; avoid 0/0 nan
 	addon.ThisCharacter.lastUpdate = time()
 end
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ local function _GetInventoryItemCount(character, searchedID)
 end
 	
 local function _GetAverageItemLevel(character)
-	return character.averageItemLvl
+	return character.averageItemLvl or 0		-- CoA: chars known only via guild comm / not yet scanned have no iLvl; callers do arithmetic on it (Altoholic sort, AccountSummary format)
 end
 
 local sentRequests		-- recently sent requests
diff --git a/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.toc b/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.toc
index 27ad376..46fa63d 100644
--- a/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.toc
+++ b/DataStore_Inventory/DataStore_Inventory.toc
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 ## Title: DataStore_Inventory
 ## Notes: Stores information about character inventory
 ## Author: Thaoky (EU-Marécages de Zangar)
-## Version: 3.3.002
+## X-Edited-By: Exiles (Sub-Net)
+## Version: 3.3.002-coa.2
 ## Dependencies: DataStore
 ## OptionalDeps: Ace3
 ## SavedVariables: DataStore_InventoryDB
diff --git a/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.lua b/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.lua
index 212a8dd..4182863 100644
--- a/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.lua
+++ b/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ local function _GetPets(character, companionType)
 end
 
 local function _GetNumPets(pets)
-	assert(type(pets) == "table")		-- this is the pointer to a pet table, obtained through GetPets()
+	if type(pets) ~= "table" then return 0 end		-- CoA: char may have no scanned CRITTER/MOUNT table yet; upstream assert() crashed TabCharacters
 	return #pets
 end
 
diff --git a/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.toc b/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.toc
index d872846..45ecd6b 100644
--- a/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.toc
+++ b/DataStore_Pets/DataStore_Pets.toc
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 ## Title: DataStore_Pets
 ## Notes: Stores information about character pets and mounts
 ## Author: Thaoky (EU-Marécages de Zangar)
-## Version: 3.3.001
+## X-Edited-By: Exiles (Sub-Net)
+## Version: 3.3.001-coa.2
 ## Dependencies: DataStore
 ## OptionalDeps: Ace3
 ## SavedVariables: DataStore_PetsDB
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e218740..dada96a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 # wow-Altoholic-dev
 Altoholic: modified development for WotLK
 
+## CoA fork (Exiles)
+
+Ported for the Ascension CoA (Vol'jin) 3.3.5a client by the Exiles guild. Released as `*-coa.N` tags via Gitea Actions; see `Exiles/coa-altoholic`.
+
+- **3.3.002b-coa.2** — Defensive guards for CoA data shapes (custom classes, records seeded from guild comm before a full scan, ungeared chars). Fixes login/UI crashes:
+  - `DataStore_Inventory` — `GetAverageItemLevel` returns `0` instead of `nil` (crashed the Altoholic char sort and AccountSummary iLvl format); guarded the login AIL broadcast and the `0/0` average for ungeared chars.
+  - `DataStore_Pets` — `GetNumPets` returns `0` for an unscanned companion table instead of `assert`-crashing TabCharacters.
+  - `DataStore_Characters` — `GetColoredCharacterName` tolerates a `nil` name (records known only via guild comm).
+  - `Altoholic/Characters.lua` — `GetLineType` returns `nil` for a stale/out-of-range line id (caller already handles it) instead of indexing a nil row.
+- **3.3.002b-coa.1** — Initial CoA packaging (Altoholic + Altoholic_Achievements + 16 DataStore modules).
+
 Added "Keys" Tab for better overview of owned keys and some attunement quests.
 ## Changes
 - [Edited Version 1.04a](https://github.com/telkar-rg/wow-Altoholic-dev/releases/tag/t1.04a)