def player_link_character(self, name, player):
"""
links a player to a character, if no character exists it will
create one
:param name: name of character
:param player: True if linked, False if new character
"""
n = name.lower()
linked = True
if n not in self.characters.keys():
self.characters[n] = CharacterFactory.Player(n)
linked = False
self.players[player] = n
return linked
