1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rbot/irc.rb b/lib/rbot/irc.rb
index 0edfb35a..efc71c39 100644
--- a/lib/rbot/irc.rb
+++ b/lib/rbot/irc.rb
@@ -885,6 +885,8 @@ module Irc
   class User < Netmask
     alias :to_s :nick
 
+    attr :real_name
+
     # Create a new IRC User from a given Netmask (or anything that can be converted
     # into a Netmask) provided that the given Netmask does not have globs.
     #
@@ -894,6 +896,7 @@ module Irc
       raise ArgumentError, "#{str.inspect} must not have globs (unescaped * or ?)" if user.has_irc_glob? && user != "*"
       raise ArgumentError, "#{str.inspect} must not have globs (unescaped * or ?)" if host.has_irc_glob? && host != "*"
       @away = false
+      @real_name = String.new
     end
 
     # The nick of a User may be changed freely, but it must not contain glob patterns.