Fairly new to the PTS so please forgive any naivete. Long story short, my live characters are on the PTS as well as the live NA server. I did not make any request to transfer them over but there they are.
Long Version - After a quick crafting writ session on the live server I signed out, exited, and without closing the launcher, opened up the PTS, signed in, was asked for an IP verification and when the character select screen loaded, my live characters were the only options I had. I know I did not try to replicate them or anything, because the only PTS char I had was a Fem Imperial I was testing out in VMA, when my live char is a Male Nord who lives at the Flamming Nix in Mournhold, as well as a Fem Redguard who I only leveled enough to get the 1st housing storage. Sure enough, when I loaded the Nord Male, he was not only int he same location, but had all of the achievements I have acquired since early access. Not possible, seeing as how I only recently installed the PTS and had a single Fem Imperial to try and learn VMA with. Who is now no longer an option on the character select screen.
Side note - though I have all but given up on VMA, I opened the PTS to see if I could sample the Bouyant Arminger style with the Outfit system, via the Crown store (for the 1 Crown cost), will we be getting that option on the PTS any time soon?
Any insight, would be appreciated. TIA.