Definitely not a house rule either. At least at our venue. That player has been caught trying to bend the rules on more than one occasion, though too, so that's why I wanted to check the facts before playing him again.

this is from the most up to date PG
#015 Fire Demon
 March to Ragnarok! begins ―When a friendly character named Surtur or Ragnarok Surtur is within 8 squares…‖

Short answer: No

Long answer: Nooooooooooo


(the things we do for filler)