diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4de7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "tdata"]
+	path = tdata
+	url = https://github.com/OpenFusionProject/tabledata.git
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 3f3d674..3ae2df3 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ services:
       - DB_PASS=gopenfusion
       - DB_NAME=gopenfusion
       - REDIS_ADDR=redis:6379
+      - TDATA_PATH=/tdata
+    volumes:
+      - './tdata:/tdata'
     ports:
       - '23001:23001'
     links:
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 92b251b..93fc5ce 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 		DB_USER
 		DB_PASS
 		ANNOUNCE_IP
+		TDATA_PATH
 */
 
 const (
@@ -78,3 +79,7 @@ func GetDBPass() string {
 func GetAnnounceIP() string {
 	return getEnv("ANNOUNCE_IP", "127.0.0.1")
 }
+
+func GetTDataPath() string {
+	return getEnv("TDATA_PATH", "./tdata")
+}
diff --git a/core/entity/npc.go b/core/entity/npc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b948a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/entity/npc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package entity
+
+import "github.com/CPunch/gopenfusion/core/protocol"
+
+type NPC struct {
+	ID      int
+	X       int `json:"iX"`
+	Y       int `json:"iY"`
+	Z       int `json:"iZ"`
+	Angle   int `json:"iAngle"`
+	NPCType int `json:"iNPCType"`
+	Chunk   ChunkPosition
+}
+
+var nextNPCID = 0
+
+func NewNPC(X, Y, Z, Angle int, npcType int) *NPC {
+	nextNPCID++
+	return &NPC{
+		ID:      nextNPCID,
+		X:       X,
+		Y:       Y,
+		Z:       Z,
+		Angle:   Angle,
+		NPCType: npcType,
+		Chunk:   MakeChunkPosition(X, Y),
+	}
+}
+
+// ==================== Entity interface ====================
+
+func (npc *NPC) GetKind() EntityKind {
+	return ENTITY_KIND_NPC
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) GetChunk() ChunkPosition {
+	return npc.Chunk
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) GetPosition() (x int, y int, z int) {
+	return npc.X, npc.Y, npc.Z
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) GetAngle() int {
+	return npc.Angle
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) SetChunk(chunk ChunkPosition) {
+	npc.Chunk = chunk
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) SetPosition(x, y, z int) {
+	npc.X = x
+	npc.Y = y
+	npc.Z = z
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) SetAngle(angle int) {
+	npc.Angle = angle
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) DisappearFromViewOf(peer *protocol.CNPeer) {
+	peer.Send(protocol.P_FE2CL_NPC_EXIT, protocol.SP_FE2CL_NPC_EXIT{
+		INPC_ID: int32(npc.ID),
+	})
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) EnterIntoViewOf(peer *protocol.CNPeer) {
+	peer.Send(protocol.P_FE2CL_NPC_NEW, protocol.SP_FE2CL_NPC_NEW{
+		NPCAppearanceData: npc.GetAppearanceData(),
+	})
+}
+
+func (npc *NPC) GetAppearanceData() protocol.SNPCAppearanceData {
+	return protocol.SNPCAppearanceData{
+		INPC_ID:  int32(npc.ID),
+		INPCType: int32(npc.NPCType),
+		IHP:      100,
+		IX:       int32(npc.X),
+		IY:       int32(npc.Y),
+		IZ:       int32(npc.Z),
+		IAngle:   int32(npc.Angle),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/shard/join.go b/shard/join.go
index b507506..bbe715d 100644
--- a/shard/join.go
+++ b/shard/join.go
@@ -58,8 +58,13 @@ func (server *ShardServer) RequestEnter(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Pack
 
 	log.Printf("Player %d (AccountID %d) entered\n", resp.IID, loginData.AccountID)
 
+	if err := peer.Send(protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_PC_ENTER_SUCC, resp); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// we send the chunk updates (PC_NEW, NPC_NEW, etc.) after the enter packet
 	server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(plr.X), int(plr.Y), int(plr.Z), int(plr.Angle))
-	return peer.Send(protocol.P_FE2CL_REP_PC_ENTER_SUCC, resp)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (server *ShardServer) LoadingComplete(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet) error {
diff --git a/shard/movement.go b/shard/movement.go
index 76a0079..3a9d9f6 100644
--- a/shard/movement.go
+++ b/shard/movement.go
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/CPunch/gopenfusion/core/protocol"
 )
 
-func (server *ShardServer) updatePlayerPosition(plr *entity.Player, X, Y, Z, Angle int) error {
+func (server *ShardServer) updatePlayerPosition(plr *entity.Player, X, Y, Z, Angle int) {
 	plr.X = X
 	plr.Y = Y
 	plr.Z = Z
 	plr.Angle = Angle
 	server.updateEntityChunk(plr, plr.GetChunk(), entity.MakeChunkPosition(X, Y))
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (server *ShardServer) playerMove(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet) error {
@@ -25,9 +24,7 @@ func (server *ShardServer) playerMove(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet
 	}
 
 	// update chunking
-	if err := server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(move.IX), int(move.IY), int(move.IZ), int(move.IAngle)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(move.IX), int(move.IY), int(move.IZ), int(move.IAngle))
 
 	return server.sendOthersPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_PC_MOVE, protocol.SP_FE2CL_PC_MOVE{
 		ICliTime:  move.ICliTime,
@@ -56,9 +53,7 @@ func (server *ShardServer) playerStop(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet
 	}
 
 	// update chunking
-	if err := server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(stop.IX), int(stop.IY), int(stop.IZ), plr.Angle); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(stop.IX), int(stop.IY), int(stop.IZ), plr.Angle)
 
 	return server.sendOthersPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_PC_STOP, protocol.SP_FE2CL_PC_STOP{
 		ICliTime: stop.ICliTime,
@@ -81,9 +76,7 @@ func (server *ShardServer) playerJump(peer *protocol.CNPeer, pkt protocol.Packet
 	}
 
 	// update chunking
-	if err := server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(jump.IX), int(jump.IY), int(jump.IZ), plr.Angle); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	server.updatePlayerPosition(plr, int(jump.IX), int(jump.IY), int(jump.IZ), plr.Angle)
 
 	return server.sendOthersPacket(plr, protocol.P_FE2CL_PC_JUMP, protocol.SP_FE2CL_PC_JUMP{
 		ICliTime:  jump.ICliTime,
diff --git a/shard/npcloader.go b/shard/npcloader.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7d2f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shard/npcloader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package shard
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/CPunch/gopenfusion/config"
+	"github.com/CPunch/gopenfusion/core/entity"
+)
+
+type NPCData struct {
+	NPCs map[string]entity.NPC `json:"NPCs"`
+}
+
+func (server *ShardServer) LoadNPCs() {
+	log.Print("Loading NPCs...")
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(config.GetTDataPath() + "/NPCs.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// yes, we have to do it this way so our NPCs IDs will be incremented and unique
+	var NPCs NPCData
+	json.Unmarshal(data, &NPCs)
+	for _, npc := range NPCs.NPCs {
+		server.addEntity(entity.NewNPC(npc.X, npc.Y, npc.Z, npc.Angle, npc.NPCType))
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Loaded %d NPCs!", len(NPCs.NPCs))
+}
diff --git a/shard/shardServer.go b/shard/shardServer.go
index d73d69b..e8a049e 100644
--- a/shard/shardServer.go
+++ b/shard/shardServer.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func (server *ShardServer) handleEvents() {
 				server.disconnect(event.Peer)
 			case protocol.EVENT_CLIENT_PACKET:
 				defer pool.Put(event.Pkt)
-				log.Printf("Received packet %x from %p\n", event.PktID, event.Peer)
 				if err := server.handlePacket(event.Peer, event.PktID, protocol.NewPacket(event.Pkt)); err != nil {
 					event.Peer.Kill()
 				}
@@ -82,8 +81,9 @@ func (server *ShardServer) handleEvents() {
 }
 
 func (server *ShardServer) Start() {
-	log.Printf("Shard service hosted on %s:%d\n", config.GetAnnounceIP(), server.port)
+	server.LoadNPCs()
 
+	log.Printf("Shard service hosted on %s:%d\n", config.GetAnnounceIP(), server.port)
 	go server.handleEvents()
 	for {
 		conn, err := server.listener.Accept()
diff --git a/tdata b/tdata
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..cc65dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdata
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit cc65dbb402b5baa2b604ed66132edd88cc82a52a