diff --git a/src/ChatManager.cpp b/src/ChatManager.cpp
index d75ada8..21286e6 100644
--- a/src/ChatManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ChatManager.cpp
@@ -523,6 +523,119 @@ void playersCommand(std::string full, std::vector<std::string>& args, CNSocket*
         ChatManager::sendServerMessage(sock, PlayerManager::getPlayerName(pair.second));
 }
 
+void summonGroupWCommand(std::string full, std::vector<std::string>& args, CNSocket* sock) {
+    if (args.size() < 4) {
+        ChatManager::sendServerMessage(sock, "/summonGroupW <leadermob> <mob> <number> [distance]");
+        return;
+    }
+    Player* plr = PlayerManager::getPlayer(sock);
+
+    char *rest;
+    int type = std::strtol(args[1].c_str(), &rest, 10);
+    int type2 = std::strtol(args[2].c_str(), &rest, 10);
+    int count = std::strtol(args[3].c_str(), &rest, 10);
+    int distance = 150;
+    if (args.size() > 4)
+        distance = std::strtol(args[4].c_str(), &rest, 10);
+
+    if (*rest) {
+        ChatManager::sendServerMessage(sock, "Invalid NPC number: " + args[1]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // permission & sanity check
+    if (plr == nullptr || type >= 3314 || type2 >= 3314 || count > 5)
+        return;
+
+    Mob* leadNpc = nullptr;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        int team = NPCManager::NPCData[type]["m_iTeam"];
+        assert(NPCManager::nextId < INT32_MAX);
+
+
+#define EXTRA_HEIGHT 200
+        BaseNPC *npc = nullptr;
+        int id = NPCManager::nextId++;
+
+        int x = plr->x;
+        int y = plr->y;
+        int z = plr->z;
+        if (i > 0) {
+            int angle = 360.0f / (count-1) * (i-1);
+            if (count == 3)
+                angle = 90 + 60 * i;
+
+            angle += (plr->angle + 180) % 360;
+
+            x += -1.0f * sin(angle / 180.0f * M_PI) * distance;
+            y += -1.0f * cos(angle / 180.0f * M_PI) * distance;
+            z = plr->z;
+        }
+
+        if (team == 2) {
+            npc = new Mob(x, y, z + EXTRA_HEIGHT, plr->instanceID, type, NPCManager::NPCData[type], id);
+            MobManager::Mobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID] = (Mob*)npc;
+
+            if (i > 0) {
+                leadNpc->groupMember[i-1] = npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID;
+                Mob* mob = MobManager::Mobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID];
+                mob->groupLeader = leadNpc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID;
+                mob->offsetX = x - plr->x;
+                mob->offsetY = y - plr->y;
+            }
+
+            // re-enable respawning
+            ((Mob*)npc)->summoned = false;
+        } else {
+            npc = new BaseNPC(x, y, z + EXTRA_HEIGHT, 0, plr->instanceID, type, id);
+        }
+
+        npc->appearanceData.iAngle = (plr->angle + 180) % 360;
+        NPCManager::NPCs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID] = npc;
+
+        NPCManager::updateNPCPosition(npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID, x, y, z);
+
+        // if we're in a lair, we need to spawn the NPC in both the private instance and the template
+        if (PLAYERID(plr->instanceID) != 0) {
+            id = NPCManager::nextId++;
+
+            if (team == 2) {
+                npc = new Mob(x, y, z + EXTRA_HEIGHT, MAPNUM(plr->instanceID), type, NPCManager::NPCData[type], id);
+
+                MobManager::Mobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID] = (Mob*)npc;
+
+                if (i > 0) {
+                    leadNpc->groupMember[i-1] = npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID;
+                    Mob* mob = MobManager::Mobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID];
+                    mob->groupLeader = leadNpc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID;
+                    mob->offsetX = x - plr->x;
+                    mob->offsetY = y - plr->y;
+                }
+
+                ((Mob*)npc)->summoned = false;
+            } else {
+                npc = new BaseNPC(x, y, z + EXTRA_HEIGHT, 0, MAPNUM(plr->instanceID), type, id);
+            }
+
+            npc->appearanceData.iAngle = (plr->angle + 180) % 360;
+            NPCManager::NPCs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID] = npc;
+
+            NPCManager::updateNPCPosition(npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID, x, y, z);
+        }
+
+        ChatManager::sendServerMessage(sock, "/summonGroupW: placed mob with type: " + std::to_string(type) +
+            ", id: " + std::to_string(npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID));
+        TableData::RunningMobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID] = npc; // only record the one in the template
+
+        if (i == 0 && team == 2) {
+            type = type2;
+            leadNpc = MobManager::Mobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID];
+            leadNpc->groupLeader = leadNpc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void flushCommand(std::string full, std::vector<std::string>& args, CNSocket* sock) {
     TableData::flush();
     ChatManager::sendServerMessage(sock, "Wrote gruntwork to " + settings::GRUNTWORKJSON);
@@ -553,6 +666,7 @@ void ChatManager::init() {
     registerCommand("tasks", 30, tasksCommand, "list all active missions and their respective task ids.");
     registerCommand("notify", 30, notifyCommand, "receive a message whenever a player joins the server");
     registerCommand("players", 30, playersCommand, "print all players on the server");
+    registerCommand("summonGroupW", 30, summonGroupWCommand, "permanently summon group NPCs");
 }
 
 void ChatManager::registerCommand(std::string cmd, int requiredLevel, CommandHandler handlr, std::string help) {
diff --git a/src/TableData.cpp b/src/TableData.cpp
index f80ed3c..a492804 100644
--- a/src/TableData.cpp
+++ b/src/TableData.cpp
@@ -641,6 +641,8 @@ void TableData::loadGruntwork(int32_t *nextId) {
 
         // mobs
         auto mobs = gruntwork["mobs"];
+        int leaderMob = -1;
+        int leaderMobFollowers = 0;
         for (auto _mob = mobs.begin(); _mob != mobs.end(); _mob++) {
             auto mob = _mob.value();
             BaseNPC *npc;
@@ -655,6 +657,37 @@ void TableData::loadGruntwork(int32_t *nextId) {
                 ((Mob*)npc)->summoned = false;
 
                 MobManager::Mobs[npc->appearanceData.iNPC_ID] = (Mob*)npc;
+
+                // handling groups
+                if (mob.find("iOffsetX") != mob.end() && MobManager::Mobs.find(id) != MobManager::Mobs.end()) {
+                    Mob* currNpc = MobManager::Mobs[id];
+
+                    if (leaderMob == -1) {
+                        if (MobManager::Mobs.find(id-1) != MobManager::Mobs.end()) {
+                            Mob* leadNpc = MobManager::Mobs[id-1];
+                            leaderMob = id-1;
+                            leadNpc->groupMember[leaderMobFollowers] = id;
+                            leaderMobFollowers++;
+                            currNpc->groupLeader = id-1;
+                            leadNpc->groupLeader = id-1;
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if (MobManager::Mobs.find(leaderMob) != MobManager::Mobs.end()) {
+                            Mob* leadNpc = MobManager::Mobs[leaderMob];
+                            leaderMob = leaderMob;
+                            leadNpc->groupMember[leaderMobFollowers] = id;
+                            leaderMobFollowers++;
+                            currNpc->groupLeader = leaderMob;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    currNpc->offsetX = (int)mob["iOffsetX"];
+                    currNpc->offsetY = mob.find("iOffsetY") == mob.end() ? 0 : (int)mob["iOffsetY"];
+                } else {
+                    leaderMob = -1;
+                    leaderMobFollowers = 0;
+                }
+
             } else {
                 npc = new BaseNPC(mob["iX"], mob["iY"], mob["iZ"], mob["iAngle"], instanceID, mob["iNPCType"], id);
             }
@@ -737,12 +770,19 @@ void TableData::flush() {
             continue;
 
         int x, y, z, hp;
+        int offsetX = 0;
+        int offsetY = 0;
         if (npc->npcClass == NPC_MOB) {
             Mob *m = (Mob*)npc;
             x = m->spawnX;
             y = m->spawnY;
             z = m->spawnZ;
             hp = m->maxHealth;
+            // handling groups
+            if (m->groupLeader != 0 && m->groupLeader != m->appearanceData.iNPC_ID) {
+                offsetX = m->offsetX;
+                offsetY = m->offsetY;
+            }
         } else {
             x = npc->appearanceData.iX;
             y = npc->appearanceData.iY;
@@ -760,6 +800,12 @@ void TableData::flush() {
         // this is a bit imperfect, since this is a live angle, not a spawn angle so it'll change often, but eh
         mob["iAngle"] = npc->appearanceData.iAngle;
 
+        // there is an assumption that group mobs will never have an offset of (0,0)
+        if (offsetX != 0 || offsetY != 0) {
+            mob["iOffsetX"] = offsetX;
+            mob["iOffsetY"] = offsetY;
+        }
+
         // it's called mobs, but really it's everything
         gruntwork["mobs"].push_back(mob);
     }