diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
index 6260221..8568fba 100644
--- a/config.ini
+++ b/config.ini
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ xdtdata=tdata/xdt.json
 npcdata=tdata/NPCs.json
 # mob json
 mobdata=tdata/mobs.json
+# academy mobs & npcs json
+academydata=tdata/academy.json
 # path json
 pathdata=tdata/paths.json
 # drop json
diff --git a/src/TableData.cpp b/src/TableData.cpp
index 61bad6b..0a2270b 100644
--- a/src/TableData.cpp
+++ b/src/TableData.cpp
@@ -319,6 +319,40 @@ void TableData::init() {
         exit(1);
     }
 
+#ifdef ACADEMY
+    // load Academy NPCs from academy.json
+    try {
+        std::ifstream inFile(settings::ACADEMYJSON);
+        nlohmann::json npcData;
+
+        // read file into json
+        inFile >> npcData;
+        npcData = npcData["NPCs"];
+        for (nlohmann::json::iterator _npc = npcData.begin(); _npc != npcData.end(); _npc++) {
+            auto npc = _npc.value();
+            int instanceID = npc.find("iMapNum") == npc.end() ? INSTANCE_OVERWORLD : (int)npc["iMapNum"];
+
+            int team = NPCManager::NPCData[(int)npc["iNPCType"]]["m_iTeam"];
+
+            if (team == 2) {
+                NPCManager::NPCs[nextId] = new Mob(npc["iX"], npc["iY"], npc["iZ"], npc["iAngle"], instanceID, npc["iNPCType"], NPCManager::NPCData[(int)npc["iNPCType"]], nextId);
+                MobManager::Mobs[nextId] = (Mob*)NPCManager::NPCs[nextId];
+            } else
+                NPCManager::NPCs[nextId] = new BaseNPC(npc["iX"], npc["iY"], npc["iZ"], npc["iAngle"], instanceID, npc["iNPCType"], nextId);
+
+            NPCManager::updateNPCPosition(nextId, npc["iX"], npc["iY"], npc["iZ"], instanceID, npc["iAngle"]);
+            nextId++;
+
+            if (npc["iNPCType"] == 641 || npc["iNPCType"] == 642)
+                NPCManager::RespawnPoints.push_back({ npc["iX"], npc["iY"], ((int)npc["iZ"]) + RESURRECT_HEIGHT, instanceID });
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& err) {
+        std::cerr << "[FATAL] Malformed academy.json file! Reason:" << err.what() << std::endl;
+        exit(1);
+    }
+#endif
+
     loadDrops();
 
     loadEggs(&nextId);
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 1ca0e06..7e01ba9 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int settings::SPAWN_ANGLE = 130;
 std::string settings::NPCJSON = "tdata/NPCs.json";
 std::string settings::XDTJSON = "tdata/xdt.json";
 std::string settings::MOBJSON = "tdata/mobs.json";
+std::string settings::ACADEMYJSON = "tdata/academy.json";
 std::string settings::PATHJSON = "tdata/paths.json";
 std::string settings::DROPSJSON = "tdata/drops.json";
 std::string settings::EGGSJSON = "tdata/eggs.json";
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ void settings::init() {
     NPCJSON = reader.Get("shard", "npcdata", NPCJSON);
     XDTJSON = reader.Get("shard", "xdtdata", XDTJSON);
     MOBJSON = reader.Get("shard", "mobdata", MOBJSON);
+    ACADEMYJSON = reader.Get("shard", "academydata", ACADEMYJSON);
     DROPSJSON = reader.Get("shard", "dropdata", DROPSJSON);
     EGGSJSON = reader.Get("shard", "eggdata", EGGSJSON);
     PATHJSON = reader.Get("shard", "pathdata", PATHJSON);
diff --git a/src/settings.hpp b/src/settings.hpp
index 1150eb1..9836668 100644
--- a/src/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/settings.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace settings {
     extern std::string NPCJSON;
     extern std::string XDTJSON;
     extern std::string MOBJSON;
+    extern std::string ACADEMYJSON;
     extern std::string PATHJSON;
     extern std::string DROPSJSON;
     extern std::string EGGSJSON;