diff --git a/src/ChunkManager.cpp b/src/ChunkManager.cpp
index f695571..dd689dd 100644
--- a/src/ChunkManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ChunkManager.cpp
@@ -104,3 +104,15 @@ std::vector<Chunk*> ChunkManager::getDeltaChunks(std::vector<Chunk*> from, std::
 
     return delta;
 }
+
+bool ChunkManager::inPopulatedChunks(int posX, int posY) {
+    auto chunk = ChunkManager::grabChunk(posX, posY);
+    auto nearbyChunks = ChunkManager::grabChunks(chunk);
+
+    for (Chunk *c: nearbyChunks) {
+        if (!c->players.empty())
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/ChunkManager.hpp b/src/ChunkManager.hpp
index 16244c4..3e08ee8 100644
--- a/src/ChunkManager.hpp
+++ b/src/ChunkManager.hpp
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ namespace ChunkManager {
     std::pair<int, int> grabChunk(int posX, int posY);
     std::vector<Chunk*> grabChunks(std::pair<int, int> chunkPos);
     std::vector<Chunk*> getDeltaChunks(std::vector<Chunk*> from, std::vector<Chunk*> to);
+    bool inPopulatedChunks(int posX, int posY);
 }
diff --git a/src/MobManager.cpp b/src/MobManager.cpp
index 64ce007..82d9696 100644
--- a/src/MobManager.cpp
+++ b/src/MobManager.cpp
@@ -179,9 +179,47 @@ void MobManager::deadStep(Mob *mob, time_t currTime) {
     }
 }
 
+void MobManager::roamingStep(Mob *mob, time_t currTime) {
+    if (mob->nextMovement != 0 && currTime < mob->nextMovement)
+        return;
+
+    int delay = (int)mob->data["m_iDelayTime"] * 1000;
+    mob->nextMovement = currTime + delay/2 + rand() % (delay/2);
+
+    INITSTRUCT(sP_FE2CL_NPC_MOVE, pkt);
+    int xStart = mob->spawnX - mob->idleRange/2;
+    int yStart = mob->spawnY - mob->idleRange/2;
+
+    pkt.iNPC_ID = mob->appearanceData.iNPC_ID;
+    pkt.iSpeed = mob->data["m_iWalkSpeed"];
+    pkt.iToX = mob->appearanceData.iX = xStart + rand() % mob->idleRange;
+    pkt.iToY = mob->appearanceData.iY = yStart + rand() % mob->idleRange;
+    pkt.iToZ = mob->appearanceData.iZ;
+
+    auto chunk = ChunkManager::grabChunk(mob->appearanceData.iX, mob->appearanceData.iY);
+    auto chunks = ChunkManager::grabChunks(chunk);
+
+    // notify all nearby players
+    for (Chunk *chunk : chunks) {
+        for (CNSocket *s : chunk->players) {
+            s->sendPacket(&pkt, P_FE2CL_NPC_MOVE, sizeof(sP_FE2CL_NPC_MOVE));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void MobManager::step(time_t currTime) {
     for (auto& pair : Mobs) {
+        int x = pair.second->appearanceData.iX;
+        int y = pair.second->appearanceData.iY;
+
+        // skip chunks without players
+        if (!ChunkManager::inPopulatedChunks(x, y))
+            continue;
+
         switch (pair.second->state) {
+        case MobState::ROAMING:
+            roamingStep(pair.second, currTime);
+            break;
         case MobState::DEAD:
             deadStep(pair.second, currTime);
             break;
diff --git a/src/MobManager.hpp b/src/MobManager.hpp
index 1bad7ac..c295847 100644
--- a/src/MobManager.hpp
+++ b/src/MobManager.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "CNShardServer.hpp"
 #include "NPC.hpp"
 
+#include "contrib/JSON.hpp"
+
 #include <map>
 
 enum class MobState {
@@ -22,14 +24,32 @@ struct Mob : public BaseNPC {
     const int regenTime;
     bool despawned = false; // for the sake of death animations
 
-    Mob(int x, int y, int z, int type, int hp, int angle, int rt)
-        : BaseNPC(x, y, z, type), maxHealth(hp), regenTime(rt) {
+    int spawnX;
+    int spawnY;
+    int spawnZ;
+
+    const int idleRange;
+    time_t nextMovement = 0;
+
+    // temporary; until we're sure what's what
+    nlohmann::json data;
+
+    Mob(int x, int y, int z, int type, int hp, int angle, nlohmann::json d)
+        : BaseNPC(x, y, z, type), maxHealth(hp), regenTime(d["m_iRegenTime"]), idleRange(d["m_iIdleRange"]), data(d) {
         state = MobState::ROAMING;
 
+        spawnX = appearanceData.iX;
+        spawnY = appearanceData.iY;
+        spawnZ = appearanceData.iZ;
+
         // NOTE: there appear to be discrepancies in the dump
         appearanceData.iHP = maxHealth;
     }
     ~Mob() {}
+
+    auto operator[](std::string s) {
+        return data[s];
+    }
 };
 
 namespace MobManager {
@@ -39,6 +59,7 @@ namespace MobManager {
     void step(time_t);
 
     void deadStep(Mob*, time_t);
+    void roamingStep(Mob*, time_t);
 
     void pcAttackNpcs(CNSocket *sock, CNPacketData *data);
     void combatBegin(CNSocket *sock, CNPacketData *data);
diff --git a/src/TableData.cpp b/src/TableData.cpp
index 9243eec..fdd2f66 100644
--- a/src/TableData.cpp
+++ b/src/TableData.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void TableData::init() {
         for (nlohmann::json::iterator _npc = npcData.begin(); _npc != npcData.end(); _npc++) {
             auto npc = _npc.value();
             auto td = npcTableData[(int)npc["iNPCType"]];
-            Mob *tmp = new Mob(npc["iX"], npc["iY"], npc["iZ"], npc["iNPCType"], npc["iHP"], npc["iAngle"], td["m_iRegenTime"]);
+            Mob *tmp = new Mob(npc["iX"], npc["iY"], npc["iZ"], npc["iNPCType"], npc["iHP"], npc["iAngle"], td);
 
             // Temporary fix, IDs will be pulled from json later
             tmp->appearanceData.iNPC_ID = i;