diff --git a/client/gameplay_scenes/world_characters.cpp b/client/gameplay_scenes/world_characters.cpp
index b0ada57..8a7628f 100644
--- a/client/gameplay_scenes/world_characters.cpp
+++ b/client/gameplay_scenes/world_characters.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ void World::hCharacterCreate(CharacterPacket* const argPacket) {
 		//focus on this character's info
 		characterIndex = argPacket->characterIndex;
 		roomIndex = argPacket->roomIndex;
+
+		//query the world state
+		CharacterPacket newPacket;
+		memset(&newPacket, 0, MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
+		newPacket.type = SerialPacketType::QUERY_CHARACTER_EXISTS; //TODO: (2) the EXISTS and LOCATION queries are backwards?
+		newPacket.roomIndex = roomIndex;
+		network.SendTo(Channels::SERVER, &newPacket);
+		newPacket.type = SerialPacketType::QUERY_MONSTER_EXISTS;
+		network.SendTo(Channels::SERVER, &newPacket);
 	}
 
 	//debug
@@ -110,10 +119,14 @@ void World::hCharacterDelete(CharacterPacket* const argPacket) {
 
 		//clear the room
 		roomIndex = -1;
+		regionPager.UnloadAll();
+		characterMap.clear();
+		monsterMap.clear();
+	}
+	else {
+		//remove this character
+		characterMap.erase(characterIt);
 	}
-
-	//remove this character
-	characterMap.erase(characterIt);
 
 	//debug
 	std::cout << "Character Delete, total: " << characterMap.size() << std::endl;
@@ -121,9 +134,9 @@ void World::hCharacterDelete(CharacterPacket* const argPacket) {
 
 void World::hQueryCharacterExists(CharacterPacket* const argPacket) {
 	//prevent a double message about this player's character
-	if (argPacket->accountIndex == accountIndex) {
-		return;
-	}
+//	if (argPacket->accountIndex == accountIndex) {
+//		return;
+//	}
 
 	//ignore characters in a different room (sub-optimal)
 	if (argPacket->roomIndex != roomIndex) {
diff --git a/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp b/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp
index 1085e84..5d7df57 100644
--- a/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp
+++ b/client/gameplay_scenes/world_logic.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ World::World(int* const argClientIndex,	int* const argAccountIndex):
 	newPacket.accountIndex = accountIndex;
 	network.SendTo(Channels::SERVER, &newPacket);
 
+	//TODO: (2) replace this duplication with a request for just this player's character
 	//query the world state
 	memset(&newPacket, 0, MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
 	newPacket.type = SerialPacketType::QUERY_CHARACTER_EXISTS;
diff --git a/rsc/scripts/map_maker.lua b/rsc/scripts/map_maker.lua
index d24f056..7b1cbfd 100644
--- a/rsc/scripts/map_maker.lua
+++ b/rsc/scripts/map_maker.lua
@@ -93,4 +93,16 @@ function mapMaker.DebugIsland(r)
 	mapMaker.SmoothEdgesSimple(r)
 end
 
+function mapMaker.DebugGrassland(r)
+	--all dirt
+	for i = 1, regionAPI.GetWidth(r) do
+		for j = 1, regionAPI.GetHeight(r) do
+			regionAPI.SetTile(r, i, j, 1, mapMaker.grass)
+		end
+	end
+
+	--A generic edge system
+--	mapMaker.SmoothEdgesSimple(r)
+end
+
 return mapMaker
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua b/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua
index ebceded..c251851 100644
--- a/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua
+++ b/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ roomManagerAPI.SetOnCreate(function(room, index)
 
 	roomAPI.SetOnTick(room, function(room)
 		roomAPI.ForEachCharacter(room, function(character)
-			characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(character, 0)
+			--
 		end)
 	end)
 end)
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ roomManagerAPI.SetOnUnload(function(room, index)
 end)
 
 --NOTE: room 0 is the first that the client asks for, therefore it must exist
-local overworld, uid = roomManagerAPI.CreateRoom("overworld", "overworld.bmp")
+local overworld, uidOne = roomManagerAPI.CreateRoom("overworld", "overworld.bmp")
 roomAPI.Initialize(overworld, mapSaver.Load, mapSaver.Save, mapMaker.DebugIsland, mapSaver.Save)
+local underworld, uidTwo = roomManagerAPI.CreateRoom("underworld", "overworld.bmp")
+roomAPI.Initialize(underworld, mapSaver.Load, mapSaver.Save, mapMaker.DebugGrassland, mapSaver.Save)
 
 --debug: test the trigger system
 regionPagerAPI = require("region_pager")
@@ -38,9 +40,9 @@ function createTrigger(handle, room, x, y, script)
 	local pager = roomAPI.GetPager(room)
 
 	--place the indicator tile
-	regionPagerAPI.SetTile(pager, x, y, 0, mapMaker.dirt)
-	regionPagerAPI.SetTile(pager, x, y, 1, mapMaker.blank)
-	regionPagerAPI.SetTile(pager, x, y, 2, mapMaker.blank)
+	regionPagerAPI.SetTile(pager, x / 32, y / 32, 0, mapMaker.dirt)
+	regionPagerAPI.SetTile(pager, x / 32, y / 32, 1, mapMaker.blank)
+	regionPagerAPI.SetTile(pager, x / 32, y / 32, 2, mapMaker.blank)
 
 	--create the trigger object
 	triggerManagerAPI.Create(
@@ -50,14 +52,41 @@ function createTrigger(handle, room, x, y, script)
 		)
 end
 
---simple teleporter
-createTrigger("trigger 1", overworld, 0, 0, function(entity)
+--simple door pair
+createTrigger("door 1", overworld, 128, -128, function(entity)
 	if entityAPI.GetType(entity) ~= "character" then
 		return
 	end
+
+	print("mark 1")
 	local x, y = characterAPI.GetOrigin(entity)
-	characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, x, y + 128)
+	print("mark 2")
+	characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(entity, uidTwo) --TODO: (1) take exit coordinates as a parameter
+	print("mark 3")
+	characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, 0, 0)
+	print("mark 4")
 	networkAPI.PumpCharacterUpdate(entity)
+	print("mark 5")
+
+	return false
+end)
+
+createTrigger("door 1", underworld, 128, -128, function(entity)
+	if entityAPI.GetType(entity) ~= "character" then
+		return
+	end
+
+	print("mark 6")
+	local x, y = characterAPI.GetOrigin(entity)
+	print("mark 7")
+	characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(entity, uidOne)
+	print("mark 8")
+	characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, 0, 0)
+	print("mark 9")
+	networkAPI.PumpCharacterUpdate(entity)
+	print("mark 10")
+
+	return false
 end)
 
 print("Finished the lua script")
diff --git a/server/characters/character_api.cpp b/server/characters/character_api.cpp
index 229d297..985366b 100644
--- a/server/characters/character_api.cpp
+++ b/server/characters/character_api.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,37 @@
 #include "character_api.hpp"
 
 #include "character_data.hpp"
+#include "character_manager.hpp"
 #include "entity_api.hpp"
 #include "room_manager.hpp"
 #include "server_utilities.hpp"
 
-static int setRoomIndex(lua_State* L) {
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+static int setRoomIndex(lua_State* L) { //TODO: (1) take the room userdata as a parameter
 	//NOTE: type-dependant calls to various API functions, see bug #43
+
+	//reverse engineer the character index
+	int characterIndex = -1;
 	CharacterData* character = static_cast<CharacterData*>(lua_touserdata(L, 1));
-	pumpAndChangeRooms(character, lua_tointeger(L, 2), -1); //TODO: (0) undefined behavior without character index
+	int roomIndex = lua_tointeger(L, 2);
+	RoomData* roomData = RoomManager::GetSingleton().Get(roomIndex);
+
+	CharacterManager& characterMgr = CharacterManager::GetSingleton();
+
+	for (auto& it : *characterMgr.GetContainer()) {
+		if (character == &it.second) {
+			characterIndex = it.first;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	//error checking
+	if (characterIndex == -1) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("Failed to find character index by reference"));
+	}
+
+	pumpAndChangeRooms(character, lua_tointeger(L, 2), characterIndex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/server/characters/makefile b/server/characters/makefile
index 998ca93..f686f51 100644
--- a/server/characters/makefile
+++ b/server/characters/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #config
-INCLUDES+=. ../entities ../monsters ../rooms ../server_utilities ../triggers ../../common/gameplay ../../common/map ../../common/utilities
+INCLUDES+=. ../entities ../monsters ../rooms ../server_utilities ../triggers ../../common/gameplay ../../common/map ../../common/network ../../common/network/packet_types ../../common/utilities
 LIBS+=
 CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++11 $(addprefix -I,$(INCLUDES))
 
diff --git a/server/rooms/room_data.cpp b/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
index 1148a53..911e9e7 100644
--- a/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
+++ b/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
@@ -54,13 +54,25 @@ void RoomData::RunFrame() {
 			if ( itBox.CheckOverlap(hitBox) ) {
 				//trigger script
 				lua_rawgeti(lua, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, it.second.GetScriptReference());
-				lua_pushlightuserdata(lua, character); //TODO: (1) entity type
+				lua_pushlightuserdata(lua, character);
+
+				//BUG: (0)
+
+				std::cout << "running scripts" << std::endl;
 
 				//run the script
-				if (lua_pcall(lua, 1, 0, 0) != LUA_OK) {
+				//BUGFIX: changing the character's room via lua invalidates the list, therefore, the script much signal for an early exit
+				//TODO: (2) fix this somehow (operate on a stack?)
+				if (lua_pcall(lua, 1, 1, 0) != LUA_OK) {
 					//error
 					throw(std::runtime_error(std::string() + "Lua error: " + lua_tostring(lua, -1) ));
 				}
+
+				//true = safe to continue, false = exit early
+				if (!lua_toboolean(lua, -1)) {
+					std::cout << "Warning!: Early abort" << std::endl;
+					return;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 //		for (auto& monster : *monsterMgr.GetContainer()) {