diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/threading/ThreadServiceImpl.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/threading/ThreadServiceImpl.java
index 64f9bc0a0..f6744d20c 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/threading/ThreadServiceImpl.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/core/threading/ThreadServiceImpl.java
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public class ThreadServiceImpl extends AbstractService implements ThreadService
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doStart() throws ServiceStartException {
-		pool = createThreadPool("shared", 20);
 		threadPools = CollectionFactory.newMap();
+		pool = createThreadPool("shared", 20);
 
 		pool.async(50, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, 50, new Runnable() {
 			@Override
diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/AbstractDAO.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/AbstractDAO.java
index ba6aa9751..8187f4332 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/AbstractDAO.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/AbstractDAO.java
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ public abstract class AbstractDAO<T extends Model<?>, I extends ID<?>>
 		this.database = database;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public AsyncFuture<T> selectAsync(final I id) {
+		return threadService.async(new Callable<T>() {
+			@Override
+			public T call() throws Exception {
+				return select(id);
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public int save(T object) {
 		return save(object, false);
diff --git a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/DataAccessObject.java b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/DataAccessObject.java
index 3cee4013c..e85bd1b8d 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/DataAccessObject.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-common/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/DataAccessObject.java
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ public interface DataAccessObject<O extends Model<?>, I extends ID<?>> extends
 	 */
 	O select(I id);
 
+	/**
+	 * Asynchronously load the instance represented by <tt>id</tt> from the
+	 * database
+	 * 
+	 * @param id
+	 *            the id
+	 * @return the {@link AsyncFuture} that will load the selected object.
+	 *         {@link AsyncFuture} might return <tt>null</tt> if the object
+	 *         could not be found in the database.
+	 */
+	AsyncFuture<O> selectAsync(I id);
+
 	/**
 	 * Loads an List of all {@link ID}s in the database
 	 * 
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2Client.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2Client.java
index c3cfbff78..f6e7dad8a 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2Client.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2Client.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
  */
 package com.l2jserver.game.net;
 
-import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.jboss.netty.channel.Channel;
 import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
 
@@ -33,14 +31,12 @@ import com.l2jserver.game.net.packet.server.SM_CHAR_INVENTORY_UPDATE.InventoryUp
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.packet.server.SM_COMMUNITY_HTML;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.packet.server.SM_HTML;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.packet.server.SM_SYSTEM_MESSAGE;
+import com.l2jserver.model.game.Fort;
+import com.l2jserver.model.game.Skill;
 import com.l2jserver.model.id.object.CharacterID;
 import com.l2jserver.model.template.item.ItemTemplate;
 import com.l2jserver.model.world.Item;
 import com.l2jserver.model.world.L2Character;
-import com.l2jserver.service.game.world.WorldService;
-import com.l2jserver.service.game.world.filter.impl.CharacterBroadcastFilter;
-import com.l2jserver.service.network.NetworkService;
-import com.l2jserver.util.factory.CollectionFactory;
 import com.l2jserver.util.html.markup.HtmlTemplate;
 
 /**
@@ -48,7 +44,7 @@ import com.l2jserver.util.html.markup.HtmlTemplate;
  * database) to the controller (protocol stuff).
  * <p>
  * This class also provides handy methods for {@link #write(ServerPacket)
- * writing} and {@link #broadcast(ServerPacket) broadcasting} packets.
+ * writing} packets.
  * 
  * @author <a href="http://www.rogiel.com">Rogiel</a>
  */
@@ -71,32 +67,13 @@ public class Lineage2Client {
 	 */
 	private ProtocolVersion version;
 
-	// services
-	/**
-	 * The {@link NetworkService} instance. This service is used to retrieve the
-	 * {@link Lineage2Client} based on an {@link CharacterID}.
-	 */
-	private final NetworkService networkService;
-	/**
-	 * The {@link WorldService} instance. This service is used to dynamically
-	 * generate knownlists.
-	 */
-	private final WorldService worldService;
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance
 	 * 
-	 * @param worldService
-	 *            the world service
-	 * @param networkService
-	 *            the network service
 	 * @param channel
 	 *            the channel
 	 */
-	public Lineage2Client(WorldService worldService,
-			NetworkService networkService, Channel channel) {
-		this.worldService = worldService;
-		this.networkService = networkService;
+	public Lineage2Client(Channel channel) {
 		this.channel = channel;
 	}
 
@@ -274,6 +251,10 @@ public class Lineage2Client {
 				packet.addItem((Item) obj);
 			else if (obj instanceof Number)
 				packet.addNumber((Integer) obj);
+			else if (obj instanceof Skill)
+				packet.addSkill((Skill) obj);
+			else if (obj instanceof Fort)
+				packet.addFort((Fort) obj);
 		}
 		return write(packet);
 	}
@@ -331,7 +312,7 @@ public class Lineage2Client {
 	 * @return the {@link ChannelFuture} that will be notified once the packet
 	 *         has been written.
 	 */
-	public ChannelFuture sendInventoryUpdate() {
+	public ChannelFuture updateEntireInventoryItems() {
 		return write(new SM_CHAR_INVENTORY(characterID.getObject()
 				.getInventory()));
 	}
@@ -375,32 +356,6 @@ public class Lineage2Client {
 				items));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Broadcast a packet to all characters in this character knownlist.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Note that in the broadcasting process, this client will be included.
-	 * <p>
-	 * Please note that this method will <b>not</b> block for all packets to be
-	 * sent. It is possible to check if all packets were sent successfully using
-	 * the {@link ChannelFuture} instances.
-	 * 
-	 * @param packet
-	 *            the packet
-	 * @return an {@link Set} containing all {@link ChannelFuture} instances.
-	 */
-	public Set<ChannelFuture> broadcast(ServerPacket packet) {
-		final Set<ChannelFuture> futures = CollectionFactory.newSet();
-		for (final L2Character character : worldService
-				.iterable(new CharacterBroadcastFilter(characterID.getObject()))) {
-			final Lineage2Client conn = networkService.discover(character
-					.getID());
-			if (conn == null)
-				continue;
-			futures.add(conn.write(packet));
-		}
-		return futures;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Disconnects this client, without closing the channel.
 	 * 
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2PipelineFactory.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2PipelineFactory.java
index 32968aa24..1b316cc2a 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2PipelineFactory.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/Lineage2PipelineFactory.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import com.l2jserver.game.net.codec.Lineage2PacketReader;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.codec.Lineage2PacketWriter;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.handler.Lineage2PacketHandler;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.handler.Lineage2TimeoutHandler;
-import com.l2jserver.service.game.world.WorldService;
 import com.l2jserver.service.network.NettyNetworkService;
 import com.l2jserver.service.network.NetworkService;
 
@@ -53,10 +52,6 @@ public class Lineage2PipelineFactory implements ChannelPipelineFactory {
 	 * The {@link NettyNetworkService}
 	 */
 	private final NettyNetworkService nettyNetworkService;
-	/**
-	 * The {@link WorldService} instance
-	 */
-	private final WorldService worldService;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance of this pipeline
@@ -65,15 +60,12 @@ public class Lineage2PipelineFactory implements ChannelPipelineFactory {
 	 *            the {@link Guice} {@link Injector}
 	 * @param networkService
 	 *            the network service
-	 * @param worldService
-	 *            the world service
 	 */
 	@Inject
 	public Lineage2PipelineFactory(Injector injector,
-			NetworkService networkService, WorldService worldService) {
+			NetworkService networkService) {
 		this.injector = injector;
 		this.nettyNetworkService = (NettyNetworkService) networkService;
-		this.worldService = worldService;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -101,8 +93,8 @@ public class Lineage2PipelineFactory implements ChannelPipelineFactory {
 
 		final Lineage2TimeoutHandler timeoutHandler = new Lineage2TimeoutHandler();
 		pipeline.addLast("packet.handler", new Lineage2PacketHandler(
-				nettyNetworkService, worldService, timeoutHandler));
-		//pipeline.addLast("timeout.handler", timeoutHandler);
+				nettyNetworkService, timeoutHandler));
+		// pipeline.addLast("timeout.handler", timeoutHandler);
 
 		return pipeline;
 	}
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/handler/Lineage2PacketHandler.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/handler/Lineage2PacketHandler.java
index 0b6989082..e731c1cd5 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/handler/Lineage2PacketHandler.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/handler/Lineage2PacketHandler.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.jboss.netty.channel.SimpleChannelHandler;
 import com.google.common.base.Throwables;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.Lineage2Client;
 import com.l2jserver.game.net.packet.ClientPacket;
-import com.l2jserver.service.game.world.WorldService;
 import com.l2jserver.service.network.NettyNetworkService;
 import com.l2jserver.util.html.markup.HtmlTemplate;
 import com.l2jserver.util.html.markup.MarkupTag;
@@ -44,10 +43,6 @@ public class Lineage2PacketHandler extends SimpleChannelHandler {
 	 * The {@link NettyNetworkService}
 	 */
 	private final NettyNetworkService nettyNetworkService;
-	/**
-	 * The {@link WorldService} instance
-	 */
-	private final WorldService worldService;
 	/**
 	 * The timeout handler is responsible for disconnecting idle clients.
 	 */
@@ -62,23 +57,19 @@ public class Lineage2PacketHandler extends SimpleChannelHandler {
 	 * 
 	 * @param nettyNetworkService
 	 *            the netty network service
-	 * @param worldService
-	 *            the world service
 	 * @param timeoutHandler
 	 *            the timeout handler
 	 */
 	public Lineage2PacketHandler(NettyNetworkService nettyNetworkService,
-			WorldService worldService, Lineage2TimeoutHandler timeoutHandler) {
+			Lineage2TimeoutHandler timeoutHandler) {
 		this.nettyNetworkService = nettyNetworkService;
-		this.worldService = worldService;
 		this.timeoutHandler = timeoutHandler;
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void channelOpen(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelStateEvent e)
 			throws Exception {
-		connection = new Lineage2Client(worldService, nettyNetworkService,
-				e.getChannel());
+		connection = new Lineage2Client(e.getChannel());
 		connection.getPacketWriter().setConnection(connection);
 		timeoutHandler.setConnection(connection);
 
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/packet/server/SM_CHAR_INVENTORY.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/packet/server/SM_CHAR_INVENTORY.java
index a9363efe0..e418b7035 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/packet/server/SM_CHAR_INVENTORY.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/game/net/packet/server/SM_CHAR_INVENTORY.java
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ public class SM_CHAR_INVENTORY extends AbstractServerPacket {
 		// TODO implement real item slot
 		int slot = 0;
 		for (Item item : inventory) {
-			if (item.getLocation() == ItemLocation.WAREHOUSE
-					|| item.getLocation() == ItemLocation.GROUND
-					|| item.getLocation() == null) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			buffer.writeInt(item.getID().getID()); // obj id
 			buffer.writeInt(item.getTemplateID().getID()); // item id
 			buffer.writeInt(slot); // loc slot
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/model/dao/ItemDAO.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/model/dao/ItemDAO.java
index c366458c0..d6d4974bc 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/model/dao/ItemDAO.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/model/dao/ItemDAO.java
@@ -40,5 +40,10 @@ public interface ItemDAO extends DataAccessObject<Item, ItemID>, Cacheable {
 	 */
 	int loadInventory(L2Character character);
 
-	List<Item> loadDroppedItems();
+	/**
+	 * Select from the database the items dropped on the ground
+	 * 
+	 * @return an {@link List} of all items on the ground
+	 */
+	List<Item> selectDroppedItems();
 }
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/jdbc/JDBCItemDAO.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/jdbc/JDBCItemDAO.java
index ee6f7e66b..982b2ca53 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/jdbc/JDBCItemDAO.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/database/jdbc/JDBCItemDAO.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public abstract class JDBCItemDAO extends AbstractJDBCDAO<Item, ItemID>
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public List<Item> loadDroppedItems() {
+	public List<Item> selectDroppedItems() {
 		return database.query(new SelectListQuery<Item>() {
 			@Override
 			protected String query() {
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/game/item/ItemServiceImpl.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/game/item/ItemServiceImpl.java
index 68adf967d..34725a16e 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/game/item/ItemServiceImpl.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/game/item/ItemServiceImpl.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class ItemServiceImpl extends AbstractService implements ItemService {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doStart() throws ServiceStartException {
-		items = itemDao.loadDroppedItems();
+		items = itemDao.selectDroppedItems();
 		try {
 			for (final Item item : items) {
 				spawnService.spawn(item, null);
diff --git a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/network/NettyNetworkService.java b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/network/NettyNetworkService.java
index 9081029d6..1368917b6 100644
--- a/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/network/NettyNetworkService.java
+++ b/l2jserver2-gameserver/src/main/java/com/l2jserver/service/network/NettyNetworkService.java
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ public class NettyNetworkService extends AbstractService implements
 	 */
 	private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
 
-	/**
-	 * The {@link WorldService} instance
-	 */
-	private final WorldService worldService;
-
 	/**
 	 * The network configuration object
 	 */
@@ -91,15 +86,12 @@ public class NettyNetworkService extends AbstractService implements
 	 *            the configuration service
 	 * @param injector
 	 *            the {@link Guice} {@link Injector}
-	 * @param worldService
-	 *            the world service
 	 */
 	@Inject
 	public NettyNetworkService(ConfigurationService configService,
-			Injector injector, WorldService worldService) {
+			Injector injector) {
 		this.config = configService.get(NetworkConfiguration.class);
 		this.injector = injector;
-		this.worldService = worldService;
 		InternalLoggerFactory.setDefaultFactory(new Slf4JLoggerFactory());
 	}
 
@@ -108,8 +100,7 @@ public class NettyNetworkService extends AbstractService implements
 		server = new ServerBootstrap(new NioServerSocketChannelFactory(
 				Executors.newCachedThreadPool(),
 				Executors.newCachedThreadPool()));
-		server.setPipelineFactory(new Lineage2PipelineFactory(injector, this,
-				worldService));
+		server.setPipelineFactory(new Lineage2PipelineFactory(injector, this));
 		channel = (ServerChannel) server.bind(config.getListenAddress());
 	}