diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/Controllers/CharactersController.cs b/microservices/CharacterApi/Controllers/CharactersController.cs
index f9cc70a..8835ee0 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/Controllers/CharactersController.cs
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/Controllers/CharactersController.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-using CharacterApi.Models;
-using CharacterApi.Services;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using System.Security.Claims;
+using CharacterApi.Models;
+using CharacterApi.Services;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace CharacterApi.Controllers;
 
@@ -11,11 +14,15 @@ namespace CharacterApi.Controllers;
 public class CharactersController : ControllerBase
 {
     private readonly CharacterStore _characters;
+    private readonly IHttpClientFactory _httpClientFactory;
+    private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
     private readonly ILogger<CharactersController> _logger;
 
-    public CharactersController(CharacterStore characters, ILogger<CharactersController> logger)
+    public CharactersController(CharacterStore characters, IHttpClientFactory httpClientFactory, IConfiguration configuration, ILogger<CharactersController> logger)
     {
         _characters = characters;
+        _httpClientFactory = httpClientFactory;
+        _configuration = configuration;
         _logger = logger;
     }
 
@@ -91,17 +98,70 @@ public class CharactersController : ControllerBase
             userId
         );
 
-        var generation = await _characters.GetOrCreateVisibleLocationsAsync(character);
-        var locations = generation.Locations;
+        var locationsBaseUrl = (_configuration["Services:LocationsApiBaseUrl"] ?? "http://localhost:5002").TrimEnd('/');
+        var internalApiKey = (_configuration["InternalApi:Key"] ?? _configuration["Jwt:Key"] ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+        var body = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+        {
+            x = character.Coord.X,
+            y = character.Coord.Y,
+            radius = character.VisionRadius > 0 ? character.VisionRadius : 3
+        });
 
-        _logger.LogInformation(
-            "Visible locations resolved for character {CharacterId}: generated {GeneratedCount}, returned {ReturnedCount}",
-            character.Id,
-            generation.GeneratedCount,
-            locations.Count
-        );
+        var client = _httpClientFactory.CreateClient();
+        using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, $"{locationsBaseUrl}/api/locations/internal/visible-window");
+        request.Content = new StringContent(body, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+        request.Headers.Add("X-Internal-Api-Key", internalApiKey);
 
-        return Ok(locations);
+        HttpResponseMessage response;
+        try
+        {
+            response = await client.SendAsync(request);
+        }
+        catch (HttpRequestException ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to reach LocationsApi while resolving visible locations for character {CharacterId}", character.Id);
+            return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status502BadGateway, new
+            {
+                type = "https://httpstatuses.com/502",
+                title = "Bad Gateway",
+                status = 502,
+                detail = $"Failed to reach LocationsApi at {locationsBaseUrl}.",
+                traceId = HttpContext.TraceIdentifier
+            });
+        }
+
+        using (response)
+        {
+            var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+                return StatusCode((int)response.StatusCode, responseBody);
+
+            var generation = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<VisibleLocationWindowResponse>(
+                responseBody,
+                new JsonSerializerOptions { PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true });
+            if (generation is null)
+            {
+                return StatusCode(StatusCodes.Status502BadGateway, new
+                {
+                    type = "https://httpstatuses.com/502",
+                    title = "Bad Gateway",
+                    status = 502,
+                    detail = "LocationsApi returned an unreadable visible locations payload.",
+                    traceId = HttpContext.TraceIdentifier
+                });
+            }
+
+            var locations = generation.Locations;
+
+            _logger.LogInformation(
+                "Visible locations resolved for character {CharacterId}: generated {GeneratedCount}, returned {ReturnedCount}",
+                character.Id,
+                generation.GeneratedCount,
+                locations.Count
+            );
+
+            return Ok(locations);
+        }
     }
 
     [HttpPut("{id}/coord")]
diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/Models/VisibleLocationWindowResponse.cs b/microservices/CharacterApi/Models/VisibleLocationWindowResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff992a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/Models/VisibleLocationWindowResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace CharacterApi.Models;
+
+public class VisibleLocationWindowResponse
+{
+    public int GeneratedCount { get; set; }
+
+    public List<VisibleLocation> Locations { get; set; } = [];
+}
diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/Program.cs b/microservices/CharacterApi/Program.cs
index 7440d00..32c6612 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/Program.cs
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/Program.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
 using System.Text;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
-builder.Services.AddControllers();
-
-// DI
-builder.Services.AddSingleton<CharacterStore>();
+builder.Services.AddControllers();
+
+// DI
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<CharacterStore>();
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient();
 
 // Swagger + JWT auth in Swagger
 builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs b/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs
index 15eaf8e..7ff1d88 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using CharacterApi.Models;
-using MongoDB.Bson;
 using MongoDB.Driver;
 
 namespace CharacterApi.Services;
@@ -7,51 +6,6 @@ namespace CharacterApi.Services;
 public class CharacterStore
 {
     private readonly IMongoCollection<Character> _col;
-    private readonly IMongoCollection<BsonDocument> _locations;
-    private const string CoordIndexName = "coord_x_1_coord_y_1";
-    private const int WorldSeed = 1729;
-    private static readonly string[] BiomeOrder = ["plains", "forest", "wetlands", "rocky", "desert"];
-    private static readonly Dictionary<string, BiomeDefinition> Biomes = new()
-    {
-        ["plains"] = new("plains", 3.0, new()
-        {
-            ["forest"] = 1.7,
-            ["wetlands"] = 0.9,
-            ["rocky"] = 0.8,
-            ["desert"] = 0.4
-        }),
-        ["forest"] = new("forest", 3.4, new()
-        {
-            ["plains"] = 1.6,
-            ["wetlands"] = 1.3,
-            ["rocky"] = 0.5,
-            ["desert"] = 0.1
-        }),
-        ["wetlands"] = new("wetlands", 3.1, new()
-        {
-            ["forest"] = 1.5,
-            ["plains"] = 1.1,
-            ["rocky"] = 0.2,
-            ["desert"] = 0.05
-        }),
-        ["rocky"] = new("rocky", 3.0, new()
-        {
-            ["plains"] = 1.2,
-            ["forest"] = 0.6,
-            ["desert"] = 1.1,
-            ["wetlands"] = 0.1
-        }),
-        ["desert"] = new("desert", 3.2, new()
-        {
-            ["rocky"] = 1.4,
-            ["plains"] = 0.8,
-            ["forest"] = 0.1,
-            ["wetlands"] = 0.05
-        })
-    };
-
-    public sealed record VisibleLocationResult(List<VisibleLocation> Locations, int GeneratedCount);
-    private sealed record BiomeDefinition(string Key, double ContinuationWeight, Dictionary<string, double> TransitionWeights);
 
     public CharacterStore(IConfiguration cfg)
     {
@@ -60,8 +14,6 @@ public class CharacterStore
         var client = new MongoClient(cs);
         var db = client.GetDatabase(dbName);
         _col = db.GetCollection<Character>("Characters");
-        _locations = db.GetCollection<BsonDocument>("Locations");
-        EnsureLocationCoordIndexes();
 
         var ownerIndex = Builders<Character>.IndexKeys.Ascending(c => c.OwnerUserId);
         _col.Indexes.CreateOne(new CreateIndexModel<Character>(ownerIndex));
@@ -83,370 +35,6 @@ public class CharacterStore
         return result.ModifiedCount > 0 || result.MatchedCount > 0;
     }
 
-    public Task<List<VisibleLocation>> GetVisibleLocationsAsync(Character character) =>
-        GetVisibleLocationsInternalAsync(character, ensureGenerated: false);
-
-    public async Task<VisibleLocationResult> GetOrCreateVisibleLocationsAsync(Character character)
-    {
-        var generatedCount = await EnsureVisibleLocationsExistAsync(character);
-        var locations = await GetVisibleLocationsInternalAsync(character, ensureGenerated: true);
-        return new VisibleLocationResult(locations, generatedCount);
-    }
-
-    private async Task<List<VisibleLocation>> GetVisibleLocationsInternalAsync(Character character, bool ensureGenerated)
-    {
-        var radius = character.VisionRadius > 0 ? character.VisionRadius : 3;
-        var minX = character.Coord.X - radius;
-        var maxX = character.Coord.X + radius;
-        var minY = character.Coord.Y - radius;
-        var maxY = character.Coord.Y + radius;
-
-        var filter = Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.And(
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Gte("coord.x", minX),
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Lte("coord.x", maxX),
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Gte("coord.y", minY),
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Lte("coord.y", maxY)
-        );
-
-        var documents = await _locations.Find(filter).ToListAsync();
-        if (ensureGenerated)
-        {
-            foreach (var document in documents)
-                await BackfillLocationStateAsync(document);
-            documents = await _locations.Find(filter).ToListAsync();
-        }
-
-        return documents.Select(MapVisibleLocation).ToList();
-    }
-
-    private async Task<int> EnsureVisibleLocationsExistAsync(Character character)
-    {
-        var radius = character.VisionRadius > 0 ? character.VisionRadius : 3;
-        var generatedCount = 0;
-
-        for (var x = character.Coord.X - radius; x <= character.Coord.X + radius; x++)
-        {
-            for (var y = character.Coord.Y - radius; y <= character.Coord.Y + radius; y++)
-            {
-                if (await EnsureLocationStateAsync(x, y))
-                    generatedCount += 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return generatedCount;
-    }
-
-    private async Task<bool> EnsureLocationStateAsync(int x, int y)
-    {
-        var filter = Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.And(
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.x", x),
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.y", y)
-        );
-
-        var existing = await _locations.Find(filter).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
-        if (existing is not null)
-        {
-            await BackfillLocationStateAsync(existing);
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        var biomeKey = await DetermineBiomeKeyAsync(x, y);
-        var update = Builders<BsonDocument>.Update
-            .SetOnInsert("_id", ObjectId.GenerateNewId())
-            .SetOnInsert("name", DefaultLocationName(x, y))
-            .SetOnInsert("coord", new BsonDocument
-            {
-                { "x", x },
-                { "y", y }
-            })
-            .SetOnInsert("biomeKey", biomeKey)
-            .SetOnInsert("locationObject", CreateLocationObjectValueForBiome(biomeKey, x, y))
-            .SetOnInsert("locationObjectResolved", true)
-            .SetOnInsert("createdUtc", DateTime.UtcNow);
-
-        try
-        {
-            var result = await _locations.UpdateOneAsync(filter, update, new UpdateOptions { IsUpsert = true });
-            return result.UpsertedId is not null;
-        }
-        catch (MongoWriteException ex) when (ex.WriteError.Category == ServerErrorCategory.DuplicateKey)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private async Task BackfillLocationStateAsync(BsonDocument document)
-    {
-        var coord = document.GetValue("coord", new BsonDocument()).AsBsonDocument;
-        var x = coord.GetValue("x", 0).ToInt32();
-        var y = coord.GetValue("y", 0).ToInt32();
-
-        var updates = new List<UpdateDefinition<BsonDocument>>();
-        var biomeKey = document.GetValue("biomeKey", BsonNull.Value).IsBsonNull
-            ? await DetermineBiomeKeyAsync(x, y)
-            : document.GetValue("biomeKey", "plains").AsString;
-        var objectResolved = document.TryGetValue("locationObjectResolved", out var resolvedValue) &&
-            resolvedValue.ToBoolean();
-
-        if (!document.Contains("biomeKey"))
-            updates.Add(Builders<BsonDocument>.Update.Set("biomeKey", biomeKey));
-        if (!objectResolved)
-        {
-            var locationObject = TryMigrateLegacyResource(document) ?? CreateLocationObjectValueForBiome(biomeKey, x, y);
-            updates.Add(Builders<BsonDocument>.Update.Set("locationObject", locationObject));
-            updates.Add(Builders<BsonDocument>.Update.Set("locationObjectResolved", true));
-        }
-
-        if (updates.Count == 0)
-            return;
-
-        var id = document.GetValue("_id").AsObjectId;
-        await _locations.UpdateOneAsync(
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("_id", id),
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Update.Combine(updates));
-    }
-
-    private async Task<string> DetermineBiomeKeyAsync(int x, int y)
-    {
-        if (x == 0 && y == 0)
-            return "plains";
-
-        var neighbors = await LoadNeighborBiomeKeysAsync(x, y);
-        var baseBiome = DetermineBaseBiomeKey(x, y);
-        if (neighbors.Count == 0)
-            return baseBiome;
-
-        var dominantNeighbor = neighbors
-            .GroupBy(key => key)
-            .OrderByDescending(group => group.Count())
-            .ThenBy(group => group.Key)
-            .First().Key;
-
-        var bestBiome = baseBiome;
-        var bestScore = double.NegativeInfinity;
-        foreach (var candidate in BiomeOrder)
-        {
-            var score = candidate == baseBiome ? 2.5 : 0.35;
-            if (candidate == dominantNeighbor)
-                score += 1.8;
-
-            foreach (var neighbor in neighbors)
-            {
-                if (!Biomes.TryGetValue(neighbor, out var neighborDefinition))
-                    continue;
-
-                if (candidate == neighbor)
-                    score += neighborDefinition.ContinuationWeight;
-                else if (neighborDefinition.TransitionWeights.TryGetValue(candidate, out var transitionWeight))
-                    score += transitionWeight;
-            }
-
-            score += StableNoise(x, y, StableHash(candidate)) * 0.25;
-            if (score > bestScore)
-            {
-                bestScore = score;
-                bestBiome = candidate;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return bestBiome;
-    }
-
-    private async Task<List<string>> LoadNeighborBiomeKeysAsync(int x, int y)
-    {
-        var coords = new[] { (x - 1, y), (x + 1, y), (x, y - 1), (x, y + 1) };
-        var filters = coords.Select(coord =>
-            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.And(
-                Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.x", coord.Item1),
-                Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.y", coord.Item2)))
-            .ToList();
-        var filter = Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Or(filters);
-        var neighbors = await _locations.Find(filter).ToListAsync();
-
-        return neighbors
-            .Where(doc => doc.Contains("biomeKey"))
-            .Select(doc => doc.GetValue("biomeKey", "plains").AsString)
-            .Where(key => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
-            .ToList();
-    }
-
-    private static string DetermineBaseBiomeKey(int x, int y)
-    {
-        var temperature = StableNoise(x, y, 101);
-        var moisture = StableNoise(x, y, 202);
-        var ruggedness = StableNoise(x, y, 303);
-
-        if (ruggedness > 0.74)
-            return "rocky";
-        if (moisture > 0.72 && temperature < 0.75)
-            return "wetlands";
-        if (moisture > 0.56)
-            return "forest";
-        if (moisture < 0.22 && temperature > 0.58)
-            return "desert";
-        return "plains";
-    }
-
-    private static BsonValue CreateLocationObjectValueForBiome(string biomeKey, int x, int y)
-    {
-        var roll = StableNoise(x, y, 401);
-        return biomeKey switch
-        {
-            "forest" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 0.35 => BsonNull.Value,
-                < 0.80 => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("wood", 60, 3),
-                < 0.95 => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("grass", 120, 10),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("stone", 40, 2)
-            },
-            "rocky" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 0.60 => BsonNull.Value,
-                < 0.90 => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("stone", 40, 2),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("wood", 60, 3)
-            },
-            "wetlands" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 0.40 => BsonNull.Value,
-                < 0.90 => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("grass", 120, 10),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("wood", 60, 3)
-            },
-            "desert" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 0.70 => BsonNull.Value,
-                < 0.95 => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("stone", 40, 2),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("wood", 60, 3)
-            },
-            _ => roll switch
-            {
-                < 0.50 => BsonNull.Value,
-                < 0.85 => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("grass", 120, 10),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObjectDocument("wood", 60, 3)
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static BsonDocument? TryMigrateLegacyResource(BsonDocument document)
-    {
-        if (!document.TryGetValue("resources", out var resourcesValue) || resourcesValue is not BsonArray resources)
-            return null;
-
-        foreach (var resourceValue in resources)
-        {
-            if (resourceValue is not BsonDocument resource)
-                continue;
-
-            var remainingQuantity = resource.GetValue("remainingQuantity", 0).ToInt32();
-            if (remainingQuantity <= 0)
-                continue;
-
-            var itemKey = NormalizeItemKey(resource.GetValue("itemKey", "").AsString);
-            var gatherQuantity = Math.Max(1, resource.GetValue("gatherQuantity", 1).ToInt32());
-            return CreateGatherableObjectDocument(itemKey, remainingQuantity, gatherQuantity);
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private static BsonDocument CreateGatherableObjectDocument(string itemKey, int remainingQuantity, int gatherQuantity)
-    {
-        var normalizedItemKey = NormalizeItemKey(itemKey);
-        return new BsonDocument
-        {
-            { "id", Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N") },
-            { "objectType", "gatherable" },
-            { "objectKey", $"{normalizedItemKey}_node" },
-            { "name", HumanizeItemKey(normalizedItemKey) },
-            {
-                "state", new BsonDocument
-                {
-                    { "itemKey", normalizedItemKey },
-                    { "remainingQuantity", remainingQuantity },
-                    { "gatherQuantity", gatherQuantity }
-                }
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static VisibleLocation MapVisibleLocation(BsonDocument document)
-    {
-        var coord = document.GetValue("coord", new BsonDocument()).AsBsonDocument;
-        var locationObject = MapVisibleLocationObject(document.GetValue("locationObject", BsonNull.Value));
-        var idValue = document.GetValue("_id", BsonNull.Value);
-        string? id = null;
-        if (!idValue.IsBsonNull)
-        {
-            id = idValue.BsonType == BsonType.ObjectId ? idValue.AsObjectId.ToString() : idValue.ToString();
-        }
-
-        return new VisibleLocation
-        {
-            Id = id,
-            Name = document.GetValue("name", "").AsString,
-            Coord = new LocationCoord
-            {
-                X = coord.GetValue("x", 0).ToInt32(),
-                Y = coord.GetValue("y", 0).ToInt32()
-            },
-            BiomeKey = document.GetValue("biomeKey", "plains").AsString,
-            LocationObject = locationObject
-        };
-    }
-
-    private static VisibleLocationObject? MapVisibleLocationObject(BsonValue value)
-    {
-        if (value.IsBsonNull || value is not BsonDocument document)
-            return null;
-
-        var stateDoc = document.GetValue("state", new BsonDocument()).AsBsonDocument;
-        return new VisibleLocationObject
-        {
-            Id = document.GetValue("id", "").AsString,
-            ObjectType = document.GetValue("objectType", "").AsString,
-            ObjectKey = document.GetValue("objectKey", "").AsString,
-            Name = document.GetValue("name", "").AsString,
-            State = new VisibleLocationObjectState
-            {
-                ItemKey = stateDoc.GetValue("itemKey", "").AsString,
-                RemainingQuantity = stateDoc.GetValue("remainingQuantity", 0).ToInt32(),
-                GatherQuantity = stateDoc.GetValue("gatherQuantity", 1).ToInt32()
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    private void EnsureLocationCoordIndexes()
-    {
-        var indexes = _locations.Indexes.List().ToList();
-        foreach (var index in indexes)
-        {
-            var name = index.GetValue("name", "").AsString;
-            if (name == "_id_")
-                continue;
-
-            var keyDoc = index.GetValue("key", new BsonDocument()).AsBsonDocument;
-            if (IsLegacyCoordIndex(keyDoc) || IsUnexpectedCoordIndex(keyDoc))
-                _locations.Indexes.DropOne(name);
-        }
-
-        var coordIndex = new BsonDocument { { "coord.x", 1 }, { "coord.y", 1 } };
-        var coordIndexOptions = new CreateIndexOptions { Unique = true, Name = CoordIndexName };
-        _locations.Indexes.CreateOne(new CreateIndexModel<BsonDocument>(coordIndex, coordIndexOptions));
-    }
-
-    private static bool IsLegacyCoordIndex(BsonDocument keyDoc) =>
-        keyDoc.ElementCount == 2 &&
-        keyDoc.TryGetValue("Coord.X", out var xValue) &&
-        xValue.IsInt32 && xValue.AsInt32 == 1 &&
-        keyDoc.TryGetValue("Coord.Y", out var yValue) &&
-        yValue.IsInt32 && yValue.AsInt32 == 1;
-
-    private static bool IsUnexpectedCoordIndex(BsonDocument keyDoc)
-    {
-        var hasLower = keyDoc.Contains("coord.x") || keyDoc.Contains("coord.y");
-        var hasUpper = keyDoc.Contains("Coord.X") || keyDoc.Contains("Coord.Y");
-        return hasUpper || (hasLower && !(keyDoc.Contains("coord.x") && keyDoc.Contains("coord.y")));
-    }
-
     public async Task<bool> DeleteForOwnerAsync(string id, string ownerUserId, bool allowAnyOwner)
     {
         var filter = Builders<Character>.Filter.Eq(c => c.Id, id);
@@ -456,37 +44,4 @@ public class CharacterStore
         var result = await _col.DeleteOneAsync(filter);
         return result.DeletedCount > 0;
     }
-
-    private static string DefaultLocationName(int x, int y)
-    {
-        if (x == 0 && y == 0)
-            return "Origin";
-        return $"Location {x},{y}";
-    }
-
-    private static string NormalizeItemKey(string itemKey) => itemKey.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
-
-    private static string HumanizeItemKey(string itemKey)
-    {
-        return string.Join(" ", itemKey.Split('_', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-            .Where(part => part.Length > 0)
-            .Select(part => char.ToUpperInvariant(part[0]) + part[1..]));
-    }
-
-    private static double StableNoise(int x, int y, int salt)
-    {
-        var value = Math.Sin((x * 12.9898) + (y * 78.233) + ((WorldSeed + salt) * 0.1597)) * 43758.5453;
-        return value - Math.Floor(value);
-    }
-
-    private static int StableHash(string value)
-    {
-        unchecked
-        {
-            var hash = 17;
-            foreach (var ch in value)
-                hash = (hash * 31) + ch;
-            return hash;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.Development.json b/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.Development.json
index d50df68..8b4646a 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "Kestrel": { "Endpoints": { "Http": { "Url": "http://0.0.0.0:5001" } } },
-  "MongoDB": { "ConnectionString": "mongodb://192.168.86.50:27017", "DatabaseName": "promiscuity" },
-  "Jwt": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!", "Issuer": "promiscuity", "Audience": "promiscuity-auth-api" },
-  "Logging": { "LogLevel": { "Default": "Information" } }
-}
+  "Kestrel": { "Endpoints": { "Http": { "Url": "http://0.0.0.0:5001" } } },
+  "MongoDB": { "ConnectionString": "mongodb://192.168.86.50:27017", "DatabaseName": "promiscuity" },
+  "Services": { "LocationsApiBaseUrl": "http://localhost:5002" },
+  "InternalApi": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!" },
+  "Jwt": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!", "Issuer": "promiscuity", "Audience": "promiscuity-auth-api" },
+  "Logging": { "LogLevel": { "Default": "Information" } }
+}
diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.json b/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.json
index 2a44cad..23b5468 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.json
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/appsettings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "Kestrel": { "Endpoints": { "Http": { "Url": "http://0.0.0.0:5001" } } },
-  "MongoDB": { "ConnectionString": "mongodb://192.168.86.50:27017", "DatabaseName": "promiscuity" },
-  "Jwt": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!", "Issuer": "promiscuity", "Audience": "promiscuity-auth-api" },
-  "Logging": { "LogLevel": { "Default": "Information" } },
-  "AllowedHosts": "*"
-}
+  "Kestrel": { "Endpoints": { "Http": { "Url": "http://0.0.0.0:5001" } } },
+  "MongoDB": { "ConnectionString": "mongodb://192.168.86.50:27017", "DatabaseName": "promiscuity" },
+  "Services": { "LocationsApiBaseUrl": "https://ploc.ranaze.com" },
+  "InternalApi": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!" },
+  "Jwt": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!", "Issuer": "promiscuity", "Audience": "promiscuity-auth-api" },
+  "Logging": { "LogLevel": { "Default": "Information" } },
+  "AllowedHosts": "*"
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Controllers/LocationsController.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Controllers/LocationsController.cs
index 4986d7b..b758fab 100644
--- a/microservices/LocationsApi/Controllers/LocationsController.cs
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Controllers/LocationsController.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,68 @@ public class LocationsController : ControllerBase
         return Ok(location);
     }
 
+    [HttpGet("biome-definitions")]
+    [Authorize(Roles = "SUPER")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> ListBiomeDefinitions()
+    {
+        var definitions = await _locations.GetBiomeDefinitionsAsync();
+        return Ok(definitions);
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet("biome-definitions/{biomeKey}")]
+    [Authorize(Roles = "SUPER")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetBiomeDefinition(string biomeKey)
+    {
+        var normalizedBiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(biomeKey);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(normalizedBiomeKey))
+            return BadRequest("biomeKey required");
+
+        var definition = await _locations.GetBiomeDefinitionAsync(normalizedBiomeKey);
+        return definition is null ? NotFound() : Ok(definition);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost("internal/visible-window")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetVisibleWindow([FromBody] InternalVisibleLocationsRequest req)
+    {
+        var configuredKey = (_configuration["InternalApi:Key"] ?? _configuration["Jwt:Key"] ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+        var requestKey = (Request.Headers["X-Internal-Api-Key"].FirstOrDefault() ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuredKey) || !string.Equals(configuredKey, requestKey, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            return Unauthorized();
+        if (req.Radius < 0)
+            return BadRequest("radius must be non-negative");
+
+        var result = await _locations.GetOrCreateVisibleLocationsAsync(req.X, req.Y, req.Radius);
+        return Ok(result);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPost("biome-definitions/{biomeKey}")]
+    [Authorize(Roles = "SUPER")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> CreateBiomeDefinition(string biomeKey, [FromBody] UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest req)
+    {
+        var validationError = ValidateBiomeDefinitionRequest(biomeKey, req);
+        if (validationError is not null)
+            return validationError;
+
+        var definition = BuildBiomeDefinition(biomeKey, req);
+        var created = await _locations.CreateBiomeDefinitionAsync(definition);
+        if (!created)
+            return Conflict("Biome definition already exists");
+
+        return Ok(definition);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPut("biome-definitions/{biomeKey}")]
+    [Authorize(Roles = "SUPER")]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> UpsertBiomeDefinition(string biomeKey, [FromBody] UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest req)
+    {
+        var validationError = ValidateBiomeDefinitionRequest(biomeKey, req);
+        if (validationError is not null)
+            return validationError;
+
+        var definition = await _locations.UpsertBiomeDefinitionAsync(biomeKey, req);
+        return Ok(definition);
+    }
+
     [HttpGet]
     [Authorize(Roles = "SUPER")]
     public async Task<IActionResult> ListMine()
@@ -254,4 +316,55 @@ public class LocationsController : ControllerBase
             });
         }
     }
+
+    private IActionResult? ValidateBiomeDefinitionRequest(string biomeKey, UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest req)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(NormalizeBiomeKey(biomeKey)))
+            return BadRequest("biomeKey required");
+        if (req.ContinuationWeight < 0)
+            return BadRequest("continuationWeight must be non-negative");
+        if (req.TransitionWeights.Any(weight => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(weight.TargetBiomeKey)))
+            return BadRequest("transitionWeights require targetBiomeKey");
+        if (req.TransitionWeights.Any(weight => weight.Weight < 0))
+            return BadRequest("transitionWeights weight must be non-negative");
+        if (req.ObjectSpawnRules.Count == 0)
+            return BadRequest("objectSpawnRules required");
+        if (req.ObjectSpawnRules.Any(rule => rule.Weight < 0))
+            return BadRequest("objectSpawnRules weight must be non-negative");
+        if (req.ObjectSpawnRules.Any(rule => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ResultType)))
+            return BadRequest("objectSpawnRules resultType required");
+        if (req.ObjectSpawnRules.Any(rule =>
+                string.Equals(rule.ResultType, "gatherable", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ItemKey)))
+            return BadRequest("gatherable objectSpawnRules require itemKey");
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static BiomeDefinition BuildBiomeDefinition(string biomeKey, UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest req)
+    {
+        var normalizedBiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(biomeKey);
+        return new BiomeDefinition
+        {
+            BiomeKey = normalizedBiomeKey,
+            ContinuationWeight = req.ContinuationWeight,
+            TransitionWeights = req.TransitionWeights.Select(weight => new BiomeTransitionWeight
+            {
+                TargetBiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(weight.TargetBiomeKey),
+                Weight = weight.Weight
+            }).ToList(),
+            ObjectSpawnRules = req.ObjectSpawnRules.Select(rule => new BiomeObjectSpawnRule
+            {
+                ResultType = rule.ResultType.Trim().ToLowerInvariant(),
+                ItemKey = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ItemKey) ? null : rule.ItemKey.Trim().ToLowerInvariant(),
+                ObjectKey = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ObjectKey) ? null : rule.ObjectKey.Trim(),
+                DisplayName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.DisplayName) ? null : rule.DisplayName.Trim(),
+                RemainingQuantity = rule.RemainingQuantity,
+                GatherQuantity = rule.GatherQuantity,
+                Weight = rule.Weight
+            }).ToList(),
+            UpdatedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizeBiomeKey(string biomeKey) => biomeKey.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
 }
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeDefinition.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeDefinition.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a153b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeDefinition.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Attributes;
+
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+[BsonIgnoreExtraElements]
+public class BiomeDefinition
+{
+    [BsonId]
+    [BsonElement("biomeKey")]
+    public string BiomeKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [BsonElement("continuationWeight")]
+    public double ContinuationWeight { get; set; }
+
+    [BsonElement("transitionWeights")]
+    public List<BiomeTransitionWeight> TransitionWeights { get; set; } = [];
+
+    [BsonElement("objectSpawnRules")]
+    public List<BiomeObjectSpawnRule> ObjectSpawnRules { get; set; } = [];
+
+    [BsonElement("updatedUtc")]
+    public DateTime UpdatedUtc { get; set; } = DateTime.UtcNow;
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeObjectSpawnRule.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeObjectSpawnRule.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34829b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeObjectSpawnRule.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Attributes;
+
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class BiomeObjectSpawnRule
+{
+    [BsonElement("resultType")]
+    public string ResultType { get; set; } = "none";
+
+    [BsonElement("itemKey")]
+    [BsonIgnoreIfNull]
+    public string? ItemKey { get; set; }
+
+    [BsonElement("objectKey")]
+    [BsonIgnoreIfNull]
+    public string? ObjectKey { get; set; }
+
+    [BsonElement("displayName")]
+    [BsonIgnoreIfNull]
+    public string? DisplayName { get; set; }
+
+    [BsonElement("remainingQuantity")]
+    public int RemainingQuantity { get; set; }
+
+    [BsonElement("gatherQuantity")]
+    public int GatherQuantity { get; set; } = 1;
+
+    [BsonElement("weight")]
+    public double Weight { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeTransitionWeight.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeTransitionWeight.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6fa837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/BiomeTransitionWeight.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using MongoDB.Bson.Serialization.Attributes;
+
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class BiomeTransitionWeight
+{
+    [BsonElement("targetBiomeKey")]
+    public string TargetBiomeKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    [BsonElement("weight")]
+    public double Weight { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/InternalVisibleLocationsRequest.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/InternalVisibleLocationsRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..801c9fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/InternalVisibleLocationsRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class InternalVisibleLocationsRequest
+{
+    public int X { get; set; }
+
+    public int Y { get; set; }
+
+    public int Radius { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4655c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest
+{
+    public double ContinuationWeight { get; set; }
+
+    public List<BiomeTransitionWeight> TransitionWeights { get; set; } = [];
+
+    public List<BiomeObjectSpawnRule> ObjectSpawnRules { get; set; } = [];
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationObjectResponse.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationObjectResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..797c142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationObjectResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class VisibleLocationObjectResponse
+{
+    public string Id { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public string ObjectType { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public string ObjectKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public VisibleLocationObjectStateResponse State { get; set; } = new();
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationObjectStateResponse.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationObjectStateResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e11dc37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationObjectStateResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class VisibleLocationObjectStateResponse
+{
+    public string ItemKey { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public int RemainingQuantity { get; set; }
+
+    public int GatherQuantity { get; set; } = 1;
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationResponse.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06720a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class VisibleLocationResponse
+{
+    public string? Id { get; set; }
+
+    public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    public Coord Coord { get; set; } = new();
+
+    public string BiomeKey { get; set; } = "plains";
+
+    public VisibleLocationObjectResponse? LocationObject { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationWindowResponse.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationWindowResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f5cc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Models/VisibleLocationWindowResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace LocationsApi.Models;
+
+public class VisibleLocationWindowResponse
+{
+    public int GeneratedCount { get; set; }
+
+    public List<VisibleLocationResponse> Locations { get; set; } = [];
+}
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs b/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs
index 261e33b..04f5449 100644
--- a/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/Services/LocationStore.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class LocationStore
     private readonly IMongoCollection<Location> _col;
     private readonly IMongoCollection<BsonDocument> _rawCol;
     private readonly IMongoCollection<CharacterDocument> _characters;
+    private readonly IMongoCollection<BiomeDefinition> _biomeDefinitions;
     private const string CoordIndexName = "coord_x_1_coord_y_1";
 
     public LocationStore(IConfiguration cfg)
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class LocationStore
         _col = db.GetCollection<Location>(collectionName);
         _rawCol = db.GetCollection<BsonDocument>(collectionName);
         _characters = db.GetCollection<CharacterDocument>("Characters");
+        _biomeDefinitions = db.GetCollection<BiomeDefinition>("BiomeDefinitions");
 
         EnsureCoordIndexes();
 
@@ -232,6 +234,61 @@ public class LocationStore
         await _col.UpdateOneAsync(filter, update);
     }
 
+    public async Task<VisibleLocationWindowResponse> GetOrCreateVisibleLocationsAsync(int x, int y, int radius)
+    {
+        var generatedCount = await EnsureVisibleLocationsExistAsync(x, y, radius);
+        var locations = await GetVisibleLocationsAsync(x, y, radius, ensureMetadata: true);
+        return new VisibleLocationWindowResponse
+        {
+            GeneratedCount = generatedCount,
+            Locations = locations
+        };
+    }
+
+    public Task<List<BiomeDefinition>> GetBiomeDefinitionsAsync() =>
+        _biomeDefinitions.Find(Builders<BiomeDefinition>.Filter.Empty)
+            .SortBy(definition => definition.BiomeKey)
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+    public async Task<BiomeDefinition?> GetBiomeDefinitionAsync(string biomeKey)
+    {
+        var normalizedBiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(biomeKey);
+        return await _biomeDefinitions.Find(definition => definition.BiomeKey == normalizedBiomeKey)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> CreateBiomeDefinitionAsync(BiomeDefinition definition)
+    {
+        definition.BiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(definition.BiomeKey);
+        definition.TransitionWeights = NormalizeTransitionWeights(definition.TransitionWeights);
+        definition.ObjectSpawnRules = NormalizeObjectSpawnRules(definition.ObjectSpawnRules);
+        definition.UpdatedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+
+        var existing = await GetBiomeDefinitionAsync(definition.BiomeKey);
+        if (existing is not null)
+            return false;
+
+        await _biomeDefinitions.InsertOneAsync(definition);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<BiomeDefinition> UpsertBiomeDefinitionAsync(string biomeKey, UpsertBiomeDefinitionRequest request)
+    {
+        var normalizedBiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(biomeKey);
+        var definition = new BiomeDefinition
+        {
+            BiomeKey = normalizedBiomeKey,
+            ContinuationWeight = request.ContinuationWeight,
+            TransitionWeights = NormalizeTransitionWeights(request.TransitionWeights),
+            ObjectSpawnRules = NormalizeObjectSpawnRules(request.ObjectSpawnRules),
+            UpdatedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow
+        };
+
+        var filter = Builders<BiomeDefinition>.Filter.Eq(existing => existing.BiomeKey, normalizedBiomeKey);
+        await _biomeDefinitions.ReplaceOneAsync(filter, definition, new ReplaceOptions { IsUpsert = true });
+        return definition;
+    }
+
     private void EnsureCoordIndexes()
     {
         var indexes = _rawCol.Indexes.List().ToList();
@@ -271,6 +328,13 @@ public class LocationStore
 
     private void EnsureOriginLocation()
     {
+        var biomeDefinitions = LoadBiomeDefinitions();
+        if (biomeDefinitions.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        var originBiomeKey = biomeDefinitions.Any(definition => definition.BiomeKey == "plains")
+            ? "plains"
+            : biomeDefinitions[0].BiomeKey;
         var filter = Builders<Location>.Filter.And(
             Builders<Location>.Filter.Eq(l => l.Coord.X, 0),
             Builders<Location>.Filter.Eq(l => l.Coord.Y, 0)
@@ -283,8 +347,8 @@ public class LocationStore
         {
             Name = "Origin",
             Coord = new Coord { X = 0, Y = 0 },
-            BiomeKey = DetermineBiomeKey(0, 0),
-            LocationObject = CreateLocationObjectForBiome(DetermineBiomeKey(0, 0), 0, 0),
+            BiomeKey = originBiomeKey,
+            LocationObject = CreateLocationObjectForBiome(biomeDefinitions, originBiomeKey, 0, 0),
             LocationObjectResolved = true,
             CreatedUtc = DateTime.UtcNow
         };
@@ -301,16 +365,97 @@ public class LocationStore
 
     private static string NormalizeItemKey(string itemKey) => itemKey.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
 
+    private async Task<List<VisibleLocationResponse>> GetVisibleLocationsAsync(int x, int y, int radius, bool ensureMetadata)
+    {
+        var minX = x - radius;
+        var maxX = x + radius;
+        var minY = y - radius;
+        var maxY = y + radius;
+
+        var filter = Builders<Location>.Filter.And(
+            Builders<Location>.Filter.Gte(location => location.Coord.X, minX),
+            Builders<Location>.Filter.Lte(location => location.Coord.X, maxX),
+            Builders<Location>.Filter.Gte(location => location.Coord.Y, minY),
+            Builders<Location>.Filter.Lte(location => location.Coord.Y, maxY)
+        );
+
+        var locations = await _col.Find(filter).ToListAsync();
+        if (ensureMetadata)
+        {
+            for (var index = 0; index < locations.Count; index++)
+                locations[index] = await EnsureLocationMetadataAsync(locations[index]);
+        }
+
+        return locations.Select(MapVisibleLocation).ToList();
+    }
+
+    private async Task<int> EnsureVisibleLocationsExistAsync(int x, int y, int radius)
+    {
+        var biomeDefinitions = await LoadBiomeDefinitionsAsync();
+        var generatedCount = 0;
+
+        for (var currentX = x - radius; currentX <= x + radius; currentX++)
+        {
+            for (var currentY = y - radius; currentY <= y + radius; currentY++)
+            {
+                if (await EnsureLocationStateAsync(currentX, currentY, biomeDefinitions))
+                    generatedCount += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return generatedCount;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<bool> EnsureLocationStateAsync(int x, int y, IReadOnlyList<BiomeDefinition> biomeDefinitions)
+    {
+        var filter = Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.And(
+            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.x", x),
+            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.y", y)
+        );
+
+        var existing = await _rawCol.Find(filter).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        if (existing is not null)
+        {
+            var typedLocation = await _col.Find(location => location.Id == existing["_id"].AsObjectId.ToString()).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+            if (typedLocation is not null)
+                await EnsureLocationMetadataAsync(typedLocation);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var biomeKey = await DetermineBiomeKeyAsync(x, y, biomeDefinitions);
+        var locationObject = CreateLocationObjectForBiome(biomeDefinitions, biomeKey, x, y);
+        BsonValue locationObjectValue = locationObject is null ? BsonNull.Value : locationObject.ToBsonDocument();
+        var update = Builders<BsonDocument>.Update
+            .SetOnInsert("_id", ObjectId.GenerateNewId())
+            .SetOnInsert("name", DefaultLocationName(x, y))
+            .SetOnInsert("coord", new BsonDocument { { "x", x }, { "y", y } })
+            .SetOnInsert("biomeKey", biomeKey)
+            .SetOnInsert("locationObject", locationObjectValue)
+            .SetOnInsert("locationObjectResolved", true)
+            .SetOnInsert("createdUtc", DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        try
+        {
+            var result = await _rawCol.UpdateOneAsync(filter, update, new UpdateOptions { IsUpsert = true });
+            return result.UpsertedId is not null;
+        }
+        catch (MongoWriteException ex) when (ex.WriteError.Category == ServerErrorCategory.DuplicateKey)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     private async Task<Location> EnsureLocationMetadataAsync(Location location)
     {
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(location.BiomeKey) && location.LocationObjectResolved)
             return location;
 
+        var biomeDefinitions = await LoadBiomeDefinitionsAsync();
         var biomeKey = location.BiomeKey;
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(biomeKey))
-            biomeKey = DetermineBiomeKey(location.Coord.X, location.Coord.Y);
+            biomeKey = await DetermineBiomeKeyAsync(location.Coord.X, location.Coord.Y, biomeDefinitions);
 
-        var migratedObject = TryMigrateLegacyResources(location) ?? CreateLocationObjectForBiome(biomeKey, location.Coord.X, location.Coord.Y);
+        var migratedObject = TryMigrateLegacyResources(location) ?? CreateLocationObjectForBiome(biomeDefinitions, biomeKey, location.Coord.X, location.Coord.Y);
         var filter = Builders<Location>.Filter.And(
             Builders<Location>.Filter.Eq(l => l.Id, location.Id)
         );
@@ -325,6 +470,38 @@ public class LocationStore
         return location;
     }
 
+    private static VisibleLocationResponse MapVisibleLocation(Location location)
+    {
+        return new VisibleLocationResponse
+        {
+            Id = location.Id,
+            Name = location.Name,
+            Coord = new Coord { X = location.Coord.X, Y = location.Coord.Y },
+            BiomeKey = location.BiomeKey,
+            LocationObject = MapVisibleLocationObject(location.LocationObject)
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static VisibleLocationObjectResponse? MapVisibleLocationObject(LocationObject? locationObject)
+    {
+        if (locationObject is null)
+            return null;
+
+        return new VisibleLocationObjectResponse
+        {
+            Id = locationObject.ObjectId,
+            ObjectType = locationObject.ObjectType,
+            ObjectKey = locationObject.ObjectKey,
+            Name = locationObject.Name,
+            State = new VisibleLocationObjectStateResponse
+            {
+                ItemKey = locationObject.State.ItemKey,
+                RemainingQuantity = locationObject.State.RemainingQuantity,
+                GatherQuantity = locationObject.State.GatherQuantity
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     private static LocationObject? TryMigrateLegacyResources(Location location)
     {
         var legacyResource = location.Resources.FirstOrDefault(r => r.RemainingQuantity > 0);
@@ -337,73 +514,105 @@ public class LocationStore
             legacyResource.GatherQuantity);
     }
 
-    private static string DetermineBiomeKey(int x, int y)
+    private async Task<string> DetermineBiomeKeyAsync(int x, int y, IReadOnlyList<BiomeDefinition> biomeDefinitions)
     {
         if (x == 0 && y == 0)
-            return "plains";
+            return biomeDefinitions.Any(definition => definition.BiomeKey == "plains")
+                ? "plains"
+                : biomeDefinitions[0].BiomeKey;
 
-        var regionX = FloorDiv(x, 4);
-        var regionY = FloorDiv(y, 4);
-        var roll = Math.Abs(HashCode.Combine(regionX, regionY, 7919)) % 100;
-        if (roll < 35)
-            return "plains";
-        if (roll < 60)
-            return "forest";
-        if (roll < 80)
-            return "rocky";
-        if (roll < 92)
-            return "wetlands";
-        return "desert";
-    }
+        var neighbors = await LoadNeighborBiomeKeysAsync(x, y);
+        var baseBiome = DetermineBaseBiomeKey(x, y);
+        if (neighbors.Count == 0)
+            return biomeDefinitions.Any(definition => definition.BiomeKey == baseBiome)
+                ? baseBiome
+                : biomeDefinitions[0].BiomeKey;
 
-    private static LocationObject? CreateLocationObjectForBiome(string biomeKey, int x, int y)
-    {
-        var roll = Math.Abs(HashCode.Combine(x, y, 1543)) % 100;
-        return biomeKey switch
+        var dominantNeighbor = neighbors
+            .GroupBy(key => key)
+            .OrderByDescending(group => group.Count())
+            .ThenBy(group => group.Key)
+            .First().Key;
+
+        var bestBiome = baseBiome;
+        var bestScore = double.NegativeInfinity;
+        foreach (var candidate in biomeDefinitions)
         {
-            "forest" => roll switch
+            var score = candidate.BiomeKey == baseBiome ? 2.5 : 0.35;
+            if (candidate.BiomeKey == dominantNeighbor)
+                score += 1.8;
+
+            foreach (var neighbor in neighbors)
             {
-                < 35 => null,
-                < 80 => CreateGatherableObject("wood", 60, 3),
-                < 95 => CreateGatherableObject("grass", 120, 10),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObject("stone", 40, 2)
-            },
-            "rocky" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 60 => null,
-                < 90 => CreateGatherableObject("stone", 40, 2),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObject("wood", 60, 3)
-            },
-            "wetlands" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 40 => null,
-                < 90 => CreateGatherableObject("grass", 120, 10),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObject("wood", 60, 3)
-            },
-            "desert" => roll switch
-            {
-                < 70 => null,
-                < 95 => CreateGatherableObject("stone", 40, 2),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObject("wood", 60, 3)
-            },
-            _ => roll switch
-            {
-                < 50 => null,
-                < 85 => CreateGatherableObject("grass", 120, 10),
-                _ => CreateGatherableObject("wood", 60, 3)
+                var neighborDefinition = biomeDefinitions.FirstOrDefault(definition => definition.BiomeKey == neighbor);
+                if (neighborDefinition is null)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (candidate.BiomeKey == neighbor)
+                {
+                    score += neighborDefinition.ContinuationWeight;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var transition = neighborDefinition.TransitionWeights
+                    .FirstOrDefault(weight => weight.TargetBiomeKey == candidate.BiomeKey);
+                if (transition is not null)
+                    score += transition.Weight;
             }
-        };
+
+            score += StableNoise(x, y, StableHash(candidate.BiomeKey)) * 0.25;
+            if (score > bestScore)
+            {
+                bestScore = score;
+                bestBiome = candidate.BiomeKey;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return bestBiome;
     }
 
-    private static LocationObject CreateGatherableObject(string itemKey, int remainingQuantity, int gatherQuantity)
+    private static LocationObject? CreateLocationObjectForBiome(IReadOnlyList<BiomeDefinition> biomeDefinitions, string biomeKey, int x, int y)
+    {
+        var biome = biomeDefinitions.FirstOrDefault(definition => definition.BiomeKey == biomeKey)
+            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Missing biome definition for '{biomeKey}'.");
+
+        var totalWeight = biome.ObjectSpawnRules.Sum(rule => rule.Weight);
+        if (totalWeight <= 0)
+            return null;
+
+        var roll = StableNoise(x, y, 401) * totalWeight;
+        var cumulative = 0.0;
+        foreach (var rule in biome.ObjectSpawnRules)
+        {
+            cumulative += rule.Weight;
+            if (roll > cumulative)
+                continue;
+
+            if (string.Equals(rule.ResultType, "none", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                return null;
+            if (!string.Equals(rule.ResultType, "gatherable", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ItemKey))
+                return null;
+
+            return CreateGatherableObject(
+                rule.ItemKey,
+                Math.Max(0, rule.RemainingQuantity),
+                Math.Max(1, rule.GatherQuantity),
+                rule.ObjectKey,
+                rule.DisplayName);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static LocationObject CreateGatherableObject(string itemKey, int remainingQuantity, int gatherQuantity, string? objectKey = null, string? displayName = null)
     {
         var normalizedItemKey = NormalizeItemKey(itemKey);
         return new LocationObject
         {
             ObjectId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"),
             ObjectType = "gatherable",
-            ObjectKey = $"{normalizedItemKey}_node",
-            Name = HumanizeItemKey(normalizedItemKey),
+            ObjectKey = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(objectKey) ? $"{normalizedItemKey}_node" : objectKey,
+            Name = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName) ? HumanizeItemKey(normalizedItemKey) : displayName,
             State = new LocationObjectState
             {
                 ItemKey = normalizedItemKey,
@@ -428,6 +637,110 @@ public class LocationStore
         return quotient;
     }
 
+    private async Task<List<string>> LoadNeighborBiomeKeysAsync(int x, int y)
+    {
+        var coords = new[] { (x - 1, y), (x + 1, y), (x, y - 1), (x, y + 1) };
+        var filters = coords.Select(coord =>
+            Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.And(
+                Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.x", coord.Item1),
+                Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Eq("coord.y", coord.Item2)))
+            .ToList();
+        var filter = Builders<BsonDocument>.Filter.Or(filters);
+        var neighbors = await _rawCol.Find(filter).ToListAsync();
+
+        return neighbors
+            .Where(doc => doc.Contains("biomeKey"))
+            .Select(doc => doc.GetValue("biomeKey", "").AsString)
+            .Where(key => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    private List<BiomeDefinition> LoadBiomeDefinitions()
+    {
+        return _biomeDefinitions.Find(Builders<BiomeDefinition>.Filter.Empty)
+            .SortBy(definition => definition.BiomeKey)
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    private async Task<List<BiomeDefinition>> LoadBiomeDefinitionsAsync()
+    {
+        var definitions = await _biomeDefinitions.Find(Builders<BiomeDefinition>.Filter.Empty)
+            .SortBy(definition => definition.BiomeKey)
+            .ToListAsync();
+        if (definitions.Count == 0)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("No biome definitions exist in the BiomeDefinitions collection.");
+        return definitions;
+    }
+
+    private static string DetermineBaseBiomeKey(int x, int y)
+    {
+        var temperature = StableNoise(x, y, 101);
+        var moisture = StableNoise(x, y, 202);
+        var ruggedness = StableNoise(x, y, 303);
+
+        if (ruggedness > 0.74)
+            return "rocky";
+        if (moisture > 0.72 && temperature < 0.75)
+            return "wetlands";
+        if (moisture > 0.56)
+            return "forest";
+        if (moisture < 0.22 && temperature > 0.58)
+            return "desert";
+        return "plains";
+    }
+
+    private static double StableNoise(int x, int y, int salt)
+    {
+        var value = Math.Sin((x * 12.9898) + (y * 78.233) + ((1729 + salt) * 0.1597)) * 43758.5453;
+        return value - Math.Floor(value);
+    }
+
+    private static int StableHash(string value)
+    {
+        unchecked
+        {
+            var hash = 17;
+            foreach (var ch in value)
+                hash = (hash * 31) + ch;
+            return hash;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string NormalizeBiomeKey(string biomeKey) => biomeKey.Trim().ToLowerInvariant();
+
+    private static List<BiomeTransitionWeight> NormalizeTransitionWeights(IEnumerable<BiomeTransitionWeight> transitionWeights)
+    {
+        return transitionWeights
+            .Where(weight => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(weight.TargetBiomeKey))
+            .Select(weight => new BiomeTransitionWeight
+            {
+                TargetBiomeKey = NormalizeBiomeKey(weight.TargetBiomeKey),
+                Weight = weight.Weight
+            })
+            .ToList();
+    }
+
+    private static List<BiomeObjectSpawnRule> NormalizeObjectSpawnRules(IEnumerable<BiomeObjectSpawnRule> objectSpawnRules)
+    {
+        return objectSpawnRules.Select(rule => new BiomeObjectSpawnRule
+        {
+            ResultType = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ResultType) ? "none" : rule.ResultType.Trim().ToLowerInvariant(),
+            ItemKey = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ItemKey) ? null : NormalizeItemKey(rule.ItemKey),
+            ObjectKey = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.ObjectKey) ? null : rule.ObjectKey.Trim(),
+            DisplayName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rule.DisplayName) ? null : rule.DisplayName.Trim(),
+            RemainingQuantity = rule.RemainingQuantity,
+            GatherQuantity = rule.GatherQuantity,
+            Weight = rule.Weight
+        }).ToList();
+    }
+
+    private static string DefaultLocationName(int x, int y)
+    {
+        if (x == 0 && y == 0)
+            return "Origin";
+        return $"Location {x},{y}";
+    }
+
     private static LocationObject CloneLocationObject(LocationObject source)
     {
         return new LocationObject
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.Development.json b/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.Development.json
index c478bd3..e9c2463 100644
--- a/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "Services": {
     "InventoryApiBaseUrl": "http://localhost:5003"
   },
+  "InternalApi": {
+    "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!"
+  },
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
diff --git a/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.json b/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.json
index 45d1ba6..118d09a 100644
--- a/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.json
+++ b/microservices/LocationsApi/appsettings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "Kestrel": { "Endpoints": { "Http": { "Url": "http://0.0.0.0:5002" } } },
   "MongoDB": { "ConnectionString": "mongodb://192.168.86.50:27017", "DatabaseName": "promiscuity" },
   "Services": { "InventoryApiBaseUrl": "https://pinv.ranaze.com" },
+  "InternalApi": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!" },
   "Jwt": { "Key": "SuperUltraSecureJwtKeyWithAtLeast32Chars!!", "Issuer": "promiscuity", "Audience": "promiscuity-auth-api" },
   "Logging": { "LogLevel": { "Default": "Information" } },
   "AllowedHosts": "*"