diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/LivePlayerList.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/LivePlayerList.scala
index c0e39856..af1ab40e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/LivePlayerList.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/LivePlayerList.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
 package net.psforever.objects
 
-import net.psforever.packet.game.PlanetSideGUID
-
-import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.concurrent.{Map, TrieMap}
 
 /**
@@ -12,157 +9,42 @@ import scala.collection.concurrent.{Map, TrieMap}
   */
 private class LivePlayerList {
   /** key - the session id; value - a `Player` object */
-  private val sessionMap : Map[Long, Player] = new TrieMap[Long, Player]
-  /** the index of the List corresponds to zone number 1-32 with 0 being "Nowhere" */
-  /** each mapping: key - the global unique identifier; value - the session id */
-  private val zoneMap : List[Map[Int, Long]] = List.fill(33)(new TrieMap[Int,Long])
+  private val sessionMap : Map[Long, Avatar] = new TrieMap[Long, Avatar]
 
-  def WorldPopulation(predicate : ((_, Player)) => Boolean) : List[Player] = {
+  def WorldPopulation(predicate : ((_, Avatar)) => Boolean) : List[Avatar] = {
     sessionMap.filter(predicate).values.toList
   }
 
-  def ZonePopulation(zone : Int, predicate : ((_, Player)) => Boolean) : List[Player] = {
-    zoneMap.lift(zone) match {
-      case Some(map) =>
-        val list = map.values.toList
-        sessionMap.filter({ case ((sess, _)) => list.contains(sess) }).filter(predicate).values.toList
+  def Add(sessionId : Long, avatar : Avatar) : Boolean = {
+    sessionMap.values.find(char => char.equals(avatar)) match {
       case None =>
-        Nil
-    }
-  }
-
-  def Add(sessionId : Long, player : Player) : Boolean = {
-    sessionMap.values.find(char => char.equals(player)) match {
-      case None =>
-        sessionMap.putIfAbsent(sessionId, player).isEmpty
+        sessionMap.putIfAbsent(sessionId, avatar).isEmpty
       case Some(_) =>
         false
     }
   }
 
-  def Remove(sessionId : Long) : Option[Player] = {
-    sessionMap.remove(sessionId) match {
-      case Some(char) =>
-        zoneMap.foreach(zone => {
-          recursiveRemoveSession(zone.iterator, sessionId) match {
-            case Some(guid) =>
-              zone.remove(guid)
-            case None => ;
-          }
-        })
-        Some(char)
-      case None =>
-        None
-    }
+  def Remove(sessionId : Long) : Option[Avatar] = {
+    sessionMap.remove(sessionId)
   }
 
-  @tailrec private def recursiveRemoveSession(iter : Iterator[(Int, Long)], sessionId : Long) : Option[Int] = {
-    if(!iter.hasNext) {
-      None
-    }
-    else {
-      val (guid : Int, sess : Long) = iter.next
-      if(sess == sessionId) {
-        Some(guid)
-      }
-      else {
-        recursiveRemoveSession(iter, sessionId)
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  def Get(zone : Int, guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[Player] = {
-    Get(zone, guid.guid)
-  }
-
-  def Get(zone : Int, guid : Int) : Option[Player] = {
-    zoneMap.lift(zone) match {
-      case Some(map) =>
-        map.get(guid) match {
-          case Some(sessionId) =>
-            sessionMap.get(sessionId)
-          case _ =>
-            None
-        }
-      case None =>
-        None
-    }
-  }
-
-  def Assign(zone: Int, sessionId : Long, guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Boolean = Assign(zone, sessionId, guid.guid)
-
-  def Assign(zone : Int, sessionId : Long, guid : Int) : Boolean = {
-    sessionMap.get(sessionId) match {
-      case Some(_) =>
-        zoneMap.lift(zone) match {
-          case Some(zn) =>
-            AssignToZone(zn, sessionId, guid)
-          case None =>
-            false
-        }
-
-      case None =>
-        false
-    }
-  }
-
-  private def AssignToZone(zone : Map[Int, Long], sessionId : Long, guid : Int) : Boolean = {
-    zone.get(guid) match {
-      case Some(_) =>
-        false
-      case None =>
-        zone(guid) = sessionId
-        true
-    }
-  }
-
-  def Drop(zone : Int, guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[Player] = Drop(zone, guid.guid)
-
-  def Drop(zone : Int, guid : Int) : Option[Player] = {
-    zoneMap.lift(zone) match {
-      case Some(map) =>
-        map.remove(guid) match {
-          case Some(sessionId) =>
-            sessionMap.get(sessionId)
-          case None =>
-            None
-        }
-      case None =>
-        None
-    }
-  }
-
-  def Shutdown : List[Player] = {
+  def Shutdown : List[Avatar] = {
     val list = sessionMap.values.toList
     sessionMap.clear
-    zoneMap.foreach(map => map.clear())
     list
   }
 }
 
 /**
   * A class for storing `Player` mappings for users that are currently online.
-  * The mapping system is tightly coupled between the `Player` class and to an instance of `WorldSessionActor`.
-  * Looser couplings exist between the instance of `WorldSessionActor` and a given `Player`'s globally unique id.
-  * These looser couplings are zone-specific.
-  * Though the user may have local knowledge of the zone they inhabit on their `Player` object,
-  * it should not be trusted.<br>
+  * The mapping system is tightly coupled between the `Avatar` class and to an instance of `WorldSessionActor`.
   * <br>
   * Use:<br>
-  * 1) When a users logs in during `WorldSessionActor`, associate that user's session id and the character.<br>
-  * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.Add(session, player)`<br>
-  * 2) When that user's chosen character is declared his avatar using `SetCurrentAvatarMessage`,
-  * also associate the user's session with their current GUID.<br>
-  * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.Assign(zone, session, guid)`<br>
-  * 3) Repeat the previous step for as many times the user's GUID changes, especially during the aforementioned condition.<br>
-  * 4a) In between the previous two steps, a user's character may be referenced by their current GUID.<br>
-  * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.Get(zone, guid)`<br>
-  * 4b) Also in between those same previous steps, a range of characters may be queried based on provided statistics.<br>
+  * 1) When a users logs in during `WorldSessionActor`, associate that user's session id and their character (avatar).<br>
+  * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.Add(session, avatar)`<br>
+  * 2) In between the previous two steps, a range of characters may be queried based on provided statistics.<br>
   * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.WorldPopulation(...)`<br>
-  * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.ZonePopulation(zone, ...)`<br>
-  * 5) When the user navigates away from a region completely, their entry is forgotten.<br>
-  * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.Drop(zone, guid)`<br>
-  * 6) When the user leaves the game entirely, his character's entries are removed from the mappings.<br>
+  * 3) When the user leaves the game entirely, his character's entry is removed from the mapping.<br>
   * &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;`LivePlayerList.Remove(session)`
   */
 object LivePlayerList {
@@ -179,100 +61,28 @@ object LivePlayerList {
     * @param predicate the conditions for filtering the live `Player`s
     * @return a list of users's `Player`s that fit the criteria
     */
-  def WorldPopulation(predicate : ((_, Player)) => Boolean) : List[Player] = Instance.WorldPopulation(predicate)
-
-  /**
-    * Given some criteria, examine the mapping of user characters for a zone and find the ones that fulfill the requirements.<br>
-    * <br>
-    * Note the signature carefully.
-    * A two-element tuple is checked, but only the second element of that tuple - a `Player` - is eligible for being queried.
-    * The first element is ignored.
-    * Even a predicate as simple as `{ case ((x : Long, _)) => x > 0 }` will not work for that reason.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param predicate the conditions for filtering the live `Player`s
-    * @return a list of users's `Player`s that fit the criteria
-    */
-  def ZonePopulation(zone : Int, predicate : ((_, Player)) => Boolean) : List[Player] = Instance.ZonePopulation(zone, predicate)
+  def WorldPopulation(predicate : ((_, Avatar)) => Boolean) : List[Avatar] = Instance.WorldPopulation(predicate)
 
   /**
     * Create a mapped entry between the user's session and a user's character.
     * Neither the player nor the session may exist in the current mappings if this is to work.
     * @param sessionId the session
-    * @param player the character
+    * @param avatar the character
     * @return `true`, if the session was association was made; `false`, otherwise
     */
-  def Add(sessionId : Long, player : Player) : Boolean = Instance.Add(sessionId, player)
+  def Add(sessionId : Long, avatar : Avatar) : Boolean = Instance.Add(sessionId, avatar)
 
   /**
     * Remove all entries related to the given session identifier from the mappings.
-    * The player no longer counts as "online."
-    * This function cleans up __all__ associations - those created by `Add`, and those created by `Assign`.
+    * The character no longer counts as "online."
     * @param sessionId the session
     * @return any character that was afffected by the mapping removal
     */
-  def Remove(sessionId : Long) : Option[Player] = Instance.Remove(sessionId)
-
-  /**
-    * Get a user's character from the mappings.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param guid the current GUID of the character
-    * @return the character, if it can be found using the GUID
-    */
-  def Get(zone : Int, guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[Player] = Instance.Get(zone, guid)
-
-  /**
-    * Get a user's character from the mappings.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param guid the current GUID of the character
-    * @return the character, if it can be found using the GUID
-    */
-  def Get(zone : Int, guid : Int) : Option[Player] = Instance.Get(zone, guid)
-
-  /**
-    * Given a session that maps to a user's character, create a mapping between the character's current GUID and the session.
-    * If the user already has a GUID in the mappings, remove it and assert the new one.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param sessionId the session
-    * @param guid the GUID to associate with the character;
-    *             technically, it has already been assigned and should be findable using `{character}.GUID.guid`
-    * @return `true`, if the mapping was created;
-    *        `false`, if the session can not be found or if the character's GUID doesn't match the one provided
-    */
-  def Assign(zone : Int, sessionId : Long, guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Boolean = Instance.Assign(zone, sessionId, guid)
-
-  /**
-    * Given a session that maps to a user's character, create a mapping between the character's current GUID and the session.
-    * If the user already has a GUID in the mappings, remove it and assert the new one.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param sessionId the session
-    * @param guid the GUID to associate with the character;
-    *             technically, it has already been assigned and should be findable using `{character}.GUID.guid`
-    * @return `true`, if the mapping was created;
-    *        `false`, if the session can not be found or if the character's GUID doesn't match the one provided
-    */
-  def Assign(zone : Int, sessionId : Long, guid : Int) : Boolean = Instance.Assign(zone, sessionId, guid)
-
-  /**
-    * Given a GUID, remove any record of it.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param guid a GUID associated with the character;
-    *             it does not have to be findable using `{character}.GUID.guid`
-    * @return any `Player` that may have been associated with this GUID
-    */
-  def Drop(zone : Int, guid : PlanetSideGUID) : Option[Player] = Instance.Drop(zone, guid)
-
-  /**
-    * Given a GUID, remove any record of it.
-    * @param zone the number of the zone
-    * @param guid a GUID associated with the character;
-    *             it does not have to be findable using `{character}.GUID.guid`
-    * @return any `Player` that may have been associated with this GUID
-    */
-  def Drop(zone : Int, guid : Int) : Option[Player] = Instance.Drop(zone, guid)
+  def Remove(sessionId : Long) : Option[Avatar] = Instance.Remove(sessionId)
 
   /**
     * Hastily remove all mappings and ids.
     * @return an unsorted list of the characters that were still online
     */
-  def Shutdown : List[Player] = Instance.Shutdown
+  def Shutdown : List[Avatar] = Instance.Shutdown
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/CorpseConverter.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/CorpseConverter.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73699a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/CorpseConverter.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package net.psforever.objects.definition.converter
+
+import net.psforever.objects.{EquipmentSlot, Player}
+import net.psforever.objects.equipment.Equipment
+import net.psforever.packet.game.objectcreate.{BasicCharacterData, CharacterAppearanceData, CharacterData, DetailedCharacterData, DrawnSlot, InternalSlot, InventoryData, PlacementData, RibbonBars}
+import net.psforever.types.{CharacterGender, GrenadeState}
+
+import scala.annotation.tailrec
+import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
+
+class CorpseConverter extends AvatarConverter {
+  override def ConstructorData(obj : Player) : Try[CharacterData] =
+    Failure(new Exception("CorpseConverter should not be used to generate CharacterData"))
+
+  override def DetailedConstructorData(obj : Player) : Try[DetailedCharacterData] = {
+    Success(
+      DetailedCharacterData(
+        MakeAppearanceData(obj),
+        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+        Nil, Nil, Nil, Nil,
+        None,
+        InventoryData((MakeHolsters(obj) ++ MakeInventory(obj)).sortBy(_.parentSlot)),
+        DrawnSlot.None
+      )
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * Compose some data from a `Player` into a representation common to both `CharacterData` and `DetailedCharacterData`.
+    * @param obj the `Player` game object
+    * @return the resulting `CharacterAppearanceData`
+    */
+  private def MakeAppearanceData(obj : Player) : CharacterAppearanceData = {
+    CharacterAppearanceData(
+      PlacementData(obj.Position, obj.Orientation),
+      BasicCharacterData(obj.Name, obj.Faction, CharacterGender.Male, 0, 0),
+      0,
+      false,
+      false,
+      obj.ExoSuit,
+      "",
+      0,
+      true,
+      obj.Orientation.y, //TODO is this important?
+      0,
+      true,
+      GrenadeState.None,
+      false,
+      false,
+      false,
+      RibbonBars()
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * Given a player with an inventory, convert the contents of that inventory into converted-decoded packet data.
+    * The inventory is not represented in a `0x17` `Player`, so the conversion is only valid for `0x18` avatars.
+    * It will always be "`Detailed`".
+    * @param obj the `Player` game object
+    * @return a list of all items that were in the inventory in decoded packet form
+    */
+  private def MakeInventory(obj : Player) : List[InternalSlot] = {
+    obj.Inventory.Items
+      .map({
+        case(_, item) =>
+          val equip : Equipment = item.obj
+          BuildEquipment(item.start, equip)
+      }).toList
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * Given a player with equipment holsters, convert the contents of those holsters into converted-decoded packet data.
+    * The decoded packet form is determined by the function in the parameters as both `0x17` and `0x18` conversions are available,
+    * with exception to the contents of the fifth slot.
+    * The fifth slot is only represented if the `Player` is an `0x18` type.
+    * @param obj the `Player` game object
+    * @return a list of all items that were in the holsters in decoded packet form
+    */
+  private def MakeHolsters(obj : Player) : List[InternalSlot] = {
+    recursiveMakeHolsters(obj.Holsters().iterator)
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * Given some equipment holsters, convert the contents of those holsters into converted-decoded packet data.
+    * @param iter an `Iterator` of `EquipmentSlot` objects that are a part of the player's holsters
+    * @param list the current `List` of transformed data
+    * @param index which holster is currently being explored
+    * @return the `List` of inventory data created from the holsters
+    */
+  @tailrec private def recursiveMakeHolsters(iter : Iterator[EquipmentSlot], list : List[InternalSlot] = Nil, index : Int = 0) : List[InternalSlot] = {
+    if(!iter.hasNext) {
+      list
+    }
+    else {
+      val slot : EquipmentSlot = iter.next
+      if(slot.Equipment.isDefined) {
+        val equip : Equipment = slot.Equipment.get
+        recursiveMakeHolsters(
+          iter,
+          list :+ BuildEquipment(index, equip),
+          index + 1
+        )
+      }
+      else {
+        recursiveMakeHolsters(iter, list, index + 1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * A builder method for turning an object into `0x17` decoded packet form.
+    * @param index the position of the object
+    * @param equip the game object
+    * @return the game object in decoded packet form
+    */
+  private def BuildEquipment(index : Int, equip : Equipment) : InternalSlot = {
+    InternalSlot(equip.Definition.ObjectId, equip.GUID, index, equip.Definition.Packet.DetailedConstructorData(equip).get)
+  }
+}
+
+object CorpseConverter {
+  val converter = new CorpseConverter
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/VehicleConverter.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/VehicleConverter.scala
index 5a0ba630..81f3f2b6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/VehicleConverter.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/definition/converter/VehicleConverter.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class VehicleConverter extends ObjectCreateConverter[Vehicle]() {
           PlanetSideGUID(0) //if(obj.Owner.isDefined) { obj.Owner.get } else { PlanetSideGUID(0) } //TODO is this really Owner?
         ),
         0,
-        obj.Health / obj.MaxHealth * 255, //TODO not precise
+        255 * obj.Health / obj.MaxHealth, //TODO not precise
         false, false,
         obj.DeploymentState,
         false,
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/Zone.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/Zone.scala
index 859aafa2..7281891d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/Zone.scala
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/Zone.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package net.psforever.objects.zones
 
 import akka.actor.{ActorContext, ActorRef, Props}
 import akka.routing.RandomPool
-import net.psforever.objects.{PlanetSideGameObject, Player, Vehicle}
+import net.psforever.objects.{Avatar, PlanetSideGameObject, Player, Vehicle}
 import net.psforever.objects.equipment.Equipment
 import net.psforever.objects.guid.NumberPoolHub
 import net.psforever.objects.guid.actor.UniqueNumberSystem
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import net.psforever.packet.game.PlanetSideGUID
 import net.psforever.types.Vector3
 
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
+import scala.collection.concurrent.TrieMap
 import scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer
 import scala.collection.immutable.{Map => PairMap}
 
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ class Zone(private val zoneId : String, zoneMap : ZoneMap, zoneNumber : Int) {
   private var vehicles : List[Vehicle] = List[Vehicle]()
   /** */
   private var transport : ActorRef = ActorRef.noSender
+  /** */
+  private val players : TrieMap[Avatar, Option[Player]] = TrieMap[Avatar, Option[Player]]()
+  /** */
+  private var corpses : List[Player] = List[Player]()
+  /** */
+  private var population : ActorRef = ActorRef.noSender
 
   private var buildings : PairMap[Int, Building] = PairMap.empty[Int, Building]
 
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ class Zone(private val zoneId : String, zoneMap : ZoneMap, zoneNumber : Int) {
       accessor = context.actorOf(RandomPool(25).props(Props(classOf[UniqueNumberSystem], guid, UniqueNumberSystem.AllocateNumberPoolActors(guid))), s"$Id-uns")
       ground = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[ZoneGroundActor], equipmentOnGround), s"$Id-ground")
       transport = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[ZoneVehicleActor], this), s"$Id-vehicles")
+      population = context.actorOf(Props(classOf[ZonePopulationActor], this), s"$Id-players")
 
       Map.LocalObjects.foreach({ builderObject => builderObject.Build })
       MakeBuildings(context)
@@ -179,6 +187,12 @@ class Zone(private val zoneId : String, zoneMap : ZoneMap, zoneNumber : Int) {
 
   def Vehicles : List[Vehicle] = vehicles
 
+  def Players : List[Avatar] = players.keys.toList
+
+  def LivePlayers : List[Player] = players.values.collect( { case Some(tplayer) => tplayer }).toList
+
+  def Corpses : List[Player] = corpses
+
   def AddVehicle(vehicle : Vehicle) : List[Vehicle] = {
     vehicles = vehicles :+ vehicle
     Vehicles
@@ -208,6 +222,78 @@ class Zone(private val zoneId : String, zoneMap : ZoneMap, zoneNumber : Int) {
     }
   }
 
+  def PopulationJoin(avatar : Avatar) : Boolean = {
+    players.get(avatar) match {
+      case Some(_) =>
+        false
+      case None =>
+        players += avatar -> None
+        true
+    }
+  }
+
+  def PopulationLeave(avatar : Avatar) : Option[Player] = {
+    players.remove(avatar) match {
+      case None =>
+        None
+      case Some(tplayer) =>
+        tplayer
+    }
+  }
+
+  def PopulationSpawn(avatar : Avatar, player : Player) : Option[Player] = {
+    players.get(avatar) match {
+      case None =>
+        None
+      case Some(tplayer) =>
+        tplayer match {
+          case Some(aplayer) =>
+            Some(aplayer)
+          case None =>
+            players(avatar) = Some(player)
+            Some(player)
+        }
+    }
+  }
+
+  def PopulationRelease(avatar : Avatar) : Option[Player] = {
+    players.get(avatar) match {
+      case None =>
+        None
+      case Some(tplayer) =>
+        players(avatar) = None
+        tplayer
+    }
+  }
+
+  def CorpseAdd(player : Player) : Unit = {
+    if(player.isBackpack && recursiveFindCorpse(players.values.filter(_.nonEmpty).map(_.get).iterator, player.GUID).isEmpty) {
+      corpses = corpses :+ player
+    }
+  }
+
+  def CorpseRemove(player : Player) : Unit = {
+    recursiveFindCorpse(corpses.iterator, player.GUID) match {
+      case Some(index) =>
+        corpses = corpses.take(index-1) ++ corpses.drop(index)
+      case None => ;
+    }
+  }
+
+  @tailrec final def recursiveFindCorpse(iter : Iterator[Player], guid : PlanetSideGUID, index : Int = 0) : Option[Int] = {
+    if(!iter.hasNext) {
+      None
+    }
+    else {
+      if(iter.next.GUID == guid) {
+        Some(index)
+      }
+      else {
+        recursiveFindCorpse(iter, guid, index + 1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
     * Coordinate `Equipment` that has been dropped on the ground or to-be-dropped on the ground.
     * @return synchronized reference to the ground
@@ -220,6 +306,8 @@ class Zone(private val zoneId : String, zoneMap : ZoneMap, zoneNumber : Int) {
 
   def Transport : ActorRef = transport
 
+  def Population : ActorRef = population
+
   def Buildings : Map[Int, Building] = buildings
 
   def Building(id : Int) : Option[Building] = {
@@ -266,6 +354,21 @@ object Zone {
     */
   final case class Init()
 
+  object Population {
+    final case class Join(avatar : Avatar)
+    final case class Leave(avatar : Avatar)
+    final case class Spawn(avatar : Avatar, player : Player)
+    final case class Release(avatar : Avatar)
+    final case class PlayerHasLeft(zone : Zone, player : Option[Player]) //Leave(avatar), but still has a player
+    final case class PlayerAlreadySpawned(player : Player) //Spawn(avatar, player), but avatar already has a player
+    final case class PlayerCanNotSpawn(zone : Zone, player : Player) //Spawn(avatar, player), but avatar did not initially Join(avatar)
+  }
+
+  object Corpse {
+    final case class Add(player : Player)
+    final case class Remove(player : Player)
+  }
+
   /**
     * Message to relinguish an item and place in on the ground.
     * @param item the piece of `Equipment`
diff --git a/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/ZonePopulationActor.scala b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/ZonePopulationActor.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6787166c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/scala/net/psforever/objects/zones/ZonePopulationActor.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package net.psforever.objects.zones
+
+import akka.actor.Actor
+
+class ZonePopulationActor(zone : Zone) extends Actor {
+  def receive : Receive = {
+    case Zone.Population.Join(avatar) =>
+      zone.PopulationJoin(avatar)
+
+    case Zone.Population.Leave(avatar) =>
+      zone.PopulationLeave(avatar) match {
+        case None => ;
+        case player @ Some(_) =>
+          sender ! Zone.Population.PlayerHasLeft(zone, player)
+      }
+
+    case Zone.Population.Spawn(avatar, player) =>
+      zone.PopulationSpawn(avatar, player) match {
+        case Some(tplayer) =>
+          if(tplayer != player) {
+            sender ! Zone.Population.PlayerCanNotSpawn(zone, player)
+          }
+        case None =>
+          sender ! Zone.Population.PlayerCanNotSpawn(zone, player)
+      }
+
+    case Zone.Population.Release(avatar) =>
+      zone.PopulationRelease(avatar) match {
+        case Some(_) => ;
+        case None =>
+          sender ! Zone.Population.PlayerHasLeft(zone, None)
+      }
+
+    case Zone.Corpse.Add(player) =>
+      zone.CorpseAdd(player)
+
+    case Zone.Corpse.Remove(player) =>
+      zone.CorpseRemove(player)
+
+    case _ => ;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
index fc24d57e..7ce17fe8 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/WorldSessionActor.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import MDCContextAware.Implicits._
 import net.psforever.objects.GlobalDefinitions._
 import services.ServiceManager.Lookup
 import net.psforever.objects._
+import net.psforever.objects.definition.converter.CorpseConverter
 import net.psforever.objects.equipment._
 import net.psforever.objects.guid.{GUIDTask, Task, TaskResolver}
 import net.psforever.objects.inventory.{Container, GridInventory, InventoryItem}
@@ -67,40 +68,37 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
   var progressBarUpdate : Cancellable = DefaultCancellable.obj
 
   override def postStop() = {
-    if(clientKeepAlive != null)
-      clientKeepAlive.cancel()
-      localService ! Service.Leave()
-      vehicleService ! Service.Leave()
-      avatarService ! Service.Leave()
-      LivePlayerList.Remove(sessionId) match {
-        case Some(tplayer) =>
-          tplayer.VehicleSeated match {
-            case Some(vehicle_guid) =>
-              //TODO do this at some other time
-              vehicleService ! VehicleServiceMessage(continent.Id, VehicleAction.KickPassenger(tplayer.GUID, 0, true, vehicle_guid))
-            case None => ;
-          }
-          tplayer.VehicleOwned match {
-            case Some(vehicle_guid) =>
-              continent.GUID(vehicle_guid) match {
-                case Some(vehicle : Vehicle) =>
-                  vehicle.Owner = None
-                  //TODO temporary solution; to un-own, permit driver seat to Empire access level
-                  vehicle.PermissionGroup(10, VehicleLockState.Empire.id)
-                  vehicleService ! VehicleServiceMessage(continent.Id, VehicleAction.SeatPermissions(tplayer.GUID, vehicle_guid, 10, VehicleLockState.Empire.id))
-                case _ => ;
-              }
-            case None => ;
-          }
-
-          if(tplayer.HasGUID) {
-            val guid = tplayer.GUID
-            avatarService ! AvatarServiceMessage(tplayer.Continent, AvatarAction.ObjectDelete(guid, guid))
-            taskResolver ! GUIDTask.UnregisterAvatar(tplayer)(continent.GUID)
-            //TODO normally, the actual player avatar persists a minute or so after the user disconnects
-          }
+    clientKeepAlive.cancel()
+    localService ! Service.Leave()
+    vehicleService ! Service.Leave()
+    avatarService ! Service.Leave()
 
+    LivePlayerList.Remove(sessionId)
+    if(player != null && player.HasGUID) {
+      val player_guid = player.GUID
+      player.VehicleSeated match {
+        case Some(vehicle_guid) =>
+          //TODO do this at some other time
+          vehicleService ! VehicleServiceMessage(continent.Id, VehicleAction.KickPassenger(player_guid, 0, true, vehicle_guid))
         case None => ;
+      }
+      player.VehicleOwned match {
+        case Some(vehicle_guid) =>
+          continent.GUID(vehicle_guid) match {
+            case Some(vehicle : Vehicle) =>
+              vehicle.Owner = None
+              //TODO temporary solution; to un-own, permit driver seat to Empire access level
+              vehicle.PermissionGroup(10, VehicleLockState.Empire.id)
+              vehicleService ! VehicleServiceMessage(continent.Id, VehicleAction.SeatPermissions(player_guid, vehicle_guid, 10, VehicleLockState.Empire.id))
+            case _ => ;
+          }
+        case None => ;
+      }
+      continent.Population ! Zone.Population.Release(avatar)
+      continent.Population ! Zone.Population.Leave(avatar)
+      avatarService ! AvatarServiceMessage(player.Continent, AvatarAction.ObjectDelete(player_guid, player_guid))
+      taskResolver ! GUIDTask.UnregisterAvatar(player)(continent.GUID)
+      //TODO normally, the actual player avatar persists a minute or so after the user disconnects
     }
   }
 
@@ -151,6 +149,7 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
     case game @ GamePacket(_, _, _) =>
       handlePktContainer(game)
       // temporary hack to keep the client from disconnecting
+      //it's been a "temporary hack" since 2016 :P
     case PokeClient() =>
       sendResponse(KeepAliveMessage())
 
@@ -281,6 +280,11 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
             }
           }
 
+        case AvatarResponse.Release(tplayer) =>
+          if(tplayer_guid != guid) {
+            turnPlayerIntoCorpse(tplayer)
+          }
+
         case AvatarResponse.Reload(item_guid) =>
           if(tplayer_guid != guid) {
             sendResponse(ReloadMessage(item_guid, 1, 0))
@@ -973,11 +977,11 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
 
     case Zone.ClientInitialization(zone) =>
       val continentNumber = zone.Number
-      val poplist = LivePlayerList.ZonePopulation(continentNumber, _ => true)
+      val poplist = zone.Players
       val popBO = 0 //TODO black ops test (partition)
-      val popTR = poplist.count(_.Faction == PlanetSideEmpire.TR)
-      val popNC = poplist.count(_.Faction == PlanetSideEmpire.NC)
-      val popVS = poplist.count(_.Faction == PlanetSideEmpire.VS)
+      val popTR = poplist.count(_.faction == PlanetSideEmpire.TR)
+      val popNC = poplist.count(_.faction == PlanetSideEmpire.NC)
+      val popVS = poplist.count(_.faction == PlanetSideEmpire.VS)
 
       zone.Buildings.foreach({ case(id, building) => initBuilding(continentNumber, id, building) })
       sendResponse(ZonePopulationUpdateMessage(continentNumber, 414, 138, popTR, 138, popNC, 138, popVS, 138, popBO))
@@ -990,7 +994,16 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
       sendResponse(ZoneForcedCavernConnectionsMessage(continentNumber, 0))
       sendResponse(HotSpotUpdateMessage(continentNumber, 1, Nil)) //normally set in bulk; should be fine doing per continent
 
+    case Zone.Population.PlayerHasLeft(zone, None) =>
+      log.info(s"$avatar does not have a body on ${zone.Id}")
+
+    case Zone.Population.PlayerHasLeft(zone, Some(tplayer)) =>
+      if(tplayer.isAlive) {
+        log.info(s"$tplayer has left zone ${zone.Id}")
+      }
+
     case InterstellarCluster.ClientInitializationComplete() =>
+      LivePlayerList.Add(sessionId, avatar)
       //PropertyOverrideMessage
       sendResponse(PlanetsideAttributeMessage(PlanetSideGUID(0), 112, 1))
       sendResponse(ReplicationStreamMessage(5, Some(6), Vector(SquadListing()))) //clear squad list
@@ -1002,6 +1015,7 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
       log.info(s"Zone $zoneId has been loaded")
       player.Continent = zoneId
       continent = zone
+      continent.Population ! Zone.Population.Join(avatar)
       taskResolver ! RegisterNewAvatar(player)
 
     case NewPlayerLoaded(tplayer) =>
@@ -1009,7 +1023,7 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
       player = tplayer
       //LoadMapMessage will cause the client to send back a BeginZoningMessage packet (see below)
       sendResponse(LoadMapMessage(continent.Map.Name, continent.Id, 40100,25,true,3770441820L))
-      AvatarCreate()
+      AvatarCreate() //important! the LoadMapMessage must be processed by the client before the avatar is created
 
     case PlayerLoaded(tplayer) =>
       log.info(s"Player $tplayer has been loaded")
@@ -1026,7 +1040,6 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
     case SetCurrentAvatar(tplayer) =>
       player = tplayer
       val guid = tplayer.GUID
-      LivePlayerList.Assign(continent.Number, sessionId, guid)
       sendResponse(SetCurrentAvatarMessage(guid,0,0))
 
       (0 until DetailedCharacterData.numberOfImplantSlots(tplayer.BEP)).foreach(slot => {
@@ -1256,7 +1269,6 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
         case CharacterRequestAction.Delete =>
           sendResponse(ActionResultMessage(false, Some(1)))
         case CharacterRequestAction.Select =>
-          LivePlayerList.Add(sessionId, player)
           //TODO check if can spawn on last continent/location from player?
           //TODO if yes, get continent guid accessors
           //TODO if no, get sanctuary guid accessors and reset the player's expectations
@@ -1296,20 +1308,18 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
         )
       })
       //load active players in zone
-      LivePlayerList.ZonePopulation(continent.Number, _ => true).foreach(char => {
+      continent.LivePlayers.filterNot(_.GUID == player.GUID).foreach(char => {
         sendResponse(
           ObjectCreateMessage(ObjectClass.avatar, char.GUID, char.Definition.Packet.ConstructorData(char).get)
         )
       })
+      //load corpses in zone
+      continent.Corpses.foreach( turnPlayerIntoCorpse(_) )
       //load active vehicles in zone
       continent.Vehicles.foreach(vehicle => {
         val definition = vehicle.Definition
         sendResponse(
-          ObjectCreateMessage(
-            definition.ObjectId,
-            vehicle.GUID,
-            definition.Packet.ConstructorData(vehicle).get
-          )
+          ObjectCreateMessage(definition.ObjectId, vehicle.GUID, definition.Packet.ConstructorData(vehicle).get)
         )
         //seat vehicle occupants
         vehicle.Definition.MountPoints.values.foreach(seat_num => {
@@ -1362,7 +1372,7 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
       self ! SetCurrentAvatar(player)
 
     case msg @ PlayerStateMessageUpstream(avatar_guid, pos, vel, yaw, pitch, yaw_upper, seq_time, unk3, is_crouching, is_jumping, unk4, is_cloaking, unk5, unk6) =>
-      if(!player.isAlive) {
+      if(player.isAlive) {
         player.Position = pos
         player.Velocity = vel
         player.Orientation = Vector3(player.Orientation.x, pitch, yaw)
@@ -1434,10 +1444,14 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
 
     case msg @ ReleaseAvatarRequestMessage() =>
       log.info(s"ReleaseAvatarRequest: ${player.GUID} on ${continent.Id} has released")
+      //TODO is it easier to delete the player, then re-create them as a corpse?
       player.Release
+      continent.Population ! Zone.Population.Release(avatar)
+      continent.Population ! Zone.Corpse.Add(player)
       val knife = player.Slot(4).Equipment.get
       taskResolver ! RemoveEquipmentFromSlot(player, knife, 4)
-      sendResponse(PlanetsideAttributeMessage(player.GUID, 6, 1))
+      turnPlayerIntoCorpse(player)
+      avatarService ! AvatarServiceMessage(continent.Id, AvatarAction.Release(player, continent))
       sendResponse(AvatarDeadStateMessage(DeadState.Release, 0, 0, player.Position, 2, true))
 
     case msg @ SpawnRequestMessage(u1, u2, u3, u4, u5) =>
@@ -1449,7 +1463,7 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
               val tplayer = SpawnRequest(player) //new player
               tplayer.Position = tube.Position
               tplayer.Orientation = tube.Orientation
-              log.info(s"SpawnRequestMessage: new player will spawn in ${building.Id} @ tube ${tube.GUID.guid}")
+              log.info(s"SpawnRequestMessage: new player will spawn in ${building.Id} @ ${tube.GUID.guid}")
               sendResponse(AvatarDeadStateMessage(DeadState.RespawnTime, 10000, 10000, Vector3.Zero, 2, true))
               import scala.concurrent.duration._
               import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
@@ -1507,7 +1521,9 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
         player.Die
         sendResponse(PlanetsideAttributeMessage(player_guid, 0, 0))
         sendResponse(PlanetsideAttributeMessage(player_guid, 2, 0))
-        sendResponse(DestroyMessage(player_guid, player_guid, PlanetSideGUID(0), pos))
+        avatarService ! AvatarServiceMessage(continent.Id, AvatarAction.PlanetsideAttribute(player_guid, 0, 0))
+        avatarService ! AvatarServiceMessage(continent.Id, AvatarAction.PlanetsideAttribute(player_guid, 2, 0))
+        sendResponse(DestroyMessage(player_guid, player_guid, PlanetSideGUID(0), pos)) //how many players get this message?
         sendResponse(AvatarDeadStateMessage(DeadState.Dead, 300000, 300000, pos, 2, true))
       }
 
@@ -1521,8 +1537,8 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
         sendResponse(DropSession(sessionId, "user quit"))
       }
 
-      if(contents.trim.equals("!loc")) { //dev hack; consider bang-commands to complement slash-commands
-        echoContents = s"pos=${player.Position.x}, ${player.Position.y}, ${player.Position.z}; ori=${player.Orientation.x}, ${player.Orientation.y}, ${player.Orientation.z}"
+      if(contents.trim.equals("!loc")) { //dev hack; consider bang-commands to complement slash-commands in future
+        echoContents = s"zone=${continent.Id} pos=${player.Position.x},${player.Position.y},${player.Position.z}; ori=${player.Orientation.x},${player.Orientation.y},${player.Orientation.z}"
         log.info(echoContents)
       }
 
@@ -3315,6 +3331,7 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
     val dcdata = packet.DetailedConstructorData(player).get
     sendResponse(ObjectCreateDetailedMessage(ObjectClass.avatar, player.GUID, dcdata))
     avatarService ! AvatarServiceMessage(player.Continent, AvatarAction.LoadPlayer(player.GUID, packet.ConstructorData(player).get))
+    continent.Population ! Zone.Population.Spawn(avatar, player)
     log.debug(s"ObjectCreateDetailedMessage: $dcdata")
   }
 
@@ -3335,6 +3352,13 @@ class WorldSessionActor extends Actor with MDCContextAware {
     obj
   }
 
+  def turnPlayerIntoCorpse(tplayer : Player) : Unit = {
+    //sendResponse(PlanetsideAttributeMessage(tplayer.GUID, 6, 1))
+    sendResponse(
+      ObjectCreateDetailedMessage(ObjectClass.avatar, tplayer.GUID, CorpseConverter.converter.DetailedConstructorData(tplayer).get)
+    )
+  }
+
   def failWithError(error : String) = {
     log.error(error)
     sendResponse(ConnectionClose())
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarAction.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarAction.scala
index 13ece68e..54c5725f 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarAction.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarAction.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
 package services.avatar
 
+import net.psforever.objects.Player
 import net.psforever.objects.equipment.Equipment
+import net.psforever.objects.zones.Zone
 import net.psforever.packet.game.{PlanetSideGUID, PlayerStateMessageUpstream}
 import net.psforever.packet.game.objectcreate.ConstructorData
 import net.psforever.types.{ExoSuitType, Vector3}
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ object AvatarAction {
   final case class ObjectHeld(player_guid : PlanetSideGUID, slot : Int) extends Action
   final case class PlanetsideAttribute(player_guid : PlanetSideGUID, attribute_type : Int, attribute_value : Long) extends Action
   final case class PlayerState(player_guid : PlanetSideGUID, msg : PlayerStateMessageUpstream, spectator : Boolean, weaponInHand : Boolean) extends Action
+  final case class Release(player : Player, zone : Zone) extends Action
   final case class Reload(player_guid : PlanetSideGUID, weapon_guid : PlanetSideGUID) extends Action
   final case class WeaponDryFire(player_guid : PlanetSideGUID, weapon_guid : PlanetSideGUID) extends Action
 //  final case class PlayerStateShift(killer : PlanetSideGUID, victim : PlanetSideGUID) extends Action
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarResponse.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarResponse.scala
index 0ffe562f..f3c605ed 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarResponse.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarResponse.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
 package services.avatar
 
+import net.psforever.objects.Player
 import net.psforever.objects.equipment.Equipment
 import net.psforever.packet.game.{PlanetSideGUID, PlayerStateMessageUpstream}
 import net.psforever.packet.game.objectcreate.ConstructorData
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ object AvatarResponse {
   final case class ObjectHeld(slot : Int) extends Response
   final case class PlanetsideAttribute(attribute_type : Int, attribute_value : Long) extends Response
   final case class PlayerState(msg : PlayerStateMessageUpstream, spectator : Boolean, weaponInHand : Boolean) extends Response
+  final case class Release(player : Player) extends Response
   final case class Reload(weapon_guid : PlanetSideGUID) extends Response
   final case class WeaponDryFire(weapon_guid : PlanetSideGUID) extends Response
   //  final case class PlayerStateShift(itemID : PlanetSideGUID) extends Response
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarService.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarService.scala
index dcf24902..2d8f0f8c 100644
--- a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarService.scala
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/AvatarService.scala
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
 package services.avatar
 
-import akka.actor.Actor
+import akka.actor.{Actor, ActorRef, Props}
+import services.avatar.support.UndertakerActor
 import services.{GenericEventBus, Service}
 
 class AvatarService extends Actor {
-  //import AvatarServiceResponse._
+  private val undertaker : ActorRef = context.actorOf(Props[UndertakerActor], "corpse-removal-agent")
+  undertaker ! "startup"
+
   private [this] val log = org.log4s.getLogger
 
   override def preStart = {
@@ -87,6 +90,11 @@ class AvatarService extends Actor {
           AvatarEvents.publish(
             AvatarServiceResponse(s"/$forChannel/Avatar", guid, AvatarResponse.PlayerState(msg, spectator, weapon))
           )
+        case AvatarAction.Release(player, zone) =>
+          undertaker ! UndertakerActor.AddCorpse(player, zone)
+          AvatarEvents.publish(
+            AvatarServiceResponse(s"/$forChannel/Avatar", player.GUID, AvatarResponse.Release(player))
+          )
         case AvatarAction.Reload(player_guid, weapon_guid) =>
           AvatarEvents.publish(
             AvatarServiceResponse(s"/$forChannel/Avatar", player_guid, AvatarResponse.Reload(weapon_guid))
diff --git a/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/support/UndertakerActor.scala b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/support/UndertakerActor.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc9e8122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pslogin/src/main/scala/services/avatar/support/UndertakerActor.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2017 PSForever
+package services.avatar.support
+
+import akka.actor.{Actor, ActorRef, Cancellable}
+import net.psforever.objects.guid.TaskResolver
+import net.psforever.objects.{DefaultCancellable, Player}
+import net.psforever.objects.zones.Zone
+import services.{Service, ServiceManager}
+import services.ServiceManager.Lookup
+import services.avatar.{AvatarAction, AvatarServiceMessage}
+
+import scala.annotation.tailrec
+import scala.concurrent.duration._
+
+class UndertakerActor extends Actor {
+  private var burial : Cancellable = DefaultCancellable.obj
+
+  private var corpses : List[UndertakerActor.Entry] = List()
+
+  private var taskResolver : ActorRef = Actor.noSender
+
+  private[this] val log = org.log4s.getLogger("Cart Master")
+
+  override def postStop() = {
+    corpses.foreach { BurialTask }
+  }
+
+  def receive : Receive = {
+    case "startup" =>
+      ServiceManager.serviceManager ! Lookup("taskResolver") //ask for a resolver to deal with the GUID system
+
+    case ServiceManager.LookupResult("taskResolver", endpoint) =>
+      taskResolver = endpoint
+      context.become(Processing)
+
+    case _ => ;
+  }
+
+  def Processing : Receive = {
+    case UndertakerActor.AddCorpse(corpse, zone, time) =>
+      if(corpse.isBackpack) {
+        corpses = corpses :+ UndertakerActor.Entry(corpse, zone, time)
+        if(corpses.size == 1) { //we were the only entry so the event must be started from scratch
+          import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
+          burial = context.system.scheduler.scheduleOnce(UndertakerActor.timeout, self, UndertakerActor.Dispose())
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        log.warn(s"he's not dead yet - $corpse")
+      }
+
+    case UndertakerActor.Dispose() =>
+      burial.cancel
+      val now : Long = System.nanoTime
+      val (buried, rotting) = PartitionEntries(corpses, now)
+      corpses = rotting
+      buried.foreach { BurialTask }
+      if(rotting.nonEmpty) {
+        val short_timeout : FiniteDuration = math.max(1, UndertakerActor.timeout_time - (now - rotting.head.time)) nanoseconds
+        import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
+        burial = context.system.scheduler.scheduleOnce(short_timeout, self, UndertakerActor.Dispose())
+      }
+
+    case UndertakerActor.FailureToWork(target, zone, ex) =>
+     log.error(s"$target failed to be properly cleaned up from $zone - $ex")
+
+    case _ => ;
+  }
+
+  def BurialTask(entry : UndertakerActor.Entry) : Unit = {
+    val target = entry.corpse
+    val zone = entry.zone
+    entry.zone.Population ! Zone.Corpse.Remove(target)
+    context.parent ! AvatarServiceMessage(zone.Id, AvatarAction.ObjectDelete(Service.defaultPlayerGUID, target.GUID)) //call up to the main event system
+    taskResolver ! BurialTask(target, zone)
+  }
+
+  def BurialTask(corpse : Player, zone : Zone) : TaskResolver.GiveTask = {
+    import net.psforever.objects.guid.{GUIDTask, Task}
+    TaskResolver.GiveTask (
+      new Task() {
+        private val localCorpse = corpse
+        private val localZone = zone
+        private val localAnnounce = self
+
+        override def isComplete : Task.Resolution.Value = Task.Resolution.Success
+
+        def Execute(resolver : ActorRef) : Unit = {
+          resolver ! scala.util.Success(this)
+        }
+
+        override def onFailure(ex : Throwable): Unit = {
+          localAnnounce ! UndertakerActor.FailureToWork(localCorpse, localZone, ex)
+        }
+      }, List(GUIDTask.UnregisterAvatar(corpse)(zone.GUID))
+    )
+  }
+
+  private def PartitionEntries(list : List[UndertakerActor.Entry], now : Long) : (List[UndertakerActor.Entry], List[UndertakerActor.Entry]) = {
+    val n : Int = recursivePartitionEntries(list.iterator, now, UndertakerActor.timeout_time)
+    (list.take(n), list.drop(n)) //take and drop so to always return new lists
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * Mark the index where the `List` of elements can be divided into two:
+    * a `List` of elements that have exceeded the time limit,
+    * and a `List` of elements that still satisfy the time limit.
+    * @param iter the `Iterator` of entries to divide
+    * @param now the time right now (in nanoseconds)
+    * @param index a persistent record of the index where list division should occur;
+    *              defaults to 0
+    * @return the index where division will occur
+    */
+  @tailrec private def recursivePartitionEntries(iter : Iterator[UndertakerActor.Entry], now : Long, duration : Long, index : Int = 0) : Int = {
+    if(!iter.hasNext) {
+      index
+    }
+    else {
+      val entry = iter.next()
+      if(now - entry.time >= duration) {
+        recursivePartitionEntries(iter, now, duration, index + 1)
+      }
+      else {
+        index
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+object UndertakerActor {
+  /** A `Long` for calculation simplicity */
+  private final val timeout_time : Long = 180000000000L //3 min (180s)
+  /** A `FiniteDuration` for `Executor` simplicity */
+  private final val timeout : FiniteDuration = timeout_time nanoseconds
+
+  final case class AddCorpse(corpse : Player, zone : Zone, time : Long = System.nanoTime())
+
+  final case class Entry(corpse : Player, zone : Zone, time : Long = System.nanoTime())
+
+  final case class FailureToWork(corpse : Player, zone : Zone, ex : Throwable)
+
+  final case class Dispose()
+
+  //TODO design mass disposal cases
+}