client/src/App.jsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import NewsletterIssue from './routes/public/NewsletterIssue.jsx'
 import About from './routes/public/About.jsx'
 import Status from './routes/public/Status.jsx'
 import Shard from './routes/public/Shard.jsx'
+import ShardChar from './routes/public/ShardChar.jsx'
 import Wiki from './routes/wiki/Wiki.jsx'
 import WikiArticle from './routes/wiki/WikiArticle.jsx'
 import CmsPage from './routes/public/CmsPage.jsx'
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ import ModerationUser from './routes/admin/views/ModerationUser.jsx'
 // Player portal
 import PlayerLogin from './routes/player/PlayerLogin.jsx'
 import PlayerRegister from './routes/player/PlayerRegister.jsx'
+import PlayerPortalLayout from './routes/player/PlayerPortalLayout.jsx'
+import PlayerCharacters from './routes/player/PlayerCharacters.jsx'
+import PlayerCharacter from './routes/player/PlayerCharacter.jsx'
 import PlayerAccount from './routes/player/PlayerAccount.jsx'
 
 export default function App() {
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ export default function App() {
             <Route path="/site/about" element={<About />} />
             <Route path="/site/status" element={<Status />} />
             <Route path="/site/shard" element={<Shard />} />
+            <Route path="/site/shard/char/:serial" element={<ShardChar />} />
             <Route path="/wiki" element={<Wiki />} />
             <Route path="/wiki/:slug" element={<WikiArticle />} />
             {/* CMS pages: top-level /:slug, matched only after the named routes
@@ -123,13 +128,16 @@ export default function App() {
           <Route path="/account/login" element={<PlayerLogin />} />
           <Route path="/account/register" element={<PlayerRegister />} />
           <Route
-            path="/account"
             element={
               <RequirePlayer>
-                <PlayerAccount />
+                <PlayerPortalLayout />
               </RequirePlayer>
             }
-          />
+          >
+            <Route path="/player" element={<PlayerCharacters />} />
+            <Route path="/player/char/:serial" element={<PlayerCharacter />} />
+            <Route path="/account" element={<PlayerAccount />} />
+          </Route>
 
           <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/" replace />} />
         </Routes>

client/src/api/client.js

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export const api = {
       return req(`/public/shard/feed${s ? `?${s}` : ''}`)
     },
     economy: (limit) => req(`/public/shard/economy${limit ? `?limit=${limit}` : ''}`),
+    online: () => req('/public/shard/online'),
     idoc: () => req('/public/shard/idoc'),
     char: (serial) => req(`/public/shard/char/${encodeURIComponent(serial)}`),
   },

client/src/components/CharacterSheet.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Reusable character-sheet renderer for the char.profile shape returned by
+// /public/shard/char/:serial. Presentational only — the parent handles loading
+// and errors. Styled with the shared theme vocabulary (panel/grid/stat tiles).
+
+const RESIST_LABELS = { phys: 'Physical', fire: 'Fire', cold: 'Cold', pois: 'Poison', energy: 'Energy' }
+
+function StatTile({ value, label }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="panel" style={{ padding: '14px 12px', textAlign: 'center' }}>
+      <div className="display" style={{ fontSize: '1.35rem', color: 'var(--head)' }}>{value}</div>
+      <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.64rem', letterSpacing: '0.12em', textTransform: 'uppercase', marginTop: 4 }}>{label}</div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function Vital({ label, cur, max }) {
+  const pct = max ? Math.min(100, Math.round((cur / max) * 100)) : 0
+  return (
+    <div className="panel" style={{ padding: '12px 14px' }}>
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'baseline', marginBottom: 8 }}>
+        <span className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.64rem', letterSpacing: '0.12em', textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>{label}</span>
+        <span className="display" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '0.95rem' }}>{cur ?? '—'}<span className="dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.8rem' }}> / {max ?? '—'}</span></span>
+      </div>
+      <div style={{ height: 6, borderRadius: 999, background: 'var(--line)', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+        <div style={{ width: `${pct}%`, height: '100%', background: 'var(--accent)' }} />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function CharacterSheet({ char }) {
+  if (!char) return null
+  const stats = char.stats || {}
+  const resist = stats.resist || {}
+  // Skills the character actually has, best first.
+  const skills = (char.skills || [])
+    .filter((s) => (s.value || s.base || 0) > 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => (b.value || 0) - (a.value || 0))
+  const equipment = char.equipment || []
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 22 }}>
+      {/* Identity */}
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 14, flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+        <h2 className="display" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '1.6rem', color: 'var(--head)' }}>{char.name || 'Unknown'}</h2>
+        {char.title && <span className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>{char.title}</span>}
+        <span
+          className="sans"
+          style={{
+            display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6, padding: '4px 10px', borderRadius: 999,
+            border: '1px solid var(--line)', fontSize: '0.74rem',
+            color: char.online ? '#7fd0a4' : 'var(--muted)',
+          }}
+        >
+          <span style={{ width: 8, height: 8, borderRadius: '50%', background: char.online ? '#7fd0a4' : 'var(--dim)' }} />
+          {char.online ? 'Online' : 'Offline'}
+        </span>
+        <span className="sans dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.76rem', marginLeft: 'auto' }}>{char.serial}</span>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Core stats */}
+      <section>
+        <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Attributes</div>
+        <div className="grid-3" style={{ gap: 12 }}>
+          <StatTile value={stats.str ?? '—'} label="Strength" />
+          <StatTile value={stats.dex ?? '—'} label="Dexterity" />
+          <StatTile value={stats.int ?? '—'} label="Intelligence" />
+        </div>
+        <div className="grid-3" style={{ gap: 12, marginTop: 12 }}>
+          <Vital label="Hits" cur={stats.hits} max={stats.hitsMax} />
+          <Vital label="Mana" cur={stats.mana} max={stats.manaMax} />
+          <Vital label="Stamina" cur={stats.stam} max={stats.stamMax} />
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      {/* Resistances */}
+      {Object.keys(resist).length > 0 && (
+        <section>
+          <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Resistances</div>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+            {['phys', 'fire', 'cold', 'pois', 'energy'].map((k) => (
+              <div key={k} className="panel" style={{ padding: '10px 16px', textAlign: 'center', minWidth: 84 }}>
+                <div className="display" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '1.1rem' }}>{resist[k] ?? 0}</div>
+                <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.66rem', textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.08em', marginTop: 2 }}>{RESIST_LABELS[k]}</div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Skills */}
+      {skills.length > 0 && (
+        <section>
+          <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Skills <span className="dim">({skills.length})</span></div>
+          <div className="grid-2" style={{ gap: '8px 18px' }}>
+            {skills.map((s) => {
+              const cap = s.cap || 100
+              const pct = Math.min(100, Math.round(((s.value || 0) / cap) * 100))
+              return (
+                <div key={s.n}>
+                  <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'baseline', marginBottom: 3 }}>
+                    <span className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--ink)', fontSize: '0.86rem' }}>{s.n}</span>
+                    <span className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '0.82rem' }}>{s.value}</span>
+                  </div>
+                  <div style={{ height: 4, borderRadius: 999, background: 'var(--line)', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+                    <div style={{ width: `${pct}%`, height: '100%', background: 'var(--accent)' }} />
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              )
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+
+      {/* Equipment */}
+      {equipment.length > 0 && (
+        <section>
+          <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Equipment</div>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 8 }}>
+            {equipment.map((it) => (
+              <div key={it.serial} style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 12, padding: '10px 14px', border: '1px solid var(--line)', borderRadius: 8 }}>
+                <span style={{ flex: 'none', width: 22, height: 22, borderRadius: 5, border: '1px solid var(--line)', background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.05)' }} />
+                <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+                  <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '0.88rem' }}>{it.layer || 'Item'}</div>
+                  <div className="sans dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.74rem' }}>id {it.itemId}{it.hue ? ` · hue ${it.hue}` : ''}</div>
+                </div>
+                {it.mods && Object.keys(it.mods).length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="sans" style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 6, flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'flex-end', maxWidth: '55%' }}>
+                    {Object.entries(it.mods).map(([k, v]) => (
+                      <span key={k} className="pill" style={{ fontSize: '0.7rem', padding: '2px 8px' }}>{k} {v}</span>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

client/src/routes/player/PlayerAccount.jsx

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
-import MoonDot from '../../components/MoonDot.jsx'
 import ProviderIcon from '../../components/ProviderIcon.jsx'
 import { Loading, ErrorState } from '../../components/PageState.jsx'
 import { useAuth } from '../../contexts/AuthContext.jsx'
@@ -297,175 +295,6 @@ function LinkedAccounts() {
   )
 }
 
-// ── Game accounts (uo-link) ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-function GameAccounts() {
-  const [accounts, setAccounts] = useState(null)
-  const [error, setError] = useState('')
-  const [code, setCode] = useState('')
-  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
-  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
-  const [linkError, setLinkError] = useState('')
-  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(null) // account being inspected
-
-  const load = useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      setAccounts(await api.player.shard.accounts())
-    } catch {
-      setError('Could not load your linked game accounts.')
-    }
-  }, [])
-  useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
-
-  async function link(e) {
-    e.preventDefault()
-    setMsg('')
-    setLinkError('')
-    if (!code.trim()) return
-    setBusy(true)
-    try {
-      const { account } = await api.player.shard.link(code.trim())
-      setMsg(`Linked ${account}.`)
-      setCode('')
-      await load()
-    } catch (err) {
-      setLinkError(err.message || 'Could not link that code.')
-    } finally {
-      setBusy(false)
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (error) return <ErrorState message={error} />
-  if (!accounts) return null
-
-  return (
-    <Section title="Game accounts">
-      <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.88rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
-        Link your in-game account to see your characters and player vendors here. In game, type{' '}
-        <code style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>[link</code> to get a one-time code, then enter it below.
-      </p>
-
-      <form onSubmit={link} style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, alignItems: 'flex-end', flexWrap: 'wrap', margin: '14px 0 4px' }}>
-        <label style={{ display: 'block' }}>
-          <span className="field-label">Link code</span>
-          <input
-            type="text"
-            value={code}
-            onChange={(e) => setCode(e.target.value.toUpperCase())}
-            className="input"
-            autoComplete="off"
-            placeholder="AB12CD"
-            style={{ maxWidth: 180, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.12em' }}
-          />
-        </label>
-        <button type="submit" disabled={busy || !code.trim()} className="btn btn-primary btn-sq">
-          {busy ? 'Linking…' : 'Link account'}
-        </button>
-      </form>
-      <Note msg={msg} error={linkError} />
-
-      {accounts.length > 0 && (
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 10, margin: '18px 0 0' }}>
-          {accounts.map((a) => (
-            <div key={a.account} style={{ border: '1px solid var(--line)', borderRadius: 8, padding: '12px 14px' }}>
-              <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 12 }}>
-                <div style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
-                  <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '0.92rem' }}>{a.account}</div>
-                  <div className="sans dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.76rem' }}>Linked {new Date(a.linkedAt).toLocaleDateString()}</div>
-                </div>
-                <button
-                  className="pill"
-                  onClick={() => setSelected(selected === a.account ? null : a.account)}
-                >
-                  {selected === a.account ? 'Hide' : 'View'}
-                </button>
-              </div>
-              {selected === a.account && <AccountDetail account={a.account} />}
-            </div>
-          ))}
-        </div>
-      )}
-      {accounts.length === 0 && (
-        <p className="sans dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.86rem', marginBottom: 0 }}>No game accounts linked yet.</p>
-      )}
-    </Section>
-  )
-}
-
-// Roster + vendors for one linked account, loaded on demand. Handles the shard
-// restart (503) path with a retry-able banner.
-function AccountDetail({ account }) {
-  const [roster, setRoster] = useState(null)
-  const [vendors, setVendors] = useState(null)
-  const [error, setError] = useState('')
-  const [unavailable, setUnavailable] = useState(false)
-
-  const load = useCallback(async () => {
-    setError('')
-    setUnavailable(false)
-    try {
-      const [r, v] = await Promise.all([
-        api.player.shard.roster(account),
-        api.player.shard.vendors(account).catch(() => null),
-      ])
-      setRoster(r)
-      setVendors(v)
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (err.status === 503) setUnavailable(true)
-      else setError(err.message || 'Could not load this account.')
-    }
-  }, [account])
-  useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
-
-  if (unavailable) {
-    return (
-      <div style={{ marginTop: 12 }}>
-        <p className="sans" style={{ margin: 0, color: '#e0b070', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>
-          The game server is restarting — try again shortly.
-        </p>
-        <button className="pill" style={{ marginTop: 8 }} onClick={load}>Retry</button>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-  if (error) return <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '12px 0 0', color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{error}</p>
-  if (!roster) return <p className="sans dim" style={{ margin: '12px 0 0', fontSize: '0.82rem' }}>Loading…</p>
-
-  const chars = roster.chars || []
-  const shops = (vendors && vendors.vendors) || []
-
-  return (
-    <div style={{ marginTop: 14, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 14 }}>
-      <div>
-        <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 6 }}>Characters</div>
-        {chars.length === 0 ? (
-          <p className="sans dim" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '0.82rem' }}>No characters found.</p>
-        ) : (
-          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 6 }}>
-            {chars.map((c) => (
-              <div key={c.serial} className="sans" style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 10, fontSize: '0.86rem', color: 'var(--ink)' }}>
-                <span>{c.name}</span>
-                <span className="dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.76rem' }}>{c.online ? 'Online' : 'Offline'}</span>
-              </div>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        )}
-      </div>
-      {shops.length > 0 && (
-        <div>
-          <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 6 }}>Player vendors</div>
-          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 6 }}>
-            {shops.map((s) => (
-              <div key={s.serial} className="sans" style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 10, fontSize: '0.86rem', color: 'var(--ink)' }}>
-                <span>{s.shopName || 'Vendor'}</span>
-                <span className="dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.76rem' }}>{Number(s.holdGold || 0).toLocaleString()}gp</span>
-              </div>
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
 // ── Shared bits ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 function Section({ title, children }) {
   return (
@@ -482,7 +311,7 @@ function Note({ msg, error }) {
 
 // ── Page ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 export default function PlayerAccount() {
-  const { logout, refresh } = useAuth()
+  const { refresh } = useAuth()
   const [account, setAccount] = useState(null)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
@@ -505,41 +334,22 @@ export default function PlayerAccount() {
   }, [load, refresh])
 
   return (
-    <main style={{ minHeight: '100vh', background: 'var(--bg-deep)', color: 'var(--ink)' }}>
-      <header style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 12, padding: '18px 20px', borderBottom: '1px solid var(--line)', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 12 }}>
-          <MoonDot size={12} glow={0.5} />
-          <span className="display" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '1.1rem', letterSpacing: '0.04em' }}>
-            My Account
-          </span>
-        </div>
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 14 }}>
-          <Link to="/" className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.84rem', textDecoration: 'none' }}>
-            ← Site
-          </Link>
-          <button onClick={logout} className="pill">Sign out</button>
-        </div>
-      </header>
-
-      <div style={{ maxWidth: 620, margin: '0 auto', padding: '10px 20px 60px' }}>
-        {loading && <Loading />}
-        {error && <ErrorState message={error} />}
-        {!loading && !error && account && (
-          <>
-            <div style={{ paddingTop: 24 }}>
-              <p className="sans" style={{ margin: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>
-                Signed in as <strong style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>{account.username}</strong>
-                {account.email ? ` · ${account.email}` : ''}
-              </p>
-            </div>
-            <GameAccounts />
-            <ChangeUsername account={account} onChanged={onUsernameChanged} />
-            <ChangePassword account={account} />
-            <TwoFactor account={account} reload={load} />
-            <LinkedAccounts />
-          </>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    </main>
+    <div>
+      <h1 className="display" style={{ margin: '0 0 4px', fontSize: '1.6rem', color: 'var(--head)' }}>Account</h1>
+      {loading && <Loading />}
+      {error && <ErrorState message={error} />}
+      {!loading && !error && account && (
+        <>
+          <p className="sans" style={{ margin: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>
+            Signed in as <strong style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>{account.username}</strong>
+            {account.email ? ` · ${account.email}` : ''}
+          </p>
+          <ChangeUsername account={account} onChanged={onUsernameChanged} />
+          <ChangePassword account={account} />
+          <TwoFactor account={account} reload={load} />
+          <LinkedAccounts />
+        </>
+      )}
+    </div>
   )
 }

client/src/routes/player/PlayerCharacter.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { useParams, Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Loading, ErrorState } from '../../components/PageState.jsx'
+import CharacterSheet from '../../components/CharacterSheet.jsx'
+import { useAsync } from '../../lib/useAsync.js'
+import { api } from '../../api/client.js'
+
+// A player's character sheet inside the portal. Character data is public MMO
+// data, so it uses the same cached public endpoint the site does.
+export default function PlayerCharacter() {
+  const { serial } = useParams()
+  const { loading, error, data } = useAsync(() => api.shard.char(serial), [serial])
+  const restarting = error && error.status === 503
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <p style={{ margin: '0 0 18px' }}>
+        <Link to="/player" className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', textDecoration: 'none', fontSize: '0.86rem' }}>
+          ← Back to characters
+        </Link>
+      </p>
+      {loading && <Loading />}
+      {restarting && <ErrorState message="The game server is restarting — try again shortly." />}
+      {error && !restarting && <ErrorState message="Could not load that character right now." />}
+      {!loading && !error && data && <CharacterSheet char={data} />}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

client/src/routes/player/PlayerCharacters.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Loading, ErrorState } from '../../components/PageState.jsx'
+import { api } from '../../api/client.js'
+
+// One-time-code linking form (shared by the empty state and "add another").
+function LinkForm({ onLinked, compact }) {
+  const [code, setCode] = useState('')
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+
+  async function submit(e) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setMsg(''); setError('')
+    if (!code.trim()) return
+    setBusy(true)
+    try {
+      const { account } = await api.player.shard.link(code.trim())
+      setMsg(`Linked ${account}.`)
+      setCode('')
+      await onLinked()
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err.message || 'Could not link that code.')
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form onSubmit={submit} style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, alignItems: 'flex-end', flexWrap: 'wrap', marginTop: compact ? 0 : 6 }}>
+      <label style={{ display: 'block' }}>
+        {!compact && <span className="field-label">Link code</span>}
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={code}
+          onChange={(e) => setCode(e.target.value.toUpperCase())}
+          className="input"
+          autoComplete="off"
+          placeholder="AB12CD"
+          style={{ maxWidth: 180, textTransform: 'uppercase', letterSpacing: '0.12em' }}
+        />
+      </label>
+      <button type="submit" disabled={busy || !code.trim()} className="btn btn-primary btn-sq">
+        {busy ? 'Linking…' : 'Link account'}
+      </button>
+      {msg && <span className="sans" style={{ color: '#7fd0a4', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{msg}</span>}
+      {error && <span className="sans" style={{ color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{error}</span>}
+    </form>
+  )
+}
+
+// Roster of one linked account → character cards linking to the sheet.
+function AccountRoster({ account }) {
+  const [roster, setRoster] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [unavailable, setUnavailable] = useState(false)
+
+  const load = useCallback(async () => {
+    setError(''); setUnavailable(false)
+    try {
+      setRoster(await api.player.shard.roster(account))
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.status === 503) setUnavailable(true)
+      else setError(err.message || 'Could not load this account.')
+    }
+  }, [account])
+  useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
+
+  if (unavailable) {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '0 0 8px', color: '#e0b070', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>The game server is restarting — try again shortly.</p>
+        <button className="pill" onClick={load}>Retry</button>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+  if (error) return <p className="sans" style={{ margin: 0, color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{error}</p>
+  if (!roster) return <p className="sans dim" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '0.82rem' }}>Loading…</p>
+
+  const chars = roster.chars || []
+  if (chars.length === 0) return <p className="sans dim" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '0.84rem' }}>No characters on this account.</p>
+
+  return (
+    <div className="grid-2" style={{ gap: 12 }}>
+      {chars.map((c) => (
+        <Link
+          key={c.serial}
+          to={`/player/char/${c.serial}`}
+          style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 12, padding: '14px 16px', border: '1px solid var(--line)', borderRadius: 10, textDecoration: 'none', background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)' }}
+        >
+          <span style={{ flex: 'none', width: 40, height: 40, borderRadius: '50%', background: 'linear-gradient(180deg,#2a3a52,#1a2536)', border: '1px solid var(--line)', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', color: '#d8e2ef', fontSize: '1rem', textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>
+            {(c.name || '?').charAt(0)}
+          </span>
+          <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
+            <div className="display" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '1.02rem' }}>{c.name}</div>
+            <div className="sans" style={{ fontSize: '0.76rem', color: c.online ? '#7fd0a4' : 'var(--muted)' }}>{c.online ? 'Online' : 'Offline'}</div>
+          </div>
+          <span className="sans dim" style={{ fontSize: '1.1rem' }}>›</span>
+        </Link>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function PlayerCharacters() {
+  const [accounts, setAccounts] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+
+  const load = useCallback(async () => {
+    setError('')
+    try {
+      setAccounts(await api.player.shard.accounts())
+    } catch {
+      setError('Could not load your game accounts.')
+    }
+  }, [])
+  useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
+
+  if (error) return <ErrorState message={error} />
+  if (!accounts) return <Loading />
+
+  // Not linked yet — prompt to link.
+  if (accounts.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <h1 className="display" style={{ margin: '0 0 6px', fontSize: '1.6rem', color: 'var(--head)' }}>Your characters</h1>
+        <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '0 0 22px', color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.92rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
+          You haven’t linked a game account yet. Link one to see your characters, stats, skills and vendors here.
+        </p>
+        <div className="panel" style={{ padding: 22 }}>
+          <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Link your game account</div>
+          <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.88rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
+            In game, type <code style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>[link</code> to get a one-time code, then enter it below.
+          </p>
+          <LinkForm onLinked={load} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  // Linked — show characters grouped by account.
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 12, flexWrap: 'wrap', marginBottom: 20 }}>
+        <h1 className="display" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '1.6rem', color: 'var(--head)' }}>Your characters</h1>
+      </div>
+
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 26 }}>
+        {accounts.map((a) => (
+          <section key={a.account}>
+            <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.7rem', letterSpacing: '0.12em', textTransform: 'uppercase', marginBottom: 12 }}>
+              {a.account}
+            </div>
+            <AccountRoster account={a.account} />
+          </section>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      <section style={{ borderTop: '1px solid var(--line-soft)', marginTop: 30, paddingTop: 22 }}>
+        <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 10 }}>Link another account</div>
+        <LinkForm onLinked={load} compact />
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

client/src/routes/player/PlayerLogin.jsx

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default function PlayerLogin() {
   const { user, login, loginTotp, ssoLoginTotp } = useAuth()
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const location = useLocation()
-  const dest = location.state?.from?.pathname || '/account'
+  const dest = location.state?.from?.pathname || '/player'
   // A staff member who signs in here belongs in the admin shell, not the portal.
   const destFor = (u) => (u && u.role !== 'player' ? '/admin' : dest)
 

client/src/routes/player/PlayerPortalLayout.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { NavLink, Link, Outlet, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+import MoonDot from '../../components/MoonDot.jsx'
+import { useAuth } from '../../contexts/AuthContext.jsx'
+
+// Shared shell for the logged-in player portal: a header with a nav bar
+// (Characters / Account) and the page content in an <Outlet />. Matches the
+// site's dark theme vocabulary.
+const tab = ({ isActive }) => ({
+  textDecoration: 'none',
+  fontFamily: 'var(--sans)',
+  fontSize: '0.9rem',
+  padding: '8px 4px',
+  color: isActive ? 'var(--head)' : 'var(--muted)',
+  borderBottom: `2px solid ${isActive ? 'var(--accent)' : 'transparent'}`,
+})
+
+export default function PlayerPortalLayout() {
+  const { user, logout } = useAuth()
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+
+  async function signOut() {
+    await logout()
+    navigate('/account/login', { replace: true })
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <main style={{ minHeight: '100vh', background: 'var(--bg-deep)', color: 'var(--ink)' }}>
+      <header style={{ borderBottom: '1px solid var(--line)' }}>
+        <div style={{ maxWidth: 820, margin: '0 auto', padding: '16px 20px', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 12, flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 12 }}>
+            <MoonDot size={12} glow={0.5} />
+            <div>
+              <div className="display" style={{ color: 'var(--head)', fontSize: '1.05rem', letterSpacing: '0.04em' }}>UOMysticmoon</div>
+              <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--dim)', fontSize: '0.64rem', letterSpacing: '0.14em', textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>Player Portal</div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 16 }}>
+            <span className="sans dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.82rem' }}>{user?.username}</span>
+            <Link to="/" className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.84rem', textDecoration: 'none' }}>← Site</Link>
+            <button onClick={signOut} className="pill">Sign out</button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <nav style={{ maxWidth: 820, margin: '0 auto', padding: '0 20px', display: 'flex', gap: 22 }}>
+          <NavLink to="/player" end style={tab}>Characters</NavLink>
+          <NavLink to="/account" style={tab}>Account</NavLink>
+        </nav>
+      </header>
+
+      <div style={{ maxWidth: 820, margin: '0 auto', padding: '28px 20px 60px' }}>
+        <Outlet />
+      </div>
+    </main>
+  )
+}

client/src/routes/player/PlayerRegister.jsx

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function PlayerRegister() {
   const [providers, setProviders] = useState([])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (user && user.role === 'player') navigate('/account', { replace: true })
+    if (user && user.role === 'player') navigate('/player', { replace: true })
   }, [user, navigate])
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default function PlayerRegister() {
     setBusy(true)
     try {
       await register(username.trim(), password, { email: email.trim() || undefined, company })
-      navigate('/account', { replace: true })
+      navigate('/player', { replace: true })
     } catch (err) {
       if (err.status === 409) setError('That username is already taken.')
       else if (err.status === 403) setError('Registration is not open right now.')

client/src/routes/public/Shard.jsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import PublicLayout from '../../components/PublicLayout.jsx'
 import PageHeader from '../../components/PageHeader.jsx'
 import { Loading, ErrorState } from '../../components/PageState.jsx'
@@ -75,9 +76,13 @@ function nameOf(who) {
 
 export default function Shard() {
   const { loading, error, data } = useAsync(() =>
-    Promise.all([api.shard.status(), api.shard.feed({ kind: 'vendor.sale', limit: 8 }), api.shard.idoc(), api.shard.economy(60)]).then(
-      ([status, sales, idoc, economy]) => ({ status, sales, idoc, economy }),
-    ),
+    Promise.all([
+      api.shard.status(),
+      api.shard.feed({ kind: 'vendor.sale', limit: 8 }),
+      api.shard.idoc(),
+      api.shard.economy(60),
+      api.shard.online(),
+    ]).then(([status, sales, idoc, economy, online]) => ({ status, sales, idoc, economy, online })),
   )
   const { events, connected } = useShardFeed({ max: 30 })
 
@@ -141,6 +146,31 @@ export default function Shard() {
               <Stat value={online ? 'Up' : 'Down'} label="Shard link" />
             </section>
 
+            {/* Online now */}
+            <section className="panel" style={{ padding: 20, marginBottom: 24 }}>
+              <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.7rem', letterSpacing: '0.12em', textTransform: 'uppercase', marginBottom: 12 }}>
+                Online now
+              </div>
+              {(!data.online || data.online.length === 0) ? (
+                <p className="sans dim" style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '0.88rem' }}>No one is online right now.</p>
+              ) : (
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: 10 }}>
+                  {data.online.map((p) => (
+                    <Link
+                      key={p.serial}
+                      to={`/site/shard/char/${p.serial}`}
+                      className="sans"
+                      style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8, padding: '8px 14px', border: '1px solid var(--line)', borderRadius: 999, color: 'var(--ink)', textDecoration: 'none' }}
+                    >
+                      <span style={{ width: 8, height: 8, borderRadius: '50%', background: '#7fd0a4' }} />
+                      {p.name || p.serial}
+                      {p.map && <span className="dim" style={{ fontSize: '0.76rem' }}>· {p.map}</span>}
+                    </Link>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </section>
+
             {/* Economy sparkline */}
             {data.economy && data.economy.length > 1 && (
               <section className="panel" style={{ padding: 20, marginBottom: 24 }}>

client/src/routes/public/ShardChar.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { useParams, Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import PublicLayout from '../../components/PublicLayout.jsx'
+import PageHeader from '../../components/PageHeader.jsx'
+import { Loading, ErrorState } from '../../components/PageState.jsx'
+import CharacterSheet from '../../components/CharacterSheet.jsx'
+import { useAsync } from '../../lib/useAsync.js'
+import { api } from '../../api/client.js'
+
+// Public character viewer: /site/shard/char/:serial. Renders the live sheet from
+// the sidecar (cached server-side). A 503 means the shard is restarting.
+export default function ShardChar() {
+  const { serial } = useParams()
+  const { loading, error, data } = useAsync(() => api.shard.char(serial), [serial])
+
+  const restarting = error && error.status === 503
+  const notFound = error && error.status === 404
+
+  return (
+    <PublicLayout section="website">
+      <div className="shell-narrow page-body">
+        <PageHeader eyebrow="Character" title={data?.name || 'Character'} />
+
+        <p style={{ marginTop: -8, marginBottom: 20 }}>
+          <Link to="/site/shard" className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', textDecoration: 'none', fontSize: '0.86rem' }}>
+            ← Back to shard
+          </Link>
+        </p>
+
+        {loading && <Loading />}
+        {restarting && <ErrorState message="The game server is restarting — try again shortly." />}
+        {notFound && <ErrorState message="No character with that serial." />}
+        {error && !restarting && !notFound && <ErrorState message="Could not load that character right now." />}
+        {!loading && !error && data && <CharacterSheet char={data} />}
+      </div>
+    </PublicLayout>
+  )
+}

server/src/router/v1/public/public.routes.js

@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ publicRouter.get(
   validate,
   shard.getEconomy,
 )
+publicRouter.get(
+  '/shard/online',
+  // #swagger.tags = ['Public · Shard']
+  // #swagger.summary = 'Players online now (name + serial + map only)'
+  /* #swagger.responses[200] = { description: 'Online players', content: { "application/json": { schema: { type: "array", items: { $ref: "#/components/schemas/ShardOnlinePlayer" } } } } } */
+  shard.getOnline,
+)
 publicRouter.get(
   '/shard/idoc',
   // #swagger.tags = ['Public · Shard']

server/src/router/v1/public/shard.controller.js

@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ async function getEconomy(req, res) {
   }
 }
 
+// GET /public/shard/online — who is online now (redacted: name + serial + map,
+// no coordinates, vitals or account). Feeds the public "online now" list, which
+// links to the public character sheet.
+async function getOnline(req, res) {
+  try {
+    const rows = await shardState.listOnline()
+    return res.json(rows.map((r) => ({ serial: r.serial, name: r.name, map: r.map })))
+  } catch (err) {
+    log.error('shard.getOnline', err)
+    return res.status(500).json({ message: 'Internal Server Error' })
+  }
+}
+
 // GET /public/shard/idoc — houses currently in danger (stage IDOC).
 async function getIdoc(req, res) {
   try {
@@ -118,4 +131,4 @@ function stream(req, res) {
   broadcast.subscribe(req, res, 'public')
 }
 
-module.exports = { getStatus, getFeed, getEconomy, getIdoc, getChar, stream }
+module.exports = { getStatus, getFeed, getEconomy, getOnline, getIdoc, getChar, stream }

server/swagger/swagger-output.json

@@ -1410,6 +1410,33 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/api/v1/public/shard/online": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "Public · Shard"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Players online now (name + serial + map only)",
+        "description": "",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Online players",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "type": "array",
+                  "items": {
+                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ShardOnlinePlayer"
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Internal Server Error"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/api/v1/public/shard/idoc": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
@@ -10307,6 +10334,67 @@
           }
         }
       },
+      "ShardOnlinePlayer": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "example": "object"
+          },
+          "description": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "example": "A player online now (redacted for the public list)."
+          },
+          "properties": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "serial": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "type": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "example": "string"
+                  },
+                  "example": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "example": "0x24C"
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "type": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "example": "string"
+                  },
+                  "example": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "example": "Darrow"
+                  }
+                }
+              },
+              "map": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "type": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "example": "string"
+                  },
+                  "nullable": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "example": true
+                  },
+                  "example": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "example": "Trammel"
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
       "ShardHouse": {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {

server/swagger/swagger.js

@@ -544,6 +544,15 @@ const doc = {
           t: { type: 'integer', description: 'Sample time, epoch ms.', example: 1783720000000 },
         },
       },
+      ShardOnlinePlayer: {
+        type: 'object',
+        description: 'A player online now (redacted for the public list).',
+        properties: {
+          serial: { type: 'string', example: '0x24C' },
+          name: { type: 'string', example: 'Darrow' },
+          map: { type: 'string', nullable: true, example: 'Trammel' },
+        },
+      },
       ShardHouse: {
         type: 'object',
         description: 'A house at its current decay stage.',