diff --git a/src/scripts/ScriptLoader.cpp.in b/src/scripts/ScriptLoader.cpp.in
index 0280fa8f..cedd7922 100644
--- a/src/scripts/ScriptLoader.cpp.in
+++ b/src/scripts/ScriptLoader.cpp.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::World::Manager
   class WarpMgr;
   class RNGMgr;
   class HousingMgr;
+  class FreeCompanyMgr;
 }
 
 extern "C" EXPORT void win32initServerMgr( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::World::WorldServer > rngMgr )
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ extern "C" EXPORT void win32initIObjectCache( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::Instanc
 {
   Sapphire::Common::Service< Sapphire::InstanceObjectCache >::set( ioCache );
 }
+extern "C" EXPORT void win32initFc( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::World::Manager::FreeCompanyMgr > fcMgr )
+{
+  Sapphire::Common::Service< Sapphire::World::Manager::FreeCompanyMgr >::set( fcMgr );
+}
 #endif
 
 extern "C" EXPORT const Sapphire::ScriptAPI::ScriptObject** getScripts()
diff --git a/src/scripts/common/ComDefFreeCompany.cpp b/src/scripts/common/ComDefFreeCompany.cpp
index fef64e1c..8af1b23c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/common/ComDefFreeCompany.cpp
+++ b/src/scripts/common/ComDefFreeCompany.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 // In order for this script to be loaded, move it to the correct folder in <root>/scripts/
 
 #include <Actor/Player.h>
+#include "FreeCompany/FreeCompany.h"
 #include "Manager/EventMgr.h"
+#include "Manager/FreeCompanyMgr.h"
 #include <ScriptObject.h>
 #include <Service.h>
 
@@ -47,8 +49,12 @@ class ComDefFreeCompany : public Sapphire::ScriptAPI::EventScript
   {
     if( sceneId == 0 )
       eventMgr().resumeScene( player, eventId, sceneId, yieldId, { 0, 0, 0,  0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1 } );
-    else if( sceneId == 5 )
+    else if( sceneId == 5 && yieldId == 17 )
     {
+
+    //  auto& pFcMgr = Common::Service< Sapphire::World::Manager::FreeCompanyMgr >::ref();
+    //  auto pFc = pFcMgr.createFreeCompany( resultString, resultString, player );
+    //  pFcMgr.writeFreeCompany( pFc->getId() );
       /*
        *   GetFcStatusResult
             {
@@ -74,6 +80,13 @@ class ComDefFreeCompany : public Sapphire::ScriptAPI::EventScript
       // { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 } not in company yet and able to get a petition
       eventMgr().resumeScene( player, eventId, sceneId, yieldId, { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } );
     }
+    else if( sceneId == 5 && yieldId == 18 )
+    {
+      auto& pFcMgr = Common::Service< Sapphire::World::Manager::FreeCompanyMgr >::ref();
+      auto pFc = pFcMgr.createFreeCompany( resultString, resultString, player );
+      pFcMgr.writeFreeCompany( pFc->getId() );
+      eventMgr().resumeScene( player, eventId, sceneId, yieldId, { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 } );
+    }
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/world/Script/ScriptLoader.cpp b/src/world/Script/ScriptLoader.cpp
index 39807202..164520f3 100644
--- a/src/world/Script/ScriptLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Script/ScriptLoader.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace Sapphire::World::Manager
 {
   class TerritoryMgr;
   class RNGMgr;
+  class FreeCompanyMgr;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ Sapphire::ScriptAPI::ScriptObject** Sapphire::Scripting::ScriptLoader::getScript
   using win32initRngMgr = void(*)( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::World::Manager::RNGMgr > );
   using win32initHouMgr = void(*)( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::World::Manager::HousingMgr > );
   using win32initServerMgr = void(*)( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::World::WorldServer > );
+  using win32initFuncFc = void(*)( std::shared_ptr< Sapphire::World::Manager::FreeCompanyMgr > );
 
   auto win32init = reinterpret_cast< win32initFunc >( GetProcAddress( handle, "win32initExd" ) );
   auto win32initTeri = reinterpret_cast< win32initFuncTeri >( GetProcAddress( handle, "win32initTeri" ) );
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ Sapphire::ScriptAPI::ScriptObject** Sapphire::Scripting::ScriptLoader::getScript
   auto win32initRng = reinterpret_cast< win32initRngMgr >( GetProcAddress( handle, "win32initRngMgr" ) );
   auto win32initHou = reinterpret_cast< win32initHouMgr >( GetProcAddress( handle, "win32initHouMgr" ) );
   auto win32initServer = reinterpret_cast< win32initServerMgr >( GetProcAddress( handle, "win32initServerMgr" ) );
+  auto win32initFc = reinterpret_cast< win32initFuncFc >( GetProcAddress( handle, "win32initFc" ) );
 
   if( win32initServer )
   {
@@ -219,6 +222,17 @@ Sapphire::ScriptAPI::ScriptObject** Sapphire::Scripting::ScriptLoader::getScript
     Logger::warn( "did not find a win32initLinkshell export on a windows script target - the server will likely crash!" );
   }
 
+  if( win32initFc )
+  {
+    auto fcMgr = Common::Service< Sapphire::World::Manager::FreeCompanyMgr >::get();
+    auto fcptr = fcMgr.lock();
+    win32initFc( fcptr );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    Logger::warn( "did not find a win32initFc export on a windows script target - the server will likely crash!" );
+  }
+
   if( win32initWarp )
   {
     auto warpMgr = Common::Service< Sapphire::World::Manager::WarpMgr >::get();
diff --git a/src/world/WorldServer.cpp b/src/world/WorldServer.cpp
index 3ca43cf6..1958978a 100644
--- a/src/world/WorldServer.cpp
+++ b/src/world/WorldServer.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "Manager/FriendListMgr.h"
 #include "Manager/BlacklistMgr.h"
 #include "Manager/WarpMgr.h"
+#include "Manager/FreeCompanyMgr.h"
 
 #include "ContentFinder/ContentFinder.h"
 
@@ -186,6 +187,15 @@ void WorldServer::run( int32_t argc, char* argv[] )
   }
   Common::Service< Manager::LinkshellMgr >::set( pLsMgr );
 
+  auto pFcMgr = std::make_shared< Manager::FreeCompanyMgr >();
+  Logger::info( "FreeCompanyMgr: Caching free companies" );
+  if( !pFcMgr->loadFreeCompanies() )
+  {
+    Logger::fatal( "Unable to load free companies!" );
+    return;
+  }
+  Common::Service< Manager::FreeCompanyMgr >::set( pFcMgr );
+
   auto pAchvMgr = std::make_shared< Manager::AchievementMgr >();
 
   Logger::info( "AchievementMgr: Caching data" );