4 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp b/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp
index c5c36b209..905d28921 100644
--- a/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/beinginfo.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ BeingInfo::BeingInfo() :
     mStaticMaxHP(false),
     mTargetSelection(true),
     mSortOffsetY(0),
-    mDeadSortOffsetY(31)
+    mDeadSortOffsetY(31),
+    mAvatarId(0)
 {
     SpriteDisplay display;
     display.sprites.push_back(SpriteReference::Empty);
diff --git a/src/resources/beinginfo.h b/src/resources/beinginfo.h
index 0e544a3b6..f1b978543 100644
--- a/src/resources/beinginfo.h
+++ b/src/resources/beinginfo.h
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ class BeingInfo final
         void setDeadSortOffsetY(const int n)
         { mDeadSortOffsetY = n; }
 
+        uint16_t getAvatarId() const A_WARN_UNUSED
+        { return mAvatarId; }
+
+        void setAvatarId(const uint16_t id)
+        { mAvatarId = id; }
+
         static void init();
 
         static void clear();
@@ -207,6 +213,7 @@ class BeingInfo final
         bool mTargetSelection;
         int mSortOffsetY;
         int mDeadSortOffsetY;
+        uint16_t mAvatarId;
 };
 
 typedef std::map<int, BeingInfo*> BeingInfos;
diff --git a/src/resources/npcdb.cpp b/src/resources/npcdb.cpp
index 07549eb03..f8e1e2340 100644
--- a/src/resources/npcdb.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/npcdb.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ void NPCDB::load()
         currentInfo->setDeadSortOffsetY(XML::getProperty(npcNode,
             "deadSortOffsetY", 31));
 
+        currentInfo->setAvatarId(XML::getProperty(npcNode, "avatar", 0));
+
         SpriteDisplay display;
         for_each_xml_child_node(spriteNode, npcNode)
         {
@@ -148,3 +150,11 @@ BeingInfo *NPCDB::get(const int id)
         return i->second;
     }
 }
+
+uint16_t NPCDB::getAvatarFor(const int id)
+{
+    BeingInfo *const info = get(id);
+    if (!info)
+        return 0;
+    return info->getAvatarId();
+}
diff --git a/src/resources/npcdb.h b/src/resources/npcdb.h
index 8f3d5650c..61641eaec 100644
--- a/src/resources/npcdb.h
+++ b/src/resources/npcdb.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #ifndef NPC_DB_H
 #define NPC_DB_H
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 #include "localconsts.h"
 
 class BeingInfo;
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ namespace NPCDB
     void unload();
 
     BeingInfo *get(const int id) A_WARN_UNUSED;
+
+    uint16_t getAvatarFor(const int id);
 }
 
 #endif