diff --git a/common/src/world.rs b/common/src/world.rs
index 7633395c..508c5e91 100644
--- a/common/src/world.rs
+++ b/common/src/world.rs
@@ -95,11 +95,25 @@ impl Material {
     ];
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct MaterialOutOfBounds;
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for MaterialOutOfBounds {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "Integer input does not represent a valid material")
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for MaterialOutOfBounds {}
+
 impl TryFrom<u16> for Material {
-    type Error = ();
+    type Error = MaterialOutOfBounds;
 
     fn try_from(value: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Material::VALUES.get(value as usize).ok_or(()).copied()
+        Material::VALUES
+            .get(value as usize)
+            .ok_or(MaterialOutOfBounds)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/save/src/protos.proto b/save/src/protos.proto
index 8fec3839..c16e574f 100644
--- a/save/src/protos.proto
+++ b/save/src/protos.proto
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ enum ComponentType {
     POSITION = 0;
     // UTF-8 text
     NAME = 1;
+    // u16
+    MATERIAL = 2;
+    // List of u64
+    INVENTORY = 3;
 }
diff --git a/save/src/protos.rs b/save/src/protos.rs
index d05816b8..64c764ab 100644
--- a/save/src/protos.rs
+++ b/save/src/protos.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ pub enum ComponentType {
     Position = 0,
     /// UTF-8 text
     Name = 1,
+    /// u16
+    Material = 2,
+    /// List of u64
+    Inventory = 3,
 }
 impl ComponentType {
     /// String value of the enum field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -50,6 +54,8 @@ impl ComponentType {
         match self {
             Self::Position => "POSITION",
             Self::Name => "NAME",
+            Self::Material => "MATERIAL",
+            Self::Inventory => "INVENTORY",
         }
     }
     /// Creates an enum from field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -57,6 +63,8 @@ impl ComponentType {
         match value {
             "POSITION" => Some(Self::Position),
             "NAME" => Some(Self::Name),
+            "MATERIAL" => Some(Self::Material),
+            "INVENTORY" => Some(Self::Inventory),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/server/src/sim.rs b/server/src/sim.rs
index b048b520..e552853e 100644
--- a/server/src/sim.rs
+++ b/server/src/sim.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ impl Sim {
         let entity_id = EntityId::from_bits(u64::from_le_bytes(save_entity.entity));
         let mut entity_builder = EntityBuilder::new();
         entity_builder.add(entity_id);
+        entity_builder.add(node);
         for (component_type, component_bytes) in save_entity.components {
             self.load_component(
                 read,
@@ -210,7 +211,22 @@ impl Sim {
                         orientation: na::UnitQuaternion::identity(),
                     },
                 }));
-                entity_builder.add(Inventory { contents: vec![] });
+            }
+            ComponentType::Material => {
+                let material: u16 =
+                    u16::from_le_bytes(component_bytes.try_into().map_err(|_| {
+                        anyhow::anyhow!("Expected Material component in save file to be 2 bytes")
+                    })?);
+                entity_builder.add(Material::try_from(material)?);
+            }
+            ComponentType::Inventory => {
+                let mut contents = vec![];
+                for chunk in component_bytes.chunks(8) {
+                    contents.push(EntityId::from_bits(u64::from_le_bytes(
+                        chunk.try_into().unwrap(),
+                    )));
+                }
+                entity_builder.add(Inventory { contents });
             }
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -263,6 +279,23 @@ impl Sim {
             }) {
                 components.push((ComponentType::Name as u64, ch.name.as_bytes().into()));
             }
+            if let Some(material) = entity.get::<&Material>() {
+                components.push((
+                    ComponentType::Material as u64,
+                    (*material as u16).to_le_bytes().into(),
+                ));
+            }
+            if let Some(inventory) = entity.get::<&Inventory>() {
+                let mut serialized_inventory_contents = vec![];
+                for entity_id in &inventory.contents {
+                    serialized_inventory_contents
+                        .extend_from_slice(&entity_id.to_bits().to_le_bytes());
+                }
+                components.push((
+                    ComponentType::Inventory as u64,
+                    serialized_inventory_contents,
+                ));
+            }
             let mut repr = Vec::new();
             postcard_helpers::serialize(
                 &SaveEntity {
@@ -344,7 +377,7 @@ impl Sim {
         };
         let inventory = Inventory { contents: vec![] };
         let initial_input = CharacterInput::default();
-        Some(self.spawn((position, character, inventory, initial_input)))
+        Some(self.spawn((position.node, position, character, inventory, initial_input)))
     }
 
     pub fn deactivate_character(&mut self, entity: Entity) {
@@ -366,9 +399,9 @@ impl Sim {
         entity_builder.add_bundle(bundle);
         let entity = self.world.spawn(entity_builder.build());
 
-        if let Ok(position) = self.world.get::<&Position>(entity) {
-            self.graph_entities.insert(position.node, entity);
-            self.dirty_nodes.insert(position.node);
+        if let Ok(node) = self.world.get::<&NodeId>(entity) {
+            self.graph_entities.insert(*node, entity);
+            self.dirty_nodes.insert(*node);
         }
 
         if let Ok(character) = self.world.get::<&Character>(entity) {
@@ -399,8 +432,8 @@ impl Sim {
     pub fn destroy(&mut self, entity: Entity) {
         let id = *self.world.get::<&EntityId>(entity).unwrap();
         self.entity_ids.remove(&id);
-        if let Ok(position) = self.world.get::<&Position>(entity) {
-            self.graph_entities.remove(position.node, entity);
+        if let Ok(node) = self.world.get::<&NodeId>(entity) {
+            self.graph_entities.remove(*node, entity);
         }
         if !self.world.satisfies::<&InactiveCharacter>(entity).unwrap() {
             self.accumulated_changes.despawns.push(id);
@@ -489,12 +522,11 @@ impl Sim {
         let mut pending_block_updates: Vec<(Entity, BlockUpdate)> = vec![];
 
         // Simulate
-        for (entity, (position, character, input)) in self
+        for (entity, (node, position, character, input)) in self
             .world
-            .query::<(&mut Position, &mut Character, &CharacterInput)>()
+            .query::<(&NodeId, &mut Position, &mut Character, &CharacterInput)>()
             .iter()
         {
-            let prev_node = position.node;
             character_controller::run_character_step(
                 &self.cfg,
                 &self.graph,
@@ -507,12 +539,7 @@ impl Sim {
             if let Some(block_update) = input.block_update.clone() {
                 pending_block_updates.push((entity, block_update));
             }
-            if prev_node != position.node {
-                self.dirty_nodes.insert(prev_node);
-                self.graph_entities.remove(prev_node, entity);
-                self.graph_entities.insert(position.node, entity);
-            }
-            self.dirty_nodes.insert(position.node);
+            self.dirty_nodes.insert(*node);
         }
 
         for (entity, block_update) in pending_block_updates {
@@ -520,6 +547,18 @@ impl Sim {
             self.attempt_block_update(id, block_update);
         }
 
+        // Synchronize NodeId and Position
+        for (entity, (node_id, position)) in self.world.query::<(&mut NodeId, &Position)>().iter() {
+            if *node_id != position.node {
+                self.dirty_nodes.insert(*node_id);
+                self.graph_entities.remove(*node_id, entity);
+
+                *node_id = position.node;
+                self.dirty_nodes.insert(*node_id);
+                self.graph_entities.insert(*node_id, entity);
+            }
+        }
+
         let spawns = std::mem::take(&mut self.accumulated_changes).into_spawns(
             self.step,
             &self.world,
@@ -612,6 +651,10 @@ impl Sim {
     /// Executes the requested block update if the subject is able to do so and
     /// leaves the state of the world unchanged otherwise
     fn attempt_block_update(&mut self, subject: EntityId, block_update: BlockUpdate) {
+        let subject_node = *self
+            .world
+            .get::<&NodeId>(*self.entity_ids.get(&subject).unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
         let Some(old_material) = self
             .graph
             .get_material(block_update.chunk_id, block_update.coords)
@@ -644,7 +687,7 @@ impl Sim {
                 self.destroy(consumed_entity);
             }
             if old_material != Material::Void {
-                let (produced_entity, _) = self.spawn((old_material,));
+                let (produced_entity, _) = self.spawn((subject_node, old_material));
                 self.add_to_inventory(subject, produced_entity);
             }
         }