diff --git a/lua-scripts/data.lua b/lua-scripts/data.lua
index 3eb02bd..06d801e 100644
--- a/lua-scripts/data.lua
+++ b/lua-scripts/data.lua
@@ -656,6 +656,29 @@ setup_handler(function(event, trigger_entity, what_entity)
 	end
 end)
 
+setup_action_handler("talk", {
+	count = 0,
+	activate = function(this)
+		this._narration("Booo!! Lua...", {"One", "Two", "Three"})
+	end,
+	event = function(this, event)
+		this.count = this.count + 1
+		if event == "narration_progress" then
+			this.count = this.count + 1
+			this._narration("Booo!!!", {})
+		end
+		if event == "narration_answered" then
+			this.count = this.count + 1
+			this._narration("Booo!!!_", {})
+		end
+		if this.count > 10 then
+			this._finish()
+		end
+	end,
+	finish = function(this)
+		this.count = 0
+	end,
+})
 --[[
 active_dialogues = {}
 setup_action_handler("talk", function(town, index, word)
diff --git a/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.cpp b/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.cpp
index 9c1a83e..af97015 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.cpp
@@ -12,21 +12,11 @@
 
 namespace ECS
 {
-struct TownNPCs {
-    struct NPCData {
-        flecs::entity e;
-        nlohmann::json props;
-        Ogre::Vector3 position;
-        Ogre::Quaternion orientation;
-        Ogre::String model;
-    };
-
-    std::map<int, NPCData> npcs;
-};
-struct LivesIn {};
 void createNPCActionNodes(flecs::entity town, flecs::entity e, int index)
 {
     NPCActionNodes &anodes = e.get_mut<NPCActionNodes>();
+    const TownNPCs &npcs = town.get<TownNPCs>();
+    nlohmann::json npcprops = npcs.npcs.at(index).props;
     const CharacterBase &ch = e.get<CharacterBase>();
     Ogre::Vector3 characterPos = ch.mBodyNode->_getDerivedPosition();
     Ogre::Quaternion characterRot = ch.mBodyNode->_getDerivedOrientation();
@@ -66,6 +56,7 @@ void createNPCActionNodes(flecs::entity town, flecs::entity e, int index)
         anode.props["height"] = anode.height;
         anode.props["town"] = town.id();
         anode.props["index"] = index;
+        anode.props["npc"] = npcprops;
         anodes.anodes.push_back(anode);
     }
     {
@@ -86,6 +77,7 @@ void createNPCActionNodes(flecs::entity town, flecs::entity e, int index)
         anode.props["height"] = anode.height;
         anode.props["town"] = town.id();
         anode.props["index"] = index;
+        anode.props["npc"] = npcprops;
         anodes.anodes.push_back(anode);
     }
     e.modified<NPCActionNodes>();
diff --git a/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.h b/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.h
index e425d09..016d5e1 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/CharacterManagerModule.h
@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
 #ifndef _CHARACTER_MANAGER_MODULE_
 #define _CHARACTER_MANAGER_MODULE_
 #include <flecs.h>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 namespace ECS
 {
 struct TownCharacterHolder{int index;};
+struct TownNPCs {
+    struct NPCData {
+        flecs::entity e;
+        nlohmann::json props;
+        Ogre::Vector3 position;
+        Ogre::Quaternion orientation;
+        Ogre::String model;
+    };
+
+    std::map<int, NPCData> npcs;
+};
+struct LivesIn {};
 struct CharacterManagerModule {
 	std::set<flecs::entity> characters;
     flecs::entity player;
diff --git a/src/gamedata/GUIModuleCommon.h b/src/gamedata/GUIModuleCommon.h
index caf5d51..a89e0d9 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/GUIModuleCommon.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/GUIModuleCommon.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __GUIMODULECOMMON_H__
 #include <iostream>
 #include <Ogre.h>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include "Components.h"
 #include "GameData.h"
 namespace ECS
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ struct GUI {
         Ogre::String mnarrationText;
         std::vector<Ogre::String> mchoices;
         int narration_answer;
+        nlohmann::json props;
 
     private:
         bool complete;
@@ -91,6 +93,18 @@ struct GUI {
             event(ev);
         }
         virtual ~NarrationHandler() {}
+        void setProperties(const Ogre::String &properties)
+        {
+            props = nlohmann::json::parse(properties);
+        }
+        Ogre::String getProperties() const
+        {
+            return props.dump();
+        }
+        const nlohmann::json &getPropsJSON() const
+        {
+            return props;
+        }
     };
 
     static void setWindowGrab(bool g = true)
diff --git a/src/gamedata/LuaData.cpp b/src/gamedata/LuaData.cpp
index baad72f..7a5d05f 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/LuaData.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/LuaData.cpp
@@ -302,7 +302,10 @@ LuaData::LuaData()
 	lua_setglobal(L, "setup_handler");
     lua_pushcfunction(L, [](lua_State *L) -> int {
         luaL_checktype(L, 1, LUA_TSTRING);
-        luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TFUNCTION);
+        if (lua_type(L, 2) == LUA_TFUNCTION)
+            luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TFUNCTION);
+        else
+            luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TTABLE);
         ECS::get_mut<PlayerActionModule>().setupLuaActionHandler(L);
         ECS::modified<PlayerActionModule>();
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/gamedata/PlayerActionModule.cpp b/src/gamedata/PlayerActionModule.cpp
index e3ca39e..0d395a8 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/PlayerActionModule.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/PlayerActionModule.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ struct TestNarrativeHandler : GUI::NarrationHandler {
     }
     void activate() override
     {
-        _narration("Dialogue...", {});
+        _narration("Greetings...", {});
+        std::cout << getPropsJSON().dump(4) << std::endl;
         count = 0;
     }
     void event(const Ogre::String &evt) override
@@ -101,11 +102,119 @@ struct TestNarrativeHandler : GUI::NarrationHandler {
                   << std::endl;
     }
 };
+struct LuaNarrationHandler : GUI::NarrationHandler {
+    int ref;
+    lua_State *L;
+    LuaNarrationHandler(lua_State *L, int ref)
+        : ref(ref)
+        , L(L)
+    {
+        lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
+        lua_pushlightuserdata(L, this);
+        lua_pushcclosure(
+            L,
+            [](lua_State *L) {
+                luaL_checktype(L, 1, LUA_TSTRING);
+                luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TTABLE);
+                LuaNarrationHandler *handler =
+                    static_cast<LuaNarrationHandler *>(
+                        lua_touserdata(
+                            L,
+                            lua_upvalueindex(1)));
+                Ogre::String event = lua_tostring(L, 1);
+                std::vector<Ogre::String> choices;
+                int choicesLen = (int)lua_rawlen(L, 2);
+                choices.reserve(choicesLen);
+                for (int i = 1; i <= choicesLen; ++i) {
+                    lua_rawgeti(L, 2, i);
+                    if (lua_isstring(L, -1))
+                        choices.push_back(
+                            lua_tostring(L, -1));
+                    lua_pop(L, 1);
+                }
+                handler->_narration(event, choices);
+                return 0;
+            },
+            1);
+        lua_setfield(L, -2, "_narration");
+        lua_pushlightuserdata(L, this);
+        lua_pushcclosure(
+            L,
+            [](lua_State *L) {
+                LuaNarrationHandler *handler =
+                    static_cast<LuaNarrationHandler *>(
+                        lua_touserdata(
+                            L,
+                            lua_upvalueindex(1)));
+                handler->_finish();
+                return 0;
+            },
+            1);
+        lua_setfield(L, -2, "_finish");
+        lua_pop(L, 1);
+    }
+    void finish() override
+    {
+        lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
+        int type = lua_getfield(L, -1, "finish");
+        OgreAssert(type == LUA_TFUNCTION, "bad finish()");
+        lua_insert(L, -2);
+        if (lua_pcall(L, 1, 0, 0) != 0) {
+            std::cerr << lua_tostring(L, -1) << std::endl;
+            OgreAssert(false, "lua error");
+            lua_pop(L, 1);
+        }
+        _clear_narration();
+    }
+    void activate() override
+    {
+        lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
+        int type = lua_getfield(L, -1, "activate");
+        OgreAssert(type == LUA_TFUNCTION, "bad activate()");
+        lua_insert(L, -2);
+        if (lua_pcall(L, 1, 0, 0) != 0) {
+            std::cerr << lua_tostring(L, -1) << std::endl;
+            OgreAssert(false, "lua error");
+            lua_pop(L, 1);
+        }
+        // _narration("Greetings...", {});
+        // std::cout << getPropsJSON().dump(4) << std::endl;
+    }
+    void event(const Ogre::String &evt) override
+    {
+        lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
+        int type = lua_getfield(L, -1, "event");
+        OgreAssert(type == LUA_TFUNCTION, "bad event()");
+        lua_insert(L, -2);
+        lua_pushstring(L, evt.c_str());
+        if (lua_pcall(L, 2, 0, 0) != 0) {
+            std::cerr << lua_tostring(L, -1) << std::endl;
+            OgreAssert(false, "lua error");
+            lua_pop(L, 1);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 struct SimpleWordHandler : PlayerActionModule::ActionWordHandler {
     void operator()(flecs::entity town, int index,
             const Ogre::String &word) override
     {
         TestNarrativeHandler *handle = OGRE_NEW TestNarrativeHandler();
+        const TownNPCs::NPCData &npc =
+            town.get<TownNPCs>().npcs.at(index);
+        flecs::entity e = npc.e;
+        for (const auto &anode : e.get<NPCActionNodes>().anodes) {
+            if (anode.action == word) {
+                nlohmann::json props = anode.props;
+                props["initiator"] =
+                    ECS::get<CharacterManagerModule>()
+                        .getPlayer()
+                        .id();
+                props["recipient"] = e.id();
+                handle->setProperties(props.dump());
+                break;
+            }
+        }
         ECS::get_mut<GUI>().addNarrationHandler(handle);
         ECS::modified<GUI>();
     }
@@ -205,8 +314,8 @@ PlayerActionModule::PlayerActionModule(flecs::world &ecs)
             if (!ECS::get<GUI>().enabled)
                 list.busy = false;
         });
-    SimpleWordHandler *handler = OGRE_NEW SimpleWordHandler;
-    addWordHandler("talk", handler);
+    // SimpleWordHandler *handler = OGRE_NEW SimpleWordHandler;
+    // addWordHandler("talk", handler);
 }
 
 void PlayerActionModule::addWordHandler(const Ogre::String &word,
@@ -233,13 +342,39 @@ struct LuaWordHandler : PlayerActionModule::ActionWordHandler {
             const Ogre::String &word) override
     {
         lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
-        lua_pushinteger(L, town.id());
-        lua_pushinteger(L, index);
-        lua_pushstring(L, word.c_str());
-        if (lua_pcall(L, 3, 0, 0)) {
-            Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().stream()
-                << lua_tostring(L, -1);
-            OgreAssert(false, "Lua error");
+        if (lua_type(L, -1) == LUA_TFUNCTION) {
+            luaL_checktype(L, -1, LUA_TFUNCTION);
+            lua_pushinteger(L, town.id());
+            lua_pushinteger(L, index);
+            lua_pushstring(L, word.c_str());
+            if (lua_pcall(L, 3, 0, 0)) {
+                Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().stream()
+                    << lua_tostring(L, -1);
+                OgreAssert(false, "Lua error");
+            }
+        } else if (lua_type(L, -1) == LUA_TTABLE) {
+            luaL_checktype(L, -1, LUA_TTABLE);
+            lua_pop(L, 1);
+            LuaNarrationHandler *handle =
+                OGRE_NEW LuaNarrationHandler(L, ref);
+            const TownNPCs::NPCData &npc =
+                town.get<TownNPCs>().npcs.at(index);
+            flecs::entity e = npc.e;
+            for (const auto &anode :
+                 e.get<NPCActionNodes>().anodes) {
+                if (anode.action == word) {
+                    nlohmann::json props = anode.props;
+                    props["initiator"] =
+                        ECS::get<CharacterManagerModule>()
+                            .getPlayer()
+                            .id();
+                    props["recipient"] = e.id();
+                    handle->setProperties(props.dump());
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            ECS::get_mut<GUI>().addNarrationHandler(handle);
+            ECS::modified<GUI>();
         }
     }
 };
@@ -268,11 +403,19 @@ void PlayerActionModule::removeLuaWordHandler(const Ogre::String &word,
 int PlayerActionModule::setupLuaActionHandler(lua_State *L)
 {
     luaL_checktype(L, 1, LUA_TSTRING);
-    luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TFUNCTION);
-    Ogre::String word = lua_tostring(L, 1);
-    lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
-    int ref = luaL_ref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
-    addLuaWordHandler(word, L, ref);
+    if (lua_type(L, 2) == LUA_TFUNCTION) {
+        luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TFUNCTION);
+        Ogre::String word = lua_tostring(L, 1);
+        lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
+        int ref = luaL_ref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+        addLuaWordHandler(word, L, ref);
+    } else if (lua_type(L, 2) == LUA_TTABLE) {
+        luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TTABLE);
+        Ogre::String word = lua_tostring(L, 1);
+        lua_pushvalue(L, 2);
+        int ref = luaL_ref(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
+        addLuaWordHandler(word, L, ref);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gamedata/items/town.cpp b/src/gamedata/items/town.cpp
index b01a1ef..c8f0d73 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/items/town.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/items/town.cpp
@@ -2134,6 +2134,8 @@ bool editNPCs(nlohmann::json &npcs)
     if (ImGui::SmallButton("Add NPC")) {
         nlohmann::json npc;
         npc["lastName"] = Ogre::String(lastName);
+        npc["firstName"] = Ogre::String(firstName);
+        npc["tags"] = Ogre::String(tags);
         Ogre::Vector3 npcPosition =
             ECS::get<EditorGizmo>().sceneNode->_getDerivedPosition();
         Ogre::Quaternion npcOrientation =
@@ -2142,6 +2144,8 @@ bool editNPCs(nlohmann::json &npcs)
         to_json(npc["position"], npcPosition);
         to_json(npc["orientation"], npcOrientation);
         npc["sex"] = selection;
+        npc["health"] = 100;
+        npc["stamina"] = 100;
         npcs.push_back(npc);
         changed = true;
     }