diff --git a/src/login/character.rs b/src/login/character.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..282d4bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/login/character.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+use std::net;
+
+use rand::{Rng, RngCore};
+use bcrypt::{DEFAULT_COST, hash, verify};
+
+use diesel::r2d2;
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+use elseware::schema::*;
+
+use libpso::packet::login::*;
+use libpso::{PacketParseError, PSOPacket};
+use libpso::crypto::{CipherError, PSOCipher, NullCipher};
+use libpso::crypto::bb::PSOBBCipher;
+
+use elseware::pktvec;
+use elseware::common::pktvec::PktVec;
+use elseware::common::cipherkeys::{ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, ELSEWHERE_PARRAY};
+use elseware::common::network::{PacketNetworkError};
+use elseware::common::client::Client;
+use elseware::common::serverstate::{ServerPacket, ServerState, OnConnect};
+use elseware::common::util::array_to_utf8;
+
+use crate::login::{SharedLoginState, get_login_status};
+use crate::models::UserAccount;
+
+pub const CHARACTER_PORT: u16 = 12001;
+type ConnectionPool = r2d2::Pool<r2d2::ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CharacterError {
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CharacterPacket {
+    Login(Login),
+    RequestSettings(RequestSettings),
+}
+
+impl ServerPacket for CharacterPacket {
+    fn from_bytes(data: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<CharacterPacket, PacketParseError> {
+        match data[2] {
+            0x93 => Ok(CharacterPacket::Login(Login::from_bytes(data)?)),
+            0xE0 => Ok(CharacterPacket::RequestSettings(RequestSettings::from_bytes(data)?)),
+            _ => Err(PacketParseError::WrongPacketForServerType)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct CharacterServerState {
+    shared_state: SharedLoginState,
+    user: Option<UserAccount>,
+}
+
+impl CharacterServerState {
+    fn new(shared_state: SharedLoginState) -> CharacterServerState {
+        CharacterServerState {
+            shared_state: shared_state,
+            user: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn validate_login(&mut self, pkt: &Login) -> Box<PktVec> {
+        match get_login_status(&self.shared_state.connection_pool, pkt) {
+            Ok(user) => {
+                let mut response = LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, pkt.security_data);
+                response.guildcard = user.guildcard.map_or(0, |gc| gc) as u32;
+                response.team_id = user.team_id.map_or(0, |ti| ti) as u32;
+                self.user = Some(user);
+                pktvec![response]
+            },
+            Err(err) => {
+                pktvec![LoginResponse::by_status(err, pkt.security_data)]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_settings(&mut self) -> Box<PktVec> {
+        pktvec![]
+    }
+}
+
+impl ServerState for CharacterServerState {
+    type Packet = CharacterPacket;
+    type PacketError = CharacterError;
+
+    fn on_connect(&mut self) -> Vec<OnConnect> {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+
+        let mut server_key = [0u8; 48];
+        let mut client_key = [0u8; 48];
+        rng.fill(&mut server_key[..]);
+        rng.fill(&mut client_key[..]);
+
+        vec![OnConnect::Packet(Box::new(LoginWelcome::new(server_key, client_key))),
+             OnConnect::Cipher((Box::new(PSOBBCipher::new(ELSEWHERE_PARRAY, ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, client_key)),
+                                Box::new(PSOBBCipher::new(ELSEWHERE_PARRAY, ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, server_key))))
+        ]
+    }
+    
+    fn handle(&mut self, pkt: &CharacterPacket) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = Box<dyn PSOPacket>>> {
+        println!("[character: recv] {:?}", pkt);
+        match pkt {
+            CharacterPacket::Login(login) => {
+                self.validate_login(login)
+            },
+            CharacterPacket::RequestSettings(_req) => {
+                self.get_settings()
+            }
+            
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+pub fn new_client(socket: mio::tcp::TcpStream, shared_state: SharedLoginState) {
+    let state = CharacterServerState::new(shared_state);
+    let client = Client::new(socket, Box::new(state));
+    client.io_loop();
+}
diff --git a/src/login/login.rs b/src/login/login.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e99bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/login/login.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+use std::net;
+
+use rand::{Rng, RngCore};
+use bcrypt::{DEFAULT_COST, hash, verify};
+
+use diesel::r2d2;
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
+use elseware::schema::*;
+
+use libpso::packet::login::*;
+use libpso::{PacketParseError, PSOPacket};
+use libpso::crypto::{CipherError, PSOCipher, NullCipher};
+use libpso::crypto::bb::PSOBBCipher;
+
+use elseware::pktvec;
+use elseware::common::pktvec::PktVec;
+use elseware::common::cipherkeys::{ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, ELSEWHERE_PARRAY};
+use elseware::common::network::{PacketNetworkError};
+use elseware::common::client::Client;
+use elseware::common::serverstate::{ServerPacket, ServerState, OnConnect};
+use elseware::common::util::array_to_utf8;
+
+use crate::models::UserAccount;
+
+pub const LOGIN_PORT: u16 = 12000;
+type ConnectionPool = r2d2::Pool<r2d2::ConnectionManager<PgConnection>>;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum LoginError {
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum LoginPacket {
+    Login(Login),
+}
+
+impl ServerPacket for LoginPacket {
+    fn from_bytes(data: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<LoginPacket, PacketParseError> {
+        match data[2] {
+            0x93 => Ok(LoginPacket::Login(Login::from_bytes(data)?)),
+            _ => Err(PacketParseError::WrongPacketForServerType)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SharedLoginState {
+    pub connection_pool: ConnectionPool,
+}
+
+impl SharedLoginState {
+    pub fn new(pool: ConnectionPool) -> SharedLoginState {
+        SharedLoginState {
+            connection_pool: pool,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+pub struct LoginServerState {
+    pub shared_state: SharedLoginState,
+}
+
+pub fn get_login_status(connection_pool: &ConnectionPool, pkt: &Login) -> Result<UserAccount, AccountStatus> {
+    use elseware::schema::user_accounts::dsl::{user_accounts, username};
+    connection_pool.get()
+        .map_err(|_err| AccountStatus::Error)
+        .and_then(|conn| {
+            array_to_utf8(pkt.username)
+                .map(|username_str| {
+                    (conn, username_str)
+                })
+                .map_err(|err| {
+                    println!("utf err: {:?}", err);
+                    AccountStatus::Error
+                })
+        })
+        .and_then(|(conn, username_str)| {
+            user_accounts.filter(username.eq(username_str)).load::<UserAccount>(&conn)
+                .map_err(|err| {
+                    println!("sql err: {:?}", err);
+                    AccountStatus::Error
+                })
+        })
+        .and_then(|mut result| {
+            result.pop().ok_or(AccountStatus::InvalidUser)
+        })
+        .and_then(|user| {
+            array_to_utf8(pkt.password)
+                .map(|password| {
+                    (user, password)
+                })
+                .map_err(|_err| AccountStatus::Error)
+        })
+        .and_then(|(user, password)| {
+            bcrypt::verify(password, user.password.as_str())
+                .map_err(|err| {
+                    println!("bcrypt err: {:?}", err);
+                    AccountStatus::Error
+                })
+                .and_then(|correct_password| {
+                    match correct_password {
+                        true => Ok(user),
+                        false => Err(AccountStatus::InvalidPassword),
+                    }
+                })
+        })
+}
+
+impl LoginServerState {
+    fn new(shared_state: SharedLoginState) -> LoginServerState {
+        LoginServerState {
+            shared_state: shared_state,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn validate_login(&mut self, pkt: &Login) -> Box<PktVec> {
+        match get_login_status(&self.shared_state.connection_pool, pkt) {
+            Ok(_user) => {
+                let response = LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, pkt.security_data);
+                let ip = net::Ipv4Addr::new(127,0,0,1);
+                let ip = u32::from_ne_bytes(ip.octets());
+                pktvec![response, RedirectClient::new(ip, crate::character::CHARACTER_PORT)]
+            },
+            Err(err) => {
+                pktvec![LoginResponse::by_status(err, pkt.security_data)]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ServerState for LoginServerState {
+    type Packet = LoginPacket;
+    type PacketError = LoginError;
+
+    fn on_connect(&mut self) -> Vec<OnConnect> {
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+
+        let mut server_key = [0u8; 48];
+        let mut client_key = [0u8; 48];
+        rng.fill(&mut server_key[..]);
+        rng.fill(&mut client_key[..]);
+
+        vec![OnConnect::Packet(Box::new(LoginWelcome::new(server_key, client_key))),
+             OnConnect::Cipher((Box::new(PSOBBCipher::new(ELSEWHERE_PARRAY, ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, client_key)),
+                                Box::new(PSOBBCipher::new(ELSEWHERE_PARRAY, ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, server_key))))
+        ]
+    }
+
+    fn handle(&mut self, pkt: &LoginPacket) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = Box<dyn PSOPacket>>> {
+        println!("[login: recv] {:?}", pkt);
+        match pkt {
+            LoginPacket::Login(login) => {
+                self.validate_login(login)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
+pub fn new_client(socket: mio::tcp::TcpStream, shared_state: SharedLoginState) {
+    let state = LoginServerState::new(shared_state);
+    let client = Client::new(socket, Box::new(state));
+    client.io_loop();
+}
diff --git a/src/login/main.rs b/src/login/main.rs
index bc12c61..9dfea04 100644
--- a/src/login/main.rs
+++ b/src/login/main.rs
@@ -1,110 +1,79 @@
-use std::net::{TcpListener, SocketAddr, Ipv4Addr};
+mod login;
+mod character;
+mod models;
+
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, Ipv4Addr};
 use std::net;
 use std::thread;
+use std::env;
 
+use mio::tcp::TcpListener;
 use mio::{Events, Poll, Token, Ready, PollOpt};
-use rand::{Rng, RngCore};
+use dotenv::dotenv;
 
-use libpso::{PacketParseError, PSOPacket};
-use libpso::packet::login::*;
-use libpso::crypto::{CipherError, PSOCipher, NullCipher};
-use libpso::crypto::bb::PSOBBCipher;
+use diesel::r2d2;
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use diesel::pg::PgConnection;
 
-use elseware::common::network::{send_packet, recv_packet, PacketNetworkError};
-use elseware::common::cipherkeys::{ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, ELSEWHERE_PARRAY};
+use models::{NewUser, UserAccount};
 
-const LOGIN_PORT: u16 = 12000;
-const CHARACTER_PORT: u16 = 12001;
+fn main() {
+    dotenv().ok();
 
+    //let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap();
+    //let conn = PgConnection::establish(&database_url).unwrap();
 
-struct Client {
-    running: bool,
-    socket: mio::tcp::TcpStream,
-    cipher_in: Box<dyn PSOCipher>,
-    cipher_out: Box<dyn PSOCipher>,
-}
+    //use elseware::schema::user_accounts::dsl::*;
+    //use elseware::schema::user_accounts::table;
 
-impl Client {
-    fn new(socket: net::TcpStream) -> Client {
-        Client {
-            running: true,
-            socket: mio::tcp::TcpStream::from_stream(socket).expect("could not convert socket to nonblocking"),
-            cipher_in: Box::new(NullCipher {}),
-            cipher_out: Box::new(NullCipher {}),
-        }
-    }
+    /*let u = NewUser::new("hi".to_string(), "qwer".to_string());
+    diesel::insert_into(user_accounts).values(&u).execute(&conn).unwrap();
+    let u = NewUser::new("hi2".to_string(), "qwer".to_string());
+    diesel::insert_into(user_accounts).values(&u).execute(&conn).unwrap();*/
 
-    fn send(&mut self, pkt: &dyn PSOPacket) {
-        match send_packet(&mut self.socket, &mut *self.cipher_out, pkt) {
-            Ok(_) => {
-                println!("[login] send ({:?}): {:?}", self.socket, pkt);
-            },
-            Err(err) => {
-                println!("[login] error sending packet to {:?}: {:?}", self.socket, err);
-                self.running = false;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
+    println!("[login+character] starting server");
+
+    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap();
+    let connection_manager = r2d2::ConnectionManager::<PgConnection>::new(database_url);
+    let connection_pool = r2d2::Pool::builder()
+        .build(connection_manager).unwrap();
+
+    let login_listener = TcpListener::bind(&SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::new(0,0,0,0), login::LOGIN_PORT))).unwrap();
+    let character_listener = TcpListener::bind(&SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::new(0,0,0,0), character::CHARACTER_PORT))).unwrap();
+
+    let login_shared_state = login::SharedLoginState::new(connection_pool);
 
-fn client_loop(mut client: Client) {
-    let poll = mio::Poll::new().unwrap();
-    poll.register(&client.socket, Token(0), Ready::readable(), PollOpt::edge()).unwrap();
+    let poll = Poll::new().unwrap();
+    poll.register(&login_listener, Token(0), Ready::readable(), PollOpt::edge()).unwrap();
+    poll.register(&character_listener, Token(1), Ready::readable(), PollOpt::edge()).unwrap();
 
     let mut events = Events::with_capacity(1024);
+
     loop {
         poll.poll(&mut events, None).unwrap();
 
-        for event in &events{
-            println!("event! {:?}", event);
-            if event.token() == Token(0) {
-                loop {
-                    let pkt = recv_packet(&mut client.socket, &mut *client.cipher_in);
-                    println!("{:?}", pkt);
-
-                    match pkt {
-                        Ok(pkt) => {
-                            //handle_packet(&mut client, pkt).expect("could not handle packet");
-                            println!("[login] pkt: {:?}", pkt);
-                        },
-                        Err(err) => {
-                            println!("[login] error recv-ing packet with {:?}: {:?}", client.socket, err);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+        for event in &events {
+            match event.token() {
+                Token(0) => {
+                    login_listener.accept().map(|(socket, addr)| {
+                        let shared_state_clone = login_shared_state.clone();
+                        thread::spawn(move || {
+                            println!("[login] accepted connection: {}", addr);
+                            login::new_client(socket, shared_state_clone);
+                        });
+                    });
+                },
+                Token(1) => {
+                    character_listener.accept().map(|(socket, addr)| {
+                        let shared_state_clone = login_shared_state.clone();
+                        thread::spawn(move || {
+                            println!("[character] accepted connection: {}", addr);
+                            character::new_client(socket, shared_state_clone);
+                        });
+                    });
+                },
+                _ => {}
             }
         }
     }
 }
-
-fn new_client(socket: net::TcpStream) {
-    let mut client = Client::new(socket);
-    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-
-    let mut server_key = [0u8; 48];
-    let mut client_key = [0u8; 48];
-    rng.fill(&mut server_key[..]);
-    rng.fill(&mut client_key[..]);
-    let welcome = LoginWelcome::new(server_key, client_key);
-    client.send(&welcome);
-    client.cipher_in = Box::new(PSOBBCipher::new(ELSEWHERE_PARRAY, ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, client_key));
-    client.cipher_out = Box::new(PSOBBCipher::new(ELSEWHERE_PARRAY, ELSEWHERE_PRIVATE_KEY, server_key));
-    client_loop(client);
-}
-
-fn main() {
-    println!("[login] starting server");
-
-    let listener = TcpListener::bind(&SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::new(0,0,0,0), LOGIN_PORT))).unwrap();
-
-    while let Ok((socket, addr)) = listener.accept() {
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            println!("[login] accepted connection: {}", addr);
-            new_client(socket);
-        });
-    }
-
-
-    println!("[login] exiting...");
-}