diff --git a/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-docs.sgml b/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-docs.sgml
index a9e57c2..02f2355 100644
--- a/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-docs.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-docs.sgml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <xi:include href="xml/interpreter.xml"/>
     <xi:include href="xml/db.xml"/>
     <xi:include href="xml/player.xml"/>
+    <xi:include href="xml/world.xml"/>
 
   </chapter>
   <!--chapter id="object-tree">
diff --git a/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-sections.txt b/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-sections.txt
index e3c06c5..ff42dae 100644
--- a/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/wmud/wmud-sections.txt
@@ -79,3 +79,7 @@ wmud_player_auth
 wmud_player_exists
 </SECTION>
 
+<SECTION>
+<TITLE></TITLE>
+<FILE>world</FILE>
+</SECTION>
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index b44e361..acbf9da 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = wmud
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DWMUD_STATEDIR=\""$(localstatedir)"\" -DWMUD_CONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)"\" $(MEMCACHED_CFLAGS) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS) $(GTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(SQLITE3_CFLAGS)
 
-wmud_SOURCES = main.c game-networking.c interpreter.c db.c players.c maintenance.c game.c configuration.c
+wmud_SOURCES = main.c game-networking.c interpreter.c db.c players.c maintenance.c game.c configuration.c world.c
 wmud_LDADD = $(MEMCACHED_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(GTHREAD_LIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 50eca92..bc21163 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -178,3 +178,39 @@ wmud_db_save_player(wmudPlayer *player, GError **err)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
+gboolean
+wmud_db_load_planes(GSList **planes, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_db_load_planets(GSList **planets, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_db_load_directions(GSList **directions, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_db_load_areas(GSList **areas, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_db_load_rooms(GSList **rooms, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_db_load_exits(GSList **exits, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
index fb98002..38da5ca 100644
--- a/src/db.h
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ extern GQuark WMUD_DB_ERROR;
 gboolean wmud_db_init(GError **err);
 gboolean wmud_db_players_load(GError **err);
 gboolean wmud_db_save_player(wmudPlayer *player, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_db_load_planes(GSList **planes, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_db_load_planets(GSList **planets, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_db_load_directions(GSList **directions, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_db_load_areas(GSList **areas, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_db_load_rooms(GSList **rooms, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_db_load_exits(GSList **exits, GError **err);
 
 #endif /* __WMUD__DB_H__ */
 
diff --git a/src/world.c b/src/world.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e71402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world.c
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/* wMUD - Yet another MUD codebase by W00d5t0ck
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - Gergely POLONKAI
+ *
+ * world.c: world loading and building functions
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "world.h"
+#include "db.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:world
+ * @short_description: World loading and building functions
+ * @title: Game world manipulation
+ *
+ */
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_check_planes(GSList *planes, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_check_planets(GSList *planets, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_check_areas(GSList *areas, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_check_exits(GSList *exits, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_assoc_planets_planes(GSList *planets, GSList *planes, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_assoc_rooms_areas(GSList *rooms, GSList *areas, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_assoc_rooms_planets(GSList *rooms, GSList *planets, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wmud_world_assoc_exits_rooms(GSList *exits, GSList *rooms, GError **err)
+{
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * wmud_world_load:
+ * @err: a #GError to put error messages into
+ *
+ * Load the world from the database backend without activating it.
+ */
+gboolean
+wmud_world_load(GError **err)
+{
+	GSList *planes = NULL,
+	       *planets = NULL,
+	       *directions = NULL,
+	       *areas = NULL,
+	       *rooms = NULL,
+	       *exits = NULL;
+	GError *in_err = NULL;
+
+	/* Load directions from the database */
+	wmud_db_load_directions(&directions, &in_err);
+
+	/* Load planes from the database */
+	wmud_db_load_planes(&planes, &in_err);
+
+	/* Check if the loaded planes conform to the rules */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_check_planes(planes, &in_err);
+
+	/* Load planets from the database */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_db_load_planets(&planets, &in_err);
+
+	/* Check if the planets conform to the rules */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_check_planets(planets, &in_err);
+
+	/* Put the planets on the planes */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_assoc_planets_planes(planets, planes, &in_err);
+
+	/* Load areas from the database */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_db_load_areas(&areas, &in_err);
+
+	/* Check if the areas conform to the rules */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_check_areas(areas, &in_err);
+
+	/* Load rooms from the database */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_db_load_rooms(&rooms, &in_err);
+
+	/* Associate rooms with the areas */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_assoc_rooms_areas(rooms, areas, &in_err);
+
+	/* Associate rooms with planets */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_assoc_rooms_planets(rooms, planets, &in_err);
+
+	/* Load room exits from the database */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_db_load_exits(&exits, &in_err);
+
+	/* Check if the exits conform to the rules */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_check_exits(exits, &in_err);
+
+	/* Associate exits with rooms */
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	wmud_world_assoc_exits_rooms(exits, rooms, &in_err);
+
+	g_clear_error(&in_err);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/world.h b/src/world.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4063902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/world.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* wMUD - Yet another MUD codebase by W00d5t0ck
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 - Gergely POLONKAI
+ *
+ * world.h: world loading and building functions
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef __WMUD_WORLD_H__
+#define __WMUD_WORLD_H__
+
+gboolean wmud_world_check_planes(GSList *planes, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_world_check_planets(GSList *planets, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_world_check_areas(GSList *areas, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_world_check_exits(GSList *exits, GError **err);
+
+gboolean wmud_world_assoc_planets_planes(GSList *planets, GSList *planes, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_world_assoc_rooms_areas(GSList *rooms, GSList *areas, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_world_assoc_rooms_planets(GSList *rooms, GSList *planets, GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_world_assoc_exits_rooms(GSList *exits, GSList *rooms, GError **err);
+
+#endif /* __WMUD_WORLD_H__ */
+