diff --git a/src/lib/presets.ts b/src/lib/presets.ts
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+++ b/src/lib/presets.ts
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+import { parseTemplate } from './data/parse';
+
+const templateModules = import.meta.glob('../../data/templates/*.xml', {
+	query: '?raw',
+	import: 'default',
+	eager: true
+});
+
+export const presets = Object.entries(templateModules).map(([path, xml]) => {
+	const filename = path.split('/').pop()!.replace('.xml', '');
+	return parseTemplate(xml as string, `preset:${filename}`);
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/state.svelte.ts b/src/lib/state.svelte.ts
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+import { getAllCharacters, saveCharacter, deleteCharacter } from './storage';
+import { isBlankCharacter } from './utils/blank';
+import type { Character, Template } from './types';
+
+let characters = $state<Character[]>([]);
+let activeId = $state<string | null>(null);
+let saveStatus = $state<'idle' | 'saving' | 'saved'>('idle');
+let saveTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+let statusTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+export const roster = {
+	get characters() { return characters; },
+	get active() { return characters.find((c) => c.id === activeId) ?? null; },
+	get saveStatus() { return saveStatus; },
+
+	async load() {
+		const all = await getAllCharacters();
+		const kept: Character[] = [];
+		for (const char of all) {
+			if (isBlankCharacter(char)) {
+				await deleteCharacter(char.id);
+			} else {
+				kept.push(char);
+			}
+		}
+		characters = kept;
+
+		const stored = localStorage.getItem('activeCharacterId');
+		if (stored && characters.some((c) => c.id === stored)) {
+			activeId = stored;
+		} else if (characters.length) {
+			activeId = characters[0].id;
+		}
+	},
+
+	async create(template: Template) {
+		const char: Character = {
+			id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+			template: $state.snapshot(template),
+			data: {}
+		};
+		characters.push(char);
+		activeId = char.id;
+		localStorage.setItem('activeCharacterId', char.id);
+		await saveCharacter($state.snapshot(char));
+		return char;
+	},
+
+	async remove(id: string) {
+		characters = characters.filter((c) => c.id !== id);
+		await deleteCharacter(id);
+		if (activeId === id) {
+			activeId = characters[0]?.id ?? null;
+			if (activeId) localStorage.setItem('activeCharacterId', activeId);
+			else localStorage.removeItem('activeCharacterId');
+		}
+	},
+
+	async duplicate(id: string) {
+		const source = characters.find((c) => c.id === id);
+		if (!source) return;
+		const copy: Character = {
+			id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+			template: $state.snapshot(source.template),
+			data: $state.snapshot(source.data)
+		};
+		characters.push(copy);
+		activeId = copy.id;
+		localStorage.setItem('activeCharacterId', copy.id);
+		await saveCharacter($state.snapshot(copy));
+	},
+
+	setActive(id: string) {
+		activeId = id;
+		localStorage.setItem('activeCharacterId', id);
+	},
+
+	scheduleSave(char: Character) {
+		if (saveTimer) clearTimeout(saveTimer);
+		saveTimer = setTimeout(async () => {
+			saveStatus = 'saving';
+			await saveCharacter($state.snapshot(char));
+			saveStatus = 'saved';
+			if (statusTimer) clearTimeout(statusTimer);
+			statusTimer = setTimeout(() => { saveStatus = 'idle'; }, 1500);
+		}, 300);
+	}
+};