diff --git a/data/plugins/entity-spawning/npc-spawn.rb b/data/plugins/entity-spawning/npc-spawn.rb
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+require 'java'
+
+java_import 'org.apollo.game.model.Animation'
+java_import 'org.apollo.game.model.Graphic'
+java_import 'org.apollo.game.model.Npc'
+java_import 'org.apollo.game.model.Position'
+java_import 'org.apollo.game.model.World'
+java_import 'org.apollo.game.model.def.NpcDefinition'
+
+# Spawns an npc with the properties specified in the hash.
+def spawn_npc(hash)
+  raise 'A name or id must be specified to spawn an npc.' if !(hash.has_key?(:name) || hash.has_key?(:id))
+  id = hash.delete(:id)
+
+  if id == nil
+  	name = hash.delete(:name).to_s.gsub('_', ' ')
+    if name.include?(' ')
+      id = name[name.rindex(' ') + 1, name.length - 1].to_i
+    end
+    id = locate_entity('npc', name, 1).first if id == nil || id == 0
+  end
+
+  raise "The npc called #{name} could not be identified." if id == nil
+
+  z = hash.delete(:z)
+  position = Position.new(hash.delete(:x), hash.delete(:y), z == nil ? 0 : z)
+  npc = Npc.new(id, position)
+
+  World.world.register(npc)
+  parse_hash(npc, hash) unless hash.empty?
+end
+
+# Parses the remaining key-value pairs in the hash.
+def parse_hash(npc, hash)
+  hash.each do |key, value| 
+    if key == :face
+      facing_position = direction_to_position(value, npc.position)
+      npc.turn_to(facing_position)
+    elsif key == :bounds
+      # TODO
+    elsif key == :delta_bounds
+      # TODO
+    elsif key == :spawn_animation
+      npc.play_animation(Animation.new(value))
+    elsif key == :spawn_graphic
+      npc.play_graphic(Graphic.new(value))
+    else
+      raise "Unrecognised key #{key} - value #{value}."
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+# Returns a position that an entity at the specified position should be facing towards if they are looking in the specified direction.
+def direction_to_position(direction, position)
+  x = position.x
+  y = position.y
+  z = position.height
+
+  case direction
+    when :north      then return Position.new(x,     y + 1, z)
+    when :north_east then return Position.new(x + 1, y + 1, z)
+    when :east       then return Position.new(x + 1, y,     z)
+    when :south_east then return Position.new(x + 1, y - 1, z)
+    when :south      then return Position.new(x,     y - 1, z)
+    when :south_west then return Position.new(x - 1, y - 1, z)
+    when :west       then return Position.new(x - 1, y,     z)
+    when :north_west then return Position.new(x - 1, y + 1, z)
+    else return position
+  end
+end
+
+# Locates an entity with the specified type (e.g. npc) and name, returning possible ids as an array.
+def locate_entity(type, name, limit=5)
+  ids = []
+  name.downcase!
+  Kernel.const_get("#{type.capitalize}Definition").definitions.each do |definition|
+    break if ids.length == limit
+    ids << definition.id.to_i if definition.name.to_s.downcase == name
+  end
+  return ids
+end
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diff --git a/data/plugins/entity-spawning/plugin.xml b/data/plugins/entity-spawning/plugin.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<plugin>
+  <id>entity-spawning</id>
+  <version>0.1</version>
+  <name>Entity Spawning</name>
+  <description>Adds support for easy ruby entity spawning.</description>
+  <authors>
+    <author>Major</author>
+  </authors>
+  <scripts>
+    <script>npc-spawn.rb</script>
+  </scripts>
+  <dependencies />
+</plugin>
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