diff --git a/include/aoclient.h b/include/aoclient.h
index 9184346..6b96979 100644
--- a/include/aoclient.h
+++ b/include/aoclient.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class AOClient : public QObject {
     void handlePacket(AOPacket packet);
     void handleCommand(QString command, int argc, QStringList argv);
     void changeArea(int new_area);
+    void changeCharacter(int char_id);
     void arup(ARUPType type, bool broadcast);
     void fullArup();
     void sendServerMessage(QString message);
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ class AOClient : public QObject {
     void cmdGetAreas(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdGetArea(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdArea(int argc, QStringList argv);
+    void cmdAreaKick(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdSetBackground(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdBgLock(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdBgUnlock(int argc, QStringList argv);
@@ -207,6 +209,8 @@ class AOClient : public QObject {
     void cmdTimer(int argc, QStringList argv);
     // Messaging/Client
     void cmdPos(int argc, QStringList argv);
+    void cmdSwitch(int argc, QStringList argv);
+    void cmdRandomChar(int argc, QStringList argv);
     void cmdG(int argc, QStringList argv);
 
     // Command helper functions
@@ -260,6 +264,9 @@ class AOClient : public QObject {
         {"timer", {ACLFlags.value("CM"), 0, &AOClient::cmdTimer}},
         {"area", {ACLFlags.value("NONE"), 1, &AOClient::cmdArea}},
         {"play", {ACLFlags.value("CM"), 1, &AOClient::cmdPlay}},
+        {"areakick", {ACLFlags.value("CM"), 1, &AOClient::cmdAreaKick}},
+        {"randomchar", {ACLFlags.value("NONE"), 0, &AOClient::cmdRandomChar}},
+        {"switch", {ACLFlags.value("NONE"), 1, &AOClient::cmdSwitch}},
     };
 
     QString partial_packet;
diff --git a/src/aoclient.cpp b/src/aoclient.cpp
index 7d3a90c..5a7f3ac 100644
--- a/src/aoclient.cpp
+++ b/src/aoclient.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,54 @@ void AOClient::changeArea(int new_area)
         sendServerMessage("Area " + server->area_names[current_area] + " is spectate-only; to chat IC you will need to be invited by the CM.");
 }
 
+void AOClient::changeCharacter(int char_id)
+{
+    AreaData* area = server->areas[current_area];
+
+    if (current_char != "") {
+        area->characters_taken[current_char] = false;
+    }
+
+    if(char_id > server->characters.length())
+        return;
+
+    if (char_id >= 0) {
+        QString char_selected = server->characters[char_id];
+        bool taken = area->characters_taken.value(char_selected);
+        if (taken || char_selected == "")
+            return;
+
+        area->characters_taken[char_selected] = true;
+        current_char = char_selected;
+    }
+    else {
+        current_char = "";
+    }
+
+    pos = "";
+
+    server->updateCharsTaken(area);
+    sendPacket("PV", {QString::number(id), "CID", QString::number(char_id)});
+    fullArup();
+    if (server->timer->isActive()) {
+        sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(0), QString::number(2)});
+        sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(0), QString::number(0), QString::number(QTime(0,0).msecsTo(QTime(0,0).addMSecs(server->timer->remainingTime())))});
+    }
+    else {
+        sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(0), QString::number(3)});
+    }
+    for (QTimer* timer : area->timers) {
+        int timer_id = area->timers.indexOf(timer) + 1;
+        if (timer->isActive()) {
+            sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(timer_id), QString::number(2)});
+            sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(timer_id), QString::number(0), QString::number(QTime(0,0).msecsTo(QTime(0,0).addMSecs(timer->remainingTime())))});
+        }
+        else {
+            sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(timer_id), QString::number(3)});
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void AOClient::handleCommand(QString command, int argc, QStringList argv)
 {
     CommandInfo info = commands.value(command, {false, -1, &AOClient::cmdDefault});
diff --git a/src/commands.cpp b/src/commands.cpp
index 4488160..0590ba1 100644
--- a/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/src/commands.cpp
@@ -653,6 +653,35 @@ void AOClient::cmdPlay(int argc, QStringList argv)
     sendPacket("MC", {argv.join(" "), QString::number(server->getCharID(current_char)), showname, "1", "0"});
 }
 
+void AOClient::cmdAreaKick(int argc, QStringList argv)
+{
+    bool ok;
+    int idx = argv[0].toInt(&ok);
+    if (!ok) {
+        sendServerMessage("That does not look like a valid ID.");
+        return;
+    }
+    AOClient* client_to_kick = server->getClientByID(idx);
+    client_to_kick->changeArea(0);
+    sendServerMessage("Client " + argv[0] + " kicked back to area 0.");
+}
+
+void AOClient::cmdSwitch(int argc, QStringList argv)
+{
+    int char_id = server->getCharID(argv.join(" "));
+    if (char_id == -1) {
+        sendServerMessage("That does not look like a valid character.");
+        return;
+    }
+    changeCharacter(char_id);
+}
+
+void AOClient::cmdRandomChar(int argc, QStringList argv)
+{
+    int char_id = genRand(0, server->characters.size() - 1);
+    changeCharacter(char_id);
+}
+
 QStringList AOClient::buildAreaList(int area_idx)
 {
     QStringList entries;
diff --git a/src/packets.cpp b/src/packets.cpp
index c8b7ebc..4d6c727 100644
--- a/src/packets.cpp
+++ b/src/packets.cpp
@@ -118,48 +118,7 @@ void AOClient::pktSelectChar(AreaData* area, int argc, QStringList argv, AOPacke
         return;
     }
 
-    if (current_char != "") {
-        area->characters_taken[current_char] = false;
-    }
-
-    if(char_id > server->characters.length())
-        return;
-
-    if (char_id >= 0) {
-        QString char_selected = server->characters[char_id];
-        bool taken = area->characters_taken.value(char_selected);
-        if (taken || char_selected == "")
-            return;
-
-        area->characters_taken[char_selected] = true;
-        current_char = char_selected;
-    }
-    else {
-        current_char = "";
-    }
-
-    pos = "";
-
-    server->updateCharsTaken(area);
-    sendPacket("PV", {QString::number(id), "CID", argv[1]});
-    fullArup();
-    if (server->timer->isActive()) {
-        sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(0), QString::number(2)});
-        sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(0), QString::number(0), QString::number(QTime(0,0).msecsTo(QTime(0,0).addMSecs(server->timer->remainingTime())))});
-    }
-    else {
-        sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(0), QString::number(3)});
-    }
-    for (QTimer* timer : area->timers) {
-        int timer_id = area->timers.indexOf(timer) + 1;
-        if (timer->isActive()) {
-            sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(timer_id), QString::number(2)});
-            sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(timer_id), QString::number(0), QString::number(QTime(0,0).msecsTo(QTime(0,0).addMSecs(timer->remainingTime())))});
-        }
-        else {
-            sendPacket("TI", {QString::number(timer_id), QString::number(3)});
-        }
-    }
+    changeCharacter(char_id);
 }
 
 void AOClient::pktIcChat(AreaData* area, int argc, QStringList argv, AOPacket packet)
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 29194da..bbe7fc5 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ AOClient* Server::getClientByID(int id)
 int Server::getCharID(QString char_name)
 {
     for (QString character : characters) {
-        if (character == char_name) {
-            return characters.indexOf(character);
+        if (character.toLower() == char_name.toLower()) {
+            return characters.indexOf(QRegExp(character, Qt::CaseInsensitive));
         }
     }
     return -1; // character does not exist