diff --git a/src/area_data.cpp b/src/area_data.cpp
index f17761f..8721c80 100644
--- a/src/area_data.cpp
+++ b/src/area_data.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "music_manager.h"
 #include "packet/packet_factory.h"
 
+
 AreaData::AreaData(QString p_name, int p_index, MusicManager *p_music_manager = nullptr) :
     m_index(p_index),
     m_music_manager(p_music_manager),
@@ -279,6 +280,51 @@ void AreaData::replaceEvidence(int f_eviId, const AreaData::Evidence &f_newEvi_r
     m_evidence.replace(f_eviId, f_newEvi_r);
 }
 
+void AreaData::loadInventory(QSettings& settings)
+{
+    // Retrieve all keys from the QSettings object
+    QStringList keys = settings.allKeys();
+
+    // Map to store evidence data temporarily
+    QMap<int, Evidence> evidenceMap;
+
+    // Iterate over the keys and log the associated values
+    for (const QString &key : keys) {
+        QStringList keyParts = key.split("/");
+
+        // We expect keys in the format "id/field" (e.g., "0/description")
+        if (keyParts.size() == 2) {
+            int id = keyParts[0].toInt(); // This should be the evidence ID, e.g., "0"
+            QString field = keyParts[1];  // This should be the field name, e.g., "description"
+
+            // Retrieve the value for this key
+            QString value = settings.value(key).toString();
+
+            // Check if the evidence ID exists in the map
+            if (!evidenceMap.contains(id)) {
+                // Create a new evidence entry if it doesn't exist
+                Evidence newEvidence;
+                evidenceMap.insert(id, newEvidence);
+            }
+
+            // Now assign the values to the respective fields
+            Evidence& evidence = evidenceMap[id];
+            if (field == "description") {
+                evidence.description = value;
+            } else if (field == "image") {
+                evidence.image = value;
+            } else if (field == "name") {
+                evidence.name = value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // After all fields for an evidence item are collected, append it to the evidence list
+    for (const Evidence& evidence : evidenceMap.values()) {
+        appendEvidence(evidence);
+    }
+}
+
 AreaData::Status AreaData::status() const
 {
     return m_status;
diff --git a/src/area_data.h b/src/area_data.h
index 83e1bd9..aa07d39 100644
--- a/src/area_data.h
+++ b/src/area_data.h
@@ -712,6 +712,9 @@ class AreaData : public QObject
      *
      * @see #m_eviMod
      */
+    
+    void loadInventory(QSettings& settings);
+
     EvidenceMod eviMod() const;
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 0720cbd..42e56aa 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ void Server::start()
         connect(l_area, &AreaData::sendAreaPacketClient, this, &Server::unicast);
         connect(l_area, &AreaData::userJoinedArea, music_manager, &MusicManager::userJoinedArea);
         music_manager->registerArea(i);
+        // Search for and load inventory based on the area name
+        loadInventoryForArea(l_area, m_area_names[i]);
     }
 
     // Loads the command help information. This is not stored inside the server.
@@ -129,6 +131,32 @@ void Server::start()
     }
 }
 
+void Server::loadInventoryForArea(AreaData* area, const QString& areaName)
+{
+    // Set up the directory where inventory files are stored.
+    QString inventoryDirectory = "storage/inventory";  // Adjust this path as necessary
+
+    QDir dir(inventoryDirectory);
+    if (!dir.exists()) {
+        qWarning() << "Inventory directory does not exist!";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Search for an inventory file corresponding to the area name (e.g., "area_1.ini").
+    QString inventoryFileName = areaName + ".ini";  // Assuming file is named as area name
+    QString filePath = dir.absoluteFilePath(inventoryFileName);
+
+    if (QFile::exists(filePath)) {
+        qDebug() << "Loading inventory for area:" << areaName;
+
+        // Load the inventory from the .ini file
+        QSettings settings(filePath, QSettings::IniFormat);
+        area->loadInventory(settings);  // Assuming the AreaData class has a `loadInventory()` method
+    } else {
+        qWarning() << "Inventory file not found for area:" << areaName;
+    }
+}
+
 QVector<AOClient *> Server::getClients()
 {
     return m_clients;
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index a0febe4..a17723d 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ class Server : public QObject
      */
     QHostAddress parseToIPv4(QHostAddress f_remote_ip);
 
+    void loadInventoryForArea(AreaData* area, const QString& areaName);
+
   public slots:
     /**
      * @brief Convenience class to call a reload of available configuraiton elements.