diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0082d0a4..a4d1aaca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This project provides:
 - **GET /history**: Retrieve historical telemetry data with optional time filtering.
 - **GET /debug**: Health check endpoint.
 - **Live Map**: Interactive map interface with panning, zooming, and sorting.
-- **Analytics Dashboard**: Charts for kills over time and kills per hour.
+ - **Analytics Dashboard**: Interactive charts for kills over time and kills per hour using D3.js.
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Response:
 ## Frontend
 
 - **Live Map**: `static/index.html` – Real-time player positions on a map.
-- **Analytics**: `static/graphs.html` – Charts powered by [Chart.js](https://www.chartjs.org/).
+- **Analytics Dashboard**: `static/graphs.html` – Interactive charts powered by [D3.js](https://d3js.org/).
 
 ## Database Schema
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d1995c4c..eb841192 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -151,6 +151,43 @@ def get_history(
     ]
     return JSONResponse(content={"data": data})
 
+# ------------------------  GET Trails ---------------------------------
+@app.get("/trails")
+@app.get("/trails/")
+def get_trails(
+    seconds: int = Query(600, ge=0, description="Lookback window in seconds")
+):
+    """
+    Return position snapshots (timestamp, character_name, ew, ns, z)
+    for the past `seconds` seconds.
+    """
+    # match the same string format as stored timestamps (via str(datetime))
+    cutoff_dt = datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc) - timedelta(seconds=seconds)
+    cutoff = str(cutoff_dt)
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(DB_FILE)
+    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+    rows = conn.execute(
+        """
+        SELECT timestamp, character_name, ew, ns, z
+          FROM telemetry_log
+         WHERE timestamp >= ?
+         ORDER BY character_name, timestamp
+        """,
+        (cutoff,)
+    ).fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    trails = [
+        {
+            "timestamp":      r["timestamp"],
+            "character_name": r["character_name"],
+            "ew":             r["ew"],
+            "ns":             r["ns"],
+            "z":              r["z"],
+        }
+        for r in rows
+    ]
+    return JSONResponse(content={"trails": trails})
+
 
 # --------------------  static frontend  ---------------------------
 app.mount("/", StaticFiles(directory="static", html=True), name="static")
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 66e6da0f..94dc2ed3 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   <div id="mapContainer">
     <div id="mapGroup">
       <img id="map" src="dereth.png" alt="Dereth map">
+      <svg id="trails"></svg>
       <div id="dots"></div>
     </div>
     <div id="tooltip" class="tooltip"></div>
diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index ba7462e6..0b6b9aff 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const wrap         = document.getElementById('mapContainer');
 const group        = document.getElementById('mapGroup');
 const img          = document.getElementById('map');
 const dots         = document.getElementById('dots');
+const trailsContainer = document.getElementById('trails');
 const list         = document.getElementById('playerList');
 const btnContainer = document.getElementById('sortButtons');
 const tooltip      = document.getElementById('tooltip');
@@ -130,11 +131,17 @@ function hideTooltip() {
 /* ---------- polling and initialization -------------------------- */
 async function pollLive() {
   try {
-    const { players } = await (await fetch('/live/')).json();
+    const [liveRes, trailsRes] = await Promise.all([
+      fetch('/live/'),
+      fetch('/trails/?seconds=600'),
+    ]);
+    const { players } = await liveRes.json();
+    const { trails } = await trailsRes.json();
     currentPlayers = players;
+    renderTrails(trails);
     renderList();
   } catch (e) {
-    console.error('Live fetch failed:', e);
+    console.error('Live or trails fetch failed:', e);
   }
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +154,12 @@ function startPolling() {
 img.onload = () => {
   imgW = img.naturalWidth;
   imgH = img.naturalHeight;
+  // size the SVG trails container to match the map dimensions
+  if (trailsContainer) {
+    trailsContainer.setAttribute('viewBox', `0 0 ${imgW} ${imgH}`);
+    trailsContainer.setAttribute('width', `${imgW}`);
+    trailsContainer.setAttribute('height', `${imgH}`);
+  }
   fitToWindow();
   startPolling();
 };
@@ -204,6 +217,27 @@ function render(players) {
   });
 }
 
+/* ---------- rendering trails ------------------------------- */
+function renderTrails(trailData) {
+  trailsContainer.innerHTML = '';
+  const byChar = trailData.reduce((acc, pt) => {
+    (acc[pt.character_name] = acc[pt.character_name] || []).push(pt);
+    return acc;
+  }, {});
+  for (const [name, pts] of Object.entries(byChar)) {
+    if (pts.length < 2) continue;
+    const points = pts.map(pt => {
+      const { x, y } = worldToPx(pt.ew, pt.ns);
+      return `${x},${y}`;
+    }).join(' ');
+    const poly = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'polyline');
+    poly.setAttribute('points', points);
+    poly.setAttribute('stroke', hue(name));
+    poly.setAttribute('fill', 'none');
+    poly.setAttribute('class', 'trail-path');
+    trailsContainer.appendChild(poly);
+  }
+}
 /* ---------- selection centering, focus zoom & blink ------------ */
 function selectPlayer(p, x, y) {
   selected = p.character_name;
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index 25173869..031a41be 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -202,3 +202,17 @@ body {
 /* hover & selected states */
 #playerList li:hover    { background: var(--card-hov); }
 #playerList li.selected { background: #454545; }
+/* trails paths */
+#trails {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.trail-path {
+  fill: none;
+  stroke-width: 2px;
+  stroke-opacity: 0.7;
+  stroke-linecap: round;
+  stroke-linejoin: round;
+}