diff --git a/db_async.py b/db_async.py
index 8a5623e7..998d6707 100644
--- a/db_async.py
+++ b/db_async.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from databases import Database
 from sqlalchemy import MetaData, Table, Column, Integer, String, Float, DateTime, text
 from sqlalchemy import Index, BigInteger, JSON, Boolean, UniqueConstraint
+from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
 # Environment: Postgres/TimescaleDB connection URL
 DATABASE_URL = os.getenv("DATABASE_URL", "postgresql://postgres:password@localhost:5432/dereth")
@@ -175,6 +176,20 @@ Index(
     server_health_checks.c.timestamp.desc()
 )
 
+character_stats = Table(
+    "character_stats",
+    metadata,
+    Column("character_name", String, primary_key=True, nullable=False),
+    Column("timestamp", DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=False, server_default=func.now()),
+    Column("level", Integer, nullable=True),
+    Column("total_xp", BigInteger, nullable=True),
+    Column("unassigned_xp", BigInteger, nullable=True),
+    Column("luminance_earned", BigInteger, nullable=True),
+    Column("luminance_total", BigInteger, nullable=True),
+    Column("deaths", Integer, nullable=True),
+    Column("stats_data", JSON, nullable=False),
+)
+
 async def init_db_async():
     """Initialize PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB schema and hypertable.
 
@@ -250,6 +265,26 @@ async def init_db_async():
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Warning: failed to create portal table constraints: {e}")
 
+    # Ensure character_stats table exists with JSONB column type
+    try:
+        with engine.connect().execution_options(isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT") as conn:
+            conn.execute(text("""
+                CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS character_stats (
+                    character_name VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY,
+                    timestamp TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+                    level INTEGER,
+                    total_xp BIGINT,
+                    unassigned_xp BIGINT,
+                    luminance_earned BIGINT,
+                    luminance_total BIGINT,
+                    deaths INTEGER,
+                    stats_data JSONB NOT NULL
+                )
+            """))
+            print("character_stats table created/verified successfully")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Warning: failed to create character_stats table: {e}")
+
 async def cleanup_old_portals():
     """Clean up portals older than 1 hour."""
     try:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f71f4dd5..3ddab2cc 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from db_async import (
     spawn_events,
     rare_events,
     character_inventories,
+    character_stats,
     portals,
     server_health_checks,
     server_status,