diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/GpuWorldState.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/GpuWorldState.cs
index 966bf9c..9024047 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/GpuWorldState.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/GpuWorldState.cs
@@ -343,14 +343,29 @@ public sealed class GpuWorldState
     /// Drop all entities from a landblock without removing the terrain. Used
     /// by two-tier streaming when a landblock crosses Near→Far hysteresis.
     /// Per Phase A.5 spec §4.4.
+    ///
+    /// <para>
+    /// <b>Persistent-entity rescue is intentionally omitted</b> (unlike
+    /// <see cref="RemoveLandblock"/>): demote-tier entities are atlas-tier
+    /// only (procedural scenery, dat-static stabs/buildings) — they never
+    /// have <c>ServerGuid != 0</c> and so can never be in <see cref="_persistentGuids"/>.
+    /// The local player and other live server-spawned entities live in their
+    /// landblock via <c>RelocateEntity</c> per frame and are not affected
+    /// by Near→Far demotion of dat-static landblock layers.
+    /// </para>
     /// </summary>
     public void RemoveEntitiesFromLandblock(uint landblockId)
     {
-        if (!_loaded.TryGetValue(landblockId, out var lb)) return;
+        // A.5 T14 follow-up: canonicalize for symmetry with AppendLiveEntity.
+        // Streaming callers always pass canonical (0xAAAA0xFFFF) ids; this
+        // protects against future callers that mirror AppendLiveEntity's
+        // cell-resolved-id pattern.
+        uint canonical = (landblockId & 0xFFFF0000u) | 0xFFFFu;
+        if (!_loaded.TryGetValue(canonical, out var lb)) return;
         if (_wbSpawnAdapter is not null)
-            _wbSpawnAdapter.OnLandblockUnloaded(landblockId);
-        _loaded[landblockId] = new LoadedLandblock(lb.LandblockId, lb.Heightmap, System.Array.Empty<WorldEntity>());
-        _pendingByLandblock.Remove(landblockId);
+            _wbSpawnAdapter.OnLandblockUnloaded(canonical);
+        _loaded[canonical] = new LoadedLandblock(lb.LandblockId, lb.Heightmap, System.Array.Empty<WorldEntity>());
+        _pendingByLandblock.Remove(canonical);
         RebuildFlatView();
     }
 
@@ -361,16 +376,23 @@ public sealed class GpuWorldState
     /// landblock isn't loaded yet (handles the rare "promote arrives before
     /// far load completes" race).
     /// Per Phase A.5 spec §4.4.
+    ///
+    /// <para>
+    /// <b>Landblock id is canonicalized</b> (low 16 bits forced to 0xFFFF) —
+    /// callers may pass cell-resolved ids and they will key correctly.
+    /// </para>
     /// </summary>
-    public void AddEntitiesToExistingLandblock(uint landblockId, System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<WorldEntity> entities)
+    public void AddEntitiesToExistingLandblock(uint landblockId, IReadOnlyList<WorldEntity> entities)
     {
-        if (!_loaded.TryGetValue(landblockId, out var lb))
+        // A.5 T14 follow-up: canonicalize for symmetry with AppendLiveEntity.
+        uint canonical = (landblockId & 0xFFFF0000u) | 0xFFFFu;
+        if (!_loaded.TryGetValue(canonical, out var lb))
         {
             // Park as pending — same pattern as AppendLiveEntity for not-yet-loaded LBs.
-            if (!_pendingByLandblock.TryGetValue(landblockId, out var bucket))
+            if (!_pendingByLandblock.TryGetValue(canonical, out var bucket))
             {
                 bucket = new List<WorldEntity>();
-                _pendingByLandblock[landblockId] = bucket;
+                _pendingByLandblock[canonical] = bucket;
             }
             bucket.AddRange(entities);
             return;
@@ -378,9 +400,9 @@ public sealed class GpuWorldState
         var merged = new List<WorldEntity>(lb.Entities.Count + entities.Count);
         merged.AddRange(lb.Entities);
         merged.AddRange(entities);
-        _loaded[landblockId] = new LoadedLandblock(lb.LandblockId, lb.Heightmap, merged);
+        _loaded[canonical] = new LoadedLandblock(lb.LandblockId, lb.Heightmap, merged);
         if (_wbSpawnAdapter is not null)
-            _wbSpawnAdapter.OnLandblockLoaded(_loaded[landblockId]);
+            _wbSpawnAdapter.OnLandblockLoaded(_loaded[canonical]);
         RebuildFlatView();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs
index a9a8864..ac74ae6 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,25 @@ public sealed class StreamingController
     private readonly GpuWorldState _state;
     private StreamingRegion? _region;
 
-    public int NearRadius { get; set; }
-    public int FarRadius  { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Near-tier radius (LBs from observer that load full detail: terrain +
+    /// scenery + entities). Set at construction; readable thereafter.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Mutating after the first <see cref="Tick"/> has no effect — the
+    /// internal <see cref="StreamingRegion"/> snapshots both radii on its
+    /// constructor. Treat as init-only post-Tick.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public int NearRadius { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Far-tier radius (LBs from observer that load terrain only). Set at
+    /// construction; readable thereafter.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Mutating after the first <see cref="Tick"/> has no effect — see <see cref="NearRadius"/>.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public int FarRadius { get; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Cap on completions drained per <see cref="Tick"/> call. The cap is
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingControllerTwoTierTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingControllerTwoTierTests.cs
index bc18249..7b0de6c 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingControllerTwoTierTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingControllerTwoTierTests.cs
@@ -35,4 +35,90 @@ public class StreamingControllerTwoTierTests
         Assert.Equal(9, nearCount);   // 3x3 inner ring (radius=1)
         Assert.Equal(40, farCount);   // 7x7 - 3x3 outer ring (radius=3)
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_PlayerWalksOutOfNear_ToDemoteRoutesToRemoveEntities()
+    {
+        // Setup: bootstrap region at (100,100) with near=1, far=3.
+        // The bootstrap puts LB (100,100) in the near tier.
+        // Walking 4+ east drops LB (100,100) past the near-hysteresis
+        // threshold (NearRadius+2 = 3); ToDemote should fire.
+
+        var loads = new List<(uint, LandblockStreamJobKind)>();
+        var unloads = new List<uint>();
+        var state = new GpuWorldState();
+
+        // Pre-load LB (100,100) so RemoveEntitiesFromLandblock has something
+        // to find. The actual entity content doesn't matter for routing.
+        var lb100 = new LoadedLandblock(
+            (100u << 24) | (100u << 16) | 0xFFFFu,
+            Heightmap: null!,
+            Entities: new[] { new WorldEntity { Id = 1, MeshRefs = System.Array.Empty<MeshRef>() } });
+        state.AddLandblock(lb100);
+        Assert.Equal(1, state.Entities.Count);
+
+        var ctrl = new StreamingController(
+            enqueueLoad: (id, kind) => loads.Add((id, kind)),
+            enqueueUnload: unloads.Add,
+            drainCompletions: _ => System.Array.Empty<LandblockStreamResult>(),
+            applyTerrain: (_, _) => { },
+            state: state,
+            nearRadius: 1,
+            farRadius: 3);
+
+        ctrl.Tick(observerCx: 100, observerCy: 100);   // bootstrap
+        loads.Clear();
+
+        // Walk 4 east — LB (100,100) is now Chebyshev distance 4 from new
+        // center (104,100). NearRadius+2 = 3, so 4 > 3 fires the demote.
+        ctrl.Tick(observerCx: 104, observerCy: 100);
+
+        // ToDemote runs synchronously on the render thread (no enqueue).
+        // The visible effect is RemoveEntitiesFromLandblock dropping the entity.
+        Assert.Empty(state.Entities);
+        // Terrain stays loaded (demote != unload).
+        Assert.True(state.IsLoaded((100u << 24) | (100u << 16) | 0xFFFFu));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Tick_DrainingPromoted_RoutesToAddEntitiesToExisting()
+    {
+        var loads = new List<(uint, LandblockStreamJobKind)>();
+        var unloads = new List<uint>();
+        var state = new GpuWorldState();
+
+        // Pre-load a far-tier-style LB record (terrain only, no entities).
+        uint lbId = 0x32320FFFu;
+        var lb = new LoadedLandblock(lbId, Heightmap: null!, Entities: System.Array.Empty<WorldEntity>());
+        state.AddLandblock(lb);
+        Assert.Empty(state.Entities);
+
+        // Streamer pushes a Promoted result carrying the entity layer.
+        var promoted = new LandblockStreamResult.Promoted(
+            lbId,
+            new[] { new WorldEntity { Id = 7, MeshRefs = System.Array.Empty<MeshRef>() } });
+        var queue = new Queue<LandblockStreamResult>();
+        queue.Enqueue(promoted);
+
+        var ctrl = new StreamingController(
+            enqueueLoad: (id, kind) => loads.Add((id, kind)),
+            enqueueUnload: unloads.Add,
+            drainCompletions: max =>
+            {
+                var batch = new List<LandblockStreamResult>();
+                while (batch.Count < max && queue.Count > 0) batch.Add(queue.Dequeue());
+                return batch;
+            },
+            applyTerrain: (_, _) => { },
+            state: state,
+            nearRadius: 2,
+            farRadius: 2);
+
+        ctrl.Tick(50, 50);   // drains the Promoted result
+
+        // Promoted routes to AddEntitiesToExistingLandblock — the entity is now
+        // merged into the existing LB record.
+        Assert.Equal(1, state.Entities.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(7u, state.Entities[0].Id);
+    }
 }