diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core.Net/Messages/PlayerDescriptionParser.cs b/src/AcDream.Core.Net/Messages/PlayerDescriptionParser.cs
index 110e12b..ac88579 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Core.Net/Messages/PlayerDescriptionParser.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core.Net/Messages/PlayerDescriptionParser.cs
@@ -355,6 +355,29 @@ public static class PlayerDescriptionParser
                             shortcuts.Add(new ShortcutEntry(idx, guid, spellId, layer));
                         }
                     }
+
+                    if (optionFlags.HasFlag(CharacterOptionDataFlag.SpellLists8))
+                    {
+                        for (int b = 0; b < 8; b++)
+                        {
+                            uint count = ReadU32(payload, ref pos);
+                            if (count > 10_000) throw new FormatException("unreasonable hotbar count");
+                            var list = new List<uint>((int)count);
+                            for (uint i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                                list.Add(ReadU32(payload, ref pos));
+                            hotbarSpells.Add(list);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (payload.Length - pos >= 4)
+                    {
+                        // Legacy single-list fallback (holtburger events.rs:544-556).
+                        uint count = ReadU32(payload, ref pos);
+                        if (count > 10_000) throw new FormatException("unreasonable hotbar count");
+                        var list = new List<uint>((int)count);
+                        for (uint i = 0; i < count; i++)
+                            list.Add(ReadU32(payload, ref pos));
+                        hotbarSpells.Add(list);
+                    }
                 }
             }
             catch (FormatException ex)
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Net.Tests/PlayerDescriptionParserTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Net.Tests/PlayerDescriptionParserTests.cs
index 3d1d157..68ff345 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Net.Tests/PlayerDescriptionParserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Net.Tests/PlayerDescriptionParserTests.cs
@@ -438,6 +438,66 @@ public sealed class PlayerDescriptionParserTests
         Assert.Equal(1u, parsed.Value.Shortcuts[0].Index);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void TryParse_TrailerHotbarSpells_SpellLists8_Reads8Lists()
+    {
+        var sb = new MemoryStream();
+        using var writer = new BinaryWriter(sb);
+        writer.Write(0u);               // propertyFlags
+        writer.Write(0x52u);             // weenieType
+        writer.Write(0x201u);            // ATTRIBUTE | ENCHANTMENT
+        writer.Write(1u);                // has_health
+        writer.Write(0u);                // empty attribute_flags
+        writer.Write(0u);                // empty enchantment mask
+
+        writer.Write(0x400u);            // option_flags = SPELL_LISTS8
+        writer.Write(0u);                // options1
+
+        // 8 hotbars: counts {2,1,0,0,0,0,0,3}
+        writer.Write(2u); writer.Write(11u); writer.Write(12u);
+        writer.Write(1u); writer.Write(21u);
+        writer.Write(0u);
+        writer.Write(0u);
+        writer.Write(0u);
+        writer.Write(0u);
+        writer.Write(0u);
+        writer.Write(3u); writer.Write(81u); writer.Write(82u); writer.Write(83u);
+
+        var parsed = PlayerDescriptionParser.TryParse(sb.ToArray());
+
+        Assert.NotNull(parsed);
+        Assert.Equal(8, parsed!.Value.HotbarSpells.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 11u, 12u }, parsed.Value.HotbarSpells[0]);
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 21u }, parsed.Value.HotbarSpells[1]);
+        Assert.Empty(parsed.Value.HotbarSpells[2]);
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 81u, 82u, 83u }, parsed.Value.HotbarSpells[7]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TryParse_TrailerHotbarSpells_NoSpellLists8_ReadsSingleLegacyList()
+    {
+        var sb = new MemoryStream();
+        using var writer = new BinaryWriter(sb);
+        writer.Write(0u);               // propertyFlags
+        writer.Write(0x52u);             // weenieType
+        writer.Write(0x201u);            // ATTRIBUTE | ENCHANTMENT
+        writer.Write(1u);                // has_health
+        writer.Write(0u);                // empty attribute_flags
+        writer.Write(0u);                // empty enchantment mask
+
+        writer.Write(0u);                // option_flags = None (no SPELL_LISTS8)
+        writer.Write(0u);                // options1
+
+        // Legacy single hotbar list: count=2, two spells.
+        writer.Write(2u); writer.Write(101u); writer.Write(102u);
+
+        var parsed = PlayerDescriptionParser.TryParse(sb.ToArray());
+
+        Assert.NotNull(parsed);
+        Assert.Single(parsed!.Value.HotbarSpells);
+        Assert.Equal(new uint[] { 101u, 102u }, parsed.Value.HotbarSpells[0]);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void TryParse_TrailerAbsent_LessThan8BytesAfterEnchantments_PreservesUpstreamAndDoesNotFlagTruncation()
     {