diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/StrongholdManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/StrongholdManager.java
index a3161ae6..40a21cbe 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/StrongholdManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/StrongholdManager.java
@@ -344,4 +344,11 @@ public class StrongholdManager {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    //=====================================NEW STUFF
+
+    public static void initStrongholdIslands(){
+        Zone island1 = new Zone(501,new Vector3fImmutable(-60032,615,45055),"Stronghold 1");
+        ZoneManager.addZone(island1.getObjectUUID(),island1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Zone.java b/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
index 838712b5..1d980268 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 public class Zone extends AbstractGameObject {
 
@@ -103,6 +104,46 @@ public class Zone extends AbstractGameObject {
 
     }
 
+    //custom constructor
+
+    public Zone(int template, Vector3fImmutable loc, String name){
+        this.parentZoneID = 100;//seafloor
+        this.playerCityID = 0;
+        this.isPlayerCity = false;
+        this.zoneName = name;
+        this.xCoord = loc.x;
+        this.zCoord = loc.z;
+        this.yCoord = loc.y;
+        this.loadNum = template;
+        this.safeZone = (byte)0;
+        this.Icon1 = "T_Bandits";
+        this.Icon2 = "B_Standard";
+        this.Icon3 = "H_T_Bandits";
+        this.hash = null;
+
+        this.minLvl = 10;
+        this.maxLvl = 75;
+
+        //this needs to be here specifically for new zones created after server boot (e.g. player city zones)
+        Zone parentZone = ZoneManager.getZoneByUUID(parentZoneID);
+
+        this.setParent(parentZone);
+
+        if (this.minLvl == 0 && parentZone != null) {
+            this.minLvl = parentZone.minLvl;
+            this.maxLvl = parentZone.maxLvl;
+        }
+
+        if (parentZone != null)
+            parentZone.addNode(this);
+
+        // If zone doesn't yet hava a hash then write it back to the zone table
+
+        if (hash == null)
+            setHash();
+
+    }
+
     public static void serializeForClientMsg(Zone zone, ByteBufferWriter writer) {
 
         if (zone.loadNum == 0 && zone.playerCityID == 0)
diff --git a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
index 62ac5654..f068e3d1 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ public class WorldServer {
 		printThreads();
 		Logger.info("Threads Running:");
 
+		StrongholdManager.initStrongholdIslands();
 		return true;
 	}