diff --git a/src/engine/server/login/LoginServer.java b/src/engine/server/login/LoginServer.java
index 348d7fec..decb9599 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/login/LoginServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/login/LoginServer.java
@@ -405,6 +405,14 @@ public class LoginServer {
         Logger.info("Initializing Errant Guild");
         Guild.getErrantGuild();
 
+        // Character select sends each character's guild; NPC guilds exist only in the map's guild seed.
+        Logger.info("Loading NPC guilds");
+
+        if (!GuildManager.loadStaticGuilds(Integer.parseInt(ConfigManager.MB_WORLD_MAPID.getValue()))) {
+            Logger.error("Guild seed failed to load!");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         Logger.info("Loading All Guilds");
         DbManager.GuildQueries.GET_ALL_GUILDS();