diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.cpp
index 3daa437e..4e9f4318 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ void CharacterComponent::LoadFromXML() {
 		Game::logger->Log("CharacterComponent", "Failed to find char tag while loading XML!\n");
 		return;
 	}
-
+    if (character->QueryAttribute("rpt", &m_Reputation) == tinyxml2::XML_NO_ATTRIBUTE) {
+        SetReputation(0);
+    }
+    
+    Game::logger->Log("CharacterComponent", "error is %i", character->QueryAttribute("rpt", &m_Reputation));
 	character->QueryInt64Attribute("ls", &m_Uscore);
 
 	// Load the statistics
@@ -378,6 +382,8 @@ void CharacterComponent::UpdateXml(tinyxml2::XMLDocument* doc) {
 	}
 
 	character->SetAttribute("ls", m_Uscore);
+    // Custom attribute to keep track of reputation.
+    character->SetAttribute("rpt", GetReputation());
 	character->SetAttribute("stt", StatisticsToString().c_str());
 
 	// Set the zone statistics of the form <zs><s/> ... <s/></zs>
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.h
index 62076fad..04245bf9 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/CharacterComponent.h
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ public:
      */
 	bool GetPvpEnabled() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the characters lifetime reputation
+     * @return The lifetime reputation of this character.
+     */
+    int64_t GetReputation() { return m_Reputation; };
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the lifetime reputation of the character to newValue
+     * @param newValue the value to set reputation to
+     */
+    void SetReputation(int64_t newValue) { m_Reputation = newValue; };
+
     /**
      * Sets the current value of PvP combat being enabled
      * @param value whether to enable PvP combat
@@ -291,6 +303,11 @@ private:
      */
 	int64_t m_Uscore;
 
+    /**
+     * The lifetime reputation earned by the entity
+     */
+    int64_t m_Reputation;
+
     /**
      * Whether the character is landing by rocket
      */