diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0c465b9..8695d3c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "deadpool",
  "deadpool-postgres",
  "futures",
+ "itertools",
  "log",
  "nix",
  "nom",
@@ -392,6 +393,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "either"
+version = "1.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "90e5c1c8368803113bf0c9584fc495a58b86dc8a29edbf8fe877d21d9507e797"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "enum-ordinalize"
 version = "3.1.12"
@@ -751,6 +758,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "itertools"
+version = "0.10.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b0fd2260e829bddf4cb6ea802289de2f86d6a7a690192fbe91b3f46e0f2c8473"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.4"
diff --git a/blastmud_game/Cargo.toml b/blastmud_game/Cargo.toml
index c06afb5..431dd21 100644
--- a/blastmud_game/Cargo.toml
+++ b/blastmud_game/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ ouroboros = "0.15.5"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.23", features = ["serde"] }
 bcrypt = "0.13.0"
 validator = "0.16.0"
+itertools = "0.10.5"
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/db.rs b/blastmud_game/src/db.rs
index 28338f5..3fa317b 100644
--- a/blastmud_game/src/db.rs
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/db.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::message_handler::ListenerSession;
 use crate::DResult;
 use crate::models::{session::Session, user::User, item::Item};
 use tokio_postgres::types::ToSql;
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 
 use serde_json;
 use futures::FutureExt;
@@ -132,6 +133,24 @@ impl DBPool {
         conn.execute("DELETE FROM sendqueue WHERE item=$1", &[&item.item]).await?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub async fn find_static_item_types(self: &Self) -> DResult<Box<BTreeSet<String>>> {
+        Ok(Box::new(
+            self
+                .get_conn().await?
+                .query("SELECT DISTINCT details->>'item_type' AS item_type \
+                        FROM items WHERE details->>'is_static' = 'true'", &[]).await?
+               .iter()
+                .map(|r| r.get("item_type"))
+                .collect()))
+    }
+    
+    pub async fn delete_static_items_by_type(self: &Self, item_type: &str) -> DResult<()> {
+        self.get_conn().await?.query(
+            "DELETE FROM items WHERE details->>'is_static' = 'true' AND details->>'item_type' = {}",
+            &[&item_type]).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
     
     pub async fn get_conn(self: &DBPool) ->
         DResult<Object> {
@@ -243,6 +262,29 @@ impl DBTrans {
         Ok(())
     }
     
+    pub async fn find_static_items_by_type(self: &Self, item_type: &str) ->
+        DResult<Box<BTreeSet<String>>> {
+        Ok(Box::new(
+            self.pg_trans()?
+                .query("SELECT DISTINCT details->>'item_code' AS item_code FROM items WHERE \
+                        details->>'is_static' = 'true' AND \
+                        details->>'item_type' = $1", &[&item_type])
+                .await?
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|v| v.get("item_code"))
+                .collect()))
+    }
+
+    pub async fn delete_static_items_by_code(self: &Self, item_type: &str,
+                                             item_code: &str) -> DResult<()> {
+        self.pg_trans()?.query(
+            "DELETE FROM items WHERE details->>'is_static' = 'true' AND \
+               details->>'item_type' = {} AND \
+               details->>'item_code' = {}",
+            &[&item_type, &item_code]).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
     pub async fn commit(mut self: Self) -> DResult<()> {
         let trans_opt = self.with_trans_mut(|t| std::mem::replace(t, None));
         if let Some(trans) = trans_opt {
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/main.rs b/blastmud_game/src/main.rs
index 78e4e1b..81c15d8 100644
--- a/blastmud_game/src/main.rs
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/main.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mod version_cutover;
 mod av;
 mod regular_tasks;
 mod models;
+mod static_content;
 
 pub type DResult<T> = Result<T, Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>>;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ async fn main() -> DResult<()> {
                              }
     ).await?;
 
+    static_content::refresh_static_content(&pool).await?;
+    
     version_cutover::replace_old_gameserver(&config.pidfile)?;
     regular_tasks::start_regular_tasks(&pool, listener_map)?;
     
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/static_content.rs b/blastmud_game/src/static_content.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..256d538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/static_content.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+use crate::DResult;
+use crate::db::DBPool;
+use crate::models::item::Item;
+use log::error;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use std::collections::{BTreeSet, BTreeMap};
+
+mod room;
+
+pub struct StaticItem {
+    pub item_code: &'static str,
+    pub initial_item: fn () -> Item
+}
+
+struct StaticItemTypeGroup {
+    item_type: &'static str,
+    items: fn () -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = StaticItem>>
+}
+
+fn static_item_registry() -> Vec<StaticItemTypeGroup> {
+    vec!(
+        // Must have no duplicates.
+        StaticItemTypeGroup {
+            item_type: "npc",
+            items: || Box::new(vec!().into_iter())
+        },
+        StaticItemTypeGroup {
+            item_type: "room",
+            items: || room::static_items()
+        },
+    )
+}
+    
+
+async fn refresh_static_items(pool: &DBPool) -> DResult<()> {
+    let mut registry = static_item_registry();
+    registry.sort_unstable_by(|x, y| x.item_type.cmp(y.item_type));
+    
+    let duplicates: Vec<&'static str> =
+        registry.iter()
+        .group_by(|x| x.item_type).into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|(k, v)| if v.count() <= 1 { None } else { Some(k) })
+        .collect();
+    if duplicates.len() > 0 {
+        error!("static_item_registry has duplicate item_types: {:}", duplicates.join(", "));
+        Err("Duplicate item_types in static_item_registry")?;
+    }
+    let expected_type: BTreeSet<String> =
+        registry.iter().map(|x| x.item_type.to_owned()).collect();
+    let cur_types: Box<BTreeSet<String>> = pool.find_static_item_types().await?;
+    for item_type in cur_types.difference(&expected_type) {
+        pool.delete_static_items_by_type(item_type).await?;
+    }
+    
+    for type_group in registry.iter() {
+        let iterator : Box<dyn Iterator<Item = StaticItem>> = (type_group.items)();
+        let duplicates: Vec<&'static str> = iterator
+            .group_by(|x| x.item_code)
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter_map(|(k, v)| if v.count() <= 1 { None } else { Some(k) })
+            .collect();
+        if duplicates.len() > 0 {
+            error!("static_item_registry has duplicate item_codes for {}: {:}",
+                   type_group.item_type,
+                   duplicates.join(", "));
+            Err("Duplicate item_types in static_item_registry")?;
+        }
+        let tx = pool.start_transaction().await?;
+        let existing_items = tx.find_static_items_by_type(type_group.item_type).await?;
+        let expected_items: BTreeMap<String, StaticItem> =
+            (type_group.items)().map(|x| (x.item_code.to_owned(), x)).collect();
+        let expected_set: BTreeSet<String> = expected_items.keys().map(|x|x.to_owned()).collect();
+        for unwanted_item in existing_items.difference(&expected_set) {
+            tx.delete_static_items_by_code(type_group.item_type, unwanted_item).await?;
+        }
+        for new_item_code in expected_set.difference(&existing_items) {
+            tx.create_item(&(expected_items.get(new_item_code)
+                             .unwrap().initial_item)()).await?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn refresh_static_content(pool: &DBPool) -> DResult<()> {
+    refresh_static_items(pool).await?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/static_content/room.rs b/blastmud_game/src/static_content/room.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde23f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/static_content/room.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use super::StaticItem;
+
+pub fn static_items() -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = StaticItem>> {
+    Box::new(vec!().into_iter())
+}
diff --git a/schema/schema.sql b/schema/schema.sql
index e124655..59842d1 100644
--- a/schema/schema.sql
+++ b/schema/schema.sql
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CREATE TABLE items (
   item_id BIGSERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
   details JSONB NOT NULL
 );
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX item_index ON items ((details->>'item_code'), (details->>'item_type'));
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX item_index ON items ((details->>'item_type'), (details->>'item_code'));
 CREATE INDEX item_by_loc ON items ((details->>'location'));
 CREATE INDEX item_by_static ON items ((cast(details->>'is_static' as boolean)));