diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61ab76e..db8c035 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.proc>full</maven.compiler.proc>
-        <rpcharacters.version>2.0.2</rpcharacters.version>
-        <tlibs.version>2.0.1</tlibs.version>
+        <rpcharacters.version>2.16.0</rpcharacters.version>
+        <tlibs.version>2.3.0</tlibs.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/utils/CharacterBridge.java b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/utils/CharacterBridge.java
index e0f7174..833866a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/utils/CharacterBridge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/utils/CharacterBridge.java
@@ -7,25 +7,23 @@
 import net.tfminecraft.rpcharacters.managers.PlayerManager;
 import net.tfminecraft.rpcharacters.objects.PlayerData;
 import net.tfminecraft.rpcharacters.objects.RPCharacter;
+import net.tfminecraft.tlibs.character.Characters;
 
 public final class CharacterBridge {
 
     private CharacterBridge() {}
 
     public static RPCharacter getActiveCharacter(Player player) {
-        if (player == null) return null;
+        UUID characterId = getActiveCharacterUuid(player);
+        if (characterId == null) return null;
         PlayerData pd = PlayerManager.get(player);
-        if (pd == null || !pd.hasActiveCharacter()) return null;
-        return pd.getActiveCharacter();
+        RPCharacter character = pd == null ? null : pd.getActiveCharacter();
+        return character != null && characterId.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(character.getId())
+                ? character : null;
     }
 
     public static UUID getActiveCharacterUuid(Player player) {
-        RPCharacter character = getActiveCharacter(player);
-        if (character == null || character.getId() == null) return null;
-        try {
-            return UUID.fromString(character.getId());
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-            return null;
-        }
+        if (player == null) return null;
+        return Characters.currentSession(player).map(session -> session.ref().characterId()).orElse(null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/IntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/IntegrationTest.java
index ba7410a..e4316d9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/IntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/tfminecraft/gathering/IntegrationTest.java
@@ -17,35 +17,103 @@
 import net.tfminecraft.rpcharacters.objects.*;
 import net.tfminecraft.rpcharacters.objects.attributes.AttributeModifier;
 import net.tfminecraft.tlibs.TLibs;
+import net.tfminecraft.tlibs.character.CharacterIdentity;
+import net.tfminecraft.tlibs.character.CharacterRef;
+import net.tfminecraft.tlibs.character.CharacterSession;
 import net.tfminecraft.tlibs.objects.api.ItemAPI;
 import org.bukkit.*;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.ServicePriority;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.mockbukkit.mockbukkit.MockBukkit;
 import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
 
 class IntegrationTest extends GatheringTestSupport {
   @Test
-  void characterBridgeHandlesAbsentInactiveAndMalformedIdentities() {
+  void characterBridgeWaitsForAProviderAndReadySessionBeforeReadingRpcAttributes() {
     Player player = server.addPlayer();
     try (MockedStatic<PlayerManager> players = mockStatic(PlayerManager.class)) {
       assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(null));
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(null));
       assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
       assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      CharacterIdentity identity = mock(CharacterIdentity.class);
+      when(identity.currentSession(player)).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+      server.getServicesManager()
+          .register(CharacterIdentity.class, identity, plugin, ServicePriority.Normal);
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      players.verifyNoInteractions();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void characterBridgeUsesSharedUuidAndOnlyReturnsTheMatchingRpcAttributeModel() {
+    Player player = server.addPlayer();
+    UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
+    CharacterIdentity identity = mock(CharacterIdentity.class);
+    when(identity.currentSession(player))
+        .thenReturn(Optional.of(new CharacterSession(new CharacterRef(player.getUniqueId(), id), 1)));
+    server.getServicesManager()
+        .register(CharacterIdentity.class, identity, plugin, ServicePriority.Normal);
+    try (MockedStatic<PlayerManager> players = mockStatic(PlayerManager.class)) {
+      assertEquals(id, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      players.verifyNoInteractions();
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
       PlayerData data = mock(PlayerData.class);
       players.when(() -> PlayerManager.get(player)).thenReturn(data);
       assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
-      when(data.hasActiveCharacter()).thenReturn(true);
       RPCharacter character = mock(RPCharacter.class);
       when(data.getActiveCharacter()).thenReturn(character);
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      assertEquals(id, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      when(character.getId()).thenReturn("invalid");
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      assertEquals(id, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      when(character.getId()).thenReturn(UUID.randomUUID().toString());
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      when(character.getId()).thenReturn(id.toString().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT));
       assertSame(character, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      assertEquals(id, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void characterBridgeRechecksSessionsAndProviderRegistrationWithoutCachingOldIdentity() {
+    Player player = server.addPlayer();
+    UUID aliceId = UUID.randomUUID(), bobId = UUID.randomUUID();
+    CharacterIdentity identity = mock(CharacterIdentity.class);
+    server.getServicesManager()
+        .register(CharacterIdentity.class, identity, plugin, ServicePriority.Normal);
+    RPCharacter alice = mock(RPCharacter.class), bob = mock(RPCharacter.class);
+    when(alice.getId()).thenReturn(aliceId.toString());
+    when(bob.getId()).thenReturn(bobId.toString());
+    PlayerData data = mock(PlayerData.class);
+    when(data.getActiveCharacter()).thenReturn(alice);
+    try (MockedStatic<PlayerManager> players = mockStatic(PlayerManager.class)) {
+      players.when(() -> PlayerManager.get(player)).thenReturn(data);
+      when(identity.currentSession(player))
+          .thenReturn(Optional.of(new CharacterSession(new CharacterRef(player.getUniqueId(), aliceId), 1)));
+      assertSame(alice, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      when(identity.currentSession(player))
+          .thenReturn(Optional.of(new CharacterSession(new CharacterRef(player.getUniqueId(), bobId), 2)));
+      assertEquals(bobId, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      when(data.getActiveCharacter()).thenReturn(bob);
+      assertSame(bob, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      when(identity.currentSession(player))
+          .thenReturn(Optional.of(new CharacterSession(new CharacterRef(player.getUniqueId(), aliceId), 3)));
+      assertEquals(aliceId, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      when(data.getActiveCharacter()).thenReturn(alice);
+      assertSame(alice, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
+      when(identity.currentSession(player)).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
       assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
-      when(character.getId()).thenReturn("invalid");
+      server.getServicesManager().unregister(CharacterIdentity.class, identity);
+      assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacter(player));
       assertNull(CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
-      UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
-      when(character.getId()).thenReturn(id.toString());
-      assertEquals(id, CharacterBridge.getActiveCharacterUuid(player));
     }
   }