diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
index dc99d8809..38ed3a2b3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/actors.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void Actors::insertCreature (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr){
 
 bool Actors::deleteObject (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
 {
+	delete mAllActors[ptr];
 	mAllActors.erase(ptr);
     if (Ogre::SceneNode *base = ptr.getRefData().getBaseNode())
     {
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ void Actors::removeCell(MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore* store){
 	for(std::map<MWWorld::Ptr, Animation*>::iterator iter = mAllActors.begin(); iter != mAllActors.end(); iter++)
 	{
 		if(iter->first.getCell() == store){
+			delete iter->second;
 			mAllActors.erase(iter);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 1c8ceffd7..3b5b58e7f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ namespace MWRender{
             out << counter;
     return out.str();
 }
+	void Animation::startScript(std::string groupname, int mode, int loops){
+		//If groupname is recognized set animate to true
+		//Set the start time and stop time
+		//How many times to loop
+	}
 
    void Animation::handleShapes(std::vector<Nif::NiTriShapeCopy>* allshapes, Ogre::Entity* creaturemodel, Ogre::SkeletonInstance *skel){
         shapeNumber = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index acead8c07..57673061d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Animation{
 	float startTime;
 	float stopTime;
 	bool loop;
+	bool animate;
 	//Represents a rotation index for each bone
 	std::vector<int>rindexI;
     //Represents a translation index for each bone
@@ -43,8 +44,11 @@ class Animation{
     void handleAnimationTransforms();
     bool timeIndex( float time, std::vector<float> times, int & i, int & j, float & x );
     std::string getUniqueID(std::string mesh);
+	
     public:
-     Animation(MWWorld::Environment& _env, OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend): mRend(_rend), mEnvironment(_env){};
+     Animation(MWWorld::Environment& _env, OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend): mRend(_rend), mEnvironment(_env), loop(false), animate(false){};
+	 virtual void runAnimation(float timepassed) = 0;
+	 void startScript(std::string groupname, int mode, int loops);
     
     
      ~Animation();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
index b2be18993..c9c4d7d16 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,21 @@ CreatureAnimation::CreatureAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::Environme
         skel = base->getSkeleton();
         stopTime = transformations->begin()->getStopTime();
 			//a.startTime = NIFLoader::getSingletonPtr()->getTime(item.smodel, "IdleSneak: Start");
-				startTime = transformations->end()->getStartTime();
+				startTime = transformations->begin()->getStartTime();
+		shapes = (NIFLoader::getSingletonPtr())->getShapes(meshZero);
     }
         insert->attachObject(base);
     }
 }
+
+void CreatureAnimation::runAnimation(float timepassed){
+	if(animate){
+		//Add the amount of time passed to time
+
+		//Handle the animation transforms dependent on time
+
+		//Handle the shapes dependent on animation transforms
+
+	}
+}
 }
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diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp
index 9bbd149ce..4c2b2ec77 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/creatureanimation.hpp
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 namespace MWRender{
 
 class CreatureAnimation: public Animation{
-    std::vector<Nif::NiTriShapeCopy> shapes;          //All the NiTriShapeData for this creature
+    std::vector<Nif::NiTriShapeCopy>* shapes;          //All the NiTriShapeData for this creature
     public:
     ~CreatureAnimation();
     CreatureAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::Environment& _env, OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend);
+	virtual void runAnimation(float timepassed);
+	
+
 };
 }
 #endif
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diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 4a8bac655..405a60c4e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ NpcAnimation::~NpcAnimation(){
 
 }
 
+
 NpcAnimation::NpcAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::Environment& _env,OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend): Animation(_env,_rend){
      ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC, MWWorld::RefData> *ref =
             ptr.get<ESM::NPC>();
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ NpcAnimation::NpcAnimation(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::Environment& _env,O
         skel = base->getSkeleton();
         stopTime = transformations->begin()->getStopTime();
 			//a.startTime = NIFLoader::getSingletonPtr()->getTime(item.smodel, "IdleSneak: Start");
-				startTime = transformations->end()->getStartTime();
+				startTime = transformations->begin()->getStartTime();
     }
     insert->attachObject(base);
         
@@ -217,4 +218,14 @@ void NpcAnimation::insertFreePart(const std::string &mesh, const std::string suf
 
     
 }
+
+void NpcAnimation::runAnimation(float timepassed){
+	if(animate){
+		//Add the amount of time passed to time
+
+		//Handle the animation transforms dependent on time
+
+		//Handle the shapes dependent on animation transforms
+	}
+}
 }
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diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
index 9ecabd254..1ce949f3a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class NpcAnimation: public Animation{
      ~NpcAnimation();
     Ogre::Entity* insertBoundedPart(const std::string &mesh, std::string bonename);
     void insertFreePart(const std::string &mesh, const std::string suffix, Ogre::SceneNode* insert);
+	virtual void runAnimation(float timepassed);
+	
 };
 }
 #endif
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diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 6f21db2b3..fd74c282f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -240,5 +240,8 @@ void RenderingManager::skipAnimation (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
 {
 std::cout<<"skip animation"<<std::endl;
 }
+void RenderingManager::addTime(float timepassed){
+	//Notify each animation that time has passed
+}
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 77a1f4a55..7f86549cf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface {
     ///< Skip the animation for the given MW-reference for one frame. Calls to this function for
     /// references that are currently not in the rendered scene should be ignored.
 
+	void addTime(float timepassed);
+
   private:
 
     void setAmbientMode();