diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
index 5cd769da7..b8287e7a3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/globalscripts.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace MWScript
     void GlobalScripts::addScript (const std::string& name)
     {
         if (mScripts.find (name)==mScripts.end())
-            if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (name))
+            if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.get<ESM::Script>().find (name))
             {
                 Locals locals;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp
index 1f4e80382..5d29e6e01 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/scriptmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace MWScript
 
         bool Success = true;
 
-        if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (name))
+        if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.get<ESM::Script>().find (name))
         {
             if (mVerbose)
                 std::cout << "compiling script: " << name << std::endl;
@@ -125,15 +125,14 @@ namespace MWScript
 
     std::pair<int, int> ScriptManager::compileAll()
     {
-        typedef MWWorld::ScriptListT<ESM::Script>::MapType Container;
-
-        const Container& scripts = mStore.scripts.list;
-
         int count = 0;
         int success = 0;
 
-        for (Container::const_iterator iter (scripts.begin()); iter!=scripts.end(); ++iter, ++count)
-            if (compile (iter->first))
+        const MWWorld::Store<ESM::Script>& scripts = mStore.get<ESM::Script>();
+        MWWorld::Store<ESM::Script>::iterator it = scripts.begin();
+
+        for (; it != scripts.end(); ++iter, ++count)
+            if (compile (it->mId))
                 ++success;
 
         return std::make_pair (count, success);
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MWScript
     int ScriptManager::getLocalIndex (const std::string& scriptId, const std::string& variable,
         char type)
     {
-        const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (scriptId);
+        const ESM::Script *script = mStore.get<ESM::Script>().find (scriptId);
 
         int offset = 0;
         int size = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionread.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionread.cpp
index 66539e75b..6d5d9d8fd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionread.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionread.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 && !npcStats.hasBeenUsed (ref->mBase->mId))
         {
             MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::NPC> *playerRef = player.get<ESM::NPC>();
-            const ESM::Class *class_ = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().classes.find (
-                playerRef->mBase->mClass);
+
+            const ESM::Class *class_ =
+                MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Class>().find (
+                    playerRef->mBase->mClass
+                );
 
             npcStats.increaseSkill (ref->mBase->mData.mSkillID, *class_, true);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
index f046f1723..beed6f1d7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/cells.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *MWWorld::Cells::getExterior (int x, int y)
 
     if (result==mExteriors.end())
     {
-        const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.cells.searchExt (x, y);
+        const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().search(x, y);
 
         if (!cell)
         {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ MWWorld::Ptr::CellStore *MWWorld::Cells::getInterior (const std::string& name)
 
     if (result==mInteriors.end())
     {
-        const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.cells.findInt (name);
+        const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().find(name);
 
         result = mInteriors.insert (std::make_pair (name, Ptr::CellStore (cell))).first;
     }
@@ -264,10 +264,12 @@ MWWorld::Ptr MWWorld::Cells::getPtr (const std::string& name)
     }
 
     // Now try the other cells
-    for (MWWorld::CellList::IntCells::const_iterator iter = mStore.cells.intCells.begin();
-        iter!=mStore.cells.intCells.end(); ++iter)
+    const MWWorld::Store<ESM::Cell> &cells = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>();
+    MWWorld::Store<ESM::Cell>::iterator iter;
+
+    for (iter = cells.intBegin(); iter != cells.intEnd(); ++iter)
     {
-        Ptr::CellStore *cellStore = getCellStore (iter->second);
+        Ptr::CellStore *cellStore = getCellStore (*iter);
 
         Ptr ptr = getPtrAndCache (name, *cellStore);
 
@@ -275,10 +277,9 @@ MWWorld::Ptr MWWorld::Cells::getPtr (const std::string& name)
             return ptr;
     }
 
-    for (MWWorld::CellList::ExtCells::const_iterator iter = mStore.cells.extCells.begin();
-        iter!=mStore.cells.extCells.end(); ++iter)
+    for (iter = cells.extBegin(); iter != cells.extEnd(); ++it)
     {
-        Ptr::CellStore *cellStore = getCellStore (iter->second);
+        Ptr::CellStore *cellStore = getCellStore (*iter);
 
         Ptr ptr = getPtrAndCache (name, *cellStore);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
index b8297b1f0..e47f2191a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/containerstore.cpp
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& ptr)
 {
     int type = getType(ptr);
 
+    const MWWorld::ESMStore &esmStore =
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
+
     // gold needs special handling: when it is inserted into a container, the base object automatically becomes Gold_001
     // this ensures that gold piles of different sizes stack with each other (also, several scripts rely on Gold_001 for detecting player gold)
-    if (MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).getName(ptr) == MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().gameSettings.find("sGold")->getString())
+    if (MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).getName(ptr) == esmStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("sGold")->getString())
     {
         MWWorld::LiveCellRef<ESM::Miscellaneous> *gold =
             ptr.get<ESM::Miscellaneous>();
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::ContainerStore::add (const Ptr& ptr)
             || compare_string_ci(gold->mRef.mRefID, "gold_025")
             || compare_string_ci(gold->mRef.mRefID, "gold_100"))
         {
-            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore(), "Gold_001");
+            MWWorld::ManualRef ref(esmStore, "Gold_001");
 
             int count = (ptr.getRefData().getCount() == 1) ? gold->mBase->mData.mValue : ptr.getRefData().getCount();
             ref.getPtr().getRefData().setCount(count);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index a69d658b3..dd518ff6a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const MWMechanics::MagicEffects& MWWorld::InventoryStore::getMagicEffects()
                 if (!enchantmentId.empty())
                 {
                     const ESM::Enchantment& enchantment =
-                        *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().enchants.find (enchantmentId);
+                        *MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Enchantment>().find (enchantmentId);
 
                     if (enchantment.mData.mType==ESM::Enchantment::ConstantEffect)
                         mMagicEffects.add (enchantment.mEffects);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
index c196298b2..a821ad486 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ std::pair<std::string, MWWorld::Ptr> MWWorld::LocalScripts::getNext()
 
 void MWWorld::LocalScripts::add (const std::string& scriptName, const Ptr& ptr)
 {
-    if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.scripts.find (scriptName))
+    if (const ESM::Script *script = mStore.get<ESM::Script>().find (scriptName))
     {
         ptr.getRefData().setLocals (*script);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
index 1b322b49f..a1318f727 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/player.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         playerPos[0] = playerPos[1] = playerPos[2] = 0;
 
         /// \todo Do not make a copy of classes defined in esm/p records.
-        mClass = new ESM::Class (*world.getStore().classes.find (player->mClass));
+        mClass = new ESM::Class (*world.getStore().get<ESM::Class>().find (player->mClass));
     }
 
     Player::~Player()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 2b12ab940..1700aa29f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             if ((*iter)->mCell->isExterior())
             {
                 ESM::Land* land =
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().lands.search(
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Land>().search(
                         (*iter)->mCell->getGridX(),
                         (*iter)->mCell->getGridY()
                     );
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             if (cell->mCell->isExterior())
             {
                 ESM::Land* land =
-                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().lands.search(
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Land>().search(
                         cell->mCell->getGridX(),
                         cell->mCell->getGridY()
                     );
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
index af1fae9a7..c4d70ba08 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/store.hpp
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
 
         /// \todo implement appropriate index
-        const ESM::Cell *searchExteriorByName(const std::string &id) const {
+        const ESM::Cell *searchExtByName(const std::string &id) const {
             std::vector<ESM::Cell *>::const_iterator it = mSharedExt.begin();
             for (; it != mSharedExt.end(); ++it) {
                 if (StringUtils::ciEqual((*it)->mName, id)) {
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
 
         /// \todo implement appropriate index
-        const ESM::Cell *searchExteriorByRegion(const std::string &id) const {
+        const ESM::Cell *searchExtByRegion(const std::string &id) const {
             std::vector<ESM::Cell *>::const_iterator it = mSharedExt.begin();
             for (; it != mSharedExt.end(); ++it) {
                 if (StringUtils::ciEqual((*it)->mRegion, id)) {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
index 08e78a49c..009b325c0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/weather.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ void WeatherManager::update(float duration)
             else
             {
                 // get weather probabilities for the current region
-                const ESM::Region *region = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().regions.search (regionstr);
+                const ESM::Region *region =
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Region>().search (regionstr);
 
                 if (region != 0)
                 {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 7deccd09f..02fac8b61 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         mEsm.open (masterPath.string());
         mStore.load (mEsm);
 
-        mPlayer = new MWWorld::Player (mStore.npcs.find ("player"), *this);
+        mPlayer = new MWWorld::Player (mStore.get<ESM::NPC>().find ("player"), *this);
         mRendering->attachCameraTo(mPlayer->getPlayer());
 
         std::string playerCollisionFile = "meshes\\base_anim.nif";    //This is used to make a collision shape for our player
@@ -224,21 +224,19 @@ namespace MWWorld
     const ESM::Cell *World::getExterior (const std::string& cellName) const
     {
         // first try named cells
-        if (const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.cells.searchExtByName (cellName))
+        const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().searchExtByName (cellName);
+        if (cell != 0) {
             return cell;
+        }
 
         // didn't work -> now check for regions
-        std::string cellName2 = MWWorld::RecListT<ESM::Region>::toLower (cellName);
-
-        for (MWWorld::RecListT<ESM::Region>::MapType::const_iterator iter (mStore.regions.list.begin());
-            iter!=mStore.regions.list.end(); ++iter)
+        const MWWorld::Store<ESM::Region> &regions = mStore.get<ESM::Region>();
+        MWWorld::Store<ESM::Region>::iterator it = regions.begin();
+        for (; it != regions.end(); ++it)
         {
-            if (MWWorld::RecListT<ESM::Region>::toLower (iter->second.mName)==cellName2)
+            if (MWWorld::StringUtils::ciEqual(cellName, it->mName))
             {
-                if (const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.cells.searchExtByRegion (iter->first))
-                    return cell;
-
-                break;
+                return mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().searchExtByRegion(it->mId);
             }
         }
 
@@ -536,7 +534,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             std::pair<std::string, float> result = mPhysics->getFacedHandle (*this);
 
             if (result.first.empty() ||
-                    result.second>getStore().gameSettings.find ("iMaxActivateDist")->getInt())
+                    result.second>getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find ("iMaxActivateDist")->getInt())
                 return "";
 
             return result.first;
@@ -1103,13 +1101,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
                     // door leads to exterior, use cell name (if any), otherwise translated region name
                     int x,y;
                     positionToIndex (ref.mRef.mDoorDest.pos[0], ref.mRef.mDoorDest.pos[1], x, y);
-                    const ESM::Cell* cell = mStore.cells.findExt(x,y);
+                    const ESM::Cell* cell = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().find(x,y);
                     if (cell->mName != "")
                         dest = cell->mName;
                     else
                     {
-                        const ESM::Region* region = mStore.regions.search(cell->mRegion);
-                        dest = region->mName;
+                        dest = mStore.get<ESM::Region>().find(cell->mRegion)->mName;
                     }
                 }