diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
index b55bf3ca27..1731b4dd70 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luabindings.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         character["factions"] = &MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Faction>();
 
         character["classes"] = initCoreClassBindings(context);
-        api["character"] = character;
+        api["character"] = LuaUtil::makeReadOnly(character);;
         api["l10n"] = LuaUtil::initL10nLoader(lua->sol(), MWBase::Environment::get().getL10nManager());
         const MWWorld::Store<ESM::GameSetting>* gmstStore
             = &MWBase::Environment::get().getESMStore()->get<ESM::GameSetting>();
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index c1d9be3169..a86cd6590e 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -872,6 +872,7 @@
 -- @field #string name Human-readable name
 -- @field #string description Human-readable description
 -- @field #string icon VFS path to the icon
+-- @field #string specialization Skill specialization. Either combat, magic, or stealth.
 -- @field #MagicSchoolData school Optional magic school
 
 -- @type MagicSchoolData