diff --git a/apps/essimporter/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/essimporter/CMakeLists.txt
index cf3218454..1af55de9b 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/essimporter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ set(ESSIMPORTER_FILES
     converter.cpp
     convertacdt.cpp
     convertnpcc.cpp
+    convertinventory.cpp
+    convertcrec.cpp
 )
 
 add_executable(openmw-essimporter
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/convertcrec.cpp b/apps/essimporter/convertcrec.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34e1c0070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/essimporter/convertcrec.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "convertcrec.hpp"
+
+#include "convertinventory.hpp"
+
+namespace ESSImport
+{
+
+    void convertCREC(const CREC &crec, ESM::CreatureState &state)
+    {
+        convertInventory(crec.mInventory, state.mInventory);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/convertcrec.hpp b/apps/essimporter/convertcrec.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d317f03e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/essimporter/convertcrec.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_ESSIMPORT_CONVERTCREC_H
+#define OPENMW_ESSIMPORT_CONVERTCREC_H
+
+#include "importcrec.hpp"
+
+#include <components/esm/creaturestate.hpp>
+
+namespace ESSImport
+{
+
+    void convertCREC(const CREC& crec, ESM::CreatureState& state);
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/converter.cpp b/apps/essimporter/converter.cpp
index ce3cea675..22d6d8282 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/converter.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/converter.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #include <components/esm/creaturestate.hpp>
 
+#include "convertcrec.hpp"
+
 namespace
 {
 
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ namespace ESSImport
                     ESM::CreatureState objstate;
                     objstate.blank();
                     convertACDT(cellref.mActorData.mACDT, objstate.mCreatureStats);
+                    convertCREC(crecIt->second, objstate);
                     objstate.mEnabled = cellref.mEnabled;
                     objstate.mPosition = cellref.mPos;
                     objstate.mRef = out;
@@ -215,6 +218,7 @@ namespace ESSImport
                     objstate.blank();
                     convertACDT(cellref.mActorData.mACDT, objstate.mCreatureStats);
                     convertNpcData(cellref.mActorData, objstate.mNpcStats);
+                    convertNPCC(npccIt->second, objstate);
                     objstate.mEnabled = cellref.mEnabled;
                     objstate.mPosition = cellref.mPos;
                     objstate.mRef = out;
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/convertinventory.cpp b/apps/essimporter/convertinventory.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42535d946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/essimporter/convertinventory.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "convertinventory.hpp"
+
+#include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
+
+namespace ESSImport
+{
+
+    void convertInventory(const Inventory &inventory, ESM::InventoryState &state)
+    {
+        for (std::vector<Inventory::InventoryItem>::const_iterator it = inventory.mItems.begin();
+             it != inventory.mItems.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            ESM::ObjectState objstate;
+            objstate.blank();
+            objstate.mRef.mRefID = Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(it->mId);
+            objstate.mCount = std::abs(it->mCount); // restocking items have negative count in the savefile
+                                                    // openmw handles them differently, so no need to set any flags
+            objstate.mRef.mCharge = it->mCondition;
+            state.mItems.push_back(std::make_pair(objstate, -1));
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/convertinventory.hpp b/apps/essimporter/convertinventory.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8abe85a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/essimporter/convertinventory.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef OPENMW_ESSIMPORT_CONVERTINVENTORY_H
+#define OPENMW_ESSIMPORT_CONVERTINVENTORY_H
+
+#include "importinventory.hpp"
+
+#include <components/esm/inventorystate.hpp>
+
+namespace ESSImport
+{
+
+    void convertInventory (const Inventory& inventory, ESM::InventoryState& state);
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/convertnpcc.cpp b/apps/essimporter/convertnpcc.cpp
index fdf96c15a..2155f46fb 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/convertnpcc.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/convertnpcc.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include "convertnpcc.hpp"
 
+#include "convertinventory.hpp"
+
 namespace ESSImport
 {
 
     void convertNPCC(const NPCC &npcc, ESM::NpcState &npcState)
     {
         npcState.mNpcStats.mReputation = npcc.mNPDT.mReputation;
+
+        convertInventory(npcc.mInventory, npcState.mInventory);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp b/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp
index d132fd76d..b3bd4a86b 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/importinventory.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <components/esm/esmreader.hpp>
 
+#include <components/esm/loadcont.hpp>
+
 namespace ESSImport
 {
 
@@ -9,8 +11,12 @@ namespace ESSImport
     {
         while (esm.isNextSub("NPCO"))
         {
+            ESM::ContItem contItem;
+            esm.getHT(contItem);
+
             InventoryItem item;
-            item.mId = esm.getHString();
+            item.mId = contItem.mItem.toString();
+            item.mCount = contItem.mCount;
 
             if (esm.isNextSub("XIDX"))
                 esm.skipHSub();
@@ -32,14 +38,24 @@ namespace ESSImport
             item.ESM::CellRef::loadData(esm);
 
             item.mCondition = -1;
+            // FIXME: for Lights, this is actually a float
             esm.getHNOT(item.mCondition, "XHLT");
             mItems.push_back(item);
         }
 
+        // equipped items
         while (esm.isNextSub("WIDX"))
         {
-            // equipping?
-            esm.skipHSub();
+            // note: same item can be equipped 2 items (e.g. 2 rings)
+            // and will be *stacked* in the NPCO list, unlike openmw!
+            esm.getSubHeader();
+            int itemIndex; // index of the item in the NPCO list
+            esm.getT(itemIndex);
+
+            // appears to be a relative index for only the *possible* slots this item can be equipped in,
+            // i.e. 0 most of the time, unlike openmw slot enum index
+            int slotIndex;
+            esm.getT(slotIndex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/importinventory.hpp b/apps/essimporter/importinventory.hpp
index e31cab76a..359e43fa6 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/importinventory.hpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/importinventory.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace ESSImport
         struct InventoryItem : public ESM::CellRef
         {
             std::string mId;
+            int mCount;
             int mCondition;
         };
         std::vector<InventoryItem> mItems;
diff --git a/components/esm/cellref.cpp b/components/esm/cellref.cpp
index 43b1f4d29..0c2dfd5db 100644
--- a/components/esm/cellref.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/cellref.cpp
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ void ESM::CellRef::blank()
     mSoul.clear();
     mFaction.clear();
     mFactionRank = -2;
-    mCharge = 0;
-    mEnchantmentCharge = 0;
+    mCharge = -1;
+    mEnchantmentCharge = -1;
     mGoldValue = 0;
     mDestCell.clear();
     mLockLevel = 0;