diff --git a/includes/user.class.php b/includes/user.class.php
index 1c88ff9b..5d28aac2 100644
--- a/includes/user.class.php
+++ b/includes/user.class.php
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class User
         // existing chars on realm(s)
         $characters = array(
             array(
+                'id'        => $character['id'],
                 'name'      => $character['name'],
                 'realmname' => $character['realm'][1],
                 'region'    => $character['region'][0],
diff --git a/localization/lang.class.php b/localization/lang.class.php
index 56cfa33e..8184cae0 100644
--- a/localization/lang.class.php
+++ b/localization/lang.class.php
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ class Lang
     public static $mail;
     public static $game;
 
-    public static $search;
-    public static $profiler;
-
     public static $achievement;
     public static $class;
     public static $currency;
diff --git a/localization/locale_dede.php b/localization/locale_dede.php
index b13bf3a1..d9ed493e 100644
--- a/localization/locale_dede.php
+++ b/localization/locale_dede.php
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ $lang = array(
         // profiler
         'realm'         => "Realm",
         'region'        => "Region",
+        'viewCharacter' => "Charakter anzeigen",
+        '_cpHead'       => "Charakter-Profiler",
+        '_cpHint'       => "Der <b>Charakter-Profiler</b> gibt Euch die Möglichkeit, Euren Charakter zu editieren, bessere Ausrüstung zu finden, Eure Gearscore zu überprüfen, und mehr!",
+        '_cpHelp'       => "Um loszulegen, folgt einfach den untenstehenden Schritten. Falls Ihr mehr Informationen benötigt, schaut auf unserer ausführlichen <a href=\"?help=profiler\">Hilfeseite</a> nach.",
+        '_cpFooter'     => "Falls Ihr eine genauere Suche möchtet, probiert unsere <a href=\"?profiles\">erweiterten Suchoptionen</a>. Ihr könnt außerdem ein <a href=\"?profile&amp;new\">neues individuelles Profil</a> erstellen.",
 
         // help
         'help'          => "Hilfe",
@@ -113,17 +118,17 @@ $lang = array(
             "Talentrechner",                        "Gegenstandsvergleich",                 "Profiler"
         ),
 
-        // formating
-        'colon'         => ': ',
-        'dateFmtShort'  => "d.m.Y",
-        'dateFmtLong'   => "d.m.Y \u\m H:i"
-    ),
-    'search' => array(
+        // search
         'search'        => "Suche",
         'foundResult'   => "Suchergebnisse für",
         'noResult'      => "Keine Ergebnisse für",
         'tryAgain'      => "Bitte versucht es mit anderen Suchbegriffen oder überprüft deren Schreibweise.",
-        'ignoredTerms'  => "Die folgenden Wörter wurden in Eurer Suche ignoriert: %s"
+        'ignoredTerms'  => "Die folgenden Wörter wurden in Eurer Suche ignoriert: %s",
+
+        // formating
+        'colon'         => ': ',
+        'dateFmtShort'  => "d.m.Y",
+        'dateFmtLong'   => "d.m.Y \u\m H:i"
     ),
     'game' => array(
         'achievement'   => "Erfolg",
diff --git a/localization/locale_enus.php b/localization/locale_enus.php
index 7ec8382e..9342f2f1 100644
--- a/localization/locale_enus.php
+++ b/localization/locale_enus.php
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ $lang = array(
         // profiler
         'realm'         => "Realm",
         'region'        => "Region",
+        'viewCharacter' => "View Character",
+        '_cpHead'       => "Character Profiler",
+        '_cpHint'       => "The <b>Character Profiler</b> lets you edit your character, find gear upgrades, check your gearscore and more!",
+        '_cpHelp'       => "To get started, just follow the steps below. If you'd like more information, check out our extensive <a href=\"?help=profiler\">help page</a>.",
+        '_cpFooter'     => "If you want a more refined search try out our <a href=\"?profiles\">advanced search</a> options. You can also create a <a href=\"?profile&amp;new\">new custom profile</a>.",
 
         // help
         'help'          => "Help",
@@ -108,17 +113,17 @@ $lang = array(
             "Talent Calculator",                    "Item Comparison",                      "Profiler"
         ),
 
-        // formating
-        'colon'         => ': ',
-        'dateFmtShort'  => "Y/m/d",
-        'dateFmtLong'   => "Y/m/d \a\\t H:i"
-    ),
-    'search' => array(
+        // search
         'search'        => "Search",
         'foundResult'   => "Search Results for",
         'noResult'      => "No Results for",
         'tryAgain'      => "Please try some different keywords or check your spelling.",
-        'ignoredTerms'  => "The following words were ignored in your search: %s"
+        'ignoredTerms'  => "The following words were ignored in your search: %s",
+
+        // formating
+        'colon'         => ': ',
+        'dateFmtShort'  => "Y/m/d",
+        'dateFmtLong'   => "Y/m/d \a\\t H:i"
     ),
     'game' => array(
         'achievement'   => "achievement",
diff --git a/localization/locale_eses.php b/localization/locale_eses.php
index 48c79dc3..26a88f8e 100644
--- a/localization/locale_eses.php
+++ b/localization/locale_eses.php
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ $lang = array(
         // profiler
         'realm'         => "Reino",
         'region'        => "Región",
+        'viewCharacter' => "View Character",
+        '_cpHead'       => "Perfiles de Personaje",
+        '_cpHint'       => "l <b>Gestor de perfiles</b> te permite editar tu personaje, encontrar mejoras de equipo, comprobar tu gearscore, ¡y más!",
+        '_cpHelp'       => "Para comenzar, sigue los pasos abajo indicados. Si quieres más información, revisa nuestra amplia <a href=\"?help=profiler\">página de ayuda</a>.",
+        '_cpFooter'     => "Si quieres una búsqueda más refinada, prueba con nuestras opciones de <a href=\"?profiles\">búsqueda avanzada</a>. También puedes crear un <a href=\"?profile&amp;new\">perfil nuevo personalizado</a>.",
 
         // help
         'help'          => "Ayuda",
@@ -113,17 +118,17 @@ $lang = array(
             "Calculadora de talentos",              "Comparación de objetos",               "Perfiles"
         ),
 
-        // formating
-        'colon'         => ': ',
-        'dateFmtShort'  => "d/m/Y",
-        'dateFmtLong'   => "d/m/Y \a \l\a\s H:i"
-    ),
-    'search' => array(
+        // search
         'search'        => "Búsqueda",
         'foundResult'   => "Resultados de busqueda para",
         'noResult'      => "Ningún resultado para",
         'tryAgain'      => "Por favor, introduzca otras palabras claves o verifique el término ingresado.",
-        'ignoredTerms'  => "Las siguientes palabras fueron ignoradas en tu búsqueda: %s"
+        'ignoredTerms'  => "Las siguientes palabras fueron ignoradas en tu búsqueda: %s",
+
+        // formating
+        'colon'         => ': ',
+        'dateFmtShort'  => "d/m/Y",
+        'dateFmtLong'   => "d/m/Y \a \l\a\s H:i"
     ),
     'game' => array(
         'achievement'   => "logro",
diff --git a/localization/locale_frfr.php b/localization/locale_frfr.php
index 6ea46034..70d5e6a6 100644
--- a/localization/locale_frfr.php
+++ b/localization/locale_frfr.php
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ $lang = array(
         // profiler
         'realm'         => "Royaume",
         'region'        => "Région",
+        'viewCharacter' => "Voir Personnage",
+        '_cpHead'       => "Profiler de Personnage",
+        '_cpHint'       => "Le <b>Profiler de Personnage</b> vous permets de modifier votre personnage, trouver des améliorations d'équipement, vérifier votre score d'équipement et plus!",
+        '_cpHelp'       => "Pour débuter, suivez simplement les étapes ci-dessous. Si vous voulez plus d'information, lisez notre <a href=\"?help=profiler\">page d'aide</a> détaillée.",
+        '_cpFooter'     => "Si vous voulez une recherche plus raffinée, essayez nos options de <a href=\"?profiles\">recherche avancée</a>. Vous pouvez aussi créer un <a href=\"?profile&amp;new\">nouveau profile personnalisé</a>.",
 
         // help
         'help'          => "Aide",
@@ -113,17 +118,17 @@ $lang = array(
             "Calculateur de talents",               "Comparaison d'objets",                 "Profiler"
         ),
 
-        // formating
-        'colon'         => ' : ',
-        'dateFmtShort'  => "Y-m-d",
-        'dateFmtLong'   => "Y-m-d à H:i"
-    ),
-    'search' => array(
+        // search
         'search'        => "Recherche",
         'foundResult'   => "Résultats de recherche pour",
         'noResult'      => "Aucun résultat pour malordawsne",
         'tryAgain'      => "Veuillez essayer d'autres mots ou vérifiez l'orthographe des termes de recherche.",
-        'ignoredTerms'  => "Les mots suivants ont été ignorés dans votre recherches : %s"
+        'ignoredTerms'  => "Les mots suivants ont été ignorés dans votre recherches : %s",
+
+        // formating
+        'colon'         => ' : ',
+        'dateFmtShort'  => "Y-m-d",
+        'dateFmtLong'   => "Y-m-d à H:i"
     ),
     'game' => array (
         'achievement'   => "haut fait",
diff --git a/localization/locale_ruru.php b/localization/locale_ruru.php
index 70ace67b..15f8ab52 100644
--- a/localization/locale_ruru.php
+++ b/localization/locale_ruru.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $lang = array(
         'link'          => "Ссылка",
         'signIn'        => "Вход / Регистрация",
         'jsError'       => "Для работы этого сайта необходим JavaScript.",
-        'searchButton'  => "Искать",
+        'searchButton'  => "Поиск",
         'language'      => "Язык",
         'feedback'      => "Отзыв",
         'numSQL'        => "Количество MySQL запросов",
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ $lang = array(
         // profiler
         'realm'         => "Игровой мир",
         'region'        => "Регион",
+        'viewCharacter' => "Открыть персонажа",
+        '_cpHead'       => "Профили персонажей",
+        '_cpHint'       => "<b>Профили персонажей</b> позволяет вам редактировать своего персонажа, находить улучшения предметов и многое другое!",
+        '_cpHelp'       => "Чтобы начать использовать профили персонажей, следуйте инструкциям ниже. Если вам потребуется помощь, вы можете обратиться к <a href=\"?help=profiler\">справке</a>.",
+        '_cpFooter'     => "Если вам нужен более точный поиск, вы можете использовать <a href=\"?profiles\">дополнительные опции</a>. Также, вы можете создать <a href=\"?profile&amp;new\">новый собственный профиль</a>.",
 
         // help
         'help'          => "Справка",
@@ -113,17 +118,17 @@ $lang = array(
             "Расчёт талантов",                      "Сравнение предметов",                  "Профили персонажей"
         ),
 
-        // formating
-        'colon'         => ": ",
-        'dateFmtShort'  => "Y-m-d",
-        'dateFmtLong'   => "Y-m-d в H:i"
-    ),
-    'search' => array(
+        // search
         'search'        => "Поиск",
         'foundResult'   => "Результаты поиска для",
         'noResult'      => "Ничего не найдено для",
         'tryAgain'      => "Пожалуйста, попробуйте другие ключевые слова или проверьте правильность запроса.",
-        'ignoredTerms'  => "[Следующие слова были проигнорированы в вашему запросу]: %s"
+        'ignoredTerms'  => "[Следующие слова были проигнорированы в вашему запросу]: %s",
+
+        // formating
+        'colon'         => ": ",
+        'dateFmtShort'  => "Y-m-d",
+        'dateFmtLong'   => "Y-m-d в H:i"
     ),
     'game' => array(
         'achievement'   => "достижение",
diff --git a/pages/genericPage.class.php b/pages/genericPage.class.php
index 21b9f450..c9eb611e 100644
--- a/pages/genericPage.class.php
+++ b/pages/genericPage.class.php
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class GenericPage
                 'mode'   => 1,
                 'status' => 1,
                 'name'   => 'internal error',
-                'style'  => 'padding-left: 40px; background-image: url(static/images/announcements/warn-small.png); background-size: 15px 15px; background-position: 12px center; border: dashed 2px #C03030;',
+                'style'  => 'padding-left: 40px; background-image: url('.STATIC_URL.'/images/announcements/warn-small.png); background-size: 15px 15px; background-position: 12px center; border: dashed 2px #C03030;',
                 'text'   => '[span id=inputbox-error]'.implode("[br]", $_).'[/span]',
             );
         }
@@ -301,7 +301,13 @@ class GenericPage
             {
                 if ($t = Util::localizedString($v, 'text'))
                 {
-                    $ann[$k]['text'] = $t;
+                    $replace = array(
+                        'HOST_URL'   => HOST_URL,
+                        'STATIC_URL' => STATIC_URL
+                    );
+
+                    $ann[$k]['text']  = strtr($t, $replace);
+                    $ann[$k]['style'] = strtr($ann[$k]['style'], $replace);
                     $this->announcements[] = $ann[$k];
                 }
             }
diff --git a/pages/profile.php b/pages/profile.php
index 0c575c17..9bef44ac 100644
--- a/pages/profile.php
+++ b/pages/profile.php
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ class ProfilePage extends GenericPage
 
         if (count($_) == 1 && intVal($_[0]))
         {
-            if ($_ = DB::Aowow()->selectCell('SELECT 2161862'))    // some query to validate existence of char
-                $this->profileId = $_;
+            // todo: some query to validate existence of char
+            if ($foo = DB::Aowow()->selectCell('SELECT 2161862'))
+                $this->profileId = $foo;
             else
                 $this->notFound(Util::ucFirst(Lang::$game['profile']));
 
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ class ProfilePage extends GenericPage
         }
         else if (count($_) == 3)
         {
-            if ($foo = DB::Aowow()->selectCell('SELECT 2161862'))    // some query to validate existence of char
+            // todo: some query to validate existence of char
+            if ($foo = DB::Aowow()->selectCell('SELECT 2161862'))
                 $this->profileId = $foo;
             else
                 $this->notFound(Util::ucFirst(Lang::$game['profile']));
diff --git a/pages/profiler.php b/pages/profiler.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4060fc7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pages/profiler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+if (!defined('AOWOW_REVISION'))
+    die('illegal access');
+
+
+class ProfilerPage extends GenericPage
+{
+    protected $path     = [1, 5];
+    protected $tabId    = 1;
+    protected $tpl      = 'profiler';
+    protected $gDataKey = true;
+    protected $js       = ['profile_all.js', 'profile.js'];
+    protected $css      = [['path' => 'Profiler.css']];
+
+    protected function generateContent()
+    {
+        $this->addJS('?data=realms&locale='.User::$localeId.'&t='.$_SESSION['dataKey']);
+    }
+
+    protected function generatePath() { }
+
+    protected function generateTitle()
+    {
+        array_unshift($this->title, Util::ucFirst(Lang::$main['_cpHead']));
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/pages/search.php b/pages/search.php
index efd0b07f..30767a65 100644
--- a/pages/search.php
+++ b/pages/search.php
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class SearchPage extends GenericPage
 
     protected function generateTitle()
     {
-        array_unshift($this->title, $this->search, Lang::$search['search']);
+        array_unshift($this->title, $this->search, Lang::$main['search']);
     }
 
     protected function generatePath() { }
diff --git a/static/js/global.js b/static/js/global.js
index 3ab79e3c..a0ed3612 100644
--- a/static/js/global.js
+++ b/static/js/global.js
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ var PageTemplate = new function()
                 locale.description,
                 g_host + '?locale=' + locale.id,                            // sarjuuk: edited for unsupported subdomains # linkBefore + locale.domain + linkAfter
                 null,                                                       // more custom
-                {rel: linkBefore + linkAfter + " domain=" + locale.domain}  // also custom
+                {rel: location.href + " domain=" + locale.domain}           // also custom
             ];
 
             if(locale.id == localeId)
diff --git a/static/js/profile.js b/static/js/profile.js
index ed5d49bd..c1daf22a 100644
--- a/static/js/profile.js
+++ b/static/js/profile.js
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ function pr_DirectLookup(form, browse)
     if(browse)
     {
         if(region.val() || server.val() || name.val())
-            location.href = '/profiles' + (region.val() ? '=' + region.val() + (server.val() ? '.' + g_urlize(server.val(), false, true) : '') : '') + (name.val() ? '?filter=na=' + name.val() + ';ex=on' : '');
+            location.href = '?profiles' + (region.val() ? '=' + region.val() + (server.val() ? '.' + g_urlize(server.val(), false, true) : '') : '') + (name.val() ? '?filter=na=' + name.val() + ';ex=on' : '');
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ function pr_DirectLookup(form, browse)
     if(region.val() && server.val())
         usePath = false;
 
-    location.href = (usePath ? menuItem[2].replace('profiles', 'profile') : '/profile=' + region.val() + '.' + g_urlize(server.val(), false, true)) + '.' + g_cleanCharacterName(name.val());
+    location.href = (usePath ? menuItem[2].replace('profiles', 'profile') : '?profile=' + region.val() + '.' + g_urlize(server.val(), false, true)) + '.' + g_cleanCharacterName(name.val());
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/template/pages/profiler.tpl.php b/template/pages/profiler.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21f716fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/pages/profiler.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php $this->brick('header'); ?>
+
+    <div class="main" id="main">
+        <div class="main-precontents" id="main-precontents"></div>
+        <div class="main-contents" id="main-contents">
+
+<?php
+    $this->brick('announcement');
+
+    $this->brick('pageTemplate');
+?>
+
+            <div class="text">
+                <h1><?php echo Lang::$main['_cpHead']; ?></h1>
+
+                <p><?php echo Lang::$main['_cpHint']; ?></p>
+
+                <div class="pad"></div>
+
+                <p><?php echo Lang::$main['_cpHelp']; ?></p>
+
+                <div class="profiler-home">
+                    <div>
+                        <h2><?php echo Util::ucFirst(Lang::$main['name']).Lang::$main['colon']; ?></h2>
+                        <input type="text" name="na" value="" />
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div>
+                        <h2><?php echo Lang::$main['region'].Lang::$main['colon']; ?></h2>
+                        <input type="radio" name="rg" value="us" id="rg-1" checked="checked" /><label for="rg-1" class="profiler-button profiler-option-left selected"><em><i>US &amp; Oceanic</i></em></label>
+                        <input type="radio" name="rg" value="eu" id="rg-2" /><label for="rg-2" class="profiler-button profiler-option-right"><em><i>Europe</i></em></label>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div>
+                        <h2><?php echo Lang::$main['realm'].Lang::$main['colon']; ?></h2>
+                        <input type="text" name="sv" autocomplete="off" />
+                        <div class="profiler-autocomplete"></div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="profiler-buttons">
+                        <a href="javascript:;" class="profiler-button" id="profiler-lookup"><em><?php echo Lang::$main['viewCharacter']; ?></em></a>
+                        <a href="javascript:;" class="profiler-button" id="profiler-search"><em><?php echo Lang::$main['searchButton']; ?></em></a>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div class="clear pad3"></div>
+
+                <p><?php echo Lang::$main['_cpFooter']; ?></p>
+            </div>
+
+            <script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
+                pr_initProfilerHome();
+            //]]></script>
+
+            <div class="clear"></div>
+        </div><!-- main-contents -->
+    </div><!-- main -->
+
+<?php $this->brick('footer'); ?>
diff --git a/template/pages/search.tpl.php b/template/pages/search.tpl.php
index fb37c040..2d74c295 100644
--- a/template/pages/search.tpl.php
+++ b/template/pages/search.tpl.php
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ $this->brick('pageTemplate');
                 <a href="<?php echo Util::$wowheadLink; ?>" class="button-red"><em><b><i>Wowhead</i></b><span>Wowhead</span></em></a>
 <?php
 if ($this->lvTabs):
-    echo '                <h1>'.Lang::$search['foundResult'].' <i>'.Util::htmlEscape($this->search).'</i>';
+    echo '                <h1>'.Lang::$main['foundResult'].' <i>'.Util::htmlEscape($this->search).'</i>';
     if ($this->invalid):
-        echo '<span class="sub">'.sprintf(Lang::$search['ignoredTerms'], implode(', ', $this->invalid)).'</span>';
+        echo '<span class="sub">'.sprintf(Lang::$main['ignoredTerms'], implode(', ', $this->invalid)).'</span>';
     endif;
     echo "</h1>\n";
 ?>
@@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ if ($this->lvTabs):
 $this->brick('lvTabs');
 
 else:
-    echo '            <h1>'.Lang::$search['noResult'].' <i>'.Util::htmlEscape($this->search).'</i>';
+    echo '            <h1>'.Lang::$main['noResult'].' <i>'.Util::htmlEscape($this->search).'</i>';
     if ($this->invalid):
-        echo '<span class="sub">'.sprintf(Lang::$search['ignoredTerms'], implode(', ', $this->invalid)).'</span>';
+        echo '<span class="sub">'.sprintf(Lang::$main['ignoredTerms'], implode(', ', $this->invalid)).'</span>';
     endif;
     echo "</h1>\n";
 ?>
             <div class="search-noresults"></div>
 
 <?php
-    echo '            '.Lang::$search['tryAgain']."\n";
+    echo '            '.Lang::$main['tryAgain']."\n";
 endif;
 ?>
             <div class="clear"></div>