diff --git a/assets/testmap.json b/assets/testmap.json
index 50cf12fd..ebb8c854 100644
--- a/assets/testmap.json
+++ b/assets/testmap.json
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
     {
       "type": 2,
       "x": 3,
-      "y": 3
+      "y": 3,
+      "name": "Bob",
+      "text": "Hello, I am Bob."
     },
     {
       "type": 3,
diff --git a/src/dawn/asset/assetjson.c b/src/dawn/asset/assetjson.c
index 7e949992..e8806c53 100644
--- a/src/dawn/asset/assetjson.c
+++ b/src/dawn/asset/assetjson.c
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ size_t assetJsonParse(const char_t *json, assetjson_t **out) {
 
   // We only expect whitespace or EOF here
   char_t c;
-  do {
+  size_t len = strlen(json);
+  while(offset <= len) {
     c = json[offset];
     if(c == '\0') break;
     if(c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\n' || c == '\r') {
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ size_t assetJsonParse(const char_t *json, assetjson_t **out) {
       continue;
     }
     assertUnreachable("Unexpected character found after JSON data.");
-  } while(true);
+  }
+  assertTrue(c == '\0', "Unexpected character found after JSON data.");
+  assertTrue(offset == len, "Unexpected character found after JSON data.");
   return offset;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dawn/asset/assetmap.c b/src/dawn/asset/assetmap.c
index 2be5abfc..0979a6c8 100644
--- a/src/dawn/asset/assetmap.c
+++ b/src/dawn/asset/assetmap.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ void assetMapLoad(
   size_t length = assetGetSize();
   char_t *buffer = malloc(sizeof(char_t) * (length + 1));
   size_t read = assetRead((uint8_t*)buffer, length);
+  buffer[length] = '\0';
   assertTrue(read == length, "assetMapLoad: Failed to read map data!");
   assetClose();
 
@@ -96,9 +97,30 @@ void assetMapLoad(
       entityInit(ent, type, map);
       entityPositionSet(ent, x, y);
 
+      assetjson_t *val;
       switch(type) {
+        case ENTITY_TYPE_NPC:
+          val = assetJsonGetObjectValue(jEnt, "name");
+          if(val != NULL) {
+            assertTrue(
+              val->type == ASSET_JSON_DATA_TYPE_STRING,
+              "assetMapLoad: NPC name is not a string!"
+            );
+            npcNameSet(&ent->npc, val->string);
+          }
+
+          val = assetJsonGetObjectValue(jEnt, "text");
+          if(val != NULL) {
+            assertTrue(
+              val->type == ASSET_JSON_DATA_TYPE_STRING,
+              "assetMapLoad: NPC text is not a string!"
+            );
+            npcTextSet(&ent->npc, val->string);
+          }
+          break;
+
         case ENTITY_TYPE_SIGN:
-          assetjson_t *val = assetJsonGetObjectValue(jEnt, "text");
+          val = assetJsonGetObjectValue(jEnt, "text");
           if(val != NULL)  {
             assertTrue(
               val->type == ASSET_JSON_DATA_TYPE_STRING,
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt
index c93c0864..3b6a59eb 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ target_sources(${DAWN_TARGET_NAME}
     player.c
     sign.c
     interact.c
+    npc.c
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.c b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.c
index c236630b..82dc48a8 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.c
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.c
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ void entityInit(
       assertUnreachable("Should not be initializing a NULL entity.");
       break;
 
+    case ENTITY_TYPE_NPC:
+      npcInit(&entity->npc);
+      break;
+
+    case ENTITY_TYPE_SIGN:
+      signInit(&entity->sign);
+      break;
+
     case ENTITY_TYPE_PLAYER:
       playerInit(entity);
       break;
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.h b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.h
index a10b647c..0d3b7dbe 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.h
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/entity.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "player.h"
 #include "sign.h"
 #include "entitydirection.h"
+#include "npc.h"
 
 typedef struct _map_t map_t;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ typedef struct _entity_t {
   // Type data
   union {
     player_t player;
+    npc_t npc;
     sign_t sign;
   };
 } entity_t;
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/interact.c b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/interact.c
index b7e0972a..f69bd3cb 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/interact.c
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/interact.c
@@ -16,10 +16,20 @@ void entityInteractEntity(
   assertNotNull(target, "entityInteractEntity: Target is NULL!");
 
   switch(target->type) {
+    case ENTITY_TYPE_NPC:
+      source->state = ENTITY_STATE_TALKING;
+      target->state = ENTITY_STATE_TALKING;
+      target->direction = entityDirectionLookAt(
+        target->x, target->y,
+        source->x, source->y
+      );
+      textboxSetText(target->npc.name, target->npc.text);
+      return;
+
     case ENTITY_TYPE_SIGN:
       source->state = ENTITY_STATE_TALKING;
       target->state = ENTITY_STATE_TALKING;
-      textboxSetText(NULL, target->sign.text);
+      textboxSetText("Sign", target->sign.text);
       return;
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/npc.c b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/npc.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b395ba5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/npc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Dominic Masters
+ * 
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "npc.h"
+#include "assert/assert.h"
+
+void npcInit(npc_t *npc) {
+  assertNotNull(npc, "npcInit: NPC is NULL!");
+  npc->name[0] = '\0';
+  npc->text[0] = '\0';
+}
+
+void npcNameSet(npc_t *npc, const char_t *name) {
+  assertNotNull(npc, "npcNameSet: NPC is NULL!");
+  assertNotNull(name, "npcNameSet: Name is NULL!");
+  strncpy(npc->name, name, TEXTBOX_TITLE_MAX);
+}
+
+void npcTextSet(npc_t *npc, const char_t *text) {
+  assertNotNull(npc, "npcTextSet: NPC is NULL!");
+  assertNotNull(text, "npcTextSet: Text is NULL!");
+  strncpy(npc->text, text, TEXTBOX_TEXT_MAX);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/npc.h b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/npc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5df8bcbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/npc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Dominic Masters
+ * 
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "ui/textbox.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+  char_t name[TEXTBOX_TITLE_MAX+1];
+  char_t text[TEXTBOX_TEXT_MAX+1];
+} npc_t;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an NPC.
+ * 
+ * @param npc NPC to initialize.
+ */
+void npcInit(npc_t *npc);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the name of an NPC.
+ * 
+ * @param npc NPC to set name for.
+ * @param name Name to set.
+ */
+void npcNameSet(npc_t *npc, const char_t *name);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the text of an NPC.
+ * 
+ * @param npc NPC to set text for.
+ * @param text Text to set.
+ */
+void npcTextSet(npc_t *npc, const char_t *text);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.c b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.c
index de9585ba..6654e110 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.c
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.c
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 #include "sign.h"
 #include "assert/assert.h"
 
+void signInit(sign_t *sign) {
+  assertNotNull(sign, "signInit: Sign is NULL!");
+  sign->text[0] = '\0';
+}
+
 void signTextSet(sign_t *sign, const char_t *text) {
   assertNotNull(sign, "signTextSet: Sign is NULL!");
   assertNotNull(text, "signTextSet: Text is NULL!");
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.h b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.h
index 00cf44bc..0316b5c2 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.h
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/sign.h
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ typedef struct {
   char_t text[TEXTBOX_TEXT_MAX + 1];
 } sign_t;
 
+/**
+ * Initializes a sign.
+ * 
+ * @param sign Sign to initialize.
+ */
+void signInit(sign_t *sign);
+
 /**
  * Sets the text of a sign.
  *