diff --git a/apps/api/src/database/seeds/vertical-slice.seed.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/database/seeds/vertical-slice.seed.spec.ts
index 84f9a6a..dd2a036 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/database/seeds/vertical-slice.seed.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/database/seeds/vertical-slice.seed.spec.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ describe('seedVisibleVerticalSlice', () => {
           key: 'wild-road-dog',
           name: 'Verwilderter Straßenhund',
           level: 1,
+          silverMin: 0,
+          silverMax: 0,
           artworkPath: '/images/monsters/wild-road-dog.png',
           iconPath: '/images/combat/icons/wild-road-dog-128.png',
         }),
@@ -212,6 +214,8 @@ describe('seedVisibleVerticalSlice', () => {
           key: 'charred-looter',
           name: 'Verkohlter Plünderer',
           level: 2,
+          silverMin: 0,
+          silverMax: 0,
           artworkPath: '/images/monsters/charred-looter.png',
           iconPath: '/images/combat/icons/charred-looter-128.png',
         }),
diff --git a/apps/api/src/renown/renown.service.ts b/apps/api/src/renown/renown.service.ts
index 9850087..0f420a0 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/renown/renown.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/renown/renown.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import { DataSource, EntityManager } from 'typeorm';
 import { Character } from '../characters/entities/character.entity';
 import { CharacterRenownMilestone } from './entities/character-renown-milestone.entity';
 import { RenownMilestoneDefinition } from './entities/renown-milestone-definition.entity';
-import { RENOWN_BASE_STATS, RENOWN_MAX } from './renown-base-stats';
+import {
+  RENOWN_BASE_STATS,
+  RENOWN_MAX,
+  RENOWN_MIN,
+} from './renown-base-stats';
 import {
   characterNotFound,
   renownMilestoneAlreadyCompleted,
@@ -65,9 +69,13 @@ export class RenownService {
       }
 
       const previousRenown = character.renown;
+      // Clamp both ends. The ceiling is the power curve's last row; the floor
+      // matters because renown_reward carries no CHECK, so bad content data
+      // would otherwise surface as a raw Postgres constraint violation instead
+      // of a clamped value.
       const newRenown = Math.min(
         RENOWN_MAX,
-        previousRenown + milestone.renownReward,
+        Math.max(RENOWN_MIN, previousRenown + milestone.renownReward),
       );
       const renownGranted = newRenown !== previousRenown;
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation-rank.ts b/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation-rank.ts
index f7fe130..a09c534 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation-rank.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation-rank.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ const REPUTATION_RANKS: ReadonlyArray<{
 ];
 
 export function resolveReputationRank(reputation: number): ReputationRankInfo {
-  const index = REPUTATION_RANKS.findIndex(
-    (rank) => reputation >= rank.threshold,
+  // Clamp to the lowest rank: findIndex returns -1 for a negative total, and
+  // REPUTATION_RANKS[-1] would throw rather than return a rank.
+  const index = Math.max(
+    0,
+    REPUTATION_RANKS.findIndex((rank) => reputation >= rank.threshold),
   );
   const rank = REPUTATION_RANKS[index];
   const nextRank = index > 0 ? REPUTATION_RANKS[index - 1] : null;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation.service.ts b/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation.service.ts
index 0b41b45..a1e3503 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/reputation/reputation.service.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ReputationService {
         throw characterNotFound();
       }
 
-      const faction = await factions.findOneBy({ key: factionKey });
+      const faction = await factions.findOneBy({ key: factionKey, enabled: true });
       if (!faction) {
         throw reputationFactionNotFound();
       }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class ReputationService {
     const scope: RepositoryScope = this.dataSource;
     const factions = await scope
       .getRepository(ReputationFaction)
-      .find({ where: { enabled: true } });
+      .find({ where: { enabled: true }, order: { key: 'ASC' } });
     const reputations = await scope
       .getRepository(CharacterReputation)
       .find({ where: { characterId } });
diff --git a/apps/api/src/rewards/combat-reward.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/rewards/combat-reward.service.spec.ts
index 7acce1e..220bbb7 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/rewards/combat-reward.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/rewards/combat-reward.service.spec.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function combat(overrides: Partial<Combat> = {}): Combat {
 
 function createState(overrides: Partial<State> = {}): State {
   return {
-    characters: [{ id: CHARACTER_ID, silver: 3 } as Character],
+    characters: [{ id: CHARACTER_ID, silver: 3, renown: 4 } as Character],
     monsters: [
       {
         id: ASH_RAT_ID,
@@ -348,6 +348,20 @@ describe('CombatRewardService', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('grants no renown for a normal monster kill', async () => {
+    const state = createState();
+    const loot = fakeLoot({ itemDefinitionId: BANDIT_BLADE, quantity: 1 });
+    const subject = service(state, loot, fixedRandom(0));
+
+    await subject.grantVictoryRewards(fakeManager(state), combat());
+
+    // Renown comes from milestones only (spec §36). Killing things must never
+    // move it -- that is the whole point of replacing XP with Renown, so this
+    // asserts the prohibition rather than trusting that nothing wired it up.
+    expect(state.characters[0].renown).toBe(4);
+    expect(state.characters[0].silver).toBe(7);
+  });
+
   describe('idempotency', () => {
     it('grants once and returns the same persisted reward on a repeat call', async () => {
       const state = createState();
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.html b/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.html
index 29bd2c1..7453aff 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.html
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.html
@@ -139,12 +139,14 @@
             <section class="rewards" data-combat-rewards aria-label="Belohnungen">
               <h3 class="rewards__title">Belohnungen</h3>
 
-              <dl class="rewards__currencies">
-                <div class="rewards__currency" data-reward-silver>
-                  <dt>Silber</dt>
-                  <dd>+{{ rewards.silver }}</dd>
-                </div>
-              </dl>
+              @if (rewards.silver) {
+                <dl class="rewards__currencies">
+                  <div class="rewards__currency" data-reward-silver>
+                    <dt>Silber</dt>
+                    <dd>+{{ rewards.silver }}</dd>
+                  </div>
+                </dl>
+              }
 
               @if (rewards.items.length) {
                 <h3 class="rewards__title">Beute</h3>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.spec.ts
index 8b92845..7edd426 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/combat/combat-page/combat-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -540,6 +540,20 @@ describe('CombatPageComponent', () => {
     expect(element.querySelector('[data-reward-experience]')).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it('hides the silver tile entirely when the kill granted none', async () => {
+    // Every monster seeded in this slice rolls silverMin/silverMax = 0 (design
+    // R7), so without this guard the victory screen advertises "Silber +0"
+    // after every single fight in the shipped content.
+    const fixture = await setup({
+      ...wonWithRewards,
+      rewards: { silver: 0, items: [] },
+    });
+    const element = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+
+    expect(element.querySelector('[data-reward-silver]')).toBeNull();
+    expect(element.querySelector('[data-combat-rewards]')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   it('renders a dropped item with its icon, name, and rarity', async () => {
     const fixture = await setup({
       ...wonWithRewards,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/inventory/inventory-page.component.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/inventory/inventory-page.component.spec.ts
index 7963599..058db2a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/inventory/inventory-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/inventory/inventory-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const equipment: EquipmentResponse = {
 const character: CharacterResponse = {
   id: 'character-1',
   name: 'Aric Duskwalker',
-  renown: 0,
+  renown: 1,
   silver: 0,
   currentHp: 100,
   maxHp: 100,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts
index 9f7ce4c..e40e775 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ export class WorldStore implements OnDestroy {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Re-reads the character from the server, e.g. after a combat granted XP and
-   * silver. Never mutates the values locally: the server owns them (spec §35).
+   * Re-reads the character from the server, e.g. after a combat granted item
+   * drops. Renown comes from milestones, and silver reaches the player through
+   * turn-ins -- a kill grants neither.
+   * Never mutates the values locally: the server owns them (spec §35).
    * A failed refresh leaves the last known character in place rather than
    * blanking the HUD.
    */