diff --git a/apps/api/src/characters/entities/character.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/characters/entities/character.entity.ts
index 19faf68..5318267 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/characters/entities/character.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/characters/entities/character.entity.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export class Character {
   @Column({ name: 'experience', type: 'integer' })
   experience!: number;
 
+  @Column({ name: 'silver', type: 'integer' })
+  silver!: number;
+
   @Column({ name: 'base_hp', type: 'integer' })
   baseHp!: number;
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/combat/combat.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/combat/combat.service.spec.ts
index 3fc0898..bb8587b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/combat/combat.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/combat/combat.service.spec.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ function character(overrides: Partial<Character> = {}): Character {
     name: 'Aric Duskwalker',
     level: 1,
     experience: 0,
+    silver: 0,
     baseHp: 100,
     baseAttack: 6,
     currentHp: 100,
diff --git a/apps/api/src/database/migrations/loot-and-rewards.migration.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/database/migrations/loot-and-rewards.migration.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aceba34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/database/migrations/loot-and-rewards.migration.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+import { getMetadataArgsStorage } from 'typeorm';
+import { Character } from '../../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { CharacterItem } from '../../items/entities/character-item.entity';
+import { ItemDefinition } from '../../items/entities/item-definition.entity';
+import { LootTable } from '../../loot/entities/loot-table.entity';
+import { LootTableEntry } from '../../loot/entities/loot-table-entry.entity';
+import { MonsterDefinition } from '../../monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity';
+import { CombatReward } from '../../rewards/entities/combat-reward.entity';
+import { CombatRewardItem } from '../../rewards/entities/combat-reward-item.entity';
+
+function uniqueIndexFor(target: unknown, columns: string[]) {
+  const index = getMetadataArgsStorage().indices.find(
+    (candidate) =>
+      candidate.target === target &&
+      columns.every((column) => candidate.columns?.includes(column)),
+  );
+  const indexMetadata = index as typeof index & {
+    options?: { unique?: boolean };
+    unique?: boolean;
+  };
+  return indexMetadata?.options?.unique ?? indexMetadata?.unique;
+}
+
+describe('loot and rewards schema', () => {
+  it('gives every combat at most one reward record', () => {
+    expect(uniqueIndexFor(CombatReward, ['combatId'])).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps one stack per character per item definition', () => {
+    expect(uniqueIndexFor(CharacterItem, ['characterId', 'itemDefinitionId'])).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps loot-table content keys and entry positions unique', () => {
+    expect(uniqueIndexFor(ItemDefinition, ['key'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(uniqueIndexFor(LootTable, ['key'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(uniqueIndexFor(LootTableEntry, ['lootTableId', 'position'])).toBe(true);
+    expect(uniqueIndexFor(LootTableEntry, ['lootTableId', 'itemDefinitionId'])).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('maps reward and loot relations with the documented onDelete behavior', () => {
+    const relations = getMetadataArgsStorage().relations.filter((relation) =>
+      [CombatReward, CombatRewardItem, CharacterItem, LootTableEntry, MonsterDefinition].includes(
+        relation.target as never,
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(
+      relations.map((relation) => ({
+        onDelete: relation.options.onDelete,
+        propertyName: relation.propertyName,
+        target: relation.target,
+      })),
+    ).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'CASCADE', propertyName: 'combat', target: CombatReward }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'RESTRICT', propertyName: 'character', target: CombatReward }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'CASCADE', propertyName: 'combatReward', target: CombatRewardItem }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'RESTRICT', propertyName: 'characterItem', target: CombatRewardItem }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'RESTRICT', propertyName: 'itemDefinition', target: CombatRewardItem }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'CASCADE', propertyName: 'character', target: CharacterItem }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'RESTRICT', propertyName: 'itemDefinition', target: CharacterItem }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'CASCADE', propertyName: 'lootTable', target: LootTableEntry }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'RESTRICT', propertyName: 'itemDefinition', target: LootTableEntry }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ onDelete: 'RESTRICT', propertyName: 'lootTable', target: MonsterDefinition }),
+      ]),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('adds the character silver column and the nullable monster loot table link', () => {
+    const columns = getMetadataArgsStorage().columns;
+
+    const silver = columns.find(
+      (candidate) => candidate.target === Character && candidate.propertyName === 'silver',
+    );
+    expect(silver).toBeDefined();
+    expect(silver?.options.type).toBe('integer');
+
+    const lootTableId = columns.find(
+      (candidate) =>
+        candidate.target === MonsterDefinition && candidate.propertyName === 'lootTableId',
+    );
+    expect(lootTableId).toBeDefined();
+    expect(lootTableId?.options.nullable).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('stores drop chance as a numeric column so probabilities stay data-driven', () => {
+    const dropChance = getMetadataArgsStorage().columns.find(
+      (candidate) =>
+        candidate.target === LootTableEntry && candidate.propertyName === 'dropChance',
+    );
+
+    expect(dropChance?.options.type).toBe('numeric');
+    expect(dropChance?.options.precision).toBe(5);
+    expect(dropChance?.options.scale).toBe(4);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts
index 21138d9..57f6762 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ function character(currentLocation: LocationDefinition): Character {
     name: 'Aric Duskwalker',
     level: 1,
     experience: 0,
+    silver: 0,
     baseHp: 100,
     baseAttack: 6,
     currentHp: 100,
diff --git a/apps/api/src/items/entities/character-item.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/items/entities/character-item.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41a536a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/items/entities/character-item.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { Character } from '../../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { ItemDefinition } from './item-definition.entity';
+
+/**
+ * One stack of one item definition owned by one character.
+ *
+ * Duplicate drops increment `quantity` (spec §28 allows duplicates and forbids
+ * duplicate protection). Slice 0.5 equips a `CharacterItem.id`, never an
+ * `ItemDefinition.id`.
+ */
+@Entity({ name: 'character_items' })
+@Index('IDX_character_items_character_item', ['characterId', 'itemDefinitionId'], {
+  unique: true,
+})
+export class CharacterItem {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'character_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  characterId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'item_definition_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  itemDefinitionId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'quantity', type: 'integer' })
+  quantity!: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  updatedAt!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Character, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'character_id' })
+  character!: Character;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => ItemDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'item_definition_id' })
+  itemDefinition!: ItemDefinition;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/items/entities/item-definition.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/items/entities/item-definition.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c89adc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/items/entities/item-definition.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { EquipmentSlot } from '../equipment-slot.enum';
+import { ItemRarity } from '../item-rarity.enum';
+import { ItemType } from '../item-type.enum';
+
+@Entity({ name: 'item_definitions' })
+@Index('IDX_item_definitions_key', ['key'], { unique: true })
+export class ItemDefinition {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'key', type: 'varchar', length: 100 })
+  key!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'name', type: 'varchar', length: 150 })
+  name!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'description', type: 'text' })
+  description!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'type', type: 'enum', enum: ItemType, enumName: 'item_type_enum' })
+  type!: ItemType;
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'equipment_slot',
+    type: 'enum',
+    enum: EquipmentSlot,
+    enumName: 'equipment_slot_enum',
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  equipmentSlot!: EquipmentSlot | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'rarity', type: 'enum', enum: ItemRarity, enumName: 'item_rarity_enum' })
+  rarity!: ItemRarity;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'tier', type: 'integer' })
+  tier!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'required_level', type: 'integer' })
+  requiredLevel!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'weapon_damage', type: 'integer' })
+  weaponDamage!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'bonus_hp', type: 'integer' })
+  bonusHp!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'bonus_attack', type: 'integer' })
+  bonusAttack!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'bonus_armor', type: 'integer' })
+  bonusArmor!: number;
+
+  // Always 0 in Slice 0.4: there are no merchants, and the balancing doc's
+  // Grenzmarken table lists purchase prices, not sell prices.
+  @Column({ name: 'sell_price', type: 'integer' })
+  sellPrice!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'icon_path', type: 'varchar', length: 255 })
+  iconPath!: string;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  updatedAt!: Date;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/items/equipment-slot.enum.ts b/apps/api/src/items/equipment-slot.enum.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5596db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/items/equipment-slot.enum.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Slice 0.4 only stores the slot as content data. Slice 0.5 makes it functional.
+export enum EquipmentSlot {
+  WEAPON = 'WEAPON',
+  HEAD = 'HEAD',
+  CHEST = 'CHEST',
+  HANDS = 'HANDS',
+  LEGS = 'LEGS',
+  FEET = 'FEET',
+  AMULET = 'AMULET',
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/items/item-rarity.enum.ts b/apps/api/src/items/item-rarity.enum.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..877f9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/items/item-rarity.enum.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Mirrors docs/Ashen_Realms_Balancing_Items_Loot_Design_V1.md §19:
+// Gewöhnlich / Selten / Episch. German labels live in the frontend.
+export enum ItemRarity {
+  COMMON = 'COMMON',
+  RARE = 'RARE',
+  EPIC = 'EPIC',
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/items/item-type.enum.ts b/apps/api/src/items/item-type.enum.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9050b87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/items/item-type.enum.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export enum ItemType {
+  WEAPON = 'WEAPON',
+  ARMOR = 'ARMOR',
+  MATERIAL = 'MATERIAL',
+  CONSUMABLE = 'CONSUMABLE',
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/loot/entities/loot-table-entry.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/loot/entities/loot-table-entry.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91b3c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/loot/entities/loot-table-entry.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { ItemDefinition } from '../../items/entities/item-definition.entity';
+import { LootTable } from './loot-table.entity';
+
+/**
+ * One independently rolled drop (spec §17).
+ *
+ * `position` fixes the roll order so injected randoms are predictable in tests;
+ * it is content ordering, not priority. A guaranteed drop is simply
+ * `dropChance = 1.0000` — no extra mechanism needed (spec §14).
+ */
+@Entity({ name: 'loot_table_entries' })
+@Index('IDX_loot_table_entries_table_position', ['lootTableId', 'position'], { unique: true })
+@Index('IDX_loot_table_entries_table_item', ['lootTableId', 'itemDefinitionId'], { unique: true })
+export class LootTableEntry {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'loot_table_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  lootTableId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'item_definition_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  itemDefinitionId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'position', type: 'integer' })
+  position!: number;
+
+  // PostgreSQL numeric arrives as a string, like LocationConnection.ambushChance.
+  @Column({ name: 'drop_chance', type: 'numeric', precision: 5, scale: 4 })
+  dropChance!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'min_quantity', type: 'integer' })
+  minQuantity!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'max_quantity', type: 'integer' })
+  maxQuantity!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'enabled', type: 'boolean' })
+  enabled!: boolean;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  updatedAt!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => LootTable, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'loot_table_id' })
+  lootTable!: LootTable;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => ItemDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'item_definition_id' })
+  itemDefinition!: ItemDefinition;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/loot/entities/loot-table.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/loot/entities/loot-table.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82dfcae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/loot/entities/loot-table.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+
+@Entity({ name: 'loot_tables' })
+@Index('IDX_loot_tables_key', ['key'], { unique: true })
+export class LootTable {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'key', type: 'varchar', length: 100 })
+  key!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'name', type: 'varchar', length: 150 })
+  name!: string;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  updatedAt!: Date;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts
index 2b953ee..5bf3286 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import {
   CreateDateColumn,
   Entity,
   Index,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
   UpdateDateColumn,
 } from 'typeorm';
+import { LootTable } from '../../loot/entities/loot-table.entity';
 
 @Entity({ name: 'monster_definitions' })
 @Index('IDX_monster_definitions_key', ['key'], { unique: true })
@@ -43,9 +46,16 @@ export class MonsterDefinition {
   @Column({ name: 'artwork_path', type: 'varchar', length: 255 })
   artworkPath!: string;
 
+  @Column({ name: 'loot_table_id', type: 'uuid', nullable: true })
+  lootTableId!: string | null;
+
   @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
   createdAt!: Date;
 
   @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
   updatedAt!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => LootTable, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT', nullable: true })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'loot_table_id' })
+  lootTable!: LootTable | null;
 }
diff --git a/apps/api/src/rewards/entities/combat-reward-item.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/rewards/entities/combat-reward-item.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec862c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/rewards/entities/combat-reward-item.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { CharacterItem } from '../../items/entities/character-item.entity';
+import { ItemDefinition } from '../../items/entities/item-definition.entity';
+import { CombatReward } from './combat-reward.entity';
+
+/**
+ * What this specific combat dropped.
+ *
+ * Needed because `CharacterItem.quantity` is a running stack total: after a
+ * duplicate drop it no longer says how much *this* victory granted, and a
+ * refreshed reward screen must replay the original result (spec §25, §48).
+ */
+@Entity({ name: 'combat_reward_items' })
+@Index('IDX_combat_reward_items_reward', ['combatRewardId'])
+@Index('IDX_combat_reward_items_reward_item', ['combatRewardId', 'itemDefinitionId'], {
+  unique: true,
+})
+export class CombatRewardItem {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'combat_reward_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  combatRewardId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'character_item_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  characterItemId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'item_definition_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  itemDefinitionId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'quantity', type: 'integer' })
+  quantity!: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => CombatReward, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'combat_reward_id' })
+  combatReward!: CombatReward;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => CharacterItem, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'character_item_id' })
+  characterItem!: CharacterItem;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => ItemDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'item_definition_id' })
+  itemDefinition!: ItemDefinition;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/rewards/entities/combat-reward.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/rewards/entities/combat-reward.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff467c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/rewards/entities/combat-reward.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { Character } from '../../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { Combat } from '../../combat/entities/combat.entity';
+
+/**
+ * Proof that one combat has already been rewarded (spec §8).
+ *
+ * The unique index on `combatId` is the database half of the idempotency
+ * invariant; `CombatRewardService` is the service half.
+ */
+@Entity({ name: 'combat_rewards' })
+@Index('IDX_combat_rewards_combat', ['combatId'], { unique: true })
+@Index('IDX_combat_rewards_character', ['characterId'])
+export class CombatReward {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'combat_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  combatId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'character_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  characterId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'experience_granted', type: 'integer' })
+  experienceGranted!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'silver_granted', type: 'integer' })
+  silverGranted!: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Combat, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'combat_id' })
+  combat!: Combat;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Character, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'character_id' })
+  character!: Character;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/travel/travel.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/travel/travel.service.spec.ts
index d6996f0..dbfa6d1 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/travel/travel.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/travel/travel.service.spec.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ function createState(): FakeState {
     name: 'Aric Duskwalker',
     level: 1,
     experience: 0,
+    silver: 0,
     baseHp: 100,
     baseAttack: 6,
     currentHp: 100,