diff --git a/Server/Persistence/DynamicSaveStrategy.cs b/Server/Persistence/DynamicSaveStrategy.cs
index 52dfbe4a2..7b4afee9c 100644
--- a/Server/Persistence/DynamicSaveStrategy.cs
+++ b/Server/Persistence/DynamicSaveStrategy.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Server
 	{
 		public override string Name { get { return "Dynamic"; } }
 
-		private SaveMetrics metrics;
+		private SaveMetrics _metrics;
 
 		private SequentialFileWriter _itemData, _itemIndex;
 		private SequentialFileWriter _mobileData, _mobileIndex;
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ namespace Server
 
 		public override void Save(SaveMetrics metrics)
 		{
-			this.metrics = metrics;
+			this._metrics = metrics;
 
 			OpenFiles();
 
 			Task[] saveTasks = new Task[3];
 
-			saveTasks[0] = SaveItems( metrics );
-			saveTasks[1] = SaveMobiles( metrics );
-			saveTasks[2] = SaveGuilds( metrics );
+			saveTasks[0] = SaveItems();
+			saveTasks[1] = SaveMobiles();
+			saveTasks[2] = SaveGuilds();
 
 			SaveTypeDatabases();
 
@@ -100,19 +100,14 @@ namespace Server
 						break;
 					}
 
-					int bytesWritten = writer.CommitTo(data, index);
-
-					if (metrics != null)
-					{
-						metrics.OnFileWritten(bytesWritten);
-					}
+					writer.CommitTo(data, index);
 				}
 			});
 
 			return commitTask;
 		}
 
-		private Task SaveItems(SaveMetrics metrics)
+		private Task SaveItems()
 		{
 			//Start the blocking consumer; this runs in background.
 			Task commitTask = StartCommitTask(_itemThreadWriters, _itemData, _itemIndex);
@@ -136,9 +131,9 @@ namespace Server
 						_decayBag.Add(item);
 					}
 
-					if (metrics != null)
+					if (_metrics != null)
 					{
-						metrics.OnItemSaved(size);
+						_metrics.OnItemSaved(size);
 					}
 
 					return writer;
@@ -157,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Server
 
 
 
-		private Task SaveMobiles(SaveMetrics metrics)
+		private Task SaveMobiles()
 		{
 			//Start the blocking consumer; this runs in background.
 			Task commitTask = StartCommitTask( _mobileThreadWriters, _mobileData, _mobileIndex );
@@ -176,9 +171,9 @@ namespace Server
 
 					writer.QueueForIndex(mobile, size);
 
-					if (metrics != null)
+					if (_metrics != null)
 					{
-						metrics.OnMobileSaved(size);
+						_metrics.OnMobileSaved(size);
 					}
 
 					return writer;
@@ -195,7 +190,7 @@ namespace Server
 			return commitTask;
 		}
 
-		private Task SaveGuilds(SaveMetrics metrics)
+		private Task SaveGuilds()
 		{
 			//Start the blocking consumer; this runs in background.
 			Task commitTask = StartCommitTask(_guildThreadWriters, _guildData, _guildIndex);
@@ -214,9 +209,9 @@ namespace Server
 
 					writer.QueueForIndex(guild, size);
 
-					if (metrics != null)
+					if (_metrics != null)
 					{
-						metrics.OnGuildSaved(size);
+						_metrics.OnGuildSaved(size);
 					}
 
 					return writer;
@@ -245,14 +240,14 @@ namespace Server
 
 		private void OpenFiles()
 		{
-			_itemData = new SequentialFileWriter(World.ItemDataPath, metrics);
-			_itemIndex = new SequentialFileWriter(World.ItemIndexPath, metrics);
+			_itemData = new SequentialFileWriter(World.ItemDataPath, _metrics);
+			_itemIndex = new SequentialFileWriter(World.ItemIndexPath, _metrics);
 
-			_mobileData = new SequentialFileWriter(World.MobileDataPath, metrics);
-			_mobileIndex = new SequentialFileWriter(World.MobileIndexPath, metrics);
+			_mobileData = new SequentialFileWriter(World.MobileDataPath, _metrics);
+			_mobileIndex = new SequentialFileWriter(World.MobileIndexPath, _metrics);
 
-			_guildData = new SequentialFileWriter(World.GuildDataPath, metrics);
-			_guildIndex = new SequentialFileWriter(World.GuildIndexPath, metrics);
+			_guildData = new SequentialFileWriter(World.GuildDataPath, _metrics);
+			_guildIndex = new SequentialFileWriter(World.GuildIndexPath, _metrics);
 
 			WriteCount(_itemIndex, World.Items.Count);
 			WriteCount(_mobileIndex, World.Mobiles.Count);
diff --git a/Server/Persistence/QueuedMemoryWriter.cs b/Server/Persistence/QueuedMemoryWriter.cs
index 09e79f06d..3bded9e4a 100644
--- a/Server/Persistence/QueuedMemoryWriter.cs
+++ b/Server/Persistence/QueuedMemoryWriter.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Server
 			_indexQueue.Enqueue(info);
 		}
 
-		public int CommitTo(SequentialFileWriter dataFile, SequentialFileWriter indexFile)
+		public void CommitTo(SequentialFileWriter dataFile, SequentialFileWriter indexFile)
 		{
 			this.Flush();
 
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ namespace Server
 
 			byte[] indexBuffer = new byte[20];
 
-			int indexWritten = _indexQueue.Count * indexBuffer.Length;
+			//int indexWritten = _indexQueue.Count * indexBuffer.Length;
+			//int totalWritten = memLength + indexWritten
 
 			while (_indexQueue.Count > 0)
 			{
@@ -117,8 +118,6 @@ namespace Server
 			}
 
 			this.Close();	//We're donezo with this writer.
-
-			return memLength + indexWritten;
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Server/Skills.cs b/Server/Skills.cs
index afb3a7229..0e615ae89 100644
--- a/Server/Skills.cs
+++ b/Server/Skills.cs
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ namespace Server
 			}
 		}
 
-		private static SkillInfo[] m_Table = new SkillInfo[55]
+		private static SkillInfo[] m_Table = new SkillInfo[58]
 			{
 				new SkillInfo(  0, "Alchemy",			0.0,	5.0,	5.0,	"Alchemist",	null,	0.0,	0.5,	0.5,	1.0 ),
 				new SkillInfo(  1, "Anatomy",			0.0,	0.0,	0.0,	"Healer",	null,	0.15,	0.15,	0.7,	1.0 ),