diff --git a/app/helpers/granblue_wiki.rb b/app/helpers/granblue_wiki.rb
index 4d74455..3b20a94 100644
--- a/app/helpers/granblue_wiki.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/granblue_wiki.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,55 @@ require 'pry'
 class GranblueWiki
   URL = 'https://gbf.wiki/api.php'
 
+  PROFICIENCY_MAP = {
+    'Sabre' => 1,
+    'Dagger' => 2,
+    'Axe' => 3,
+    'Spear' => 4,
+    'Bow' => 5,
+    'Staff' => 6,
+    'Melee' => 7,
+    'Harp' => 8,
+    'Gun' => 9,
+    'Katana' => 10
+  }
+
+  ELEMENT_MAP = {
+    'Wind' => 1,
+    'Fire' => 2,
+    'Water' => 3,
+    'Earth' => 4,
+    'Dark' => 5,
+    'Light' => 6
+  }
+
+  RARITY_MAP = {
+    'R' => 1,
+    'SR' => 2,
+    'SSR' => 3
+  }
+
+  RACE_MAP = {
+    'Other' => 0,
+    'Human' => 1,
+    'Erune' => 2,
+    'Draph' => 3,
+    'Harvin' => 4,
+    'Primal' => 5
+  }
+
+  GENDER_MAP = {
+    'o' => 0,
+    'm' => 1,
+    'f' => 2,
+    'mf' => 3
+  }
+
+  BOOLEAN_MAP = {
+    'yes' => true,
+    'no' => false
+  }
+
   def fetch(page)
     query_params = params(page).map do |key, value|
       "#{key}=#{value}"
@@ -20,13 +69,98 @@ class GranblueWiki
     response['parse']['wikitext']['*']
   end
 
+  def save_characters(characters)
+    success = 0
+    characters.each do |chara|
+      success += 1 if parse(chara)
+    end
+    puts "Saved #{success} characters to the database"
+  end
   def parse(page)
     parsed = parse_string(fetch(page))
+    info = extract_chara_info(parsed)
+    create_character(info)
 
-    abilities = extract_abilities(parsed)
-    ougis = extract_ougis(parsed)
+    # abilities = extract_abilities(parsed)
+    # ougis = extract_ougis(parsed)
 
-    ap abilities.merge(ougis)
+    # ap abilities.merge(ougis)
+  end
+
+  def extract_chara_info(hash)
+    info = Hash.new
+
+    info[:name] = {
+      en: hash['name'],
+      ja: hash['jpname']
+    }
+    info[:id] = hash['id']
+    info[:charid] = hash['charid'].scan(/\b\d{4}\b/)
+
+    info[:flb] = BOOLEAN_MAP.fetch(hash['5star'], false)
+    info[:ulb] = true if hash['max_evo'].to_i == 6
+
+    info[:rarity] = RARITY_MAP.fetch(hash['rarity'], 0)
+    info[:element] = ELEMENT_MAP.fetch(hash['element'], 0)
+    info[:gender] = GENDER_MAP.fetch(hash['gender'], 0)
+
+    profs = hash['weapon'].to_s.split(',')
+    proficiencies = profs.map.with_index do |prof, i|
+      { "proficiency#{i + 1}" => PROFICIENCY_MAP[prof] }
+    end
+    info[:proficiencies] = proficiencies.reduce({}, :merge)
+
+    races = hash['race'].to_s.split(',')
+    mapped_races = races.map.with_index do |race, i|
+      { "race#{i + 1}" => RACE_MAP[race] }
+    end
+    info[:races] = mapped_races.reduce({}, :merge)
+
+    info[:hp] = {
+      min_hp: hash['min_hp'].to_i,
+      max_hp: hash['max_hp'].to_i,
+      max_hp_flb: hash['flb_hp'].to_i
+    }
+
+    info[:atk] = {
+      min_atk: hash['min_atk'].to_i,
+      max_atk: hash['max_atk'].to_i,
+      max_atk_flb: hash['flb_atk'].to_i
+    }
+
+    { 'info' => info.compact }
+  end
+
+  def create_character(hash)
+    info = hash['info']
+
+    c = Character.new
+    c.granblue_id = info[:id]
+    c.character_id = info[:charid]
+    c.name_en = info[:name][:en]
+    c.name_jp = info[:name][:ja]
+    c.flb = info[:flb]
+    c.ulb = info[:ulb] if info.key?(:ulb)
+    c.rarity = info[:rarity]
+    c.element = info[:element]
+    c.gender = info[:gender]
+    c.race1 = info[:races]['race1']
+    c.race2 = info[:races]['race2'] if info[:races].key?('race2')
+    c.proficiency1 = info[:proficiencies]['proficiency1']
+    c.proficiency2 = info[:proficiencies]['proficiency2'] if info[:proficiencies].key?('proficiency2')
+    c.min_hp = info[:hp][:min_hp]
+    c.max_hp = info[:hp][:max_hp]
+    c.max_hp_flb = info[:hp][:max_hp_flb]
+    c.min_atk = info[:atk][:min_atk]
+    c.max_atk = info[:atk][:max_atk]
+    c.max_atk_flb = info[:atk][:max_atk_flb]
+
+    if c.save
+      puts "Saved #{c.name_en} (#{c.granblue_id}) to the database"
+      true
+    end
+
+    false
   end
 
   def extract_abilities(hash)