diff --git a/api/actions/placeact.php b/api/actions/placeact.php
index 72db971..c2f88ee 100644
--- a/api/actions/placeact.php
+++ b/api/actions/placeact.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if ($place->isClaimed()) {
         if ($place->energy->getEnergy() == $place->energy->getMaxEnergy()) {
             sendJsonResp($Strings->get("Nothing happened.", false));
         }
-        $place->changeEnergy(10);
+        $place->doDefend(10);
         $player->changeEnergy(-5);
         $player->addExp();
         $player->stats->updateStat(PlayerStats::DEFENDS, 1);
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if ($place->isClaimed()) {
         sendJsonResp($Strings->get("Defending...", false));
     } else {
         // Different teams, player is attacking
-        $place->changeEnergy(-10);
+        $place->doAttack(10);
         $player->changeEnergy(-5);
         $player->addExp();
         $player->stats->updateStat(PlayerStats::ATTACKS, 1);
diff --git a/lib/Artifact.lib.php b/lib/Artifact.lib.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7a227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Artifact.lib.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+class Artifact {
+
+    private $uuid = null;
+    private $locationid = null;
+    private $energy = 0;
+    private $delete = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new artifact.
+     * @global type $database
+     * @param int $ownerid
+     * @param int $locationid
+     * @param \Energy $energy
+     * @param int $itemid
+     * @return \Artifact The newly created artifact.
+     */
+    public static function create(int $ownerid, int $locationid, \Energy $energy, int $itemid) {
+        global $database;
+        $database->insert("artifacts", ["currentlife" => $energy->getEnergy(), "maxlife" => $energy->getMaxEnergy(), "locationid" => $locationid, "accountid" => $ownerid, "itemid" => $itemid]);
+        return (new Artifact($database->id()));
+    }
+
+    public function __construct($uuid) {
+        global $database;
+        $data = $database->get("artifacts", ["artuuid", "currentlife", "maxlife", "locationid"], ["artuuid" => $uuid]);
+
+        $this->uuid = $data["artuuid"];
+        $this->energy = new Energy($data["currentlife"], $data["maxlife"]);
+        $this->locationid = $data["locationid"];
+    }
+
+    public function changeEnergy(int $diff) {
+        $this->energy->setEnergy($this->energy->getEnergy() + $diff);
+    }
+
+    public function getEnergy(): \Energy {
+        return $this->energy;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the artifact will be deleted on save.
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function deleted(): bool {
+        if ($this->energy->getEnergy() == 0 || $this->delete) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mark for deletion on save.
+     */
+    public function delete() {
+        $this->delete = true;
+    }
+
+    public function save() {
+        global $database;
+
+        if ($this->deleted()) {
+            $database->delete("artifacts", ["artuuid" => $this->uuid]);
+        } else {
+            $database->update("artifacts", ["currentlife" => $this->energy->getEnergy(), "maxlife" => $this->energy->getMaxEnergy()], ["artuuid" => $this->uuid]);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/Place.lib.php b/lib/Place.lib.php
index 24dab32..d95363f 100644
--- a/lib/Place.lib.php
+++ b/lib/Place.lib.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Place {
     private $osmid = null;
     public $energy = null;
     private $data = "[]";
+    private $artifacts = [];
 
     /**
      * @var int Last player activity at the place, as UNIX timestamp
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ class Place {
             $this->energy->setEnergy($game["currentlife"]);
             $this->data = $game["data"];
             $this->lastactivity = strtotime($game["lastactivity"]);
+
+            $artifacts = $database->select("artifacts", "artuuid", ["locationid" => $game["locationid"]]);
+            foreach ($artifacts as $art) {
+                $this->artifacts[] = new Artifact($art);
+            }
+
             $this->gameexists = true;
         } else {
             $this->gameexists = false;
@@ -102,6 +109,9 @@ class Place {
      * @param int $diff
      */
     public function changeEnergy(int $diff) {
+        if ($diff < 0) {
+
+        }
         $this->energy->setEnergy($this->energy->getEnergy() + $diff);
         if ($this->energy->getEnergy() == 0) {
             $this->unclaim();
@@ -130,11 +140,41 @@ class Place {
         $this->updateLastActivity();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reset place to natural unclaimed state.
+     */
     public function unclaim() {
         $this->energy = new Energy(0, 0);
         $this->ownerid = null;
         $this->teamid = null;
         $this->updateLastActivity();
+        foreach ($this->artifacts as $artifact) {
+            $artifact->delete();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getArtifacts() {
+        return $this->artifacts;
+    }
+
+    public function doAttack(int $damage) {
+        $artifact = false;
+        foreach ($this->artifacts as $art) {
+            if (!$art->deleted()) {
+                $artifact = $art;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($artifact) {
+            // Artifact takes damage for place
+            $artifact->changeEnergy($damage * -1);
+        } else {
+            $this->changeEnergy($damage * -1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function doDefend(int $amount) {
+        $this->changeEnergy($amount);
     }
 
     public function save() {
@@ -150,6 +190,10 @@ class Place {
                 "osmid" => $this->osmid
                     ]
             );
+
+            foreach ($this->artifacts as $artifact) {
+                $artifact->save();
+            }
         } else {
             $database->insert("locations", [
                 "teamid" => $this->teamid,