diff --git a/dfhack/APIPrivate.cpp b/dfhack/APIPrivate.cpp
index 37b2ce8da..2f132b8cc 100644
--- a/dfhack/APIPrivate.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/APIPrivate.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "modules/Maps.h"
 #include "modules/Materials.h"
 #include "modules/Position.h"
+#include "modules/Translation.h"
 #include "modules/Gui.h"
 
 using namespace DFHack;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ APIPrivate::APIPrivate()
     position = 0;
     gui = 0;
     materials = 0;
+    translation = 0;
 }
 
 APIPrivate::~APIPrivate()
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ APIPrivate::~APIPrivate()
     if(position) delete position;
     if(gui) delete gui;
     if(materials) delete materials;
+    if(translation) delete translation;
 }
 
 bool APIPrivate::InitReadNames()
diff --git a/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp b/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
index b0affcd1c..d47189f6b 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ distribution.
 #include "modules/Position.h"
 #include "modules/Gui.h"
 #include "modules/Creatures.h"
+#include "modules/Translation.h"
 
 using namespace DFHack;
 
@@ -201,6 +202,13 @@ Materials * API::getMaterials()
     return d->materials;
 }
 
+Translation * API::getTranslation()
+{
+    if(!d->translation)
+        d->translation = new Translation(d);
+    return d->translation;
+}
+
 /*
 // returns number of buildings, expects v_buildingtypes that will later map t_building.type to its name
 bool API::InitReadBuildings ( uint32_t& numbuildings )
diff --git a/dfhack/include/DFHackAPI.h b/dfhack/include/DFHackAPI.h
index 42caca606..352caeb1b 100644
--- a/dfhack/include/DFHackAPI.h
+++ b/dfhack/include/DFHackAPI.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ distribution.
 
 namespace DFHack
 {
+
     class APIPrivate;
     class memory_info;
     class Process;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ namespace DFHack
     class Position;
     class Gui;
     class Materials;
+    class Translation;
     
     class DFHACK_EXPORT API
     {
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         Gui * getGui();
         Position * getPosition();
         Materials * getMaterials();
+        Translation * getTranslation();
         
         /*
          * Constructions (costructed walls, floors, ramps, etc...)
diff --git a/dfhack/include/modules/Translation.h b/dfhack/include/modules/Translation.h
index 7efb70d0c..e6b4d2237 100644
--- a/dfhack/include/modules/Translation.h
+++ b/dfhack/include/modules/Translation.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef CL_MOD_POSITION
-#define CL_MOD_POSITION
+#ifndef CL_MOD_TRANSLATION
+#define CL_MOD_TRANSLATION
 /*
 * DF translation tables and name translation
 */
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
index 903de54c6..f925daddd 100644
--- a/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/modules/Creatures.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Creatures::Creatures(APIPrivate* _d)
         creatures.creature_vector = minfo->getAddress ("creature_vector");
         creatures.creature_pos_offset = minfo->getOffset ("creature_position");
         creatures.creature_profession_offset = minfo->getOffset ("creature_profession");
+        creatures.creature_custom_profession_offset = minfo->getOffset ("creature_custom_profession");
         creatures.creature_race_offset = minfo->getOffset ("creature_race");
         creatures.creature_flags1_offset = minfo->getOffset ("creature_flags1");
         creatures.creature_flags2_offset = minfo->getOffset ("creature_flags2");
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ bool Creatures::ReadCreature (const int32_t index, t_creature & furball)
     //d->readName(furball.squad_name, temp + offs.creature_squad_name_offset);
     d->d->readName(furball.artifact_name, temp + offs.creature_artifact_name_offset);
     // custom profession
-    //fill_char_buf (furball.custom_profession, d->p->readSTLString (temp + offs.creature_custom_profession_offset));
+    fill_char_buf (furball.custom_profession, g_pProcess->readSTLString (temp + offs.creature_custom_profession_offset));
 
     // labors
     g_pProcess->read (temp + offs.creature_labors_offset, NUM_CREATURE_LABORS, furball.labors);
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Translation.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Translation.cpp
index f2eac532a..ddec1c72e 100644
--- a/dfhack/modules/Translation.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/modules/Translation.cpp
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ Translation::Translation(APIPrivate * d_)
     d->d = d_;
     d->Inited = d->Started = false;
     memory_info * mem = d->d->offset_descriptor;
-    int genericAddress = mem->getAddress ("language_vector");
-    int transAddress = mem->getAddress ("translation_vector");
-    int word_table_offset = mem->getOffset ("word_table");
-    int sizeof_string = mem->getHexValue ("sizeof_string");
+    d->genericAddress = mem->getAddress ("language_vector");
+    d->transAddress = mem->getAddress ("translation_vector");
+    d->word_table_offset = mem->getOffset ("word_table");
+    d->sizeof_string = mem->getHexValue ("sizeof_string");
     d->Inited = true;
 }
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ bool Translation::Start()
     Process * p = d->d->p;
     DfVector genericVec (p, d->genericAddress, 4);
     DfVector transVec (p, d->transAddress, 4);
-    DFDict translations = d->dicts.translations;
-    DFDict foreign_languages = d->dicts.foreign_languages;
+    DFDict & translations = d->dicts.translations;
+    DFDict & foreign_languages = d->dicts.foreign_languages;
 
     translations.resize(10);
     for (uint32_t i = 0;i < genericVec.getSize();i++)
diff --git a/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h b/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h
index 07bd63adc..85fce5f26 100644
--- a/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h
+++ b/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace DFHack
     class Position;
     class Maps;
     class Creatures;
+    class Translation;
     class ProcessEnumerator;
     class Process;
     class memory_info;
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         Position * position;
         Gui * gui;
         Materials * materials;
+        Translation * translation;
 
         /*
         uint32_t item_material_offset;
diff --git a/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h b/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h
index 24795f889..facd42de1 100644
--- a/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h
+++ b/dfhack/shm/mod-creature2010.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t creature_vector;
     uint32_t creature_pos_offset;
     uint32_t creature_profession_offset;
+    uint32_t creature_custom_profession_offset;
     uint32_t creature_race_offset;
     uint32_t creature_flags1_offset;
     uint32_t creature_flags2_offset;
diff --git a/examples/creaturedump.cpp b/examples/creaturedump.cpp
index 60cb343be..f09268442 100644
--- a/examples/creaturedump.cpp
+++ b/examples/creaturedump.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <DFMemInfo.h>
 #include <modules/Materials.h>
 #include <modules/Creatures.h>
+#include <modules/Translation.h>
 
 template <typename T>
 void print_bits ( T val, std::ostream& out )
@@ -165,14 +166,16 @@ void printCreature(DFHack::API & DF, const DFHack::t_creature & creature)
             cout << ", nick name: " << creature.name.nickname;
             addendl = true;
         }
-        /*
-        string transName = DF.TranslateName(creature.name,englishWords,foreignWords,false);
+        
+        DFHack::Translation *Tran = DF.getTranslation();
+        
+        string transName = Tran->TranslateName(creature.name,false);
         if(!transName.empty())
         {
             cout << ", trans name: " << transName;
             addendl=true;
         }
-*/
+
         /*
         cout << ", likes: ";
         for(uint32_t i = 0;i<creature.numLikes; i++)
@@ -189,11 +192,12 @@ void printCreature(DFHack::API & DF, const DFHack::t_creature & creature)
             addendl = false;
         }
         cout << "profession: " << mem->getProfession(creature.profession) << "(" << (int) creature.profession << ")";
-        /*
+        
         if(creature.custom_profession[0])
         {
             cout << ", custom profession: " << creature.custom_profession;
         }
+        /*
         if(creature.current_job.active)
         {
             cout << ", current job: " << mem->getJob(creature.current_job.jobId);
@@ -297,6 +301,7 @@ void printCreature(DFHack::API & DF, const DFHack::t_creature & creature)
             cout << "from the underworld, ";
         }
         cout << endl;
+#include <modules/Translation.h>
         /*
         if(creature.flags1.bits.had_mood && (creature.mood == -1 || creature.mood == 8 ) )
         {
@@ -325,6 +330,7 @@ int main (void)
     
     DFHack::Creatures * Creatures = DF.getCreatures();
     DFHack::Materials * Materials = DF.getMaterials();
+    DFHack::Translation * Tran = DF.getTranslation();
     
     uint32_t numCreatures;
     if(!Creatures->Start(numCreatures))
@@ -358,19 +364,19 @@ int main (void)
         cerr << "Can't get the creature types." << endl;
         return 1; 
     }
-	/*
-    if(!DF.InitReadNameTables(englishWords,foreignWords))
+	
+    if(!Tran->Start())
     {
         cerr << "Can't get name tables" << endl;
         return 1;
     }
-    */
+    
     //DF.InitViewAndCursor();
     for(uint32_t i = 0; i < numCreatures; i++)
     {
         DFHack::t_creature temp;
         Creatures->ReadCreature(i,temp);
-        //if(string(creaturestypes[temp.type].id) == "DWARF")
+        if(string(creaturestypes[temp.type].id) == "DWARF")
         {
             cout << "index " << i << " ";
             printCreature(DF,temp);
diff --git a/output/Memory.xml b/output/Memory.xml
index 329b29ad7..3dd1e7c43 100644
--- a/output/Memory.xml
+++ b/output/Memory.xml
@@ -2962,6 +2962,7 @@ map_data_1b60_offset          0x1B9c
         =========
         <Address name="creature_vector">0x0166ecc4</Address>
         <Offset name="creature_name">0x0</Offset>
+        <Offset name="creature_custom_profession">0x6c</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_profession">0x88</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_race">0x8C</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_position">0x90</Offset>
@@ -2972,6 +2973,7 @@ map_data_1b60_offset          0x1B9c
         <Offset name="creature_artifact_name">0x6D0</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_labors">0x770</Offset>
         <Offset name="creature_happiness">0x830</Offset>
+        <Offset name="creature_skills">0x1FC</Offset>
         
         <!-- from DT -->
         <Address name="dwarf_race_index">0x01470fbc</Address>DWORD, OK
@@ -3018,15 +3020,32 @@ map_data_1b60_offset          0x1B9c
         <!--<Address name="mat_creature_types2">0x16AEE08</Address>-->
         
         
-        <!-- possible constructions -->
+        Constructions
+        =============
         <Address name="construction_vector">0x165b290</Address>
         <Offset name="sizeof_construction">0x14</Offset>
         
         Translations
         ============
-        <Address name="language_vector">0x016B0008</Address>
-        <Address name="translation_vector">0x016AFFD8</Address>
-        <Offset name="word_table">0x58</Offset>
+        <Address name="language_vector">0x016AFFD8</Address>
+        <Address name="translation_vector">0x016B0008</Address>
+        <Offset name="word_table">0x4C</Offset>
+        
+        Vegetation
+        ==========
+        
+        :(
+        
+        Buildings
+        =========
+        
+        :(
+        
+        Effects
+        =======
+        
+        :(
+        
         
         <!-- 
         addresses from belal: vectors might need 8 subtracted from them