diff --git a/acts.html b/acts.html
index b4805a1..0a54457 100644
--- a/acts.html
+++ b/acts.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
       option { background: #1c1813; }
       /* 状态面板放在控件行上方：贴在右下角会压住"细分场景"那个下拉框 */
       #status { right: 12px; bottom: 58px; padding: 6px 10px; max-width: 60vw; color: #9c8d78; }
+      #dialog { right: 12px; top: 36px; padding: 8px 12px; min-width: 240px; color: #e8dcc8; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px; background: rgba(30, 26, 21, .9); border-color: #c8a15a; }
       .hint { color: #6d5a34; }
     </style>
   </head>
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
       <span class="hint" style="margin:0">WASD / 方向键移动 · 滚轮或 +/− 缩放 · 三个下拉框都会换图并更新地址栏</span>
     </div>
     <div id="status" class="overlay">正在加载地图…</div>
+    <div id="dialog" class="overlay" hidden></div>
+    <div id="labels" style="position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;"></div>
     <canvas id="view" width="960" height="560"></canvas>
     <script type="module" src="/src/scene/act-scene.ts"></script>
   </body>
diff --git a/scripts/browser/checks/act-pack-state.js b/scripts/browser/checks/act-pack-state.js
index a574d3b..c5fb731 100644
--- a/scripts/browser/checks/act-pack-state.js
+++ b/scripts/browser/checks/act-pack-state.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
   press('ArrowRight', true); await sleep(900); press('ArrowRight', false)
   await sleep(200)
   const moved = { x: window.__d2webAct?.x ?? 0, y: window.__d2webAct?.y ?? 0, facing: window.__d2webAct?.facing ?? -1 }
+  
+  press('KeyT', true); await sleep(100); press('KeyT', false)
+  await sleep(200)
+  const afterTalk = { ...(window.__d2webAct ?? {}) }
+  
   return {
     source: atReady.source, ready: atReady.ready, error: atReady.error ?? null,
     base: atReady.base, act: atReady.act, level: atReady.level, quadrant: atReady.quadrant,
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@
     facing: moved.facing,
     tick: after.tick,
     walkable: Number((atReady.walkable ?? 0).toFixed(3)),
+    // NPC additions:
+    npcs: after.npcs,
+    nearestNpcDistance: after.npcsNear?.[0] ? Math.round(Math.hypot(after.npcsNear[0].x - after.x, after.npcsNear[0].y - after.y)) : null,
+    dialogOpen: (afterTalk.dialog ?? []).length > 0,
     // 画布是否铺满窗口 + 缩放是否至少覆盖视口
     canvas: [after.canvasWidth, after.canvasHeight],
     viewport: [window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight],
diff --git a/scripts/browser/checks/act-state.js b/scripts/browser/checks/act-state.js
index 1fa2746..a302256 100644
--- a/scripts/browser/checks/act-state.js
+++ b/scripts/browser/checks/act-state.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
   press('ArrowDown', true); await sleep(1200); press('ArrowDown', false)
   await sleep(300)
   const south = { x: window.__d2webAct?.x ?? 0, y: window.__d2webAct?.y ?? 0, facing: window.__d2webAct?.facing ?? -1 }
+  press('KeyT', true); await sleep(100); press('KeyT', false)
+  await sleep(200)
+  const afterTalk = { ...(window.__d2webAct ?? {}) }
+
   return {
     ready: first.ready, error: first.error ?? null,
     act: first.act, level: first.level, quadrant: first.quadrant, quadrants: first.quadrants,
@@ -35,5 +39,6 @@
     character: first.character, drawCalls: first.drawCalls, tickRate: Number((first.tickRate ?? 0).toFixed(1)),
     moved: { east: [Math.round(east.x - before.x), Math.round(east.y - before.y)], south: [Math.round(south.x - east.x), Math.round(south.y - east.y)], tickDelta: (window.__d2webAct?.tick ?? 0) - before.tick },
     facingEast: east.facing, facingSouth: south.facing,
+    dialogOpen: (afterTalk.dialog ?? []).length > 0,
   }
 })()
diff --git a/src/game/engine.ts b/src/game/engine.ts
index 7dc40bb..e61bd54 100644
--- a/src/game/engine.ts
+++ b/src/game/engine.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ export class GameEngine {
   }
 }
 
+export interface NpcEntity { def: NpcDef; x: number; y: number }
+
 export interface EngineViewState {
   monstersSpawned?: number
   monstersAlive?: number
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ export interface EngineViewState {
   castHits?: number
   projectilesAlive?: number
   npcs?: number
-  npcsNear?: unknown[]
+  npcsNear?: NpcEntity[]
   monstersNear?: unknown[]
   quests?: unknown[]
   dialog?: string[]
diff --git a/src/game/npc.ts b/src/game/npc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a28b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/npc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { NpcDef } from './quests.ts'
+
+const NPC_NAME_FALLBACKS: Record<string, string> = {
+  'DC': 'Deckard Cain',
+  'JE': 'Jerhyn',
+  'HR': 'Hratli',
+  'XR': 'Larzuk',
+  'XS': 'Drehya',
+  '0J': 'Nihlathak',
+}
+
+export function resolveNpcName(token: string, fallbackName: string): string {
+  const upper = token.trim().toUpperCase()
+  if (NPC_NAME_FALLBACKS[upper] !== undefined) {
+    return NPC_NAME_FALLBACKS[upper]
+  }
+  return fallbackName
+}
+
+export function buildNpcDef(token: string, id: number, fallbackName: string): NpcDef {
+  const name = resolveNpcName(token, fallbackName)
+  return {
+    id: `npc-${String(id)}`,
+    name,
+    questId: null,
+    offerLines: [],
+    progressLines: [],
+    doneLines: [`Hello, my name is ${name}. Welcome to town.`],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/scene/act-scene.ts b/src/scene/act-scene.ts
index 0afaafe..16f0e71 100644
--- a/src/scene/act-scene.ts
+++ b/src/scene/act-scene.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ import {
 import type { CollisionGrid } from '../game/d2map.ts'
 import { depthInsertIndex } from '../game/map.ts'
 import { GameEngine, syncEngineState } from "../game/engine.ts"
+import type { NpcEntity } from "../game/engine.ts"
 import { DEMO_MONSTERS, DEMO_EXPERIENCE, DEMO_BASES, DEMO_AFFIXES, DEMO_SKILLS, DEMO_NPCS, DEMO_QUESTS } from "../game/demo-data.ts"
+import { buildNpcDef } from '../game/npc.ts'
+import type { NpcDef } from '../game/quests.ts'
 import { buildAtlas } from '../render/atlas.ts'
 import type { AtlasFrame, SpriteAtlas } from '../render/atlas.ts'
 import { SpriteRenderer } from '../render/renderer.ts'
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ export interface ActSceneState {
   canvasWidth: number
   canvasHeight: number
   error: string | null
+  dialog: string[]
+  npcs: number
+  npcsNear: NpcEntity[]
 }
 
 declare global {
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ const state: ActSceneState = {
   skippedDraws: 0, objects: 0, loadMs: 0,
   missing: 0, walkable: 0, x: 0, y: 0, facing: 0, tick: 0, tickRate: 0,
   drawCalls: 0, zoom: 0, canvasWidth: 0, canvasHeight: 0, error: null,
+  dialog: [], npcs: 0, npcsNear: [],
 }
 window.__d2webAct = state
 
@@ -188,6 +195,7 @@ interface MapRuntime {
   /** Object draws: interleaved with walls in painter's order. */
   readonly objectDrawables: readonly ObjectDrawable[]
   readonly spawn: { x: number; y: number }
+  readonly npcs: readonly PackObject[]
   readonly objects: number
   readonly frames: number
   /** Whether the real character art is in use. */
@@ -294,6 +302,7 @@ interface PackSceneJson {
   /** Roof draws, painted after everything else (absent in older packs). */
   readonly roofs?: readonly (readonly number[])[]
   readonly objects: readonly PackObject[]
+  readonly npcs?: readonly PackObject[]
   readonly collision: { readonly width: number; readonly height: number; readonly runs: readonly (readonly number[])[] }
   readonly spawn: readonly number[] | null
   readonly stats: { readonly missingTiles: number; readonly walkable: number }
@@ -349,7 +358,8 @@ async function loadPackRuntime(
   const roofs = (scene.roofs ?? []).map(toDrawable)
 
   const objectDrawables: ObjectDrawable[] = []
-  for (const obj of scene.objects) {
+  const packObjects = [...scene.objects, ...(scene.npcs ?? [])]
+  for (const obj of packObjects) {
     if (obj.frame) {
       objectDrawables.push({
         frame: {
@@ -420,6 +430,7 @@ async function loadPackRuntime(
     roofs,
     objectDrawables,
     spawn,
+    npcs: scene.npcs ?? [],
     objects: scene.objects.length,
     frames: scene.frames.length,
     notes: [`首屏页 ${priority.join(',')}，共 ${String(pages.length)} 页`],
@@ -578,6 +589,7 @@ async function loadLiveRuntime(
     roofs: scene.roofs.map(toDrawable),
     objectDrawables: [],
     spawn: findIsoSpawn(scene) ?? { x: scene.widthPx / 2, y: scene.heightPx / 2 },
+    npcs: [],
     objects: level.objects.length,
     frames: scene.frames.length,
     notes,
@@ -715,6 +727,7 @@ function runScene(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started: number
 
   let playerMoving = false
   let playerWalkFrame = 0
+  const npcDefs = runtime.npcs.map(n => buildNpcDef(n.token ?? '', n.id, n.name ?? ''))
   const engine = new GameEngine(
     {
       widthPx: runtime.widthPx,
@@ -729,7 +742,7 @@ function runScene(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started: number
       prefixAffixes: DEMO_AFFIXES,
       suffixAffixes: DEMO_AFFIXES,
       skills: DEMO_SKILLS,
-      npcDefs: DEMO_NPCS,
+      npcDefs,
       questDefs: DEMO_QUESTS,
       combatOptions: {
         playerSpeed: WALK_SPEED,
@@ -747,6 +760,12 @@ function runScene(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started: number
     }
   )
 
+  engine.npcEntities.length = 0
+  for (const n of runtime.npcs) {
+    const def = npcDefs.find(d => d.id === `npc-${String(n.id)}`)!
+    engine.npcEntities.push({ def, x: n.x, y: n.y })
+  }
+
   const loop = new GameLoop({
     tickRate: 25,
     onTick: () => {
@@ -775,6 +794,12 @@ function runScene(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started: number
       state.facing = player.facing
 
       syncEngineState(engine, state)
+      
+      const dialogPanel = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#dialog')
+      if (dialogPanel !== null) {
+        dialogPanel.hidden = state.dialog.length === 0
+        dialogPanel.textContent = state.dialog.join('\n')
+      }
     },
     onRender: () => {
       if (state.pagesAtFirstFrame < 0) {
@@ -900,6 +925,28 @@ function runScene(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started: number
       // layer so they cover the floor, the walls and anything walking under them.
       drawTiles(runtime.roofs, 0, runtime.roofs.length)
       renderer.flush()
+      
+      const labelsContainer = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>('#labels')
+      if (labelsContainer) {
+        labelsContainer.innerHTML = ''
+        for (const npc of engine.npcEntities) {
+          const screenX = (npc.x - engine.world.player.x) * camera.zoom + canvas.width / 2
+          const screenY = (npc.y - (engine.world.player.y - 16)) * camera.zoom + canvas.height / 2
+          if (screenX > -100 && screenX < canvas.width + 100 && screenY > -100 && screenY < canvas.height + 100) {
+            const div = document.createElement('div')
+            div.textContent = npc.def.name
+            div.style.position = 'absolute'
+            div.style.left = `${screenX}px`
+            div.style.top = `${screenY - 60 * camera.zoom}px`
+            div.style.transform = 'translate(-50%, -100%)'
+            div.style.color = '#c8a15a'
+            div.style.textShadow = '1px 1px 0 #000, -1px -1px 0 #000, 1px -1px 0 #000, -1px 1px 0 #000'
+            div.style.fontSize = `${Math.max(10, 14 * camera.zoom)}px`
+            labelsContainer.appendChild(div)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      
       state.drawCalls = 1
       state.tickRate = loop.tickRate
       state.zoom = Number(camera.zoom.toFixed(2))
diff --git a/src/scene/map-scene.ts b/src/scene/map-scene.ts
index 0f2339c..caff6a7 100644
--- a/src/scene/map-scene.ts
+++ b/src/scene/map-scene.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   Inventory, affixesFromTable, goldItem, itemBasesFromTable, rollDrop, totalStat,
 } from '../game/items.ts'
 import { GameEngine, syncEngineState } from "../game/engine.ts"
+import type { NpcEntity } from "../game/engine.ts"
 import { DEMO_MONSTERS, DEMO_EXPERIENCE, DEMO_BASES, DEMO_AFFIXES, DEMO_SKILLS, DEMO_NPCS, DEMO_QUESTS } from "../game/demo-data.ts"
 import type { Affix, Item, ItemBase } from '../game/items.ts'
 import { Rng } from '../game/rng.ts'
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ export interface MapSceneState {
   /** NPCs placed. */
   npcs: number
   /** Placed NPCs with their distance to the player, for automation. */
-  npcsNear: { x: number; y: number; distance: number }[]
+  npcsNear: NpcEntity[]
   /** Living monsters with their distance to the player, for automation. */
   monstersNear: { x: number; y: number; distance: number }[]
   /** Current dialogue lines, empty when nobody is talking. */
@@ -525,9 +526,7 @@ function startScene(sources: MapSources, status: HTMLElement, hud: HTMLElement):
         .map(monster => ({ x: monster.x, y: monster.y, distance: Math.hypot(monster.x - engine.world.player.x, monster.y - engine.world.player.y) }))
         .sort((a, b) => a.distance - b.distance)
         .slice(0, 4)
-      state.npcsNear = engine.npcEntities.map(npc => ({
-        x: npc.x, y: npc.y, distance: Math.hypot(npc.x - engine.world.player.x, npc.y - engine.world.player.y),
-      }))
+
       state.quests = engine.questLog.all.map(entry => ({
         id: entry.def.id, status: entry.status, kills: entry.kills, needed: entry.def.killCount,
       }))