diff --git a/pkg/accounts/accounts.go b/pkg/accounts/accounts.go
index ae72732..578271f 100644
--- a/pkg/accounts/accounts.go
+++ b/pkg/accounts/accounts.go
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@ type Account struct {
 
 // Represents the accountant data to store
 type accountantData struct {
-	Accounts map[uuid.UUID]Account `json:"accounts"`
 }
 
 // Accountant manages a set of accounts
 type Accountant struct {
-	data     accountantData
+	Accounts map[uuid.UUID]Account `json:"accounts"`
 	dataPath string
 }
 
@@ -39,9 +38,7 @@ type Accountant struct {
 func NewAccountant(dataPath string) *Accountant {
 	return &Accountant{
 		dataPath: dataPath,
-		data: accountantData{
-			Accounts: make(map[uuid.UUID]Account),
-		},
+		Accounts: make(map[uuid.UUID]Account),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ func (a *Accountant) RegisterAccount(acc Account) (Account, error) {
 	acc.Id = uuid.New()
 
 	// Verify this acount isn't already registered
-	for _, a := range a.data.Accounts {
+	for _, a := range a.Accounts {
 		if a.Name == acc.Name {
 			return Account{}, fmt.Errorf("Account name already registered")
 		} else if a.Id == acc.Id {
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ func (a *Accountant) RegisterAccount(acc Account) (Account, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Simply add the account to the map
-	a.data.Accounts[acc.Id] = acc
+	a.Accounts[acc.Id] = acc
 
 	return acc, nil
 }
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@ func (a *Accountant) Load() error {
 
 	if b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(a.path()); err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &a.data); err != nil {
+	} else if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &a); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ func (a *Accountant) Load() error {
 
 // Save will save the accountant data out
 func (a *Accountant) Save() error {
-	if b, err := json.MarshalIndent(a.data, "", "\t"); err != nil {
+	if b, err := json.MarshalIndent(a, "", "\t"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
 		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(a.path(), b, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
@@ -104,9 +101,9 @@ func (a *Accountant) Save() error {
 func (a *Accountant) AssignPrimary(account uuid.UUID, instance uuid.UUID) error {
 
 	// Find the account matching the ID
-	if this, ok := a.data.Accounts[account]; ok {
+	if this, ok := a.Accounts[account]; ok {
 		this.Primary = instance
-		a.data.Accounts[account] = this
+		a.Accounts[account] = this
 	} else {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no account found for id: %s", account)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/accounts/accounts_test.go b/pkg/accounts/accounts_test.go
index 9f77f57..0b5da87 100644
--- a/pkg/accounts/accounts_test.go
+++ b/pkg/accounts/accounts_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestAccountant_RegisterAccount(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAccountant_LoadSave(t *testing.T) {
 	accountant := NewAccountant(os.TempDir())
-	if len(accountant.data.Accounts) != 0 {
+	if len(accountant.Accounts) != 0 {
 		t.Error("New accountant created with non-zero account number")
 	}
 
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ func TestAccountant_LoadSave(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 
-	if len(accountant.data.Accounts) != 1 {
+	if len(accountant.Accounts) != 1 {
 		t.Error("No new account made")
-	} else if accountant.data.Accounts[a.Id].Name != name {
+	} else if accountant.Accounts[a.Id].Name != name {
 		t.Error("New account created with wrong name")
 	}
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestAccountant_LoadSave(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Re-create the accountant
 	accountant = NewAccountant(os.TempDir())
-	if len(accountant.data.Accounts) != 0 {
+	if len(accountant.Accounts) != 0 {
 		t.Error("New accountant created with non-zero account number")
 	}
 
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ func TestAccountant_LoadSave(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Verify we have the same account again
-	if len(accountant.data.Accounts) != 1 {
+	if len(accountant.Accounts) != 1 {
 		t.Error("No account after load")
-	} else if accountant.data.Accounts[a.Id].Name != name {
+	} else if accountant.Accounts[a.Id].Name != name {
 		t.Error("New account created with wrong name")
 	}
 }
 
 func TestAccountant_AssignPrimary(t *testing.T) {
 	accountant := NewAccountant(os.TempDir())
-	if len(accountant.data.Accounts) != 0 {
+	if len(accountant.Accounts) != 0 {
 		t.Error("New accountant created with non-zero account number")
 	}
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestAccountant_AssignPrimary(t *testing.T) {
 	err = accountant.AssignPrimary(a.Id, inst)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("Failed to set primary for created account")
-	} else if accountant.data.Accounts[a.Id].Primary != inst {
+	} else if accountant.Accounts[a.Id].Primary != inst {
 		t.Error("Primary for assigned account is incorrect")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/game/world.go b/pkg/game/world.go
index 1209e71..3138953 100644
--- a/pkg/game/world.go
+++ b/pkg/game/world.go
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 package game
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 // World describes a self contained universe and everything in it
 type World struct {
-	instances map[uuid.UUID]Instance
+	Instances map[uuid.UUID]Instance `json:"instances"`
+
+	// dataPath is the location for the data to be stored
+	dataPath string
 }
 
 // Instance describes a single entity or instance of an entity in the world
@@ -20,13 +27,50 @@ type Instance struct {
 	pos Position
 }
 
+const kWorldFileName = "rove-world.json"
+
 // NewWorld creates a new world object
-func NewWorld() *World {
+func NewWorld(data string) *World {
 	return &World{
-		instances: make(map[uuid.UUID]Instance),
+		Instances: make(map[uuid.UUID]Instance),
+		dataPath:  data,
 	}
 }
 
+// path returns the full path to the data file
+func (w *World) path() string {
+	return path.Join(w.dataPath, kWorldFileName)
+}
+
+// Load will load the accountant from data
+func (w *World) Load() error {
+	// Don't load anything if the file doesn't exist
+	_, err := os.Stat(w.path())
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		fmt.Printf("File %s didn't exist, loading with fresh world data\n", w.path())
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(w.path()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &w); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Save will save the accountant data out
+func (w *World) Save() error {
+	if b, err := json.MarshalIndent(w, "", "\t"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(w.path(), b, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Adds an instance to the game
 func (w *World) CreateInstance() uuid.UUID {
 	id := uuid.New()
@@ -37,14 +81,14 @@ func (w *World) CreateInstance() uuid.UUID {
 	}
 
 	// Append the instance to the list
-	w.instances[id] = instance
+	w.Instances[id] = instance
 
 	return id
 }
 
 // GetPosition returns the position of a given instance
 func (w World) GetPosition(id uuid.UUID) (Position, error) {
-	if i, ok := w.instances[id]; ok {
+	if i, ok := w.Instances[id]; ok {
 		return i.pos, nil
 	} else {
 		return Position{}, fmt.Errorf("no instance matching id")
diff --git a/pkg/game/world_test.go b/pkg/game/world_test.go
index 6614257..0bfc070 100644
--- a/pkg/game/world_test.go
+++ b/pkg/game/world_test.go
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 package game
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestNewWorld(t *testing.T) {
 	// Very basic for now, nothing to verify
-	world := NewWorld()
+	world := NewWorld(os.TempDir())
 	if world == nil {
 		t.Error("Failed to create world")
 	}
 }
 
 func TestWorld_CreateInstance(t *testing.T) {
-	world := NewWorld()
+	world := NewWorld(os.TempDir())
 	a := world.CreateInstance()
 	b := world.CreateInstance()
 
 	// Basic duplicate check
 	if a == b {
 		t.Errorf("Created identical instances")
-	} else if len(world.instances) != 2 {
+	} else if len(world.Instances) != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("Incorrect number of instances created")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 9b274bd..3ffaee4 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ func NewServer(opts ...ServerOption) *Server {
 	// Set up the default server
 	s := &Server{
 		port:        8080,
-		world:       game.NewWorld(),
 		persistence: EphemeralData,
 		router:      router,
 	}
@@ -78,21 +77,22 @@ func NewServer(opts ...ServerOption) *Server {
 
 	// Create the accountant
 	s.accountant = accounts.NewAccountant(s.persistenceLocation)
+	s.world = game.NewWorld(s.persistenceLocation)
 
 	return s
 }
 
 // Initialise sets up internal state ready to serve
 func (s *Server) Initialise() error {
-	// Set up the world
-	s.world = game.NewWorld()
-	fmt.Printf("World created\n\t%+v\n", s.world)
 
 	// Load the accounts if requested
 	if s.persistence == PersistentData {
 		if err := s.accountant.Load(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := s.world.Load(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Create a new router
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ func (s *Server) Close() error {
 		if err := s.accountant.Save(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := s.world.Save(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }