diff --git a/controllers/CharactersController.inc b/controllers/CharactersController.inc
index 7d1e20a8..f0dca5c5 100644
--- a/controllers/CharactersController.inc
+++ b/controllers/CharactersController.inc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 		 * @throws	IdNotFoundException
 		 * @param	string	$seminaryUrl	URL-Title of a Seminary
 		 */
-		public function index($seminaryUrl)
+		public function index($seminaryUrl, $all=null)
 		{
 			// Get Seminary
 			$seminary = $this->Seminaries->getSeminaryByUrl($seminaryUrl);
@@ -76,8 +76,22 @@
 			// Get Seminarycharacterfields
 			$characterfields = $this->Seminarycharacterfields->getFieldsForSeminary($seminary['id']);
 			
+			// Set sort order and page
+			$sortorder = 'name';
+			$page = 1;
+			if($this->request->getRequestMethod() == 'GET')
+			{
+				$sortorder = $this->request->getGetParam('sortorder');
+				$sortorder = !empty($sortorder) ? $sortorder : 'name';
+				$page = $this->request->getGetParam('page');
+				$page = !empty($page) ? intval($page) : 1;
+			}
+			
 			// Get registered Characters
-			$characters = $this->Characters->getCharactersForSeminary($seminary['id']);
+			$limit = ($all != 'all') ? \nre\configs\AppConfig::$misc['lists_limit'] : null;
+			$offset = ($all != 'all') ? max((intval($page) - 1), 0) * $limit : 0;
+			$charactersCount = $this->Characters->getCharactersForSeminaryCount($seminary['id']);
+			$characters = $this->Characters->getCharactersForSeminarySorted($seminary['id'], $sortorder, $limit, $offset);
 			foreach($characters as &$character)
 			{
 				$character['xplevel'] = $this->Characters->getXPLevelOfCharacters($character['id']);
@@ -89,24 +103,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 			
-			// Sort Characters
-			global $sortorder;
-			$sortorder = ($this->request->getRequestMethod() == 'GET') ? $this->request->getGetParam('sortorder') : null;
-			$sortorder = (!is_null($sortorder)) ? $sortorder : 'xps';
-			$sortMethod = 'sortCharactersBy'.ucfirst(strtolower($sortorder));
-			if(method_exists($this, $sortMethod)) {
-				usort($characters, array($this, $sortMethod));
-			}
-			elseif(in_array($sortorder, array_map(function($f) { return $f['title']; }, $characterfields))) {
-				usort($characters, function($a, $b) {
-					global $sortorder;
-					return $this->sortCharactersByField($a, $b, $sortorder);
-				});
-			}
-			else {
-				throw new \nre\exceptions\ParamsNotValidException($sortorder);
-			}
-			
 			
 			// Set titile
 			$this->addTitleLocalized('Characters');
@@ -115,8 +111,12 @@
 			// Pass data to view
 			$this->set('seminary', $seminary);
 			$this->set('characters', $characters);
+			$this->set('charactersCount', $charactersCount);
 			$this->set('characterfields', $characterfields);
 			$this->set('sortorder', $sortorder);
+			$this->set('all', $all);
+			$this->set('page', $page);
+			$this->set('limit', $limit);
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -665,131 +665,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 		
-		
-		/**
-		 * Compare two Characters by their name.
-		 * 
-		 * @param	array	$a	Character a
-		 * @param	array	$b	Character b
-		 * @return	int		Result of comparison
-		 */
-		private function sortCharactersByCharactername($a, $b)
-		{
-			if($a['name'] == $b['name']) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-			
-			
-			return ($a['name'] < $b['name']) ? -1 : 1;
-		}
-		
-		
-		/**
-		 * Compare two Characters by their XPs.
-		 * 
-		 * @param	array	$a	Character a
-		 * @param	array	$b	Character b
-		 * @return	int		Result of comparison
-		 */
-		private function sortCharactersByXps($a, $b)
-		{
-			if($a['xps'] == $b['xps']) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-			
-			
-			return ($a['xps'] > $b['xps']) ? -1 : 1;
-		}
-		
-		
-		/**
-		 * Compare two Characters by their Character roles.
-		 * 
-		 * @param	array	$a	Character a
-		 * @param	array	$b	Character b
-		 * @return	int		Result of comparison
-		 */
-		private function sortCharactersByRole($a, $b)
-		{
-			if(in_array('admin', $a['characterroles']))
-			{
-				if(in_array('admin', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 0;
-				}
-				return -1;
-			}
-			if(in_array('moderator', $a['characterroles']))
-			{
-				if(in_array('admin', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 1;
-				}
-				if(in_array('moderator', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 0;
-				}
-				return -1;
-			}
-			if(in_array('user', $a['characterroles']))
-			{
-				if(in_array('admin', $b['characterroles']) || in_array('moderator', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 1;
-				}
-				if(in_array('user', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 0;
-				}
-				return -1;
-			}
-			if(in_array('guest', $a['characterroles']))
-			{
-				if(in_array('admin', $b['characterroles']) || in_array('moderator', $b['characterroles'])  || in_array('user', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 1;
-				}
-				if(in_array('guest', $b['characterroles'])) {
-					return 0;
-				}
-				return -1;
-			}
-			
-			
-			return 1;
-		}
-		
-		
-		/**
-		 * Compare two Characters by their registration date.
-		 * 
-		 * @param	array	$a	Character a
-		 * @param	array	$b	Character b
-		 * @return	int		Result of comparison
-		 */
-		private function sortCharactersByDate($a, $b)
-		{
-			if($a['created'] == $b['created']) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-			
-			
-			return ($a['created'] > $b['created']) ? -1 : 1;
-		}
-		
-		
-		/**
-		 * Compare two Characters by one of their Seminary fields.
-		 * 
-		 * @param	array	$a	Character a
-		 * @param	array	$b	Character b
-		 * @param	string	$field	Field to compare
-		 * @return	int		Result of comparison
-		 */
-		private function sortCharactersByField($a, $b, $field)
-		{
-			if($a['characterfields'][$field] == $b['characterfields'][$field]) {
-				return 0;
-			}
-			
-			
-			return ($a['characterfields'][$field] < $b['characterfields'][$field]) ? -1 : 1;
-		}
-		
 	}
 
 ?>
diff --git a/models/CharactersModel.inc b/models/CharactersModel.inc
index 8af3821d..7bf578e1 100644
--- a/models/CharactersModel.inc
+++ b/models/CharactersModel.inc
@@ -54,6 +54,32 @@
 		}
 		
 		
+		/**
+		 * Get count of Characters for a Seminary.
+		 * 
+		 * @param	int	$seminaryId	ID of the Seminary
+		 * @return	int			Count of Characters
+		 */
+		public function getCharactersForSeminaryCount($seminaryId)
+		{
+			$data = $this->db->query(
+				'SELECT count(DISTINCT characters.id) AS c '.
+				'FROM v_characters AS characters '.
+				'LEFT JOIN charactertypes ON charactertypes.id = characters.charactertype_id '.
+				'LEFT JOIN seminaries ON seminaries.id = charactertypes.seminary_id '.
+				'WHERE seminaries.id = ?',
+				'i',
+				$seminaryId
+			);
+			if(!empty($data)) {
+				return $data[0]['c'];
+			}
+			
+			
+			return 0;
+		}
+		
+		
 		/**
 		 * Get Characters for a Seminary.
 		 * 
@@ -75,6 +101,79 @@
 		}
 		
 		
+		/**
+		 * Get Characters for a Seminary sorted and optionally limited.
+		 * 
+		 * @param	int	$seminaryId	ID of the Seminary
+		 * @param	string	$sort		Field to sort by
+		 * @param	int	$limit		Limit amount of Characters (optional)
+		 * @param	int	$offset		Offset (optional)
+		 * @return	array			Characters
+		 */
+		public function getCharactersForSeminarySorted($seminaryId, $sort, $limit=null, $offset=0)
+		{
+			switch($sort)
+			{
+				case 'name':
+				case 'created':
+				case 'xps':
+					$orders = array(
+						'name'		=> 'ASC',
+						'created'	=> 'DESC',
+						'xps'		=> 'DESC'
+					);
+					
+					return $this->db->query(
+						sprintf(
+							'SELECT characters.id, characters.created, characters.charactertype_id, characters.name, characters.url, characters.user_id, characters.xps, characters.xplevel, characters.avatar_id, charactertypes.name AS charactertype_name, charactertypes.url AS charactertype_url, seminaries.id AS seminary_url, seminaries.title AS seminary_title, seminaries.url AS seminary_url '.
+							'FROM v_characters AS characters '.
+							'LEFT JOIN charactertypes ON charactertypes.id = characters.charactertype_id '.
+							'LEFT JOIN seminaries ON seminaries.id = charactertypes.seminary_id '.
+							'WHERE seminaries.id = ? '.
+							'ORDER BY characters.%s %s '.
+							(!empty($limit) ? sprintf('LIMIT %d, %d', $offset, $limit) : null),
+							$sort,
+							$orders[$sort]
+						),
+						'i',
+						$seminaryId
+					);
+				break;
+				case 'role':
+					return $this->db->query(
+						'SELECT characters.id, characters.created, characters.charactertype_id, characters.name, characters.url, characters.user_id, characters.xps, characters.xplevel, characters.avatar_id, charactertypes.name AS charactertype_name, charactertypes.url AS charactertype_url, seminaries.id AS seminary_url, seminaries.title AS seminary_title, seminaries.url AS seminary_url '.
+						'FROM v_characters AS characters '.
+						'LEFT JOIN charactertypes ON charactertypes.id = characters.charactertype_id '.
+						'LEFT JOIN seminaries ON seminaries.id = charactertypes.seminary_id '.
+						'LEFT JOIN characters_characterroles ON characters_characterroles.character_id = characters.id '.
+						'LEFT JOIN characterroles ON characterroles.id = characters_characterroles.characterrole_id '.
+						'WHERE seminaries.id = ? '.
+						'ORDER BY characterroles.id IS NULL, characterroles.id ASC '.
+						(!empty($limit) ? sprintf('LIMIT %d, %d', $offset, $limit) : null),
+						'i',
+						$seminaryId
+					);
+				break;
+				default:
+					return $this->db->query(
+						'SELECT characters.id, characters.created, characters.charactertype_id, characters.name, characters.url, characters.user_id, characters.xps, characters.xplevel, characters.avatar_id, charactertypes.name AS charactertype_name, charactertypes.url AS charactertype_url, seminaries.id AS seminary_url, seminaries.title AS seminary_title, seminaries.url AS seminary_url '.
+						'FROM v_characters AS characters '.
+						'LEFT JOIN charactertypes ON charactertypes.id = characters.charactertype_id '.
+						'LEFT JOIN seminaries ON seminaries.id = charactertypes.seminary_id '.
+						'LEFT JOIN characters_seminarycharacterfields ON characters_seminarycharacterfields.character_id = characters.id '.
+						'LEFT JOIN seminarycharacterfields ON seminarycharacterfields.id = characters_seminarycharacterfields.seminarycharacterfield_id AND seminarycharacterfields.url = ? '.
+						'WHERE seminaries.id = ? '.
+						'ORDER BY characters_seminarycharacterfields.value ASC '.
+						(!empty($limit) ? sprintf('LIMIT %d, %d', $offset, $limit) : null),
+						'si',
+						$sort,
+						$seminaryId
+					);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		
 		/**
 		 * Get Characters for a Character group.
 		 * 
diff --git a/views/ajax/characters/index.tpl b/views/ajax/characters/index.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfeafd07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/ajax/characters/index.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+	
+	foreach($characters as &$character)
+	{
+		// Role translation
+		foreach($character['characterroles'] as &$role)
+		{
+			switch($role)
+			{
+				case 'admin': $role = _('Admin');
+				break;
+				case 'moderator': $role = _('Moderator');
+				break;
+				case 'user': $role = _('User');
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+?>
+<?=json_encode(array(
+	'seminary'	=> $seminary,
+	'characters'	=> $characters,
+	'more'		=> (($page*$limit) < $charactersCount)
+))?>
diff --git a/views/html/characters/index.tpl b/views/html/characters/index.tpl
index 6e547654..e808c221 100644
--- a/views/html/characters/index.tpl
+++ b/views/html/characters/index.tpl
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 	<fieldset class="filter">
 		<p><small>Sortierung:</small></p>
 		<select name="sortorder" onchange="this.form.submit();">
-			<option value="charactername" <?php if($sortorder == 'charactername') : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=_('Character name')?></option>
+			<option value="name" <?php if($sortorder == 'name') : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=_('Character name')?></option>
 			<option value="xps" <?php if($sortorder == 'xps') : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=_('XPs')?></option>
 			<option value="role" <?php if($sortorder == 'role') : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=_('Role')?></option>
-			<option value="date" <?php if($sortorder == 'date') : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=_('Date of registration')?></option>
+			<option value="created" <?php if($sortorder == 'created') : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=_('Date of registration')?></option>
 			<?php foreach($characterfields as &$characterfield) : ?>
 			<option value="<?=$characterfield['url']?>" <?php if($sortorder == $characterfield['url']) : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=$characterfield['title']?></option>
 			<?php endforeach ?>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	</fieldset>
 </form>
 
-<ul class="admnql">
+<ul id="characterlist" class="admnql">
 	<?php foreach($characters as &$character) : ?>
 	<li class="cf">
 		<img src="<?=$linker->link(array('media','avatar',$seminary['url'],$character['charactertype_url'],$character['xplevel']['level'],'portrait'))?>">
@@ -46,3 +46,63 @@
 	</li>
 	<?php endforeach ?>
 </ul>
+
+<?php if(is_null($all) && ($page*$limit) < $charactersCount) : ?>
+<nav class="admin">
+	<li><a id="show-more" href="<?=$linker->link(null,3,true,array('page'=>$page+1,'sortorder'=>$sortorder))?>"><?=_('Show more')?></a></li>
+	<li><a id="show-all" href="<?=$linker->link('all',3,true,array('sortorder'=>$sortorder))?>"><?=_('Show all')?></a></li>
+</nav>
+<?php endif ?>
+
+<script>
+	var page = 1;
+	var request;
+	var linkAvatar = "<?=$linker->link(array('media','avatar','SEMINARY','CHARACTERTYPE','XPLEVEL','portrait'))?>";
+	var linkCharacter = "<?=$linker->link(array('character','SEMINARY','CHARACTER'),1)?>";
+	var linkUser = "<?=$linker->link(array('users','user','USER'))?>";
+	var linkPage = "<?=$linker->link(null,3,true,array('page'=>'PAGE','sortorder'=>$sortorder))?>";
+	
+	$("#show-more").click(function(event) {
+		if(request) {
+			request.abort();
+		}
+		
+		page++;
+		request = $.getJSON(linkPage.replace('PAGE', page), function(data) {
+			linkAvatar = linkAvatar.replace('SEMINARY', data['seminary']['url']);
+			linkCharacter = linkCharacter.replace('SEMINARY', data['seminary']['url']);
+			$.each(data['characters'], function(key, character) {
+				var urlAvatar = linkAvatar.replace('CHARACTERTYPE', character['charactertype_url']).replace('XPLEVEL', character['xplevel']['level']);
+				var urlCharacter = linkCharacter.replace('CHARACTER', character['url']);
+				var urlUser = linkUser.replace('USER', character['user']['url']);
+				$("#characterlist").append(
+					"<li class=\"cf\">" +
+					"<img src=\"" + urlAvatar + "\" />" +
+					"<p><a href=\"" + urlCharacter + "\">" + character['name'] + "</a><span>" + character['xps'] + " <?=_('XPs')?></span></p>" +
+					"<p>" + 
+					"<small><a href=\"" + urlUser + "\">" + character['user']['username'] + "</a></small>\n" +
+					(character['characterroles'].length > 0 ? "<small>(" + character['characterroles'].join(', ') + ")</small>" : '') + 
+					"</p>" +
+					"<p class=\"chrflds\">" + $.map(character['characterfields'], function(val, i) {
+						return val['value'];
+					}).join('</p>\n<p class="chrflds">') + "</p>" +
+					"</li>"
+				);
+			});
+			if(data['more']) {
+				$("#show-more").attr('href', linkPage.replace('PAGE', page+1));
+			}
+			else {
+				$("#show-more").remove();
+				$("#show-all").remove();
+			}
+		});
+		request.fail(function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+			window.location.href = linkPage.replace('PAGE', page);
+		});
+		
+		
+		event.preventDefault();
+		return false;
+	});
+</script>