diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85436a4..bad475e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 This repository contains the static Swedish web client for the AI-driven life simulator. The intended deployment is a small Nginx pod in the `ai-spel` namespace. The existing Rust service remains authoritative for accounts, game state, and all `/api/...` routes.
 
+Players provide a character biography, not a world description. The client asks the backend to create a biography-based starting place. It does not preview a person the player may meet; encounters belong to later world exploration.
+
 The browser and API stay on the same public origin, `https://ai-spel.k3s.k0.nu`. The ingress routes `/` to this frontend service and routes `/api`, `/version`, and `/health` to the Rust service. That keeps the current server-side session cookie same-origin and avoids browser CORS configuration.
 
 ## Release flow
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index de01d15..0bcf42f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -47,30 +47,15 @@
       </form>
     </section>
     <section id="world-setup" aria-labelledby="world-setup-heading" hidden>
-      <h2 id="world-setup-heading">Skapa din startvärld</h2>
-      <p>Beskriv vad du vill börja med. AI:n föreslår en plats och en person; du kan redigera allt innan världen sparas.</p>
-      <form id="world-idea-form">
-        <label>Din idé <textarea name="idea" required maxlength="4000" rows="4" placeholder="Till exempel: en småstad vid kusten där min karaktär just har flyttat in."></textarea></label>
-        <button type="submit">Skapa ett förslag</button>
-      </form>
-      <form id="world-draft-form" hidden>
-        <label>Världens namn <input name="name" required maxlength="120"></label>
-        <label>Plats <input name="location_name" required maxlength="120"></label>
-        <label>Beskrivning av platsen <textarea name="location_description" required maxlength="2000" rows="4"></textarea></label>
-        <label>Person du kan möta <input name="npc_name" required maxlength="120"></label>
-        <label>Om personen <textarea name="npc_biography" required maxlength="2000" rows="4"></textarea></label>
-        <h3>Förslag på startläge</h3>
-        <p>Startpengar och varan är bara förslag. De sparas först när du redigerat och godkänt dem.</p>
-        <label>Startsaldo i kronor <input name="starting_balance_sek" type="number" min="0" step="1" required></label>
-        <label>En vara som går att köpa här <input name="offer_name" required maxlength="120"></label>
-        <label>Pris i hela kronor <input name="offer_price_sek" type="number" min="1" step="1" required></label>
-        <div class="row"><button type="submit">Godkänn och börja spela</button><button id="discard-world-draft" type="button">Gör ett nytt förslag</button></div>
-      </form>
+      <h2 id="world-setup-heading">Hitta din startplats</h2>
+      <p>Du behöver inte beskriva världen. Startplatsen formas utifrån din biografi. Människor upptäcks senare när du utforskar.</p>
+      <button id="start-world-button" type="button">Börja spela</button>
     </section>
     <section id="game" hidden>
       <div class="row"><h2 id="world-heading"></h2><button id="logout" type="button">Logga ut</button></div>
       <section class="card" aria-labelledby="place-heading">
         <h3 id="place-heading"></h3><p id="place-description"></p>
+        <p id="place-status" role="status"></p>
         <h3 id="npc-heading"></h3><p id="npc-description"></p>
         <h3 id="player-heading"></h3><p id="player-biography"></p>
         <h3>Ekonomi och ägodelar</h3>
@@ -83,7 +68,7 @@
         <p id="offer-affordability"></p>
         <button id="buy-offer" type="button">Köp</button>
       </section>
-      <section class="card" aria-labelledby="conversation-heading">
+      <section class="card" id="conversation-card" aria-labelledby="conversation-heading">
         <h3 id="conversation-heading">Samtal</h3>
         <ol id="transcript" aria-label="Sparat samtal"></ol>
         <form id="message-form">
@@ -126,17 +111,38 @@
     async function openGame() {
       gameState = await request('/api/world');
       if (!gameState.character) { showCharacter(); return; }
-      if (!gameState.world) { showWorldSetup(); return; }
+      if (!gameState.world) {
+        showWorldSetup();
+        try {
+          status.textContent = 'Hittar en startplats som passar din biografi…';
+          gameState = await request('/api/world/start', {method:'POST'});
+          if (!gameState.world) throw new Error('world_start_not_created');
+        } catch (error) {
+          status.textContent = `Kunde inte hitta en startplats: ${error.message}`;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
       const world = gameState.world;
       auth.hidden = true; characterSection.hidden = true; game.hidden = false;
       worldSetup.hidden = true;
       document.querySelector('#world-heading').textContent = world.name;
       document.querySelector('#place-heading').textContent = world.location.name;
       document.querySelector('#place-description').textContent = world.location.description;
-      document.querySelector('#npc-heading').textContent = world.npc.name;
-      document.querySelector('#npc-description').textContent = world.npc.biography;
-      document.querySelector('#conversation-heading').textContent = `Samtal med ${world.npc.name}`;
-      document.querySelector('#message-label').firstChild.textContent = `Skriv till ${world.npc.name} `;
+      const conversation = document.querySelector('#conversation-card');
+      if (world.npc) {
+        document.querySelector('#npc-heading').textContent = world.npc.name;
+        document.querySelector('#npc-description').textContent = world.npc.biography;
+        document.querySelector('#conversation-heading').textContent = `Samtal med ${world.npc.name}`;
+        document.querySelector('#message-label').firstChild.textContent = `Skriv till ${world.npc.name} `;
+        conversation.hidden = false;
+        renderConversation(await request('/api/npc/conversation'), world.npc.name);
+        document.querySelector('#place-status').textContent = '';
+      } else {
+        document.querySelector('#npc-heading').textContent = '';
+        document.querySelector('#npc-description').textContent = '';
+        document.querySelector('#place-status').textContent = 'Du har inte mött någon här ännu. Vilka du möter beror på vart du tar dig i världen.';
+        conversation.hidden = true;
+      }
       document.querySelector('#player-heading').textContent = `${gameState.character.name}, ${gameState.character.age} år`;
       document.querySelector('#player-biography').textContent = gameState.character.biography;
       document.querySelector('#balance').textContent = (world.balance_sek ?? 0).toLocaleString('sv-SE');
@@ -154,7 +160,6 @@
         document.querySelector('#offer-affordability').textContent = (world.balance_sek ?? 0) < world.offer.price_sek ? 'Du har inte tillräckligt saldo för det här köpet.' : '';
         document.querySelector('#buy-offer').setAttribute('aria-label', `Köp ${world.offer.name} för ${world.offer.price_sek} kronor`);
       }
-      renderConversation(await request('/api/npc/conversation'), world.npc.name);
     }
     document.querySelector('#auth-form').addEventListener('submit', async (event) => {
       event.preventDefault();
@@ -164,36 +169,16 @@
       status.textContent = intent === 'register' ? 'Skapar konto…' : 'Loggar in…';
       try {
         await request(`/api/${intent}`, { method: 'POST', headers: {'content-type':'application/json'}, body: JSON.stringify({username:data.get('username'),password:data.get('password')}) });
-        form.reset(); await openGame(); status.textContent = 'Du är inloggad.';
+        form.reset(); await openGame();
+        if (gameState?.world || !gameState?.character) status.textContent = 'Du är inloggad.';
       } catch (error) { status.textContent = `Kunde inte logga in: ${error.message}`; }
     });
     document.querySelector('#character-form').addEventListener('submit', async (event) => {
       event.preventDefault(); const data = new FormData(event.currentTarget); status.textContent = 'Sparar din karaktär…';
-      try { await request('/api/character', {method:'POST',headers:{'content-type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify({name:data.get('name'),age:Number(data.get('age')),biography:data.get('biography')})}); await openGame(); status.textContent='Karaktären har sparats.'; }
+      try { await request('/api/character', {method:'POST',headers:{'content-type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify({name:data.get('name'),age:Number(data.get('age')),biography:data.get('biography')})}); await openGame(); if (gameState?.world) status.textContent='Karaktären har sparats och du har börjat på en ny plats.'; }
       catch(error){status.textContent=`Kunde inte spara karaktären: ${error.message}`;}
     });
-    document.querySelector('#world-idea-form').addEventListener('submit', async (event) => {
-      event.preventDefault(); const data = new FormData(event.currentTarget); status.textContent='Skapar ett redigerbart förslag…';
-      try {
-        const proposal = await request('/api/world/draft', {method:'POST',headers:{'content-type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify({idea:data.get('idea')})});
-        const form = document.querySelector('#world-draft-form');
-        for (const key of ['name','location_name','location_description','npc_name','npc_biography','starting_balance_sek','offer_name','offer_price_sek']) form.elements[key].value = proposal[key];
-        form.hidden = false; status.textContent='Förslaget är klart. Granska och redigera det innan du godkänner.';
-      } catch(error) { status.textContent=`Kunde inte skapa ett förslag: ${error.message}`; }
-    });
-    document.querySelector('#discard-world-draft').addEventListener('click', () => {
-      document.querySelector('#world-draft-form').hidden = true; status.textContent='Förslaget har inte sparats. Ändra din idé och försök igen.';
-    });
-    document.querySelector('#world-draft-form').addEventListener('submit', async (event) => {
-      event.preventDefault(); const data = new FormData(event.currentTarget); status.textContent='Sparar din godkända värld…';
-      try {
-        const approval = Object.fromEntries(data.entries());
-        approval.starting_balance_sek = Number(approval.starting_balance_sek);
-        approval.offer_price_sek = Number(approval.offer_price_sek);
-        await request('/api/world', {method:'POST',headers:{'content-type':'application/json'},body:JSON.stringify(approval)});
-        await openGame(); status.textContent='Din värld har sparats.';
-      } catch(error) { status.textContent=`Kunde inte spara världen: ${error.message}`; }
-    });
+    document.querySelector('#start-world-button').addEventListener('click', openGame);
     document.querySelector('#message-form').addEventListener('submit', async (event) => {
       event.preventDefault(); const form=event.currentTarget; const field=form.elements.message; const message=field.value.trim(); if(!message)return;
       status.textContent='Din samtalspartner funderar på sitt svar…';
diff --git a/scripts/check-frontend.sh b/scripts/check-frontend.sh
index b4bc54e..f812e85 100755
--- a/scripts/check-frontend.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-frontend.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ grep -q 'id="api-version"' index.html
 grep -Fq "credentials: 'same-origin'" index.html
 grep -q 'Köp på platsen' index.html
 grep -q "request('/api/purchases'" index.html
+grep -q "request('/api/world/start'" index.html
+if grep -Eq 'world/draft|npc_name|Person du kan möta|Beskriv vad du vill börja med' index.html; then
+  echo 'The start flow must not ask for a world description or preview a person.' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
 grep -q 'location = /healthz' nginx/default.conf
 
 echo 'Frontend source checks passed.'