diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/danger-rating.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/danger-rating.spec.ts
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+import { calculateDangerRating, DangerRating } from './danger-rating';
+
+// Demo character seed stats (Task 3): baseAttack: 6, baseHp: 100, no armor.
+// power(character) = 6*4 + 0*2 + floor(100/5) = 24 + 0 + 20 = 44
+const CHARACTER = { attack: 6, armor: 0, hp: 100 };
+const CHARACTER_POWER = 44;
+
+describe('calculateDangerRating', () => {
+  it('rates the seeded Aschenratte as MATCH', () => {
+    // Aschenratte: attack 5, armor 0, maxHp 45
+    // power(monster) = 5*4 + 0*2 + floor(45/5) = 20 + 0 + 9 = 29
+    // ratio = 29 / 44 = 0.6590909... -> not < 0.65, and < 1.0 -> MATCH
+    const monster = { attack: 5, armor: 0, hp: 45 };
+
+    expect(calculateDangerRating(CHARACTER, monster)).toBe(DangerRating.MATCH);
+  });
+
+  it('rates the seeded Straßenräuber as STRONG', () => {
+    // Straßenräuber: attack 9, armor 5, maxHp 75
+    // power(monster) = 9*4 + 5*2 + floor(75/5) = 36 + 10 + 15 = 61
+    // ratio = 61 / 44 = 1.3863636... -> not < 1.0, and < 1.7 -> STRONG
+    const monster = { attack: 9, armor: 5, hp: 75 };
+
+    expect(calculateDangerRating(CHARACTER, monster)).toBe(
+      DangerRating.STRONG,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('rates a monster just below the WEAK/MATCH boundary as WEAK', () => {
+    // Hand-picked monster: attack 4, armor 4, hp 20
+    // power(monster) = 4*4 + 4*2 + floor(20/5) = 16 + 8 + 4 = 28
+    // ratio = 28 / 44 = 0.6363636...
+    // WEAK/MATCH boundary is ratio < 0.65, i.e. power < 0.65 * 44 = 28.6.
+    // 28 is the largest integer power below that boundary -> WEAK.
+    // (One power higher, 29, is the Aschenratte case above, which is MATCH.)
+    const monster = { attack: 4, armor: 4, hp: 20 };
+
+    expect(calculateDangerRating(CHARACTER, monster)).toBe(DangerRating.WEAK);
+  });
+
+  it('rates a monster just at the STRONG/VERY_DANGEROUS boundary as VERY_DANGEROUS', () => {
+    // Hand-picked monster: attack 15, armor 5, hp 25
+    // power(monster) = 15*4 + 5*2 + floor(25/5) = 60 + 10 + 5 = 75
+    // ratio = 75 / 44 = 1.7045454...
+    // STRONG/VERY_DANGEROUS boundary is ratio < 1.7, i.e. power < 1.7 * 44 = 74.8.
+    // 75 is the smallest integer power at/above that boundary -> VERY_DANGEROUS.
+    // (One power lower, 74, gives ratio 74/44 = 1.6818..., which is STRONG.)
+    const monster = { attack: 15, armor: 5, hp: 25 };
+
+    expect(calculateDangerRating(CHARACTER, monster)).toBe(
+      DangerRating.VERY_DANGEROUS,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('rates a monster just at the VERY_DANGEROUS/DEADLY boundary as DEADLY', () => {
+    // Hand-picked monster: attack 20, armor 10, hp 10
+    // power(monster) = 20*4 + 10*2 + floor(10/5) = 80 + 20 + 2 = 102
+    // ratio = 102 / 44 = 2.3181818...
+    // VERY_DANGEROUS/DEADLY boundary is ratio < 2.3, i.e. power < 2.3 * 44 = 101.2.
+    // 102 is the smallest integer power at/above that boundary -> DEADLY.
+    // (One power lower, 101, gives ratio 101/44 = 2.2954..., which is VERY_DANGEROUS.)
+    const monster = { attack: 20, armor: 10, hp: 10 };
+
+    expect(calculateDangerRating(CHARACTER, monster)).toBe(
+      DangerRating.DEADLY,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+// Sanity check that CHARACTER_POWER documented above matches the formula.
+describe('CHARACTER_POWER sanity check', () => {
+  it('matches power(CHARACTER) as computed by the same formula', () => {
+    const power =
+      CHARACTER.attack * 4 + CHARACTER.armor * 2 + Math.floor(CHARACTER.hp / 5);
+
+    expect(power).toBe(CHARACTER_POWER);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/danger-rating.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/danger-rating.ts
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+export enum DangerRating {
+  WEAK = 'WEAK',
+  MATCH = 'MATCH',
+  STRONG = 'STRONG',
+  VERY_DANGEROUS = 'VERY_DANGEROUS',
+  DEADLY = 'DEADLY',
+}
+
+export interface CombatantStats {
+  attack: number;
+  armor: number;
+  hp: number;
+}
+
+// power(entity) = attack*4 + armor*2 + floor(hp/5) — a deliberately small,
+// provisional server-side stand-in for a future CombatPower system (none
+// exists yet in this codebase). ratio = monsterPower / characterPower.
+export function calculateDangerRating(
+  character: CombatantStats,
+  monster: CombatantStats,
+): DangerRating {
+  const power = (stats: CombatantStats) =>
+    stats.attack * 4 + stats.armor * 2 + Math.floor(stats.hp / 5);
+  const ratio = power(monster) / power(character);
+
+  if (ratio < 0.65) return DangerRating.WEAK;
+  if (ratio < 1.0) return DangerRating.MATCH;
+  if (ratio < 1.7) return DangerRating.STRONG;
+  if (ratio < 2.3) return DangerRating.VERY_DANGEROUS;
+  return DangerRating.DEADLY;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity.ts
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+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { MonsterDefinition } from '../../monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity';
+import { Hunt } from './hunt.entity';
+
+@Entity({ name: 'hunt_encounters' })
+export class HuntEncounter {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'hunt_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  huntId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'monster_definition_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  monsterDefinitionId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'position', type: 'integer' })
+  position!: number;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  // CASCADE (unlike the other FKs in this file, which use RESTRICT): a
+  // HuntEncounter is owned/composed by its parent Hunt and has no
+  // independent lifecycle, so it should be removed along with its Hunt.
+  @ManyToOne(() => Hunt, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'hunt_id' })
+  hunt!: Hunt;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => MonsterDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'monster_definition_id' })
+  monster!: MonsterDefinition;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/entities/hunt.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/entities/hunt.entity.ts
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+++ b/apps/api/src/hunting/entities/hunt.entity.ts
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+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { Character } from '../../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { LocationDefinition } from '../../world/entities/location-definition.entity';
+import { HuntStatus } from '../hunt-status.enum';
+
+@Entity({ name: 'hunts' })
+export class Hunt {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'character_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  characterId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'location_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  locationId!: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'status',
+    type: 'enum',
+    enum: HuntStatus,
+    enumName: 'hunt_status_enum',
+  })
+  status!: HuntStatus;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => Character, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'character_id' })
+  character!: Character;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => LocationDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'location_id' })
+  location!: LocationDefinition;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunt-status.enum.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunt-status.enum.ts
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+export enum HuntStatus {
+  ACTIVE = 'ACTIVE',
+  SUPERSEDED = 'SUPERSEDED',
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/random-source.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/random-source.ts
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+++ b/apps/api/src/hunting/random-source.ts
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+export interface RandomSource {
+  next(): number; // uniform value in [0, 1)
+}
+
+export const RANDOM_SOURCE = Symbol('RANDOM_SOURCE');
+
+export const systemRandomSource: RandomSource = {
+  next: () => Math.random(),
+};
diff --git a/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/encounter-type.enum.ts b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/encounter-type.enum.ts
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+export enum EncounterType {
+  NORMAL = 'NORMAL',
+  RARE = 'RARE',
+  ELITE = 'ELITE',
+  BOSS = 'BOSS',
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/location-monster.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/location-monster.entity.ts
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+++ b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/location-monster.entity.ts
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+import {
+  Column,
+  Entity,
+  JoinColumn,
+  ManyToOne,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { LocationDefinition } from '../../world/entities/location-definition.entity';
+import { EncounterType } from './encounter-type.enum';
+import { MonsterDefinition } from './monster-definition.entity';
+
+@Entity({ name: 'location_monsters' })
+export class LocationMonster {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'location_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  locationId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'monster_id', type: 'uuid' })
+  monsterId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'weight', type: 'integer' })
+  weight!: number;
+
+  @Column({
+    name: 'encounter_type',
+    type: 'enum',
+    enum: EncounterType,
+    enumName: 'location_monster_encounter_type_enum',
+    default: EncounterType.NORMAL,
+  })
+  encounterType!: EncounterType;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'enabled', type: 'boolean', default: true })
+  enabled!: boolean;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => LocationDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'location_id' })
+  location!: LocationDefinition;
+
+  @ManyToOne(() => MonsterDefinition, { onDelete: 'RESTRICT' })
+  @JoinColumn({ name: 'monster_id' })
+  monster!: MonsterDefinition;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts
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+++ b/apps/api/src/monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity.ts
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+import {
+  Column,
+  CreateDateColumn,
+  Entity,
+  Index,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+  UpdateDateColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+
+@Entity({ name: 'monster_definitions' })
+@Index('IDX_monster_definitions_key', ['key'], { unique: true })
+export class MonsterDefinition {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
+  id!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'key', type: 'varchar', length: 100 })
+  key!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'name', type: 'varchar', length: 150 })
+  name!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'level', type: 'integer' })
+  level!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'max_hp', type: 'integer' })
+  maxHp!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'attack', type: 'integer' })
+  attack!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'armor', type: 'integer' })
+  armor!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'experience_reward', type: 'integer' })
+  experienceReward!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'silver_min', type: 'integer' })
+  silverMin!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'silver_max', type: 'integer' })
+  silverMax!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: 'artwork_path', type: 'varchar', length: 255 })
+  artworkPath!: string;
+
+  @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  createdAt!: Date;
+
+  @UpdateDateColumn({ name: 'updated_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
+  updatedAt!: Date;
+}