diff --git a/client/src/actions.jsx b/client/src/actions.jsx
index 18d71bdb..15f4cfb4 100644
--- a/client/src/actions.jsx
+++ b/client/src/actions.jsx
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 export const SET_ACCOUNT = 'SET_ACCOUNT';
+export const setAccount = (value) => ({ type: SET_ACCOUNT, value });
 
-export const setAccount = value => ({ type: SET_ACCOUNT, value });
+export const SET_CRYP = 'SET_CRYP';
+export const setCryp = (value) => ({ type: SET_CRYP, value });
+
+export const SET_WS = 'SET_WS';
+export const setWs = (value) => ({ type: SET_WS, value });
diff --git a/client/src/components/cryp.container.js b/client/src/components/cryp.container.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..490d1b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/cryp.container.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+
+const InvStats = require('./invstats');
+
+// Add the incident from state as a property
+const addState = connect(
+    state => ({ cryp: state.cryp }),
+);
+
+module.exports = addState(InvStats);
diff --git a/client/src/components/invstats.jsx b/client/src/components/invstats.jsx
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..81bc4c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/invstats.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+
+function InvStats({ cryp }) {
+    if (!cryp) return <div>not ready</div>;
+
+    return (
+        <div className="tile is-ancestor has-text-centered has-background-grey is-dark is-10">
+            <div className="tile is-6">
+                <div className="tile is-parent is-vertical is-3">
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                        <p>Helm Slot</p>
+                    </article>
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                        <p>Body Armor</p>
+                    </article>
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                        <p>Gloves</p>
+                    </article>
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-success">
+                        <p>Boots</p>
+                    </article>
+                </div>
+                <div className="tile is-parent is-6">
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-info">
+                        <figure className="image">
+                            <svg width="160" height="160" data-jdenticon-value={cryp.name} />
+                        </figure>
+                        <p className="title">{cryp.name}</p>
+                        <p className="subtitle">The big boy</p>
+                    </article>
+                </div>
+                <div className="tile is-parent is-vertical is-3">
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
+                        <p>Weapon</p>
+                    </article>
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
+                        <p>Jewellery</p>
+                    </article>
+                    <article className="tile is-child notification is-dark">
+                        <p>Artifact</p>
+                    </article>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="tile is-parent is-6">
+                <article className="tile is-child notification has-background-grey is-dark">
+                    <p className="title">Stat Area</p>
+                    <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.def)}</p>
+                    <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.dmg)}</p>
+                    <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.hp)}</p>
+                    <p>{JSON.stringify(cryp.stam)}</p>
+                </article>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+    // map is a function that is called on every element of an array
+    // so in this ^^ case it calls Icon('Mashy') which returns some jsx
+    // that gets put into the dom
+}
+
+module.exports = InvStats;
diff --git a/client/src/components/login.component.jsx b/client/src/components/login.component.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee57d6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/login.component.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const preact = require('preact');
+
+function renderLogin({ account, submitLogin }) {
+    if (account) return <div>{JSON.stringify(account)}</div>;
+
+    const details = {
+        name: '',
+        password: '',
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <div className="field">
+                <p className="control has-icons-left has-icons-right">
+                    <input className="input" type="email" placeholder="Email" onChange={e => details.name = e.target.value} />
+                    <span className="icon is-small is-left">
+                        <i className="fas fa-user" />
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="icon is-small is-right">
+                        <i className="fas fa-check" />
+                    </span>
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="field">
+                <p className="control has-icons-left">
+                    <input className="input" type="password" placeholder="Password" onChange={e => details.password = e.target.value} />
+                    <span className="icon is-small is-left">
+                        <i className="fas fa-lock" />
+                    </span>
+                </p>
+            </div>
+            <div className="field">
+                <p className="control">
+                    <button className="button is-success" type="submit" onClick={() => submitLogin(details.name, details.password)}>
+                Login
+                    </button>
+                </p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+
+module.exports = renderLogin;
diff --git a/client/src/components/login.container.jsx b/client/src/components/login.container.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e28077c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/login.container.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
+
+const Login = require('./login.component');
+
+const addState = connect(
+    function receiveState(state) {
+        const { ws } = state;
+        function submitLogin(name, password) {
+            return ws.sendAccountLogin(name, password);
+        }
+
+        return { account: state.account, submitLogin };
+    },
+);
+
+module.exports = addState(Login);
diff --git a/client/src/components/status.component.jsx b/client/src/components/status.component.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 76c2b9a0..00000000
--- a/client/src/components/status.component.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-const preact = require('preact');
-
-module.exports = ({ account }) => {
-    if (account) return <div>{JSON.stringify(account)}</div>;
-    return <div>not logged in</div>;
-};
diff --git a/client/src/components/status.container.js b/client/src/components/status.container.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 177ef91f..00000000
--- a/client/src/components/status.container.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-const { connect } = require('preact-redux');
-
-const Status = require('./status.component');
-
-// Add the incident from state as a property
-const addState = connect(
-    state => ({ account: state.account }),
-    // dispatch => ({
-    //     closeDetails() { dispatch(openIncident()); },
-    // }),
-);
-
-module.exports = addState(Status);
diff --git a/client/src/main.jsx b/client/src/main.jsx
index 69f3001c..28584333 100644
--- a/client/src/main.jsx
+++ b/client/src/main.jsx
@@ -5,22 +5,27 @@ const { Provider } = require('preact-redux');
 const { createStore, combineReducers } = require('redux');
 
 const reducers = require('./reducers');
+const actions = require('./actions');
 const fizzyText = require('../lib/fizzy-text');
 const createSocket = require('./socket');
 
-const StatusContainer = require('./components/status.container');
+const CrypContainer = require('./components/cryp.container');
+const LoginContainer = require('./components/login.container');
 const Navbar = require('./components/navbar');
 
 // Redux Store
 const store = createStore(
     combineReducers({
         account: reducers.accountReducer,
+        cryp: reducers.crypReducer,
+        ws: reducers.wsReducer,
     }),
 );
 
 store.subscribe(() => console.log(store.getState()));
 
 const ws = createSocket(store);
+store.dispatch(actions.setWs(ws));
 
 // tells jdenticon to look for new svgs and render them
 // so we don't have to setInnerHtml or manually call update
@@ -33,9 +38,9 @@ const Cryps = () => (
     <section>
         <Navbar />
         <div id="fizzytext" />
-        <StatusContainer />
+        <LoginContainer />
+        <CrypContainer />
     </section>
-
 );
 
 const Main = () => (
diff --git a/client/src/reducers.jsx b/client/src/reducers.jsx
index 72a483d7..1aab82ad 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers.jsx
+++ b/client/src/reducers.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
-const { SET_ACCOUNT } = require('./actions');
+const actions = require('./actions');
 
-const defaultAccount = {};
+const defaultAccount = null;
 function accountReducer(state = defaultAccount, action) {
     switch (action.type) {
-    case SET_ACCOUNT:
+    case actions.SET_ACCOUNT:
+        return action.value;
+    default:
+        return state;
+    }
+}
+
+const defaultCryp = null;
+function crypReducer(state = defaultCryp, action) {
+    switch (action.type) {
+    case actions.SET_CRYP:
+        return action.value;
+    default:
+        return state;
+    }
+}
+
+const defaultWs = null;
+function wsReducer(state = defaultWs, action) {
+    switch (action.type) {
+    case actions.SET_WS:
         return action.value;
     default:
         return state;
@@ -12,4 +32,6 @@ function accountReducer(state = defaultAccount, action) {
 
 module.exports = {
     accountReducer,
+    crypReducer,
+    wsReducer,
 };
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index e7da8bcc..bba555a8 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -37,16 +37,26 @@ function createSocket(store) {
         return send({ method: 'cryp_spawn', params: { name: 'drake' } });
     }
 
-    function crypSpawn(cryp) {
+    function crypSpawn(response) {
+        const [structName, cryp] = response;
         console.log('got a new cryp', cryp);
+        return store.dispatch(actions.setCryp(cryp));
     }
 
+    function sendAccountLogin(name, password) {
+        send({ method: 'account_login', params: { name, password } });
+    }
+
+    // when the server sends a reply it will have one of these message types
+    // this object wraps the reply types to a function
     const handlers = {
         cryp_spawn: crypSpawn,
         account_login: accountLogin,
         account_create: accountLogin,
     };
 
+    // decodes the cbor and
+    // calls the handlers defined above based on message type
     function onMessage(event) {
         // decode binary msg from server
         const blob = new Uint8Array(event.data);
@@ -62,7 +72,7 @@ function createSocket(store) {
     // Connection opened
     ws.addEventListener('open', function wsOpen(event) {
         // send({ method: 'account_create', params: { name: 'ntr', password: 'grepgrepgrep' }});
-        send({ method: 'account_login', params: { name: 'ntr', password: 'grepgrepgrep' } });
+        // send({ method: 'account_login', params: { name: 'ntr', password: 'grepgrepgrep' } });
     });
 
     // Listen for messages
@@ -77,6 +87,10 @@ function createSocket(store) {
         console.error('WebSocket closed', event);
         account = null;
     });
+
+    return {
+        sendAccountLogin,
+    };
 }
 
 module.exports = createSocket;
diff --git a/server/WORKLOG.md b/server/WORKLOG.md
index 5cc68530..40c26c5d 100755
--- a/server/WORKLOG.md
+++ b/server/WORKLOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 * Battling
   * Logins ✔️
-    * Cryp Ownership
+    * Cryp Ownership ✔
   * Matchmaking
     * Lobbies
       * Create
       * Join
       * Resolve
   * Stats
+    * Scrabble grid
+  * Items
+    * Grid reroll
+    * Colour scheme
   * Missions
+  * Bosses
 
 * Cryp Generation
   *
diff --git a/server/src/account.rs b/server/src/account.rs
index 514f577c..b18217c4 100755
--- a/server/src/account.rs
+++ b/server/src/account.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use uuid::Uuid;
-use bcrypt::{DEFAULT_COST, hash, verify};
+use bcrypt::{hash, verify};
 use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
 use rand::distributions::Alphanumeric;
 use std::iter;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub fn create(params: AccountCreateParams, db: Db) -> Result<RpcResult, Error> {
     if params.password.len() < PASSWORD_MIN_LEN {
         return Err(err_msg("password must be at least 12 characters"));
     }
-    let password = hash(&params.password, DEFAULT_COST)?;
+    let password = hash(&params.password, 4)?;
 
     let mut rng = thread_rng();
     let token: String = iter::repeat(())