diff --git a/amanuensis/resources/editor.js b/amanuensis/resources/editor.js
index a8c77fa..87d4cc9 100644
--- a/amanuensis/resources/editor.js
+++ b/amanuensis/resources/editor.js
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ function ifNoFurtherChanges(callback, timeout=2000) {
 	}, timeout);
 }
 
-// Initialize editor
+// Read data out of params and initialize editor
 window.onload = function() {
+	// Kill noscript message first
 	document.getElementById("preview").innerHTML = "<p>&nbsp;</p>";
 
 	if (params.article != null) {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
 	onContentChange(0);
 };
 
-function getArticleObj() {
+function buildArticleObject() {
 	var title = document.getElementById("editor-title").value;
 	var contents = document.getElementById("editor-content").value;
 	return {
@@ -45,19 +46,21 @@ function update(article) {
 	req.responseType = "json";
 	req.onreadystatechange = function () {
 		if (req.readyState == 4 && req.status == 200) {
-			// params.article = article;
+			params.article = req.response.article;
+
 			var title = document.getElementById("editor-title").value;
-			var previewHtml = "<h1>" + title + "</h1>\n" + req.response.rendered
+			var previewHtml = "<h1>" + title + "</h1>\n" + req.response.info.rendered;
 			document.getElementById("preview").innerHTML = previewHtml;
-			document.getElementById("preview-control").innerHTML = req.response.word_count;
+			document.getElementById("preview-control").innerHTML = req.response.info.word_count;
 		}
 	};
-	req.send(JSON.stringify(article));
+	var payload = { article: article };
+	req.send(JSON.stringify(payload));
 }
 
 function onContentChange(timeout=2000) {
 	ifNoFurtherChanges(() => {
-		var article = getArticleObj();
+		var article = buildArticleObject();
 		update(article);
 	}, timeout);
 }
diff --git a/amanuensis/server/lexicon.py b/amanuensis/server/lexicon.py
index f902071..ec5710d 100644
--- a/amanuensis/server/lexicon.py
+++ b/amanuensis/server/lexicon.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import uuid
 
 from flask import (
 	Blueprint, render_template, url_for, redirect, g, flash, request, Markup)
@@ -210,9 +211,10 @@ def get_bp():
 	@lexicon_param
 	@player_required
 	def editor_new(name):
-		import uuid
 		new_aid = uuid.uuid4().hex
+		# TODO harden this
 		cid = request.args.get("cid")
+		character = g.lexicon.character.get(cid)
 		article = {
 			"version": "0",
 			"aid": new_aid,
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@ def get_bp():
 				"ready": False,
 				"approved": False
 			},
-			"contents": ""
+			"contents": f"\n\n{character.signature}",
 		}
 		filename = f"{cid}.{new_aid}"
 		with g.lexicon.ctx.draft.new(filename) as j:
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ def get_bp():
 	@lexicon_param
 	@player_required
 	def editor_update(name):
-		article = request.json
+		article = request.json['article']
 		# TODO verification
 		parsed_draft = parse_raw_markdown(article['contents'])
 		rendered_html = parsed_draft.render(PreviewHtmlRenderer())
@@ -247,8 +249,11 @@ def get_bp():
 
 		# TODO return more info
 		return {
-			'rendered': rendered_html,
-			'word_count': features.word_count,
+			'article': article,
+			'info': {
+				'rendered': rendered_html,
+				'word_count': features.word_count,
+			}
 		}
 
 	return bp