diff --git a/src/game/npc_avatar.gd b/src/game/npc_avatar.gd
index cd49a5a..1d2ed18 100644
--- a/src/game/npc_avatar.gd
+++ b/src/game/npc_avatar.gd
@@ -413,38 +413,38 @@ func _build_skinned_body(npc_type: int) -> bool:
 
 	# Animation proxies: the existing _animate()/idle code drives these Node3D
 	# pivots; _sync_skeleton() copies their rotations onto the armature bones.
+	_bind_bones()
 	_head = Node3D.new()
 	_head.name = "Head"
-	_head.position = Vector3(0, 1.62, 0)
+	_head.position = _rest_origin(["Head"])
 	_rig.add_child(_head)
 	for side in [-1.0, 1.0]:
 		var suffix := "L" if side < 0.0 else "R"
 		var hip := Node3D.new()
 		hip.name = "Hip" + suffix
-		hip.position = Vector3(0.13 * side, 0.64, 0)
+		hip.position = _rest_origin(["Hip" + suffix, "UpperLeg." + suffix])
 		_rig.add_child(hip)
 		var knee := Node3D.new()
 		knee.name = "Knee"
-		knee.position = Vector3(0, -0.34, 0)
+		knee.position = _rest_origin(["Knee" + suffix, "LowerLeg." + suffix]) - hip.position
 		hip.add_child(knee)
 		_legs.append(hip)
 		_knees.append(knee)
 		var shoulder := Node3D.new()
 		shoulder.name = "Shoulder" + suffix
-		shoulder.position = Vector3(0.27 * side, 1.38, 0)
+		shoulder.position = _rest_origin(["Shoulder" + suffix, "UpperArm." + suffix])
 		_rig.add_child(shoulder)
 		var elbow := Node3D.new()
 		elbow.name = "Elbow"
-		elbow.position = Vector3(0, -0.30, 0)
+		elbow.position = _rest_origin(["Elbow" + suffix, "LowerArm." + suffix]) - shoulder.position
 		shoulder.add_child(elbow)
 		var hand := Node3D.new()
 		hand.name = "Hand"
-		hand.position = Vector3(0, -0.30, 0.02)
+		hand.position = _rest_origin(["Hand" + suffix, "Wrist." + suffix]) - elbow.position
 		elbow.add_child(hand)
 		_arms.append(shoulder)
 		_elbows.append(elbow)
 		_hands.append(hand)
-	_bind_bones()
 
 	_add_accessory(str(outfit["accessory"]), cloth)
 	_add_character_gear()
@@ -495,27 +495,42 @@ func _bind_bones() -> void:
 	for index in _skeleton.get_bone_count():
 		_bone_indices[_skeleton.get_bone_name(index)] = index
 
+## First-found rest origin for a list of candidate bone names. Lets the proxy
+## pivots track the actual skeleton (old 13-core or Quaternius 62-joint).
+func _rest_origin(names: Array) -> Vector3:
+	if _skeleton == null:
+		return Vector3.ZERO
+	for bone_name in names:
+		if _bone_indices.has(bone_name):
+			return _skeleton.get_bone_rest(_bone_indices[bone_name]).origin
+	return Vector3.ZERO
+
 ## Copy the proxy pivot rotations onto armature bones. Limb bones point down, so
 ## an X rotation swings them forward/back; the Head bone points up, so a Y
-## rotation is the look yaw.
+## rotation is the look yaw. The Quaternius rig uses dot-suffixed names
+## (UpperLeg.L, UpperArm.L, ...); the old 13-core rig uses HipL/ShoulderL, so
+## both are tried and the first one present in the skeleton wins.
 func _sync_skeleton() -> void:
 	if _skeleton == null or _bone_indices.is_empty():
 		return
-	var names := ["HipL", "HipR"]
 	for i in 2:
-		_pose_bone(names[i], _legs[i].rotation.x, Vector3.RIGHT)
-	names = ["KneeL", "KneeR"]
+		_pose_bone_any(["UpperLeg.L", "HipL"], ["UpperLeg.R", "HipR"], i, _legs[i].rotation.x)
 	for i in 2:
-		_pose_bone(names[i], _knees[i].rotation.x, Vector3.RIGHT)
-	names = ["ShoulderL", "ShoulderR"]
+		_pose_bone_any(["LowerLeg.L", "KneeL"], ["LowerLeg.R", "KneeR"], i, _knees[i].rotation.x)
 	for i in 2:
-		_pose_bone(names[i], _arms[i].rotation.x, Vector3.RIGHT)
-	names = ["ElbowL", "ElbowR"]
+		_pose_bone_any(["UpperArm.L", "ShoulderL"], ["UpperArm.R", "ShoulderR"], i, _arms[i].rotation.x)
 	for i in 2:
-		_pose_bone(names[i], _elbows[i].rotation.x, Vector3.RIGHT)
+		_pose_bone_any(["LowerArm.L", "ElbowL"], ["LowerArm.R", "ElbowR"], i, _elbows[i].rotation.x)
 	if _head != null:
 		_pose_bone("Head", _head.rotation.y, Vector3.UP)
 
+func _pose_bone_any(left: Array, right: Array, index: int, angle: float) -> void:
+	var names: Array = left if index == 0 else right
+	for bone_name in names:
+		if _bone_indices.has(bone_name):
+			_pose_bone(bone_name, angle, Vector3.RIGHT)
+			return
+
 func _pose_bone(bone_name: String, angle: float, axis: Vector3) -> void:
 	if not _bone_indices.has(bone_name):
 		return