diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptApi.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptApi.cs
index 2027ca6491..e95cbd7213 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptApi.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptApi.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ using System;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Interfaces
 {
@@ -38,11 +39,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Interfaces
         /// Initialize the API
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// Each API has an identifier, which is used to load the
-        /// proper runtime assembly at load time.
-        /// <param name='engine'>/param>
-        /// <param name='part'></param>
-        /// <param name='item'></param>
-        void Initialize(IScriptEngine engine, SceneObjectPart part, TaskInventoryItem item);
+        /// Each API has an identifier, which is used to load the proper runtime assembly at load time.
+        /// <param name='scriptInstance'>/param>
+        void Initialize(IScriptInstance scriptInstance);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptInstance.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptInstance.cs
index 2f5b526c43..9de2d725f2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptInstance.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Interfaces/IScriptInstance.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using log4net;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
+using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Interfaces;
 
@@ -105,6 +106,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Interfaces
         /// </summary>
         long MeasurementPeriodExecutionTime { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Scene part in which this script instance is contained.
+        /// </summary>
+        SceneObjectPart Part { get; }
+
         IScriptEngine Engine { get; }
         UUID AppDomain { get; set; }
         string PrimName { get; }
@@ -124,6 +130,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Interfaces
 
         uint LocalID { get; }
         UUID AssetID { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Inventory item containing the script used.
+        /// </summary>
+        TaskInventoryItem ScriptTask { get; }
+
         Queue EventQueue { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 92277b226c..a1f28f5422 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         protected Dictionary<UUID, UserInfoCacheEntry> m_userInfoCache = new Dictionary<UUID, UserInfoCacheEntry>();
         protected int EMAIL_PAUSE_TIME = 20;  // documented delay value for smtp.
 
-        public void Initialize(IScriptEngine ScriptEngine, SceneObjectPart host, TaskInventoryItem item)
+        public void Initialize(IScriptInstance scriptInstance)
         {
-            m_ScriptEngine = ScriptEngine;
-            m_host = host;
-            m_item = item;
+            m_ScriptEngine = scriptInstance.Engine;
+            m_host = scriptInstance.Part;
+            m_item = scriptInstance.ScriptTask;
 
             LoadLimits();  // read script limits from config.
 
@@ -119,10 +119,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
                     m_ScriptEngine.World.RequestModuleInterface<IMessageTransferModule>();
             m_UrlModule = m_ScriptEngine.World.RequestModuleInterface<IUrlModule>();
 
-            AsyncCommands = new AsyncCommandManager(ScriptEngine);
+            AsyncCommands = new AsyncCommandManager(m_ScriptEngine);
         }
 
-        /* load configuration items that affect script, object and run-time behavior. */
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load configuration items that affect script, object and run-time behavior. */
+        /// </summary>
         private void LoadLimits()
         {
             m_ScriptDelayFactor =
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
                 m_ScriptEngine.Config.GetInt("NotecardLineReadCharsMax", 255);
             if (m_notecardLineReadCharsMax > 65535)
                 m_notecardLineReadCharsMax = 65535;
+
             // load limits for particular subsystems.
             IConfig SMTPConfig;
             if ((SMTPConfig = m_ScriptEngine.ConfigSource.Configs["SMTP"]) != null) {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LS_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LS_Api.cs
index 795de802bb..e4fc9558cf 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LS_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LS_Api.cs
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         internal bool m_LSFunctionsEnabled = false;
         internal IScriptModuleComms m_comms = null;
 
-        public void Initialize(IScriptEngine ScriptEngine, SceneObjectPart host, TaskInventoryItem item)
+        public void Initialize(IScriptInstance scriptInstance)
         {
-            m_ScriptEngine = ScriptEngine;
-            m_host = host;
+            m_ScriptEngine = scriptInstance.Engine;
+            m_host = scriptInstance.Part;
 
             if (m_ScriptEngine.Config.GetBoolean("AllowLightShareFunctions", false))
                 m_LSFunctionsEnabled = true;
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
             get { return m_ScriptEngine.World; }
         }
 
-        //
-        //Dumps an error message on the debug console.
-        //
-
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Dumps an error message on the debug console.
+        /// </summary>
         internal void LSShoutError(string message)
         {
             if (message.Length > 1023)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/MOD_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/MOD_Api.cs
index 941a95592b..77b92c3904 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/MOD_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/MOD_Api.cs
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         internal bool m_MODFunctionsEnabled = false;
         internal IScriptModuleComms m_comms = null;
 
-        public void Initialize(IScriptEngine ScriptEngine, SceneObjectPart host, TaskInventoryItem item)
+        public void Initialize(IScriptInstance scriptInstance)
         {
-            m_ScriptEngine = ScriptEngine;
-            m_host = host;
-            m_item = item;
+            m_ScriptEngine = scriptInstance.Engine;
+            m_host = scriptInstance.Part;
+            m_item = scriptInstance.ScriptTask;
 
             if (m_ScriptEngine.Config.GetBoolean("AllowMODFunctions", false))
                 m_MODFunctionsEnabled = true;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
index c505cdc503..2bcf013c75 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/OSSL_Api.cs
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         internal float m_ScriptDistanceFactor = 1.0f;
         internal Dictionary<string, FunctionPerms > m_FunctionPerms = new Dictionary<string, FunctionPerms >();
 
-        public void Initialize(IScriptEngine ScriptEngine, SceneObjectPart host, TaskInventoryItem item)
+        public void Initialize(IScriptInstance scriptInstance)
         {
-            m_ScriptEngine = ScriptEngine;
-            m_host = host;
-            m_item = item;
+            m_ScriptEngine = scriptInstance.Engine;
+            m_host = scriptInstance.Part;
+            m_item = scriptInstance.ScriptTask;
 
             if (m_ScriptEngine.Config.GetBoolean("AllowOSFunctions", false))
                 m_OSFunctionsEnabled = true;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs
index f172216de4..a2ff51b59f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Instance/ScriptInstance.cs
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance
 
         public UUID AppDomain { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Scene part in which this script instance is contained.
-        /// </summary>
         public SceneObjectPart Part { get; private set; }
 
         public string PrimName { get; private set; }
@@ -209,43 +206,52 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance
             EventQueue.Clear();
         }
 
-        public ScriptInstance(IScriptEngine engine, SceneObjectPart part,
-                UUID itemID, UUID assetID, string assembly,
-                AppDomain dom, string primName, string scriptName,
-                int startParam, bool postOnRez, StateSource stateSource,
-                int maxScriptQueue)
+        public ScriptInstance(
+            IScriptEngine engine, SceneObjectPart part, TaskInventoryItem item,
+            int startParam, bool postOnRez,
+            int maxScriptQueue)
         {
             State = "default";
             EventQueue = new Queue(32);
 
             Engine = engine;
             Part = part;
-            ItemID = itemID;
-            AssetID = assetID;
-            PrimName = primName;
-            ScriptName = scriptName;
-            m_Assembly = assembly;
+            ScriptTask = item;
+
+            // This is currently only here to allow regression tests to get away without specifying any inventory
+            // item when they are testing script logic that doesn't require an item.
+            if (ScriptTask != null)
+            {
+                ScriptName = ScriptTask.Name;
+                ItemID = ScriptTask.ItemID;
+                AssetID = ScriptTask.AssetID;
+            }
+
+            PrimName = part.ParentGroup.Name;
             StartParam = startParam;
             m_MaxScriptQueue = maxScriptQueue;
-            m_stateSource = stateSource;
             m_postOnRez = postOnRez;
             m_AttachedAvatar = Part.ParentGroup.AttachedAvatar;
             m_RegionID = Part.ParentGroup.Scene.RegionInfo.RegionID;
+        }
 
-            lock (Part.TaskInventory)
-            {
-                if (Part.TaskInventory.ContainsKey(ItemID))
-                {
-                    ScriptTask = Part.TaskInventory[ItemID];
-                }
-            }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load the script from an assembly into an AppDomain.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name='dom'></param>
+        /// <param name='assembly'></param>
+        /// <param name='stateSource'></param>
+        public void Load(AppDomain dom, string assembly, StateSource stateSource)
+        {
+            m_Assembly = assembly;
+            m_stateSource = stateSource;
 
             ApiManager am = new ApiManager();
 
             foreach (string api in am.GetApis())
             {
                 m_Apis[api] = am.CreateApi(api);
-                m_Apis[api].Initialize(engine, part, ScriptTask);
+                m_Apis[api].Initialize(this);
             }
     
             try
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance
 
 //                // m_log.Debug("[Script] Script instance created");
 
-                part.SetScriptEvents(ItemID,
+                Part.SetScriptEvents(ItemID,
                                      (int)m_Script.GetStateEventFlags(State));
             }
             catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiInventoryTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiInventoryTests.cs
index cb7291adb9..36c75829a1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiInventoryTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiInventoryTests.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             TaskInventoryHelpers.AddSceneObject(m_scene, so1.RootPart, inventoryItemName, itemId, userId);
 
             LSL_Api api = new LSL_Api();
-            api.Initialize(m_engine, so1.RootPart, null);
+            api.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, so1.RootPart, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             // Create a second object
             SceneObjectGroup so2 = SceneHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, userId, "so2", 0x100);
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup so1 = SceneHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, user1Id, "so1", 0x10);
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so1);
             LSL_Api api = new LSL_Api();
-            api.Initialize(m_engine, so1.RootPart, null);
+            api.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, so1.RootPart, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             // Create an object embedded inside the first
             UUID itemId = TestHelpers.ParseTail(0x20);
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup so2 = SceneHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, user2Id, "so2", 0x100);
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so2);
             LSL_Api api2 = new LSL_Api();
-            api2.Initialize(m_engine, so2.RootPart, null);
+            api2.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, so2.RootPart, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             // *** Firstly, we test where llAllowInventoryDrop() has not been called. ***
             api.llGiveInventory(so2.UUID.ToString(), inventoryItemName);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiLinkingTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiLinkingTests.cs
index d9b17d774f..51213442cc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiLinkingTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiLinkingTests.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(grp2);
 
             LSL_Api apiGrp1 = new LSL_Api();
-            apiGrp1.Initialize(m_engine, grp1.RootPart, grp1Item);
+            apiGrp1.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, grp1.RootPart, grp1Item, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             apiGrp1.llCreateLink(grp2.UUID.ToString(), ScriptBaseClass.TRUE);
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             grp1Item.PermsMask |= ScriptBaseClass.PERMISSION_CHANGE_LINKS;
 
             LSL_Api apiGrp1 = new LSL_Api();
-            apiGrp1.Initialize(m_engine, grp1.RootPart, grp1Item);
+            apiGrp1.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, grp1.RootPart, grp1Item, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             apiGrp1.llBreakLink(2);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiListTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiListTests.cs
index 98017d86e7..28e58315b1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiListTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiListTests.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             engine.AddRegion(scene);
 
             m_lslApi = new LSL_Api();
-            m_lslApi.Initialize(engine, part, null);
+            m_lslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
         }
  
         [Test]
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiTest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiTest.cs
index c41d1e7acf..48c2465825 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/LSL_ApiTest.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using Nini.Config;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using System;
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             engine.AddRegion(scene);
 
             m_lslApi = new LSL_Api();
-            m_lslApi.Initialize(engine, part, null);
+            m_lslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAppearanceTest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAppearanceTest.cs
index 1381d2b045..5164d4e8f1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAppearanceTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAppearanceTest.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             string notecardName = "appearanceNc";
 
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             string notecardName = "appearanceNc";
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAttachmentTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAttachmentTests.cs
index 5ed1f3d2cf..e7b3319025 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAttachmentTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiAttachmentTests.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Framework.InventoryAccess;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common.Mock;
@@ -98,9 +99,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup inWorldObj = SceneHelpers.AddSceneObject(m_scene, "inWorldObj", ua1.PrincipalID);
             TaskInventoryItem scriptItem = TaskInventoryHelpers.AddScript(m_scene, inWorldObj.RootPart);
 
-            new LSL_Api().Initialize(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem);
+            ScriptInstance si = new ScriptInstance(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem, 0, false, int.MaxValue);
+            new LSL_Api().Initialize(si);
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem);
+            osslApi.Initialize(si);
 
 //            SceneObjectGroup sog1 = SceneHelpers.CreateSceneObject(1, ua1.PrincipalID);
 
@@ -144,9 +146,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup inWorldObj = SceneHelpers.AddSceneObject(m_scene, "inWorldObj", ua1.PrincipalID);
             TaskInventoryItem scriptItem = TaskInventoryHelpers.AddScript(m_scene, inWorldObj.RootPart);
 
-            new LSL_Api().Initialize(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem);
+            ScriptInstance si = new ScriptInstance(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem, 0, false, int.MaxValue);
+            new LSL_Api().Initialize(si);
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem);
+            osslApi.Initialize(si);
 
             // Create an object embedded inside the first
             TaskInventoryHelpers.AddNotecard(
@@ -192,12 +195,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             SceneObjectGroup inWorldObj = SceneHelpers.AddSceneObject(m_scene, "inWorldObj", ua1.PrincipalID);
             TaskInventoryItem scriptItem = TaskInventoryHelpers.AddScript(m_scene, inWorldObj.RootPart);
 
-            new LSL_Api().Initialize(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem);
+            ScriptInstance si = new ScriptInstance(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem, 0, false, int.MaxValue);
+            new LSL_Api().Initialize(si);
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, inWorldObj.RootPart, scriptItem);
+            osslApi.Initialize(si);
 
             // Create an object embedded inside the first
-            TaskInventoryHelpers.AddSceneObject(m_scene, inWorldObj.RootPart, taskInvObjItemName, taskInvObjItemId, ua1.PrincipalID);
+            TaskInventoryHelpers.AddSceneObject(
+                m_scene, inWorldObj.RootPart, taskInvObjItemName, taskInvObjItemId, ua1.PrincipalID);
 
             ScenePresence sp2 = SceneHelpers.AddScenePresence(m_scene, ua2);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiNpcTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiNpcTests.cs
index d6c82f1258..584f44f12a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiNpcTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Tests/OSSL_ApiNpcTests.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ using OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.World.NPC;
 using OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api;
+using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance;
 using OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.ScriptBase;
 using OpenSim.Services.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Tests.Common;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             string notecardName = "appearanceNc";
             osslApi.osOwnerSaveAppearance(notecardName);
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, so.RootPart, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, so.RootPart, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             bool gotExpectedException = false;
             try
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             string notecardName = "appearanceNc";
             osslApi.osOwnerSaveAppearance(notecardName);
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             osslApi.osOwnerSaveAppearance(firstAppearanceNcName);
 
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             osslApi.osOwnerSaveAppearance(firstAppearanceNcName);
 
@@ -284,10 +285,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(otherSo);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             OSSL_Api otherOsslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            otherOsslApi.Initialize(m_engine, otherPart, null);
+            otherOsslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, otherPart, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             string notecardName = "appearanceNc";
             osslApi.osOwnerSaveAppearance(notecardName);
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Tests
             m_scene.AddSceneObject(so);
 
             OSSL_Api osslApi = new OSSL_Api();
-            osslApi.Initialize(m_engine, part, null);
+            osslApi.Initialize(new ScriptInstance(m_engine, part, null, 0, false, int.MaxValue));
 
             string notecardName = "appearanceNc";
             osslApi.osOwnerSaveAppearance(notecardName);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
index 0105e3ed14..c2be37e435 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/XEngine/XEngine.cs
@@ -1284,11 +1284,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine
                     m_DomainScripts[appDomain].Add(itemID);
 
                     instance = new ScriptInstance(this, part,
-                                                  itemID, assetID, assembly,
-                                                  m_AppDomains[appDomain],
-                                                  part.ParentGroup.RootPart.Name,
-                                                  item.Name, startParam, postOnRez,
-                                                  stateSource, m_MaxScriptQueue);
+                                                  item,
+                                                  startParam, postOnRez,
+                                                  m_MaxScriptQueue);
+
+                    instance.Load(m_AppDomains[appDomain], assembly, stateSource);
 
 //                    if (DebugLevel >= 1)
 //                    m_log.DebugFormat(
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index 2cfaaadcaf..078df6355f 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -3238,6 +3238,7 @@
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api.Runtime"/>
+      <Reference name="OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Instance"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.XEngine"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Services.Interfaces"/>
       <Reference name="OpenSim.Tests.Common"/>