diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/Migration.cs b/OpenSim/Data/Migration.cs
index 8fbf7899e1..332b8eca61 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/Migration.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/Migration.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
         // private static readonly string _migrations_init = "insert into migrations values('migrations', 1)";
         // private static readonly string _migrations_find = "select version from migrations where name='migrations'";
 
+
         public Migration(DbConnection conn, Assembly assem, string type)
         {
             _type = type;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
             DbCommand cmd = _conn.CreateCommand();
             cmd.CommandText = _migrations_create;
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            cmd.Dispose();
 
             InsertVersion("migrations", 1);
         }
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
                 int newversion = kvp.Key;
                 cmd.CommandText = kvp.Value;
                 // we need to up the command timeout to infinite as we might be doing long migrations.
-                cmd.CommandTimeout = 0;
+                //cmd.CommandTimeout = 0;
                 cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
 
                 if (version == 0)
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
                     UpdateVersion(_type, newversion);
                 }
                 version = newversion;
+                cmd.Dispose();
             }
         }
 
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
             DbCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
             try
             {
-                cmd.CommandText = "select version from migrations where name='" + type + "' limit 1";
+                cmd.CommandText = "select version from migrations where name='" + type +"' order by version desc";
                 using (IDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
                 {
                     if (reader.Read())
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
             {
                 // Something went wrong, so we're version 0
             }
+            cmd.Dispose();
             return version;
         }
 
@@ -212,6 +216,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
             cmd.CommandText = "insert into migrations(name, version) values('" + type + "', " + version + ")";
             m_log.InfoFormat("[MIGRATIONS]: Creating {0} at version {1}", type, version);
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            cmd.Dispose();
         }
 
         private void UpdateVersion(string type, int version)
@@ -220,6 +225,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
             cmd.CommandText = "update migrations set version=" + version + " where name='" + type + "'";
             m_log.InfoFormat("[MIGRATIONS]: Updating {0} to version {1}", type, version);
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+            cmd.Dispose();
         }
 
         // private SortedList<int, string> GetAllMigrations()
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLQuaternionUserType.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLQuaternionUserType.cs
index 7431433135..0cd5c6f957 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLQuaternionUserType.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLQuaternionUserType.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
             int w = rs.GetOrdinal(names[3]);
             if (!rs.IsDBNull(x))
             {
-                quat = new Quaternion((Single)rs[x], (Single)rs[y], (Single)rs[z], (Single)rs[w]);
+                float X = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[x].ToString());
+                float Y = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[y].ToString());
+                float Z = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[z].ToString());
+                float W = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[w].ToString());
+                quat = new Quaternion(X, Y, Z, W);
             }
             return quat;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLVector3UserType.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLVector3UserType.cs
index cdd15eca37..25a2bc6e9a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLVector3UserType.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/LLVector3UserType.cs
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
             int x = rs.GetOrdinal(names[0]);
             int y = rs.GetOrdinal(names[1]);
             int z = rs.GetOrdinal(names[2]);
-            if (!rs.IsDBNull(x))
+            if (!rs.IsDBNull(x) && !rs.IsDBNull(y) && !rs.IsDBNull(z))
             {
-                vector = new Vector3((Single)rs[x], (Single)rs[y], (Single)rs[z]);
+                float X = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[x].ToString());
+                float Y = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[y].ToString());
+                float Z = (Single)Convert.ToDouble(rs[z].ToString());
+                vector = new Vector3(X, Y, Z);
             }
             return vector;
         }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateAssetData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateAssetData.cs
index 6ee527e1a9..90d41e3bb0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateAssetData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateAssetData.cs
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using log4net;
 using NHibernate;
-using NHibernate.Cfg;
-using NHibernate.Expression;
 using NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes;
-using NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using Environment=NHibernate.Cfg.Environment;
 
@@ -49,9 +46,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        private Configuration cfg;
-        private ISessionFactory factory;
-        private ISession session;
+        private NHibernateManager manager;
 
         override public void Dispose() { }
 
@@ -62,79 +57,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
 
         public override void Initialise(string connect)
         {
-            // Split out the dialect, driver, and connect string
-            char[] split = {';'};
-            string[] parts = connect.Split(split, 3);
-            if (parts.Length != 3)
-            {
-                // TODO: make this a real exception type
-                throw new Exception("Malformed Inventory connection string '" + connect + "'");
-            }
 
-            string dialect = parts[0];
-
-            // NHibernate setup
-            cfg = new Configuration();
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionProvider,
-                            "NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider");
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.Dialect,
-                            "NHibernate.Dialect." + dialect);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionDriver,
-                            "NHibernate.Driver." + parts[1]);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionString, parts[2]);
-            cfg.AddAssembly("OpenSim.Data.NHibernate");
-
-
-
-            HbmSerializer.Default.Validate = true;
-            using (MemoryStream stream =
-                   HbmSerializer.Default.Serialize(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()))
-                cfg.AddInputStream(stream);
-
-            factory  = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
-            session = factory.OpenSession();
-
-            // This actually does the roll forward assembly stuff
-            Assembly assem = GetType().Assembly;
-            Migration m = new Migration((System.Data.Common.DbConnection)factory.ConnectionProvider.GetConnection(), assem, dialect, "AssetStore");
-            m.Update();
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Initializing NHibernateAssetData");
+            manager = new NHibernateManager(connect, "AssetStore");
 
         }
 
         override public AssetBase FetchAsset(UUID uuid)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                return session.Load(typeof(AssetBase), uuid) as AssetBase;
-            }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] no such asset {0}", uuid);
-                return null;
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                m_log.Error("[NHIBERNATE] unexpected exception: ", e);
-                return null;
-            }
+            return (AssetBase)manager.Load(typeof(AssetBase), uuid);
         }
 
         private void Save(AssetBase asset)
         {
-            try
+            AssetBase temp = (AssetBase)manager.Load(typeof(AssetBase), asset.FullID);
+            if (temp == null)
             {
-                // a is not used anywhere?
-                // AssetBase a = session.Load(typeof(AssetBase), asset.FullID) as AssetBase;
-                session.Load(typeof(AssetBase), asset.FullID);
-            }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                session.Save(asset);
-                session.Flush();
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                m_log.Error("[NHIBERNATE] issue saving asset", e);
+                manager.Save(asset);
             }
         }
 
@@ -147,7 +86,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         override public void UpdateAsset(AssetBase asset)
         {
             m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] updating asset {0}", asset.FullID);
-            Save(asset);
+            manager.Update(asset);
         }
 
         // private void LogAssetLoad(AssetBase asset)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateInventoryData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateInventoryData.cs
index bceb5d5ecf..f7de8eb6a2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateInventoryData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateInventoryData.cs
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using log4net;
 using NHibernate;
-using NHibernate.Cfg;
-using NHibernate.Expression;
-using NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes;
-using NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl;
+using NHibernate.Criterion;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using Environment=NHibernate.Cfg.Environment;
 
@@ -46,9 +43,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        private Configuration cfg;
-        private ISessionFactory factory;
-        private ISession session;
+        private NHibernateManager manager;
 
         public void Initialise() 
         { 
@@ -61,35 +56,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// </summary>
         public void Initialise(string connect)
         {
-            // Split out the dialect, driver, and connect string
-            char[] split = {';'};
-            string[] parts = connect.Split(split, 3);
-            if (parts.Length != 3)
-            {
-                // TODO: make this a real exception type
-                throw new Exception("Malformed Inventory connection string '" + connect + "'");
-            }
-            string dialect = parts[0];
-
-            // Establish NHibernate Connection
-            cfg = new Configuration();
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionProvider,
-                            "NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider");
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.Dialect,
-                            "NHibernate.Dialect." + parts[0]);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionDriver,
-                            "NHibernate.Driver." + parts[1]);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionString, parts[2]);
-            cfg.AddAssembly("OpenSim.Data.NHibernate");
-
-            factory  = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
-            session = factory.OpenSession();
-
-            // This actually does the roll forward assembly stuff
-            Assembly assem = GetType().Assembly;
-            Migration m = new Migration((System.Data.Common.DbConnection)factory.ConnectionProvider.GetConnection(), assem, dialect, "InventoryStore");
-            m.Update();
-
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Initializing NHibernateInventoryData");
+            manager = new NHibernateManager(connect, "InventoryStore");
         }
 
         /*****************************************************************
@@ -109,7 +77,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             try
             {
-                return session.Load(typeof(InventoryItemBase), item) as InventoryItemBase;
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] getInventoryItem {0}", item);
+                return (InventoryItemBase)manager.Load(typeof(InventoryItemBase), item);
             }
             catch
             {
@@ -126,15 +95,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             if (!ExistsItem(item.ID))
             {
-                using (ITransaction transaction = session.BeginTransaction())
-                {
-                    session.Save(item);
-                    transaction.Commit();
-                }
+                manager.Save(item);
             }
             else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Attempted to add Inventory Item {0} that already exists, updating instead", item.ID);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Attempted to add Inventory Item {0} that already exists, updating instead", item.ID);
                 updateInventoryItem(item);
             }
         }
@@ -147,15 +112,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             if (ExistsItem(item.ID))
             {
-                using (ITransaction transaction = session.BeginTransaction())
-                {
-                    session.Update(item);
-                    transaction.Commit();
-                }
+                manager.Update(item);
             }
             else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Attempted to add Inventory Item {0} that already exists", item.ID);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Attempted to add Inventory Item {0} that already exists", item.ID);
             }
         }
 
@@ -165,11 +126,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// <param name="item"></param>
         public void deleteInventoryItem(UUID itemID)
         {
-            using (ITransaction transaction = session.BeginTransaction())
+            InventoryItemBase item = (InventoryItemBase)manager.Load(typeof(InventoryItemBase), itemID);
+            if (item != null)
             {
-                session.Delete(itemID);
-                transaction.Commit();
+                manager.Delete(item);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Error deleting InventoryItemBase {0}", itemID);
+            }
+            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -181,11 +147,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             try
             {
-                return session.Load(typeof(InventoryFolderBase), folder) as InventoryFolderBase;
+                return (InventoryFolderBase)manager.Load(typeof(InventoryFolderBase), folder);
             }
             catch
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Couldn't find inventory item: {0}", folder);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Couldn't find inventory item: {0}", folder);
                 return null;
             }
         }
@@ -198,15 +164,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             if (!ExistsFolder(folder.ID))
             {
-                using (ITransaction transaction = session.BeginTransaction())
-                {
-                    session.Save(folder);
-                    transaction.Commit();
-                }
+                manager.Save(folder);
             }
             else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Attempted to add Inventory Folder {0} that already exists, updating instead", folder.ID);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Attempted to add Inventory Folder {0} that already exists, updating instead", folder.ID);
                 updateInventoryFolder(folder);
             }
         }
@@ -219,15 +181,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             if (ExistsFolder(folder.ID))
             {
-                using (ITransaction transaction = session.BeginTransaction())
-                {
-                    session.Update(folder);
-                    transaction.Commit();
-                }
+                manager.Update(folder);
             }
             else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Attempted to add Inventory Folder {0} that already exists", folder.ID);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Attempted to add Inventory Folder {0} that already exists", folder.ID);
             }
         }
 
@@ -237,11 +195,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// <param name="folder"></param>
         public void deleteInventoryFolder(UUID folderID)
         {
-            using (ITransaction transaction = session.BeginTransaction())
+            InventoryFolderBase item = (InventoryFolderBase)manager.Load(typeof(InventoryFolderBase), folderID);
+            if (item != null)
             {
-                session.Delete(folderID.ToString());
-                transaction.Commit();
+                manager.Delete(item);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Error deleting InventoryFolderBase {0}", folderID);
+            }
+            manager.Delete(folderID);
         }
 
         // useful private methods
@@ -317,7 +280,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         public List<InventoryItemBase> getInventoryInFolder(UUID folderID)
         {
             // try {
-            ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(InventoryItemBase));
+            ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(InventoryItemBase));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("Folder", folderID));
             List<InventoryItemBase> list = new List<InventoryItemBase>();
             foreach (InventoryItemBase item in criteria.List())
@@ -340,7 +303,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         // see InventoryItemBase.getUserRootFolder
         public InventoryFolderBase getUserRootFolder(UUID user)
         {
-            ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(InventoryFolderBase));
+            ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(InventoryFolderBase));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("ParentID", UUID.Zero));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("Owner", user));
             foreach (InventoryFolderBase folder in criteria.List())
@@ -358,7 +321,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// <param name="parentID">ID of parent</param>
         private void getInventoryFolders(ref List<InventoryFolderBase> folders, UUID parentID)
         {
-            ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(InventoryFolderBase));
+            ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(InventoryFolderBase));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("ParentID", parentID));
             foreach (InventoryFolderBase item in criteria.List())
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateManager.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateManager.cs
index 161ec1d65c..36d84e2e02 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateManager.cs
@@ -25,35 +25,141 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+using System;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.IO;
 using log4net;
 using NHibernate;
+using NHibernate.Cfg;
+using NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes;
+using NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl;
+using OpenMetaverse;
+using Environment = NHibernate.Cfg.Environment;
 
 namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
 {
-    internal class NHibernateManager
+    public class NHibernateManager
     {
-        // private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        // private ISessionFactory factory;
-        // private ISession session;
-        // private ITransaction transaction;
+        private string dialect;
+        private Configuration cfg;
+        private ISessionFactory factory;
+        private ISession session;
 
-        public NHibernateManager()
+        public NHibernateManager(string connect, string store)
         {
-            // This is stubbing for now, it will become dynamic later and support different db backends
-//             NHibernate.Cfg.Configuration cfg = new NHibernate.Cfg.Configuration();
-//             cfg.Properties[NHibernate.Cfg.Environment.ConnectionProvider] =
-//                 "NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider";
-//             cfg.Properties[NHibernate.Cfg.Environment.Dialect] =
-//                 "NHibernate.Dialect.SQLite";
-//             cfg.Properties[NHibernate.Cfg.Environment.ConnectionDriver] =
-//                 "NHibernate.Driver.SqliteClientDriver";
-//             cfg.Properties[NHibernate.Cfg.Environment.ConnectionString] =
-//                 "URI=file:opensim-nh.db,version=3";
 
-//             factory = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
+            // Split out the dialect, driver, and connect string
+            char[] split = { ';' };
+            string[] parts = connect.Split(split, 3);
+            if (parts.Length != 3)
+            {
+                // TODO: make this a real exception type
+                throw new Exception("Malformed Inventory connection string '" + connect + "'");
+            }
+
+            dialect = parts[0];
+
+            // NHibernate setup
+            cfg = new Configuration();
+            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionProvider,
+                            "NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider");
+            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.Dialect,
+                            "NHibernate.Dialect." + dialect);
+            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionDriver,
+                            "NHibernate.Driver." + parts[1]);
+            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionString, parts[2]);
+            cfg.AddAssembly("OpenSim.Data.NHibernate");
+
+            //To create sql file uncomment code below and write the name of the file            
+            //SchemaExport exp = new SchemaExport(cfg);
+            //exp.SetOutputFile("nameofthefile.sql");
+            //exp.Create(false, true);
+
+            HbmSerializer.Default.Validate = true;
+            using (MemoryStream stream =
+                   HbmSerializer.Default.Serialize(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()))
+                cfg.AddInputStream(stream);
+
+            factory = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
+            session = factory.OpenSession();
+
+            Assembly assem = GetType().Assembly;
+            Migration m = new Migration((System.Data.Common.DbConnection)factory.ConnectionProvider.GetConnection(), assem, dialect, store);
+            m.Update();
         }
 
+        public object Load(Type type, UUID uuid)
+        {
+            object obj = null;
+            try
+            {
+                obj = session.Load(type, uuid);
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] {0} not found with ID {1} ", type.Name, uuid);
+            }
+            return obj;
+            
+        }
+
+        public bool Save(object obj)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                session.BeginTransaction();
+                session.Save(obj);
+                session.Transaction.Commit();
+                session.Flush();
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+               m_log.Error("[NHIBERNATE] issue saving object ", e);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public bool Update(object obj)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                session.BeginTransaction();
+                session.Update(obj);
+                session.Transaction.Commit();
+                session.Flush();
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[NHIBERNATE] issue updating object ", e);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public bool Delete(object obj)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                session.BeginTransaction();
+                session.Delete(obj);
+                session.Transaction.Commit();
+                session.Flush();
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                
+                m_log.Error("[NHIBERNATE] issue deleting object ", e);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public ISession GetSession()
+        {
+            return session;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs
index 475cd71920..0aba58c117 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateRegionData.cs
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using log4net;
 using NHibernate;
-using NHibernate.Cfg;
-using NHibernate.Expression;
-using NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes;
-using NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl;
+using NHibernate.Criterion;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Interfaces;
 using OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes;
@@ -52,51 +49,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        private Configuration cfg;
-        private ISessionFactory factory;
-        private ISession session;
-
-        // public void Initialise()
-        // {
-        //     Initialise("SQLiteDialect;SqliteClientDriver;URI=file:OpenSim.db,version=3", true);
-        // }
+        private NHibernateManager manager;
 
         public void Initialise(string connect)
         {
-            // Split out the dialect, driver, and connect string
-            char[] split = {';'};
-            string[] parts = connect.Split(split, 3);
-            if (parts.Length != 3)
-            {
-                // TODO: make this a real exception type
-                throw new Exception("Malformed Region connection string '" + connect + "'");
-            }
-
-            string dialect = parts[0];
-
-            // NHibernate setup
-            cfg = new Configuration();
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionProvider,
-                            "NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider");
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.Dialect,
-                            "NHibernate.Dialect." + dialect);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionDriver,
-                            "NHibernate.Driver." + parts[1]);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionString, parts[2]);
-            cfg.AddAssembly("OpenSim.Data.NHibernate");
-
-            HbmSerializer.Default.Validate = true;
-            using (MemoryStream stream =
-                   HbmSerializer.Default.Serialize(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()))
-                cfg.AddInputStream(stream);
-
-            factory  = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
-            session = factory.OpenSession();
-
-            // This actually does the roll forward assembly stuff
-            Assembly assem = GetType().Assembly;
-            Migration m = new Migration((System.Data.Common.DbConnection)factory.ConnectionProvider.GetConnection(), assem, dialect, "RegionStore");
-            m.Update();
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Initializing NHibernateRegionData");
+            manager = new NHibernateManager(connect, "RegionStore");
         }
 
         /***********************************************************************
@@ -122,15 +80,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             try
             {
-                SceneObjectPart old = session.Load(typeof(SceneObjectPart), p.UUID) as SceneObjectPart;
-                session.Evict(old);
-                session.Update(p);
-                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] updating object {0}", p.UUID);
-            }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] saving object {0}", p.UUID);
-                session.Save(p);
+                SceneObjectPart old = (SceneObjectPart)manager.Load(typeof(SceneObjectPart), p.UUID);
+                if (old != null)
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] updating object {0}", p.UUID);
+                    manager.Update(old);
+                } 
+                else
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] saving object {0}", p.UUID);
+                    manager.Save(p);
+                }
+                
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -142,15 +103,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             try
             {
-                Terrain old = session.Load(typeof(Terrain), t.RegionID) as Terrain;
-                session.Evict(old);
-                session.Update(t);
-                session.Flush();
-            }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                session.Save(t);
-                session.Flush();
+                
+                Terrain old = (Terrain)manager.Load(typeof(Terrain), t.RegionID);
+                if (old != null)
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] updating terrain {0}", t.RegionID);
+                    manager.Update(old);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] saving terrain {0}", t.RegionID);
+                    manager.Save(t);
+                }
+
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -173,7 +138,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
                     m_log.InfoFormat("Storing part {0}", part.UUID);
                     SaveOrUpdate(part);
                 }
-                session.Flush();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -185,7 +149,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             SceneObjectGroup group = new SceneObjectGroup();
 
-            ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(SceneObjectPart));
+            ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(SceneObjectPart));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("RegionID", region));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("ParentUUID", uuid));
             criteria.AddOrder( Order.Asc("ParentID") );
@@ -216,9 +180,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
             SceneObjectGroup g = LoadObject(obj, regionUUID);
             foreach (SceneObjectPart p in g.Children.Values)
             {
-                session.Delete(p);
+                manager.Delete(p);
             }
-            session.Flush();
 
             m_log.InfoFormat("[REGION DB]: Removing obj: {0} from region: {1}", obj.Guid, regionUUID);
 
@@ -234,7 +197,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
             Dictionary<UUID, SceneObjectGroup> SOG = new Dictionary<UUID, SceneObjectGroup>();
             List<SceneObjectGroup> ret = new List<SceneObjectGroup>();
 
-            ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(SceneObjectPart));
+            ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(SceneObjectPart));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("RegionID", regionUUID));
             criteria.AddOrder( Order.Asc("ParentID") );
             foreach (SceneObjectPart p in criteria.List())
@@ -252,7 +215,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
                 }
                 // get the inventory
 
-                ICriteria InvCriteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(TaskInventoryItem));
+                ICriteria InvCriteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(TaskInventoryItem));
                 InvCriteria.Add(Expression.Eq("ParentPartID", p.UUID));
                 IList<TaskInventoryItem> inventory = new List<TaskInventoryItem>();
                 foreach (TaskInventoryItem i in InvCriteria.List())
@@ -291,16 +254,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// <returns>Heightfield data</returns>
         public double[,] LoadTerrain(UUID regionID)
         {
-            try
+            Terrain t = (Terrain)manager.Load(typeof(Terrain), regionID);
+            if (t != null)
             {
-                Terrain t = session.Load(typeof(Terrain), regionID) as Terrain;
                 return t.Doubles;
             }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                m_log.Info("No terrain yet");
-                return null;
-            }
+               
+            m_log.Info("No terrain yet");
+            return null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -339,7 +300,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// </summary>
         public void Shutdown()
         {
-            session.Flush();
+            //session.Flush();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -397,21 +358,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// <param name="items"></param>
         public void StorePrimInventory(UUID primID, ICollection<TaskInventoryItem> items)
         {
-             ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(TaskInventoryItem));
+             ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(TaskInventoryItem));
              criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("ParentPartID", primID));
              try
              {
                  foreach (TaskInventoryItem i in criteria.List())
                  {
-                     session.Delete(i);
+                     manager.Delete(i);
                  }
 
                  foreach (TaskInventoryItem i in items)
                  {
-                     session.Save(i);
+                     manager.Save(i);
 
                  }
-                 session.Flush();
              }
              catch (Exception e)
              {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateUserData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateUserData.cs
index 3a22dc3124..ee0d2b8637 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateUserData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/NHibernateUserData.cs
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using log4net;
 using NHibernate;
-using NHibernate.Cfg;
-using NHibernate.Expression;
-using NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes;
-using NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl;
+using NHibernate.Criterion;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using Environment=NHibernate.Cfg.Environment;
 
@@ -49,9 +46,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
-        private Configuration cfg;
-        private ISessionFactory factory;
-        private ISession session;
+        private NHibernateManager manager;
 
         public override void Initialise()
         {
@@ -61,62 +56,40 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
 
         public override void Initialise(string connect)
         {
-            char[] split = {';'};
-            string[] parts = connect.Split(split, 3);
-            if (parts.Length != 3)
-            {
-                // TODO: make this a real exception type
-                throw new Exception("Malformed Inventory connection string '" + connect + "'");
-            }
-            string dialect = parts[0];
-
-            // This is stubbing for now, it will become dynamic later and support different db backends
-            cfg = new Configuration();
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionProvider,
-                            "NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider");
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.Dialect,
-                            "NHibernate.Dialect." + parts[0]);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionDriver,
-                            "NHibernate.Driver." + parts[1]);
-            cfg.SetProperty(Environment.ConnectionString, parts[2]);
-            cfg.AddAssembly("OpenSim.Data.NHibernate");
-
-            factory  = cfg.BuildSessionFactory();
-            session = factory.OpenSession();
-
-            // This actually does the roll forward assembly stuff
-            Assembly assem = GetType().Assembly;
-            Migration m = new Migration((System.Data.Common.DbConnection)factory.ConnectionProvider.GetConnection(), assem, dialect, "UserStore");
-            m.Update();
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Initializing NHibernateUserData");
+            manager = new NHibernateManager(connect, "UserStore");
         }
 
         private bool ExistsUser(UUID uuid)
         {
             UserProfileData user = null;
-            try
+
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] ExistsUser; {0}", uuid);
+            user = (UserProfileData)manager.Load(typeof(UserProfileData), uuid);
+            
+            if (user == null)
             {
-                user = session.Load(typeof(UserProfileData), uuid) as UserProfileData;
-            }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                user = null;
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] User with given UUID does not exist {0} ", uuid);
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return (user != null);
+            return true;
+
         }
 
         override public UserProfileData GetUserByUUID(UUID uuid)
         {
             UserProfileData user;
-            // TODO: I'm sure I'll have to do something silly here
-            try
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] GetUserByUUID: {0} ", uuid);
+            
+            user = (UserProfileData)manager.Load(typeof(UserProfileData), uuid);
+            if (user != null)    
             {
-                user = session.Load(typeof(UserProfileData), uuid) as UserProfileData;
-                user.CurrentAgent = GetAgentByUUID(uuid);
-            }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-                user = null;
+                UserAgentData agent = GetAgentByUUID(uuid);
+                if (agent != null)
+                {
+                    user.CurrentAgent = agent;
+                }
             }
 
             return user;
@@ -126,33 +99,30 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             if (!ExistsUser(profile.ID))
             {
-                session.Save(profile);
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] AddNewUserProfile {0}", profile.ID);
+                manager.Save(profile);
                 SetAgentData(profile.ID, profile.CurrentAgent);
+
             }
             else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Attempted to add User {0} {1} that already exists, updating instead", profile.FirstName, profile.SurName);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Attempted to add User {0} {1} that already exists, updating instead", profile.FirstName, profile.SurName);
                 UpdateUserProfile(profile);
             }
         }
 
         private void SetAgentData(UUID uuid, UserAgentData agent)
         {
-            if (agent == null)
+            UserAgentData old = (UserAgentData)manager.Load(typeof(UserAgentData), uuid);
+            if (old != null)
             {
-                // TODO: got to figure out how to do a delete right
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] SetAgentData deleting old: {0} ",uuid);
+                manager.Delete(old);
             }
-            else
+            if (agent != null)
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    UserAgentData old = session.Load(typeof(UserAgentData), uuid) as UserAgentData;
-                    session.Delete(old);
-                }
-                catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-                {
-                }
-                session.Save(agent);
+                m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] SetAgentData: {0} ", agent.ProfileID);
+                manager.Save(agent);
             }
 
         }
@@ -160,13 +130,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         {
             if (ExistsUser(profile.ID))
             {
-                session.Update(profile);
+                manager.Update(profile);
                 SetAgentData(profile.ID, profile.CurrentAgent);
                 return true;
             }
             else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat("Attempted to update User {0} {1} that doesn't exist, updating instead", profile.FirstName, profile.SurName);
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[NHIBERNATE] Attempted to update User {0} {1} that doesn't exist, updating instead", profile.FirstName, profile.SurName);
                 AddNewUserProfile(profile);
                 return true;
             }
@@ -174,37 +144,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
 
         override public void AddNewUserAgent(UserAgentData agent)
         {
-            try
+            UserAgentData old = (UserAgentData)manager.Load(typeof(UserAgentData), agent.ProfileID);
+            if (old != null)
             {
-                UserAgentData old = session.Load(typeof(UserAgentData), agent.ProfileID) as UserAgentData;
-                session.Delete(old);
+                manager.Delete(old);
             }
-            catch (ObjectNotFoundException)
-            {
-            }
-            session.Save(agent);
+            
+            manager.Save(agent);
+            
         }
 
         public void UpdateUserAgent(UserAgentData agent)
         {
-            session.Update(agent);
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] UpdateUserAgent: {0} ", agent.ProfileID);
+            manager.Update(agent);
         }
 
         override public UserAgentData GetAgentByUUID(UUID uuid)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                return session.Load(typeof(UserAgentData), uuid) as UserAgentData;
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] GetAgentByUUID: {0} ", uuid);
+            return (UserAgentData)manager.Load(typeof(UserAgentData), uuid);
         }
 
         override public UserProfileData GetUserByName(string fname, string lname)
         {
-            ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(UserProfileData));
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[NHIBERNATE] GetUserByName: {0} {1} ", fname, lname);
+            ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(UserProfileData));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("FirstName", fname));
             criteria.Add(Expression.Eq("SurName", lname));
             foreach (UserProfileData profile in criteria.List())
@@ -233,7 +198,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
 
             if (querysplit.Length == 2)
             {
-                ICriteria criteria = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(UserProfileData));
+                ICriteria criteria = manager.GetSession().CreateCriteria(typeof(UserProfileData));
                 criteria.Add(Expression.Like("FirstName", querysplit[0]));
                 criteria.Add(Expression.Like("SurName", querysplit[1]));
                 foreach (UserProfileData profile in criteria.List())
@@ -262,26 +227,18 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
         /// TODO: stubs for now to get us to a compiling state gently
         public override AvatarAppearance GetUserAppearance(UUID user)
         {
-            AvatarAppearance appearance;
-            // TODO: I'm sure I'll have to do something silly here
-            try {
-                appearance = session.Load(typeof(AvatarAppearance), user) as AvatarAppearance;
-            } catch (ObjectNotFoundException) {
-                appearance = null;
-            }
-            return appearance;
+            return (AvatarAppearance)manager.Load(typeof(AvatarAppearance), user);
         }
 
         private bool ExistsAppearance(UUID uuid)
         {
-            AvatarAppearance appearance;
-            try {
-                appearance = session.Load(typeof(AvatarAppearance), uuid) as AvatarAppearance;
-            } catch (ObjectNotFoundException) {
-                appearance = null;
+            AvatarAppearance appearance = (AvatarAppearance)manager.Load(typeof(AvatarAppearance), uuid);
+            if (appearance == null)
+            {
+                return false;
             }
 
-            return (appearance == null) ? false : true;
+            return true;
         }
 
 
@@ -295,11 +252,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
             bool exists = ExistsAppearance(user);
             if (exists)
             {
-                session.Update(appearance);
+                manager.Update(appearance);
             }
             else
             {
-                session.Save(appearance);
+                manager.Save(appearance);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/AssetBase.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/AssetBase.hbm.xml
index 7c3d8cfefa..7c42609eeb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/AssetBase.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/AssetBase.hbm.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <id name="FullID" column="ID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"> 
             <generator class="assigned" /> 
         </id> 
-        <property name="Type" type="System.SByte" />
+        <property name="Type" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.SByteType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="Name" type="String" length="64" />
         <property name="Description" type="String" length="64" />
         <property name="Local" type="boolean" />
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryFolderBase.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryFolderBase.hbm.xml
index 6afe9fa576..c5f0115f33 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryFolderBase.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryFolderBase.hbm.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
             <generator class="assigned" /> 
         </id> 
         <property name="Type" type="Int16" />
-        <property name="Version" type="System.UInt16" />
+        <property name="Version" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt16Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="ParentID" index="folder_parent_id" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="Owner" index="folder_owner_id" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="Name" type="String" length="64" />
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryItemBase.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryItemBase.hbm.xml
index 9a4d7cafdb..f5e365b35e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryItemBase.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/InventoryItemBase.hbm.xml
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@
         <property name="Creator" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="Name" type="String" length="64" />
         <property name="Description" type="String" length="64" />
-        <property name="NextPermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="CurrentPermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="BasePermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="EveryOnePermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
+        <property name="NextPermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="CurrentPermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="BasePermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="EveryOnePermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="GroupID" index="item_group_id" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="GroupOwned" type="boolean" />
         <property name="SalePrice" type="System.Int32" />
         <property name="SaleType" type="System.Byte" />
-        <property name="Flags" type="System.UInt32" />
+        <property name="Flags" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="CreationDate" type="System.Int32" />
     </class>
 </hibernate-mapping>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/MySQLDialect/002_RegionStore.sql b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/MySQLDialect/002_RegionStore.sql
index fc11e95d3d..d34d44e72b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/MySQLDialect/002_RegionStore.sql
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/MySQLDialect/002_RegionStore.sql
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ BEGIN;
 
 CREATE TABLE `Terrain` (
        `RegionID` char(36) not null,
-       `Map` longblob,
+       `MapData` longblob,
         PRIMARY KEY  (`RegionID`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
-COMMIT;
\ No newline at end of file
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml
index fe055bbcac..1851904db0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/RegionStore.hbm.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <id name="UUID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"> 
             <generator class="assigned" /> 
         </id>
-        <property name="ParentID" type="System.UInt32"/>
+        <property name="ParentID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/>
         <property name="ParentUUID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> 
         <property name="RegionID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> 
         <property name="CreationDate" type="System.Int32" />
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
         <property name="SitName" type="String" length="255" />
         <property name="TouchName" type="String" length="255" />
         
-        <property name="ObjectFlags" type="System.UInt32" />
+        <property name="ObjectFlags" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="CreatorID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> 
         <property name="OwnerID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> 
         <property name="GroupID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> 
         <property name="LastOwnerID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> 
 
-        <property name="OwnerMask" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="NextOwnerMask" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="GroupMask" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="EveryoneMask" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="BaseMask" type="System.UInt32" />
+        <property name="OwnerMask" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="NextOwnerMask" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="GroupMask" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="EveryoneMask" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="BaseMask" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
 
         <property name="OffsetPosition" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.Vector3UserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" >
           <column name="PositionX" />
@@ -83,24 +83,24 @@
             <column name="ScaleZ" />
           </property>
           <property name="PCode" type="System.Byte" />
-          <property name="PathBegin" type="System.UInt16" />
-          <property name="PathEnd" type="System.UInt16" />
+          <property name="PathBegin" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt16Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+          <property name="PathEnd" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt16Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
           <property name="PathScaleX" type="System.Byte" />
           <property name="PathScaleY" type="System.Byte" />
           <property name="PathShearX" type="System.Byte" />
           <property name="PathShearY" type="System.Byte" />
-          <property name="PathSkew" type="System.SByte" />
+          <property name="PathSkew" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.SByteType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
           <property name="PathCurve" type="System.Byte" />
-          <property name="PathRadiusOffset" type="System.SByte" />
+          <property name="PathRadiusOffset" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.SByteType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
           <property name="PathRevolutions" type="System.Byte" />
-          <property name="PathTaperX" type="System.SByte" />
-          <property name="PathTwist" type="System.SByte" />
-          <property name="ProfileBegin" type="System.UInt16" />
-          <property name="ProfileEnd" type="System.UInt16" />
+          <property name="PathTaperX" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.SByteType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+          <property name="PathTwist" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.SByteType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+          <property name="ProfileBegin" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt16Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+          <property name="ProfileEnd" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt16Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
           <property name="ProfileCurve" type="System.Byte" />
-          <property name="ProfileHollow" type="System.UInt16" />    
-          <property name="TextureEntry" column="Texture" type="System.Byte[]" />
-          <property name="ExtraParams" type="System.Byte[]" />
+          <property name="ProfileHollow" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt16Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />    
+          <property name="TextureEntry" column="Texture" type="binary" />
+          <property name="ExtraParams" type="binary" />
           <property name="State" type="System.Byte" />
         </component>
     </class>
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@
         <id name="RegionID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"> 
           <generator class="assigned" /> 
         </id>
-        <property name="Map" type="System.Byte[]" />
+        <!-- <property name="MapData" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.BlobType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" /> -->
+        <property name="MapData" type="binary" />
     </class>
     <class name="OpenSim.Framework.TaskInventoryItem, OpenSim.Framework" table="PrimItems" lazy="false">
       <id name="ItemID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"> 
@@ -121,15 +122,47 @@
       <property name="OwnerID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/> 
       <property name="GroupID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/> 
       <property name="LastOwnerID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/> 
-      <property name="CurrentPermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-      <property name="BasePermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-      <property name="EveryonePermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-      <property name="GroupPermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
-      <property name="NextPermissions" type="System.UInt32" />
+      <property name="CurrentPermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="BasePermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="EveryonePermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="GroupPermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="NextPermissions" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
       <property name="Name" type="String" length="255" />
       <property name="Description" type="String" length="255" />
-      <property name="CreationDate" type="System.UInt32" />
-      <property name="Flags" type="System.UInt32" />
+      <property name="CreationDate" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="Flags" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
       <property name="InvType" type="System.Int32" />
     </class>
+    <class name="OpenSim.Data.RegionProfileData, OpenSim.Data" table="Regions" lazy="false">
+      <id name="Uuid" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate">
+        <generator class="assigned" />
+      </id>
+      <property name="RegionHandle" index="region_handle" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt64Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="RegionName" index="region_name" type="String" length="32"/>
+      <property name="RegionRecvKey" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="RegionSendKey" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="RegionSecret" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="RegionDataURI" type="String" length="255"/>
+      <property name="ServerIP" type="String" length="64"/>
+      <property name="ServerPort" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="ServerURI" type="String" length="255"/>
+      <property name="RegionLocX" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="RegionLocY" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="RegionLocZ" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="EastOverrideHandle" index="overrideHandles" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt64Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="WestOverrideHandle" index="overrideHandles" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt64Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="SouthOverrideHandle" index="overrideHandles" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt64Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="NorthOverrideHandle" index="overrideHandles" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt64Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="RegionAssetURI" type="String" length="255"/>
+      <property name="RegionAssetRecvKey" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="RegionAssetSendKey" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="RegionUserURI" type="String" length="255"/>
+      <property name="RegionUserRecvKey" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="RegionUserSendKey" type="String" length="128"/>
+      <property name="ServerHttpPort" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="ServerRemotingPort" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+      <property name="RegionMapTextureID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/>
+      <property name="Owner_uuid" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/>
+      <property name="OriginUUID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate"/>
+    </class>  
 </hibernate-mapping>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserAgentData.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserAgentData.hbm.xml
index 0beddafcb2..e10fb8ff7f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserAgentData.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserAgentData.hbm.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
             <generator class="assigned" /> 
         </id>
         <property name="AgentIP" type="String" length="24" />
-        <property name="AgentPort" type="Int32" />
+        <property name="AgentPort" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="AgentOnline" type="boolean" />
         <property name="SessionID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="SecureSessionID" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
         <property name="Region" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="LoginTime" type="Int32" />
         <property name="LogoutTime" type="Int32" />
-        <property name="Handle" type="Int64" />
-        <property name="PositionX" type="Single" />
+        <property name="Handle" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt64Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <!-- <property name="PositionX" type="Single" />
         <property name="PositionY" type="Single" />
-        <property name="PositionZ" type="Single" />
+        <property name="PositionZ" type="Single" /> -->
     </class>
 </hibernate-mapping>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserProfileData.hbm.xml b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserProfileData.hbm.xml
index 873930bc3a..740a9f1a82 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserProfileData.hbm.xml
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Resources/UserProfileData.hbm.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
         <property name="PasswordHash" type="String" length="32" />
         <property name="PasswordSalt" type="String" length="32" />
         <property name="WebLoginKey" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UUIDUserType, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
-        <property name="HomeRegionX" type="System.UInt32" />
-        <property name="HomeRegionY" type="System.UInt32" />
+        <property name="HomeRegionX" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
+        <property name="HomeRegionY" type="OpenSim.Data.NHibernate.UInt32Type, OpenSim.Data.NHibernate" />
         <property name="HomeLocationX" type="Single" />
         <property name="HomeLocationY" type="Single" />
         <property name="HomeLocationZ" type="Single" />
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Terrain.cs b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Terrain.cs
index dd0da44631..88be17f1d3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Terrain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/NHibernate/Terrain.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.NHibernate
             set { regionID = value; }
         }
 
-        public byte[] Map
+        public byte[] MapData
         {
             get { return serializeTerrain(map); }
             set { map = parseTerrain(value); }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/RegionProfileData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/RegionProfileData.cs
index a683bf1d8b..5a3a42c579 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/RegionProfileData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/RegionProfileData.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
     /// <summary>
     /// A class which contains information known to the grid server about a region
     /// </summary>
+    [Serializable]
     public class RegionProfileData
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -210,5 +211,155 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data
         {
             return RequestSimData(gridserver_url, gridserver_sendkey, "region_name_search", regionName );
         }
+
+
+        //Data Wrappers        
+        public string RegionName
+        {
+            get { return regionName; }
+            set { regionName = value; }
+        }
+        public ulong RegionHandle
+        {
+            get { return regionHandle; }
+            set { regionHandle = value; }
+        }
+        public UUID Uuid
+        {
+            get { return UUID; }
+            set { UUID = value; }
+        }
+        public uint RegionLocX
+        {
+            get { return regionLocX; }
+            set { regionLocX = value; }
+        }
+        public uint RegionLocY
+        {
+            get { return regionLocY; }
+            set { regionLocY = value; }
+        }
+        public uint RegionLocZ
+        {
+            get { return regionLocZ; }
+            set { regionLocZ = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionSendKey
+        {
+            get { return regionSendKey; }
+            set { regionSendKey = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionRecvKey
+        {
+            get { return regionRecvKey; }
+            set { regionRecvKey = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionSecret
+        {
+            get { return regionSecret; }
+            set { regionSecret = value; }
+        }
+        public bool RegionOnline
+        {
+            get { return regionOnline; }
+            set { regionOnline = value; }
+        }
+        public string ServerIP
+        {
+            get { return serverIP; }
+            set { serverIP = value; }
+        }
+        public uint ServerPort
+        {
+            get { return serverPort; }
+            set { serverPort = value; }
+        }
+        public string ServerURI
+        {
+            get { return serverURI; }
+            set { serverURI = value; }
+        }
+        public uint ServerHttpPort
+        {
+            get { return httpPort; }
+            set { httpPort = value; }
+        }
+        public uint ServerRemotingPort
+        {
+            get { return remotingPort; }
+            set { remotingPort = value; }
+        }
+
+        public ulong NorthOverrideHandle
+        {
+            get { return regionNorthOverrideHandle; }
+            set { regionNorthOverrideHandle = value; }
+        }
+        public ulong SouthOverrideHandle
+        {
+            get { return regionSouthOverrideHandle; }
+            set { regionSouthOverrideHandle = value; }
+        }
+        public ulong EastOverrideHandle
+        {
+            get { return regionEastOverrideHandle; }
+            set { regionEastOverrideHandle = value; }
+        }
+        public ulong WestOverrideHandle
+        {
+            get { return regionWestOverrideHandle; }
+            set { regionWestOverrideHandle = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionDataURI
+        {
+            get { return regionDataURI; }
+            set { regionDataURI = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionAssetURI
+        {
+            get { return regionAssetURI; }
+            set { regionAssetURI = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionAssetSendKey
+        {
+            get { return regionAssetSendKey; }
+            set { regionAssetSendKey = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionAssetRecvKey
+        {
+            get { return regionAssetRecvKey; }
+            set { regionAssetRecvKey = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionUserURI
+        {
+            get { return regionUserURI; }
+            set { regionUserURI = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionUserSendKey
+        {
+            get { return regionUserSendKey; }
+            set { regionUserSendKey = value; }
+        }
+        public string RegionUserRecvKey
+        {
+            get { return regionUserRecvKey; }
+            set { regionUserRecvKey = value; }
+        }
+        public UUID RegionMapTextureID
+        {
+            get { return regionMapTextureID; }
+            set { regionMapTextureID = value; }
+        }
+        public UUID Owner_uuid
+        {
+            get { return owner_uuid; }
+            set { owner_uuid = value; }
+        }
+        public UUID OriginUUID
+        {
+            get { return originUUID; }
+            set { originUUID = value; }
+        }
+        
     }
 }
diff --git a/bin/Iesi.Collections.dll b/bin/Iesi.Collections.dll
index f078c5a5fb..107c362ce0 100644
Binary files a/bin/Iesi.Collections.dll and b/bin/Iesi.Collections.dll differ
diff --git a/bin/NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes.dll b/bin/NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes.dll
index 4e965a423d..81ddbd16a0 100644
Binary files a/bin/NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes.dll and b/bin/NHibernate.Mapping.Attributes.dll differ
diff --git a/bin/NHibernate.dll b/bin/NHibernate.dll
index e7da3ea596..392852e700 100644
Binary files a/bin/NHibernate.dll and b/bin/NHibernate.dll differ
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe.config b/bin/OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe.config
index 61f0859c84..70d179f749 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe.config
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.32BitLaunch.exe.config
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
       </layout>
     </appender>
 
+    <!-- if you'd like to know what NHibernate is doing more set value="DEBUG" -->
+    <logger name="NHibernate" additivity="false">
+      <level value="INFO"/>
+      <appender-ref ref="NHibernateFileLog"/>
+    </logger>
+
     <root>
       <level value="DEBUG" />
       <appender-ref ref="Console" />
diff --git a/prebuild.xml b/prebuild.xml
index 030ea1caa5..1320ff3a21 100644
--- a/prebuild.xml
+++ b/prebuild.xml
@@ -1867,9 +1867,11 @@
       <Files>
         <Match pattern="*.cs" recurse="true"/>
         <Match path="Resources" pattern="*.xml" buildAction="EmbeddedResource"/>
+        <Match pattern="*.addin.xml" path="Resources" buildAction="EmbeddedResource" recurse="true"/>
         <!-- add more as you go -->
         <Match path="Resources/SQLiteDialect" pattern="*.sql" buildAction="EmbeddedResource"/>
         <Match path="Resources/MySQLDialect" pattern="*.sql" buildAction="EmbeddedResource"/>
+        <Match path="Resources/MsSql2005Dialect" pattern="*.sql" buildAction="EmbeddedResource"/>
       </Files>
     </Project>