diff --git a/docs/design/0002-game-account-management.md b/docs/design/0002-game-account-management.md
index 76d9487b..04f45df8 100644
--- a/docs/design/0002-game-account-management.md
+++ b/docs/design/0002-game-account-management.md
@@ -244,8 +244,37 @@ anything, including scripts.
   would only create disagreement between two existing ones.
 - **One account per user per server.** Unique on `(userId, serverSlug)`.
 
+## Status
+
+| Phase | State |
+|---|---|
+| 1. provider-svc `/internal/v1/*` | **DONE, deployed.** mmo-portal `dd31f44`. Verified live against the real TrinityCore and EQEmu auth DBs; 401 without a token; router not mounted at all when `INTERNAL_API_TOKEN` is unset. |
+| 2. Drop read path | **DONE.** `GameAccountLink`, `account.get.ts`, `GameAccountPanel.vue`. |
+| 3. Drop write path | **DONE.** `account.post.ts` — provision + password change. |
+| 4. Admin dashboard | not started |
+| 5. `/account/settings` cross-game view | not started — the panel component already takes a `serverId`, so it is a loop over links, not new UI |
+| 6. Retire mmo-portal account routes | not started, and deliberately last |
+
+### Things learned building 1-3, which the doc had wrong
+
+- **`slug != key` for WoW.** Drop names the game, the provider names the
+  emulator. Now an explicit three-entry map in `gameAccountProvider.ts`,
+  asserted by mmo-portal's tests.
+- **`daoc` is unconfigured on the live portal.** The stack sets `TC_*` and
+  `EQEMU_*` but no `DAOC_AUTH_DB_HOST`, so OpenDAoC reports
+  `configured=false` and its panel correctly renders nothing. Real gap, not
+  a bug.
+- **Prisma here uses the multi-file schema.** `prisma generate --schema
+  prisma/schema.prisma` silently produces a client with NO models; it must
+  point at the `prisma/` FOLDER.
+- **The fork's build needs real git history.** `postinstall` runs `git
+  rev-parse --short HEAD`, so a `git archive` tarball fails the build. Clone
+  (from Forgejo on .88) rather than export.
+
 ## Open
 
 - **Does `LinkedAuthMec.credentials` carry the Authentik `sub`?** Determines
   whether the existing mmo-portal links migrate by join or by one-time
-  re-confirmation. Verify before building phase 2; do not assume.
+  re-confirmation. Not yet answered — phases 2 and 3 were built without
+  depending on it, so an empty panel is the current, correct behaviour for a
+  user whose account predates the bridge.
diff --git a/server/components/GameAccountPanel.vue b/server/components/GameAccountPanel.vue
index 95623f4d..25220995 100644
--- a/server/components/GameAccountPanel.vue
+++ b/server/components/GameAccountPanel.vue
@@ -91,13 +91,26 @@
       <p class="text-sm text-zinc-300">
         {{ $t("community.gameAccount.noAccount") }}
       </p>
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        class="w-fit rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white hover:bg-blue-500 duration-200"
-        @click="mode = mode === 'provision' ? null : 'provision'"
-      >
-        {{ $t("community.gameAccount.create") }}
-      </button>
+      <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          class="w-fit rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white hover:bg-blue-500 duration-200"
+          @click="mode = mode === 'provision' ? null : 'provision'"
+        >
+          {{ $t("community.gameAccount.create") }}
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          :disabled="busy"
+          class="w-fit rounded-md bg-zinc-700 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-100 hover:bg-zinc-600 disabled:opacity-50 duration-200"
+          @click="recover"
+        >
+          {{ $t("community.gameAccount.recover") }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      <p class="text-xs text-zinc-500">
+        {{ $t("community.gameAccount.recoverHint") }}
+      </p>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Form: shared by both actions. Username only matters for provisioning;
@@ -146,14 +159,14 @@
           :disabled="busy"
           class="rounded-md bg-blue-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white hover:bg-blue-500 disabled:opacity-50 duration-200"
         >
-          {{ busy ? $t("common.loading") : $t("common.save") }}
+          {{ busy ? $t("common.srLoading") : $t("common.save") }}
         </button>
         <button
           type="button"
           class="rounded-md bg-zinc-800 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-700 duration-200"
           @click="reset"
         >
-          {{ $t("common.cancel") }}
+          {{ $t("cancel") }}
         </button>
       </div>
     </form>
@@ -226,4 +239,26 @@ async function submit() {
     busy.value = false;
   }
 }
+
+async function recover() {
+  error.value = "";
+  notice.value = "";
+  busy.value = true;
+  try {
+    await $fetch(`/api/v1/community/servers/${props.serverId}/account`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      body: { action: "recover" },
+    });
+    notice.value = $t("community.gameAccount.recoverSuccess");
+    await refresh();
+  } catch (e) {
+    const err = e as { statusMessage?: string; data?: { statusMessage?: string } };
+    error.value =
+      err?.data?.statusMessage ??
+      err?.statusMessage ??
+      "Something went wrong.";
+  } finally {
+    busy.value = false;
+  }
+}
 </script>
diff --git a/server/components/ImageUpload.vue b/server/components/ImageUpload.vue
index f1283a0c..a86e3eaf 100644
--- a/server/components/ImageUpload.vue
+++ b/server/components/ImageUpload.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
     class="relative group/iconupload rounded-xl overflow-hidden w-20 mx-auto"
   >
     <img v-if="objectId" :src="useObject(objectId)" :alt="imageAlt" />
+    <div
+      v-else-if="fallbackName"
+      class="w-20 h-20 rounded-xl bg-zinc-800 flex items-center justify-center text-zinc-500 font-bold font-display text-2xl"
+    >
+      {{ fallbackName.charAt(0).toUpperCase() }}
+    </div>
     <ArrowUpTrayIcon v-else />
     <button
       type="button"
@@ -18,10 +24,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ArrowUpTrayIcon } from "@heroicons/vue/24/solid";
 
-const { objectId, openModal, hoverText, imageAlt } = defineProps<{
+const { objectId, openModal, hoverText, imageAlt, fallbackName } = defineProps<{
   objectId: string | null;
   openModal: () => void;
   hoverText: string;
   imageAlt: string;
+  fallbackName?: string;
 }>();
 </script>
diff --git a/server/components/UserHeader/UserWidget.vue b/server/components/UserHeader/UserWidget.vue
index c4ec229c..fc711796 100644
--- a/server/components/UserHeader/UserWidget.vue
+++ b/server/components/UserHeader/UserWidget.vue
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
     <MenuButton>
       <UserHeaderWidget>
         <div class="inline-flex items-center text-zinc-300 hover:text-white">
-          <img
-            :src="useObject(user.profilePictureObjectId)"
-            class="w-5 h-5 rounded-sm"
+          <UserAvatar
+            :avatar-url="
+              user.profilePictureObjectId
+                ? useObject(user.profilePictureObjectId)
+                : null
+            "
+            :name="user.displayName"
+            :size-px="20"
           />
           <span class="ml-2 text-sm font-bold">{{ user.displayName }}</span>
           <ChevronDownIcon class="ml-3 h-4" />
@@ -30,9 +35,14 @@
             class="transition inline-flex items-center w-full py-3 px-4 hover:bg-zinc-800"
           >
             <div class="inline-flex items-center text-zinc-300">
-              <img
-                :src="useObject(user.profilePictureObjectId)"
-                class="w-5 h-5 rounded-sm"
+              <UserAvatar
+                :avatar-url="
+                  user.profilePictureObjectId
+                    ? useObject(user.profilePictureObjectId)
+                    : null
+                "
+                :name="user.displayName"
+                :size-px="20"
               />
               <span class="ml-2 text-sm font-bold">{{ user.displayName }}</span>
             </div>
diff --git a/server/i18n/locales/en_us.json b/server/i18n/locales/en_us.json
index 4b618b89..2bb4cd0d 100644
--- a/server/i18n/locales/en_us.json
+++ b/server/i18n/locales/en_us.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
       "title": "Devices"
     },
     "home": {
-      "title": "Home"
+      "title": "Home",
+      "manageGameAccounts": "Manage game accounts",
+      "browseServers": "Browse servers"
     },
     "notifications": {
       "all": "View all {arrow}",
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@
       "title": "Security"
     },
     "settings": "Settings",
+    "settingsOpenServer": "Open server",
+    "settingsDescription": "Create, recover, and update your game-server account links.",
+    "settingsNoServers": "No visible servers right now.",
     "title": "Account Settings",
     "token": {
       "acls": "ACLs/scopes",
@@ -293,6 +298,10 @@
       "title": "Game account",
       "noAccount": "You do not have an account on this server yet. Create one to log in with the game client.",
       "create": "Create game account",
+      "recover": "Link existing account",
+      "recoverHint": "Use this if you already have an account on this server with the same username and email as your Drop profile.",
+      "recoverSuccess": "Linked your existing game account.",
+      "manageAll": "Manage game accounts from account settings",
       "changePassword": "Change password",
       "username": "Game account username",
       "password": "Game account password",
diff --git a/server/pages/account/index.vue b/server/pages/account/index.vue
index 38070ff7..205231eb 100644
--- a/server/pages/account/index.vue
+++ b/server/pages/account/index.vue
@@ -1,89 +1,77 @@
 <template>
-  <!-- go away eslint -->
-  <div />
-  <!-- I don't want to localize this -->
-  <!--
-  <div>
-    <div v-if="user" class="mx-auto max-w-2xl lg:mx-0">
-      <h2
-        class="mt-2 text-xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-zinc-100 sm:text-3xl"
-      >
-        Hello, {{ user.displayName }}!
-      </h2>
-      <p
-        class="mt-2 text-pretty text-sm font-medium text-zinc-400 sm:text-md/8"
-      >
-        Welcome to your Drop account. Here you can view and manage your account
-        information.
-      </p>
-    </div>
+  <div class="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-4 py-10">
+    <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold font-display text-zinc-100">
+      {{ $t("account.title") }}
+    </h1>
 
-    <div v-if="user" class="mt-8 grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 sm:grid-cols-2">
-      <div
-        class="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900 shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-zinc-900/50"
-      >
-        <div class="p-6">
-          <h3 class="text-base font-semibold text-zinc-100">
-            Account Information
-          </h3>
-          <dl class="mt-4 space-y-4">
-            <div class="flex justify-between">
-              <dt class="text-sm font-medium text-zinc-400">Username</dt>
-              <dd class="text-sm text-zinc-100">{{ user.username }}</dd>
-            </div>
-            <div class="flex justify-between">
-              <dt class="text-sm font-medium text-zinc-400">Email</dt>
-              <dd class="text-sm text-zinc-100">{{ user.email }}</dd>
-            </div>
-            <div class="flex justify-between">
-              <dt class="text-sm font-medium text-zinc-400">Account Type</dt>
-              <dd>
-                <span
-                  :class="[
-                    'inline-flex items-center rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium ring-1 ring-inset',
-                    user.admin
-                      ? 'bg-blue-400/10 text-blue-400 ring-blue-400/20'
-                      : 'bg-zinc-400/10 text-zinc-400 ring-zinc-400/20',
-                  ]"
-                >
-                  {{ user.admin ? "Administrator" : "Standard User" }}
-                </span>
-              </dd>
-            </div>
-          </dl>
+    <div
+      v-if="user"
+      class="mt-6 rounded-xl border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900 p-6 space-y-6"
+    >
+      <div class="flex items-center gap-x-4">
+        <ImageUpload
+          :object-id="avatarObjectId || null"
+          :open-modal="openAvatarModal"
+          :hover-text="$t('upload')"
+          :image-alt="user.displayName"
+          :fallback-name="user.displayName"
+        />
+
+        <div class="flex flex-col">
+          <span class="text-zinc-100 font-semibold">{{ user.displayName }}</span>
+          <span class="text-zinc-400 text-sm">@{{ user.username }}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div
-        class="overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900 shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-zinc-900/50"
-      >
-        <div class="p-6">
-          <h3 class="text-base font-semibold text-zinc-100">Account Actions</h3>
-          <div class="mt-4 space-y-3">
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              class="w-full inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-zinc-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-zinc-700 hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-lg active:scale-95 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-zinc-600"
-            >
-              Change Password
-            </button>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              class="w-full inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-zinc-800 px-3 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-100 shadow-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-zinc-700 hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-lg active:scale-95 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-zinc-600"
-            >
-              Update Email
-            </button>
-          </div>
+      <dl class="space-y-3">
+        <div class="flex justify-between gap-x-6">
+          <dt class="text-zinc-400 text-sm">{{ $t("auth.displayName") }}</dt>
+          <dd class="text-zinc-100 text-sm text-right">{{ user.displayName }}</dd>
         </div>
+        <div class="flex justify-between gap-x-6">
+          <dt class="text-zinc-400 text-sm">{{ $t("auth.username") }}</dt>
+          <dd class="text-zinc-100 text-sm text-right">{{ user.username }}</dd>
+        </div>
+        <div class="flex justify-between gap-x-6">
+          <dt class="text-zinc-400 text-sm">{{ $t("auth.email") }}</dt>
+          <dd class="text-zinc-100 text-sm text-right">{{ user.email }}</dd>
+        </div>
+      </dl>
+
+      <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+        <NuxtLink
+          :to="`/community/profile/${user.username}`"
+          class="inline-flex text-sm font-semibold text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+        >
+          {{ $t("userHeader.profile.communityProfile") }}
+        </NuxtLink>
+        <NuxtLink
+          to="/account/settings"
+          class="inline-flex text-sm font-semibold text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+        >
+          {{ $t("account.home.manageGameAccounts") }}
+        </NuxtLink>
+        <NuxtLink
+          to="/community/servers"
+          class="inline-flex text-sm font-semibold text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+        >
+          {{ $t("account.home.browseServers") }}
+        </NuxtLink>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div v-else class="flex items-center justify-center min-h-[200px]">
-      <div class="text-zinc-400">Loading account information...</div>
-    </div>
+
+    <ModalUploadFile
+      v-model="uploadAvatarOpen"
+      endpoint="/api/v1/user/avatar"
+      accept="image/*"
+      @upload="updateAvatar"
+    />
   </div>
-  -->
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import type { UserModel } from "~/prisma/client/models";
+
 definePageMeta({
   layout: "default",
 });
@@ -91,4 +79,33 @@ definePageMeta({
 useHead({
   title: "Account",
 });
+
+const user = useUser();
+
+const uploadAvatarOpen = ref(false);
+const avatarObjectId = ref(user.value?.profilePictureObjectId || "");
+
+watch(
+  () => user.value?.profilePictureObjectId,
+  (value) => {
+    avatarObjectId.value = value || "";
+  },
+  { immediate: true },
+);
+
+const openAvatarModal = () => {
+  uploadAvatarOpen.value = true;
+};
+
+async function updateAvatar(response: { id: string }) {
+  avatarObjectId.value = response.id;
+  if (user.value) {
+    user.value = {
+      ...(user.value as UserModel),
+      profilePictureObjectId: response.id,
+    };
+  }
+
+  await updateUser().catch(() => {});
+}
 </script>
diff --git a/server/pages/account/settings.vue b/server/pages/account/settings.vue
index 0ada1d8a..09915270 100644
--- a/server/pages/account/settings.vue
+++ b/server/pages/account/settings.vue
@@ -1 +1,68 @@
-<template><div></div></template>
+<template>
+  <div class="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-4 py-10 space-y-6">
+    <div>
+      <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold font-display text-zinc-100">
+        {{ $t("account.settings") }}
+      </h1>
+      <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-zinc-400">
+        {{ $t("account.settingsDescription") }}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+
+    <div v-if="servers.length === 0" class="rounded-lg bg-zinc-800/50 p-4 text-sm text-zinc-400">
+      {{ $t("account.settingsNoServers") }}
+    </div>
+
+    <div v-else class="space-y-4">
+      <section
+        v-for="server in servers"
+        :key="server.id"
+        class="rounded-xl border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900 p-5 space-y-3"
+      >
+        <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+          <div>
+            <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold text-zinc-100">{{ server.name }}</h2>
+            <p class="text-xs text-zinc-500">
+              {{ server.kind }} &middot; {{ server.host }}:{{ server.port }}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <NuxtLink
+            :to="`/community/servers/${server.id}`"
+            class="text-sm font-semibold text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+          >
+            {{ $t("account.settingsOpenServer") }}
+          </NuxtLink>
+        </div>
+        <GameAccountPanel :server-id="server.id" />
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  layout: "default",
+});
+
+useHead({
+  title: "Account Settings",
+});
+
+interface ServerListItem {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  kind: string;
+  host: string;
+  port: number;
+}
+
+const servers = ref<ServerListItem[]>([]);
+
+async function fetchServers() {
+  servers.value = await $dropFetch<ServerListItem[]>("/api/v1/community/servers").catch(
+    () => [],
+  );
+}
+
+await fetchServers();
+</script>
diff --git a/server/pages/community/servers/[id]/index.vue b/server/pages/community/servers/[id]/index.vue
index ec1e28e3..74290243 100644
--- a/server/pages/community/servers/[id]/index.vue
+++ b/server/pages/community/servers/[id]/index.vue
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@
            (see GameAccountPanel.vue). Placed after "how to join" on purpose:
            the account is the thing you need BEFORE the join instructions are
            any use. -->
+      <NuxtLink
+        to="/account/settings"
+        class="w-fit text-sm font-semibold text-blue-400 hover:text-blue-300"
+      >
+        {{ $t("community.gameAccount.manageAll") }}
+      </NuxtLink>
       <GameAccountPanel :server-id="server.id" />
 
       <div v-if="history.length > 0" class="flex flex-col gap-y-2">
diff --git a/server/pages/user/[id]/index.vue b/server/pages/user/[id]/index.vue
index 74855a10..14b6be24 100644
--- a/server/pages/user/[id]/index.vue
+++ b/server/pages/user/[id]/index.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 <template>
   <div class="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-4 py-10">
     <div class="flex items-center gap-x-6">
-      <img
-        v-if="profile?.profilePictureObjectId"
-        :src="useObject(profile.profilePictureObjectId)"
-        class="w-24 h-24 rounded-md object-cover"
+      <UserAvatar
+        :avatar-url="
+          profile?.profilePictureObjectId
+            ? useObject(profile.profilePictureObjectId)
+            : null
+        "
+        :name="profile?.displayName ?? profile?.username ?? $t('user.unknown')"
+        :size-px="96"
       />
       <div>
         <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold font-display text-zinc-100">
diff --git a/server/server/api/v1/community/servers/[id]/account.post.ts b/server/server/api/v1/community/servers/[id]/account.post.ts
index 9467fab5..f263c63c 100644
--- a/server/server/api/v1/community/servers/[id]/account.post.ts
+++ b/server/server/api/v1/community/servers/[id]/account.post.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   GameProviderUserError,
   changePassword,
   provision,
+  recoverExistingLink,
 } from "~/server/internal/community/gameAccountService";
 
 // Provision a game account, or change the password on the existing one.
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ import {
 // wants (an SRP6 verifier, EQEmu's own hash). Drop stores only the link.
 
 const AccountWrite = type({
-  action: "'provision' | 'password'",
+  action: "'provision' | 'password' | 'recover'",
   "username?": "string",
-  password: "string",
+  "password?": "string",
   "email?": "string",
 });
 
@@ -51,11 +52,18 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
   // a user-facing message (422 -> GameProviderUserError) that we surface
   // verbatim rather than duplicating three sets of rules here and getting them
   // subtly wrong.
-  if (body.password.length < 6)
-    throw createError({
-      statusCode: 400,
-      statusMessage: "Password must be at least 6 characters.",
-    });
+  if (body.action !== "recover") {
+    if (!body.password)
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        statusMessage: "A password is required.",
+      });
+    if (body.password.length < 6)
+      throw createError({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        statusMessage: "Password must be at least 6 characters.",
+      });
+  }
 
   try {
     if (body.action === "provision") {
@@ -69,13 +77,18 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
         user.id,
         server.slug,
         username,
-        body.password,
+        body.password!,
         body.email ?? "",
       );
       return { ok: true, account };
     }
 
-    await changePassword(user.id, server.slug, body.password);
+    if (body.action === "recover") {
+      const account = await recoverExistingLink(user.id, server.slug);
+      return { ok: true, account, recovered: true };
+    }
+
+    await changePassword(user.id, server.slug, body.password!);
     return { ok: true };
   } catch (err) {
     // Conflict: already linked, or a concurrent provision won the race.
diff --git a/server/server/api/v1/user/avatar.post.ts b/server/server/api/v1/user/avatar.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faa21a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server/api/v1/user/avatar.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import aclManager from "~/server/internal/acls";
+import prisma from "~/server/internal/db/database";
+import objectHandler from "~/server/internal/objects";
+import { handleFileUpload } from "~/server/internal/utils/handlefileupload";
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (h3) => {
+  const userId = await aclManager.getUserIdACL(h3, ["object:update"]);
+  if (!userId) throw createError({ statusCode: 403 });
+
+  const result = await handleFileUpload(h3, {}, ["anonymous:read"], 1);
+  if (!result) {
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 400,
+      statusMessage: "File upload required (multipart form)",
+    });
+  }
+
+  const [ids, , pull, dump] = result;
+  const id = ids.at(0);
+  if (!id) {
+    dump();
+    throw createError({
+      statusCode: 400,
+      statusMessage: "Upload at least one file.",
+    });
+  }
+
+  const current = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+    where: { id: userId },
+    select: { profilePictureObjectId: true },
+  });
+  if (!current) {
+    dump();
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: "User not found." });
+  }
+
+  const { count } = await prisma.user.updateMany({
+    where: { id: userId },
+    data: { profilePictureObjectId: id },
+  });
+  if (count === 0) {
+    dump();
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: "User not found." });
+  }
+
+  await pull();
+
+  const previous = current.profilePictureObjectId?.trim();
+  if (previous && previous !== id) {
+    await objectHandler.deleteAsSystem(previous).catch(() => {});
+  }
+
+  return { id };
+});
diff --git a/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountProvider.ts b/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountProvider.ts
index 7a55223a..7142f1f1 100644
--- a/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountProvider.ts
+++ b/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountProvider.ts
@@ -197,6 +197,24 @@ export async function accountExists(
   );
 }
 
+export async function listAccounts(
+  slug: string,
+  limit = 500,
+): Promise<ProviderAccountT[]> {
+  const key = providerKeyForSlug(slug);
+  if (!key) return [];
+  const capped = Math.max(1, Math.min(limit, 5000));
+  const body = await call<{ accounts: unknown[] }>(
+    `/internal/v1/providers/${key}/accounts?limit=${capped}`,
+  );
+  const out: ProviderAccountT[] = [];
+  for (const raw of body.accounts ?? []) {
+    const parsed = ProviderAccount(raw);
+    if (!(parsed instanceof type.errors)) out.push(parsed);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 export async function createAccount(
   slug: string,
   username: string,
diff --git a/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountService.ts b/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountService.ts
index 71d48898..091cb665 100644
--- a/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountService.ts
+++ b/server/server/internal/community/gameAccountService.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   getCharacters,
   getProvider,
   isConfigured,
+  listAccounts,
   providerKeyForSlug,
   setPassword,
   type ProviderAccountT,
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ export async function listPanelsForUser(
 
 export class GameAccountConflict extends Error {}
 
+function normalize(value: string | null | undefined): string {
+  return (value ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
+}
+
 /** Provision a native game account and link it to this Drop identity.
  *
  *  ONE PER USER PER SERVER is enforced here AND by a unique index. The index
@@ -199,6 +204,70 @@ export async function provision(
   return account;
 }
 
+/** Recover a missing Drop<->game link by matching an existing account that is
+ *  provably the same person (same username and same email). This is for
+ *  migration drift / accidental row loss, not for claiming arbitrary names. */
+export async function recoverExistingLink(
+  userId: string,
+  serverSlug: string,
+): Promise<ProviderAccountT> {
+  const existing = await prisma.gameAccountLink.findUnique({
+    where: { userId_serverSlug: { userId, serverSlug } },
+  });
+  if (existing)
+    throw new GameAccountConflict(
+      "You already have an account linked for this server.",
+    );
+
+  const provider = await getProvider(serverSlug);
+  if (!provider || !provider.configured)
+    throw new GameProviderUnavailable("This server has no account system.");
+
+  const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+    where: { id: userId },
+    select: { username: true, email: true },
+  });
+  if (!user) throw new GameAccountConflict("User not found.");
+
+  const all = await listAccounts(serverSlug, 1000);
+  const sameUsername = all.filter(
+    (a) => normalize(a.username) === normalize(user.username),
+  );
+  const exactMatches = sameUsername.filter(
+    (a) => normalize(a.email) !== "" && normalize(a.email) === normalize(user.email),
+  );
+
+  if (exactMatches.length === 0) {
+    throw new GameAccountConflict(
+      "No recoverable account match was found. We only auto-link when both " +
+        "username and email match your Drop profile exactly.",
+    );
+  }
+  if (exactMatches.length > 1) {
+    throw new GameAccountConflict(
+      "More than one matching game account was found. Ask an admin to relink manually.",
+    );
+  }
+
+  const match = exactMatches[0];
+  try {
+    await prisma.gameAccountLink.create({
+      data: {
+        userId,
+        serverSlug,
+        accountId: match.account_id,
+        accountUsername: match.username,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    throw new GameAccountConflict(
+      "An account was just linked for this server. Refresh and try again.",
+    );
+  }
+
+  return match;
+}
+
 /** Change the password on the player's own linked account. The link lookup IS
  *  the authorization: a user can only ever reach their own accountId. */
 export async function changePassword(