diff --git a/addons/characters/$PBOPREFIX$ b/addons/characters/$PBOPREFIX$
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e9ea6964e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/$PBOPREFIX$
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+x\cba\addons\characters
diff --git a/addons/characters/CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp b/addons/characters/CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6509d024c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class CfgEditorSubcategories {
+    class GVARMAIN(EdSubcat_Personnel_MalariaInfected) {
+        displayName = CSTRING(MenMalariaInfected);
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/characters/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/addons/characters/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b928bc2de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers {
+    class ADDON {
+        init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_preInit));
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/characters/CfgFaces.hpp b/addons/characters/CfgFaces.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c97de6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/CfgFaces.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+class CfgFaces {
+    class Default;
+    class Man_A3: Default {
+        class AfricanHead_01;
+        class AfricanHead_01_sick: AfricanHead_01 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AfricanHead_02;
+        class AfricanHead_02_sick: AfricanHead_02 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AfricanHead_03;
+        class AfricanHead_03_sick: AfricanHead_03 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_01;
+        class AsianHead_A3_01_sick: AsianHead_A3_01 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_02;
+        class AsianHead_A3_02_sick: AsianHead_A3_02 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_03;
+        class AsianHead_A3_03_sick: AsianHead_A3_03 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_04;
+        class AsianHead_A3_04_sick: AsianHead_A3_04 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_05;
+        class AsianHead_A3_05_sick: AsianHead_A3_05 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_06;
+        class AsianHead_A3_06_sick: AsianHead_A3_06 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class AsianHead_A3_07;
+        class AsianHead_A3_07_sick: AsianHead_A3_07 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class GreekHead_A3_01;
+        class GreekHead_A3_01_sick: GreekHead_A3_01 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Greek_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class GreekHead_A3_02;
+        class GreekHead_A3_02_sick: GreekHead_A3_02 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Greek_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class GreekHead_A3_03;
+        class GreekHead_A3_03_sick: GreekHead_A3_03 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Greek_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class GreekHead_A3_04;
+        class GreekHead_A3_04_sick: GreekHead_A3_04 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Greek_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class PersianHead_A3_01;
+        class PersianHead_A3_01_sick: PersianHead_A3_01 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_TK_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class PersianHead_A3_02;
+        class PersianHead_A3_02_sick: PersianHead_A3_02 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_TK_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class PersianHead_A3_03;
+        class PersianHead_A3_03_sick: PersianHead_A3_03 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_TK_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_01;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_01_sick: TanoanHead_A3_01 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_02;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_02_sick: TanoanHead_A3_02 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_03;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_03_sick: TanoanHead_A3_03 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_04;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_04_sick: TanoanHead_A3_04 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_05;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_05_sick: TanoanHead_A3_05 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_06;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_06_sick: TanoanHead_A3_06 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_07;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_07_sick: TanoanHead_A3_07 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanHead_A3_08;
+        class TanoanHead_A3_08_sick: TanoanHead_A3_08 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class TanoanBossHead;
+        class TanoanBossHead_sick: TanoanBossHead {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)}; //Syndikat_Boss_F
+        };
+
+        class WhiteHead_16; //Kelly
+        class WhiteHead_16_sick: WhiteHead_16 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class WhiteHead_17; //O'Connor
+        class WhiteHead_17_sick: WhiteHead_17 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class WhiteHead_18; //Byrne
+        class WhiteHead_18_sick: WhiteHead_18 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class WhiteHead_19; //O'Brien
+        class WhiteHead_19_sick: WhiteHead_19 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class WhiteHead_20; //Walsh
+        class WhiteHead_20_sick: WhiteHead_20 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)};
+        };
+
+        class WhiteHead_21; //O'Sullivan
+        class WhiteHead_21_sick: WhiteHead_21 {
+            identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick), QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)};
+        };
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/characters/CfgVehicles.hpp b/addons/characters/CfgVehicles.hpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..32dc846e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/CfgVehicles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/* identityTypes
+QGVAR(Head_NATO_sick)
+QGVAR(Head_African_sick)
+QGVAR(Head_Asian_sick)
+QGVAR(Head_Greek_sick)
+QGVAR(Head_TK_sick)
+QGVAR(Head_Tanoan_sick)
+QGVAR(Head_Euro_sick)
+*/
+
+class CfgVehicles {
+    class C_Man_casual_1_F_afro;
+    class C_Man_casual_1_F_afro_sick: C_Man_casual_1_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_Man_casual_3_F_afro;
+    class C_Man_casual_3_F_afro_sick: C_Man_casual_3_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_Man_casual_4_F_afro;
+    class C_Man_casual_4_F_afro_sick: C_Man_casual_4_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_Man_casual_5_F_afro;
+    class C_Man_casual_5_F_afro_sick: C_Man_casual_5_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_Man_casual_6_F_afro;
+    class C_Man_casual_6_F_afro_sick: C_Man_casual_6_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_man_polo_1_F_afro;
+    class C_man_polo_1_F_afro_sick: C_man_polo_1_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_man_polo_2_F_afro;
+    class C_man_polo_2_F_afro_sick: C_man_polo_2_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_man_polo_3_F_afro;
+    class C_man_polo_3_F_afro_sick: C_man_polo_3_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_man_polo_6_F_afro;
+    class C_man_polo_6_F_afro_sick: C_man_polo_6_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+
+    class C_man_sport_2_F_afro;
+    class C_man_sport_2_F_afro_sick: C_man_sport_2_F_afro {
+        UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN;
+        identityTypes[] = {QGVAR(Head_African_sick)};
+    };
+};
diff --git a/addons/characters/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/characters/XEH_preInit.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a95fc29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+ADDON = false;
+
+{
+    [_x, "InitPost", {
+        params ["_unit"];
+
+        if (isServer) then {
+            _unit setDamage 0.46;
+        };
+    }, nil, nil, true] call CBA_fnc_addClassEventHandler;
+} forEach [
+    "C_Man_casual_1_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_Man_casual_3_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_Man_casual_4_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_Man_casual_5_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_Man_casual_6_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_man_polo_1_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_man_polo_2_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_man_polo_3_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_man_polo_6_F_afro_sick",
+    "C_man_sport_2_F_afro_sick"
+];
+
+ADDON = true;
diff --git a/addons/characters/config.cpp b/addons/characters/config.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1ad17fd9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/config.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+class CfgPatches {
+    class ADDON {
+        name = CSTRING(component);
+        units[] = {};
+        weapons[] = {};
+        requiredVersion = REQUIRED_VERSION;
+        requiredAddons[] = {"cba_common"};
+        author = "$STR_CBA_Author";
+        authors[] = {"Kex"};
+        url = "$STR_CBA_URL";
+        VERSION_CONFIG;
+    };
+};
+
+#include "CfgEventHandlers.hpp"
+#include "CfgEditorSubcategories.hpp"
+#include "CfgFaces.hpp"
+#include "CfgVehicles.hpp"
diff --git a/addons/characters/script_component.hpp b/addons/characters/script_component.hpp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d1b44aeae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/script_component.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#define COMPONENT characters
+#include "\x\cba\addons\main\script_mod.hpp"
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED_CHARACTERS
+    #define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DEBUG_SETTINGS_CHARACTERS
+    #define DEBUG_SETTINGS DEBUG_SETTINGS_CHARACTERS
+#endif
+
+#include "\x\cba\addons\main\script_macros.hpp"
+
+#define UNLOCK_MALARIA_INFECTED_CIVILIAN\
+    author = "$STR_A3_Bohemia_Interactive";\
+    scope = 2;\
+    scopeCurator = 2;\
+    editorSubcategory = QGVARMAIN(EdSubcat_Personnel_MalariaInfected)
diff --git a/addons/characters/stringtable.xml b/addons/characters/stringtable.xml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6255a9be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/characters/stringtable.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project name="CBA_A3">
+    <Package name="Characters">
+        <Key ID="STR_CBA_Characters_Component">
+            <English>Community Base Addons - Characters</English>
+            <German>Community Base Addons - Charaktere</German>
+            <French>Community Base Addons - Caractères</French>
+        </Key>
+        <Key ID="STR_CBA_Characters_MenMalariaInfected">
+            <English>Men (Malaria-Infected)</English>
+            <German>Männer (Malaria infiziert)</German>
+            <French>Hommes (Infectés par la malaria)</French>
+        </Key>
+    </Package>
+</Project>