diff --git a/src/module/data/character.mjs b/src/module/data/character.mjs
index 560c4d1d..cb02a0c7 100644
--- a/src/module/data/character.mjs
+++ b/src/module/data/character.mjs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import {SkillDataModel} from "./skill.mjs";
-import {SpellDataModel} from "./spell.mjs";
-
 const {
-    SchemaField, NumberField, StringField, ArrayField, BooleanField, ForeignDocumentField
+    SchemaField, NumberField, StringField, ArrayField, ForeignDocumentField
 } = foundry.data.fields;
 
 export class PlayerCharacterDataModel extends foundry.abstract.TypeDataModel {
@@ -114,8 +111,15 @@ export class PlayerCharacterDataModel extends foundry.abstract.TypeDataModel {
                 auswahlen: new ArrayField(new StringField()),
             })),
 
-            talente: new ArrayField ( new ForeignDocumentField(Item) ),
-            zauber: new ArrayField ( new ForeignDocumentField(Item) ),
+            talente: new ArrayField(new SchemaField({
+                    talent: new ForeignDocumentField(Item),
+                    taw: new NumberField({integer: true, required: true}),
+                })
+            ),
+            zauber: new ArrayField(new SchemaField({
+                talent: new ForeignDocumentField(Item),
+                zfw: new NumberField({integer: true, required: true}),
+            })),
             liturgien: new ArrayField(new SchemaField({
                 name: new StringField(),
             })),
diff --git a/src/module/xml-import/xml-import.mjs b/src/module/xml-import/xml-import.mjs
index 71b31be7..41488168 100644
--- a/src/module/xml-import/xml-import.mjs
+++ b/src/module/xml-import/xml-import.mjs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export async function importCharacter(actorId, file) {
     let dom = domParser.parseFromString(xmlString, 'application/xml')
 
     let rawJson = getJsonFromXML(dom)
-    let characterJson = mapRawJson(rawJson)
+    //for some reason this await is necessary, even if Webstorm thinks it is obsolete
+    let characterJson = await mapRawJson(rawJson)
 
     actor.update(characterJson)
 }
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ function calculateBirthdate(json) {
  * @param rawJson the json parsed from the Helden-Software XML
  * @returns {{}} a json representation of the character
  */
-function mapRawJson(rawJson) {
+async function mapRawJson(rawJson) {
     let json = {}
     let held = rawJson.helden.held;
     json.name = held.name
@@ -251,22 +252,18 @@ function mapRawJson(rawJson) {
     let talents = []
     for (let talent in held.talentliste.talent) {
         talent = held.talentliste.talent[talent]
-        let talentJson = {
-            name: talent.name,
-            taw: talent.value,
-            probe: talent.probe.trim(),
+        let talentItem = game.items.getName(talent.name)
+        if (talentItem) {
+            let talentJson = {
+                talent: talentItem,
+                taw: talent.value,
+            }
+            talents.push(talentJson)
         }
-        if (talent.be !== undefined) {
-            talentJson.be = talent.be
-        }
-        if (talent.k !== undefined) {
-            talentJson.komplexitaet = parseInt(talent.k)
-        }
-        talents.push(talentJson)
     }
     json.talente = talents
     let spells = []
-    for (let spell in held.zauberliste.zauber) {
+    /*for (let spell in held.zauberliste.zauber) {
         spell = held.zauberliste.zauber[spell]
         spells.push({
             name: spell.name,
@@ -276,7 +273,7 @@ function mapRawJson(rawJson) {
             anmerkungen: spell.zauberkommentar,
             komplexitaet: spell.k,
         })
-    }
+    }*/
     json.zauber = spells
     let combatValues = []
     for (let combatValue in held.kampf.kampfwerte) {