diff --git a/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java b/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java
index 3c8a079..7e6ea0e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cactusServer/entities/Instance.java
@@ -97,6 +97,21 @@
 	public HashMap<String, Character> getCharacters() {
 		return characterMap;
 	}
+	
+	@JSONHint(ignore = true)
+	public HashMap<String, Character> getCharacters(String accountURI) {
+		if (accountURI == null || accountURI.isEmpty()) {
+			return getCharacters();
+		}
+		HashMap<String, Character> returnedMap = new HashMap<>();
+		for (String id : characterMap.keySet()) {
+			Character character = characterMap.get(id);
+			if (character.getAccountURI().equals(accountURI)) {
+				returnedMap.put(id, character);
+			}
+		}
+		return returnedMap;
+	}
 
 	public Character getCharacter(String characterId) {
 		return characterMap.get(characterId);