diff --git a/client/Message.cs b/client/Message.cs
index 4543ec0..cf5ca6d 100644
--- a/client/Message.cs
+++ b/client/Message.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ internal class Message {
     public float X { get; init; }
     public float Y { get; init; }
     public float Z { get; init; }
+    public float Yaw { get; init; }
 
     [JsonProperty("message")]
     public string Text { get; init; }
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ internal class MessageWithTerritory {
     public float X { get; init; }
     public float Y { get; init; }
     public float Z { get; init; }
+    public float Yaw { get; init; }
 
     [JsonProperty("message")]
     public string Text { get; init; }
diff --git a/client/MessageRequest.cs b/client/MessageRequest.cs
index a378187..fa5a586 100644
--- a/client/MessageRequest.cs
+++ b/client/MessageRequest.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class MessageRequest {
     public float X { get; set; }
     public float Y { get; set; }
     public float Z { get; set; }
+    public float Yaw { get; set; }
     public Guid PackId { get; set; }
 
     [JsonProperty("template_1")]
diff --git a/client/Messages.cs b/client/Messages.cs
index a954ac6..4b4de21 100644
--- a/client/Messages.cs
+++ b/client/Messages.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ internal class Messages : IDisposable {
         }
 
         PluginLog.Log($"spawning vfx for {message.Id}");
-        if (this.Plugin.Vfx.SpawnStatic(message.Id, VfxPath, message.Position) == null) {
+        var rotation = Quaternion.CreateFromYawPitchRoll(message.Yaw, 0, 0);
+        if (this.Plugin.Vfx.SpawnStatic(message.Id, VfxPath, message.Position, rotation) == null) {
             PluginLog.Log("trying again");
             this.SpawnQueue.Enqueue(message);
         }
diff --git a/client/Ui/MainWindowTabs/Write.cs b/client/Ui/MainWindowTabs/Write.cs
index 9baf306..c240b0c 100644
--- a/client/Ui/MainWindowTabs/Write.cs
+++ b/client/Ui/MainWindowTabs/Write.cs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ internal class Write : ITab {
                 X = player.Position.X,
                 Y = player.Position.Y,
                 Z = player.Position.Z,
+                Yaw = player.Rotation,
                 PackId = pack.Id,
                 Template1 = this._part1,
                 Word1List = this._word1.Item1 == -1 ? null : this._word1.Item1,
diff --git a/client/Vfx.cs b/client/Vfx.cs
index 2257afd..53b8bf1 100644
--- a/client/Vfx.cs
+++ b/client/Vfx.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ internal unsafe class Vfx : IDisposable {
         this.Spawned.Clear();
     }
 
-    internal VfxStruct* SpawnStatic(Guid id, string path, Vector3 pos) {
+    internal VfxStruct* SpawnStatic(Guid id, string path, Vector3 pos, Quaternion rotation) {
         VfxStruct* vfx;
         fixed (byte* p = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(path)) {
             fixed (byte* pool = Pool) {
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ internal unsafe class Vfx : IDisposable {
 
         // update position
         vfx->Position = new Vector3(pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z);
+        // update rotation
+        vfx->Rotation = new Quaternion(rotation.X, rotation.Y, rotation.Z, rotation.W);
 
         // update
         vfx->Flags |= 2;
@@ -81,6 +83,9 @@ internal unsafe class Vfx : IDisposable {
         [FieldOffset(0x50)]
         public Vector3 Position;
 
+        [FieldOffset(0x60)]
+        public Quaternion Rotation;
+
         [FieldOffset(0x70)]
         public Vector3 Scale;
 
diff --git a/server/packs/ffxiv.yaml b/server/packs/ffxiv.yaml
index 8d7f94f..309c4c3 100644
--- a/server/packs/ffxiv.yaml
+++ b/server/packs/ffxiv.yaml
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ words:
       - moogle
       - goblin
       - dragon
+      - namazu
+      - goat
+      - mameshiba
 
   - name: Situations
     words: