diff --git a/backend/services/falukantService.js b/backend/services/falukantService.js
index 9b05e8f..1b16a18 100644
--- a/backend/services/falukantService.js
+++ b/backend/services/falukantService.js
@@ -2462,12 +2462,82 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
         try {
             const threeWeeksAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 21 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
             const proposalCount = Math.floor(Math.random() * 3) + 3;
-            for (let i = 0; i < proposalCount; i++) {
-                const directorCharacter = await FalukantCharacter.findOne({
-                    where: {
-                        regionId,
-                        createdAt: { [Op.lt]: threeWeeksAgo },
+            
+            // Hole bereits existierende Proposals, um diese Charaktere auszuschließen
+            const existingProposals = await DirectorProposal.findAll({
+                where: { employerUserId: falukantUserId },
+                attributes: ['directorCharacterId'],
+                raw: true
+            });
+            const proposalCharacterIds = existingProposals.map(p => p.directorCharacterId);
+            
+            // Hole alle Charaktere, die bereits als Direktor arbeiten (egal für welchen User)
+            const existingDirectors = await Director.findAll({
+                attributes: ['directorCharacterId'],
+                raw: true
+            });
+            const directorCharacterIds = existingDirectors.map(d => d.directorCharacterId);
+            
+            // Kombiniere beide Listen
+            const excludedCharacterIds = [...new Set([...proposalCharacterIds, ...directorCharacterIds])];
+            
+            console.log(`[generateProposals] Excluding ${excludedCharacterIds.length} characters (${proposalCharacterIds.length} proposals + ${directorCharacterIds.length} active directors)`);
+            console.log(`[generateProposals] Region ID: ${regionId}, Proposal count needed: ${proposalCount}`);
+            
+            // Versuche zuerst Charaktere, die mindestens 3 Wochen alt sind
+            let whereClause = {
+                regionId,
+                userId: null, // Nur NPCs
+            };
+            
+            if (excludedCharacterIds.length > 0) {
+                whereClause.id = { [Op.notIn]: excludedCharacterIds };
+            }
+            whereClause.createdAt = { [Op.lt]: threeWeeksAgo };
+            
+            // Erstelle Query-Objekt für Logging
+            const queryOptions = {
+                where: whereClause,
+                include: [
+                    {
+                        model: TitleOfNobility,
+                        as: 'nobleTitle',
+                        attributes: ['level'],
                     },
+                ],
+                order: sequelize.literal('RANDOM()'),
+                limit: proposalCount,
+            };
+            
+            // Logge die SQL-Query
+            try {
+                const query = FalukantCharacter.findAll(queryOptions);
+                const sqlQuery = query.toSQL ? query.toSQL() : query;
+                console.log(`[generateProposals] SQL Query (older than 3 weeks):`, JSON.stringify(sqlQuery, null, 2));
+            } catch (e) {
+                // Fallback: Logge die Query-Optionen direkt
+                console.log(`[generateProposals] Query Options (older than 3 weeks):`, JSON.stringify(queryOptions, null, 2));
+            }
+            console.log(`[generateProposals] WHERE clause:`, JSON.stringify(whereClause, null, 2));
+            console.log(`[generateProposals] Excluded character IDs:`, excludedCharacterIds);
+            
+            let directorCharacters = await FalukantCharacter.findAll(queryOptions);
+            
+            // Fallback: Wenn nicht genug ältere Charaktere gefunden werden, verwende auch neuere
+            if (directorCharacters.length < proposalCount) {
+                console.log(`[generateProposals] Only found ${directorCharacters.length} characters older than 3 weeks, trying all NPCs...`);
+                
+                const fallbackWhereClause = {
+                    regionId,
+                    userId: null, // Nur NPCs
+                };
+                
+                if (excludedCharacterIds.length > 0) {
+                    fallbackWhereClause.id = { [Op.notIn]: excludedCharacterIds };
+                }
+                
+                const fallbackQueryOptions = {
+                    where: fallbackWhereClause,
                     include: [
                         {
                             model: TitleOfNobility,
@@ -2476,22 +2546,81 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
                         },
                     ],
                     order: sequelize.literal('RANDOM()'),
-                });
-                if (!directorCharacter) {
-                    throw new Error('No directors available for the region');
+                    limit: proposalCount,
+                };
+                
+                // Logge die Fallback-SQL-Query
+                try {
+                    const fallbackQuery = FalukantCharacter.findAll(fallbackQueryOptions);
+                    const fallbackSqlQuery = fallbackQuery.toSQL ? fallbackQuery.toSQL() : fallbackQuery;
+                    console.log(`[generateProposals] SQL Query (all NPCs):`, JSON.stringify(fallbackSqlQuery, null, 2));
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.log(`[generateProposals] Fallback Query Options:`, JSON.stringify(fallbackQueryOptions, null, 2));
                 }
-                const avgKnowledge = await this.calculateAverageKnowledge(directorCharacter.id);
+                console.log(`[generateProposals] Fallback WHERE clause:`, JSON.stringify(fallbackWhereClause, null, 2));
+                
+                const fallbackCharacters = await FalukantCharacter.findAll(fallbackQueryOptions);
+                
+                // Kombiniere beide Listen und entferne Duplikate
+                const allCharacterIds = new Set(directorCharacters.map(c => c.id));
+                fallbackCharacters.forEach(c => {
+                    if (!allCharacterIds.has(c.id)) {
+                        directorCharacters.push(c);
+                        allCharacterIds.add(c.id);
+                    }
+                });
+                
+                // Limitiere auf proposalCount
+                directorCharacters = directorCharacters.slice(0, proposalCount);
+            }
+            
+            if (directorCharacters.length === 0) {
+                console.error(`[generateProposals] No NPCs found in region ${regionId} at all`);
+                throw new Error('No directors available for the region');
+            }
+            
+            console.log(`[generateProposals] Found ${directorCharacters.length} available NPCs`);
+            
+            // Batch-Berechnung der Knowledge-Werte
+            const characterIds = directorCharacters.map(c => c.id);
+            const allKnowledges = await Knowledge.findAll({
+                where: { characterId: { [Op.in]: characterIds } },
+                attributes: ['characterId', 'knowledge'],
+                raw: true
+            });
+            
+            // Gruppiere Knowledge nach characterId und berechne Durchschnitt
+            const knowledgeMap = new Map();
+            characterIds.forEach(id => knowledgeMap.set(id, []));
+            allKnowledges.forEach(k => {
+                const list = knowledgeMap.get(k.characterId) || [];
+                list.push(k.knowledge);
+                knowledgeMap.set(k.characterId, list);
+            });
+            
+            // Erstelle alle Proposals in einem Batch
+            const proposalsToCreate = directorCharacters.map(character => {
+                const knowledges = knowledgeMap.get(character.id) || [];
+                const avgKnowledge = knowledges.length > 0 
+                    ? knowledges.reduce((sum, k) => sum + k, 0) / knowledges.length 
+                    : 0;
+                
                 const proposedIncome = Math.round(
-                    directorCharacter.nobleTitle.level * Math.pow(1.231, avgKnowledge / 1.5)
+                    character.nobleTitle.level * Math.pow(1.231, avgKnowledge / 1.5)
                 );
-                await DirectorProposal.create({
-                    directorCharacterId: directorCharacter.id,
+                
+                return {
+                    directorCharacterId: character.id,
                     employerUserId: falukantUserId,
                     proposedIncome,
-                });
-            }
+                };
+            });
+            
+            await DirectorProposal.bulkCreate(proposalsToCreate);
+            
+            console.log(`[generateProposals] Created ${proposalsToCreate.length} director proposals for region ${regionId}`);
         } catch (error) {
-            console.log(error.message, error.stack);
+            console.error('[generateProposals] Error:', error.message, error.stack);
             throw new Error(error.message);
         }
     }