diff --git a/backend/controllers/falukantController.js b/backend/controllers/falukantController.js
index f0c331c..90aa6ec 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/falukantController.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/falukantController.js
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class FalukantController {
             if (!result) throw { status: 404, message: 'No family data found' };
             return result;
         });
+        this.getPotentialHeirs = this._wrapWithUser((userId) => this.service.getPotentialHeirs(userId));
+        this.selectHeir = this._wrapWithUser((userId, req) => this.service.selectHeir(userId, req.body.heirId));
         this.setHeir = this._wrapWithUser((userId, req) => this.service.setHeir(userId, req.body.childCharacterId));
         this.acceptMarriageProposal = this._wrapWithUser((userId, req) => this.service.acceptMarriageProposal(userId, req.body.proposalId));
         this.cancelWooing = this._wrapWithUser(async (userId) => {
diff --git a/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js b/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js
index af7cf87..1623f4a 100644
--- a/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js
+++ b/backend/routers/falukantRouter.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ router.get('/dashboard-widget', falukantController.getDashboardWidget);
 router.post('/family/acceptmarriageproposal', falukantController.acceptMarriageProposal);
 router.post('/family/cancel-wooing', falukantController.cancelWooing);
 router.post('/family/set-heir', falukantController.setHeir);
+router.get('/heirs/potential', falukantController.getPotentialHeirs);
+router.post('/heirs/select', falukantController.selectHeir);
 router.get('/family/gifts', falukantController.getGifts);
 router.get('/family/children', falukantController.getChildren);
 router.post('/family/gift', falukantController.sendGift);
diff --git a/backend/services/falukantService.js b/backend/services/falukantService.js
index bbe04b6..77d4576 100644
--- a/backend/services/falukantService.js
+++ b/backend/services/falukantService.js
@@ -2910,6 +2910,97 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
         return { success: true, childCharacterId };
     }
 
+    async getPotentialHeirs(hashedUserId) {
+        const user = await this.getFalukantUserByHashedId(hashedUserId);
+        if (!user) throw new Error('User not found');
+        if (user.character?.id) return [];
+
+        const noncivilTitle = await TitleOfNobility.findOne({
+            where: { labelTr: 'noncivil' },
+            attributes: ['id']
+        });
+        if (!noncivilTitle?.id) return [];
+
+        const tenDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 10 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+        const mainRegionId = user.mainBranchRegionId || null;
+
+        const includes = [
+            { model: FalukantPredefineFirstname, as: 'definedFirstName', attributes: ['name'] },
+            { model: FalukantPredefineLastname, as: 'definedLastName', attributes: ['name'] }
+        ];
+
+        const buildWhere = ({ withRegion = true, withYoungAge = true } = {}) => {
+            const where = {
+                userId: null,
+                titleOfNobility: noncivilTitle.id,
+                health: { [Op.gt]: 0 }
+            };
+            if (withRegion && mainRegionId) where.regionId = mainRegionId;
+            if (withYoungAge) where.birthdate = { [Op.gte]: tenDaysAgo };
+            return where;
+        };
+
+        const loadCandidates = async (where) => FalukantCharacter.findAll({
+            where,
+            include: includes,
+            attributes: ['id', 'birthdate', 'gender'],
+            order: sequelize.random(),
+            limit: 10
+        });
+
+        let candidates = await loadCandidates(buildWhere({ withRegion: true, withYoungAge: true }));
+        if (candidates.length === 0) {
+            candidates = await loadCandidates(buildWhere({ withRegion: true, withYoungAge: false }));
+        }
+        if (candidates.length === 0) {
+            candidates = await loadCandidates(buildWhere({ withRegion: false, withYoungAge: false }));
+        }
+
+        return candidates.map(candidate => {
+            const plain = candidate.get({ plain: true });
+            return {
+                ...plain,
+                age: plain.birthdate ? calcAge(plain.birthdate) : null
+            };
+        });
+    }
+
+    async selectHeir(hashedUserId, heirId) {
+        const parsedHeirId = Number(heirId);
+        if (!Number.isInteger(parsedHeirId) || parsedHeirId < 1) {
+            throw { status: 400, message: 'Invalid heirId' };
+        }
+
+        const user = await this.getFalukantUserByHashedId(hashedUserId);
+        if (!user) throw new Error('User not found');
+        if (user.character?.id) {
+            throw { status: 409, message: 'User already has an active character' };
+        }
+
+        const noncivilTitle = await TitleOfNobility.findOne({
+            where: { labelTr: 'noncivil' },
+            attributes: ['id']
+        });
+        if (!noncivilTitle?.id) throw new Error('Title "noncivil" not found');
+
+        const mainRegionId = user.mainBranchRegionId || null;
+        const where = {
+            id: parsedHeirId,
+            userId: null,
+            titleOfNobility: noncivilTitle.id,
+            health: { [Op.gt]: 0 }
+        };
+        if (mainRegionId) where.regionId = mainRegionId;
+
+        const candidate = await FalukantCharacter.findOne({ where, attributes: ['id'] });
+        if (!candidate) {
+            throw { status: 404, message: 'Selected heir is not available' };
+        }
+
+        await candidate.update({ userId: user.id });
+        return { success: true, heirId: candidate.id };
+    }
+
     async getPossiblePartners(requestingCharacterId) {
         const proposals = await MarriageProposal.findAll({
             where: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/falukant/OverviewView.vue b/frontend/src/views/falukant/OverviewView.vue
index ea28aac..647de26 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/falukant/OverviewView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/falukant/OverviewView.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
                     <div class="heir-info">
                         <div class="heir-name">
                             {{ $t(`falukant.titles.${heir.gender}.noncivil`) }}
-                            {{ heir.definedFirstName.name }} {{ heir.definedLastName.name }}
+                            {{ heir.definedFirstName?.name || '---' }} {{ heir.definedLastName?.name || '' }}
                         </div>
                         <div class="heir-age">{{ $t('falukant.overview.metadata.age') }}: {{ heir.age }}</div>
                     </div>
@@ -381,13 +381,6 @@ export default {
             return new Date(timestamp).toLocaleString();
         },
         async fetchPotentialHeirs() {
-            // Prüfe sowohl mainBranchRegion.id als auch mainBranchRegionId
-            const regionId = this.falukantUser?.mainBranchRegion?.id || this.falukantUser?.mainBranchRegionId;
-            if (!regionId) {
-                console.error('No main branch region found', this.falukantUser);
-                this.potentialHeirs = [];
-                return;
-            }
             this.loadingHeirs = true;
             try {
                 const response = await apiClient.get('/api/falukant/heirs/potential');