diff --git a/backend/services/falukantService.js b/backend/services/falukantService.js
index fdfe847..585543e 100644
--- a/backend/services/falukantService.js
+++ b/backend/services/falukantService.js
@@ -2885,9 +2885,19 @@ class FalukantService extends BaseService {
         const timings = {};
         
         try {
-            // 1. User und Character laden
+            // 1. User und Character laden (optimiert: nur benötigte Felder)
             const step1Start = Date.now();
-            const user = await this.getFalukantUserByHashedId(hashedUserId);
+            const user = await FalukantUser.findOne({
+                include: [
+                    { model: User, as: 'user', attributes: ['hashedId'], where: { hashedId: hashedUserId } },
+                    {
+                        model: FalukantCharacter,
+                        as: 'character',
+                        attributes: ['id', 'birthdate', 'gender', 'regionId', 'titleOfNobility'],
+                        required: true
+                    }
+                ]
+            });
             if (!user) throw new Error('User not found');
             const character = user.character;
             if (!character) throw new Error('Character not found for this user');