diff --git a/bot/db_utils.py b/bot/db_utils.py
index 2d030cb..a236980 100644
--- a/bot/db_utils.py
+++ b/bot/db_utils.py
@@ -47,13 +47,27 @@ def get_or_create_user(username):
     user_id = CURSOR.lastrowid
     return user_id
 
-def insert_character(name: str, rarity: int, weight: float, file_id: str) -> int:
+def insert_character(name: str, rarity: int, weight: float, file_id: str, stats: dict) -> int:
     '''Inserts a character'''
     CURSOR.execute(
         'INSERT INTO characters (name, rarity, weight, file_id) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)',
         (name, rarity, weight, file_id)
     )
     character_id = CURSOR.lastrowid
+
+    # Insert stats
+    columns = ', '.join(stats.keys())
+    placeholders = ', '.join(['?'] * len(stats))
+    updates = ', '.join([f"{col}=excluded.{col}" for col in stats.keys()])
+    values = list(stats.values())
+
+    sql = f'''
+        INSERT INTO character_stats (character_id, {columns})
+        VALUES (?, {placeholders})
+        ON CONFLICT(character_id) DO UPDATE SET {updates}
+    '''
+    CURSOR.execute(sql, [character_id] + values)
+
     return character_id if character_id else 0
 
 def insert_pull(user_id, character_id):
@@ -85,69 +99,7 @@ def set_config(key, value):
 
 # Character stat functions
 
-def add_character_stats(character_id, stats):
-    '''
-    Adds or updates character stats in the character_stats table.
-    `stats` should be a dictionary like {'power': 5, 'charm': 3}
-    '''
-    if not stats:
-        return
-
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    cur = conn.cursor()
-
-    columns = ', '.join(stats.keys())
-    placeholders = ', '.join(['?'] * len(stats))
-    updates = ', '.join([f"{col}=excluded.{col}" for col in stats.keys()])
-    
-    values = list(stats.values())
-
-    sql = f'''
-        INSERT INTO character_stats (character_id, {columns})
-        VALUES (?, {placeholders})
-        ON CONFLICT(character_id) DO UPDATE SET {updates}
-    '''
-    cur.execute(sql, [character_id] + values)
-    conn.commit()
-    conn.close()
-
-
-def update_character_stat(character_id, stat_name, value):
-    '''Updates a single stat field for a character'''
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    cur = conn.cursor()
-    cur.execute(f'''
-        UPDATE character_stats SET {stat_name} = ? WHERE character_id = ?
-    ''', (value, character_id))
-    conn.commit()
-    conn.close()
-
-def get_character_stats(character_id):
-    '''Retrieves all stats for a single character dynamically'''
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    conn.row_factory = sqlite3.Row  # Enables dict-style access to rows
-    cur = conn.cursor()
-    cur.execute('SELECT * FROM character_stats WHERE character_id = ?', (character_id,))
-    row = cur.fetchone()
-    conn.close()
-
-    if row:
-        return {key: row[key] for key in row.keys() if key != 'character_id'}
-    else:
-        return {}
-
-def get_character_stat(character_id, stat_name):
-    '''Retrieves a single stat value for a character'''
-    if stat_name not in ('power', 'charm'):
-        raise ValueError("Invalid stat name")
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    cur = conn.cursor()
-    cur.execute(f'SELECT {stat_name} FROM character_stats WHERE character_id = ?', (character_id,))
-    row = cur.fetchone()
-    conn.close()
-    return row[0] if row else 0
-
-def get_stats_for_multiple_characters(character_ids):
+def get_characters(character_ids):
     '''
     Retrieves stats for a list of character IDs.
     Returns a dictionary of character_id -> {stat_name: value, ...}
@@ -162,12 +114,10 @@ def get_stats_for_multiple_characters(character_ids):
         WHERE character_id IN ({placeholders})
     '''
 
-    conn = get_db_connection()
-    cur = conn.cursor()
-    cur.execute(query, character_ids)
+
+    CURSOR.execute(query, character_ids)
     rows = cur.fetchall()
     col_names = [desc[0] for desc in cur.description]
-    conn.close()
 
     result = {}
     for row in rows: