diff --git a/projects/sasch40/frontend/public/assets/scenes/schankraum_v6.jpg b/projects/sasch40/frontend/public/assets/scenes/schankraum_v6.jpg
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/projects/sasch40/frontend/src/components/TavernView.vue b/projects/sasch40/frontend/src/components/TavernView.vue
index 3c356e7..be481f3 100644
--- a/projects/sasch40/frontend/src/components/TavernView.vue
+++ b/projects/sasch40/frontend/src/components/TavernView.vue
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 
         <!-- ================= 1. GASTSTUBE (SCHANKRAUM) ================= -->
         <template v-if="currentRoom === 'schankraum'">
-        <img src="/assets/scenes/schankraum_v5.jpg?v=5" alt="Gaststube Zum wummernden Ritter" class="tavern-bg" />
+        <img src="/assets/scenes/schankraum_v6.jpg?v=6" alt="Gaststube Zum wummernden Ritter" class="tavern-bg" />
 
         <!-- Verena on the wooden gallery -->
         <button class="hotspot hotspot-verena" @click="openCharacterDialog('verena')">
@@ -752,8 +752,8 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 
         <!-- Markus and Taiwanese companions table -->
         <button class="hotspot hotspot-markus" @click="openCharacterDialog('markus')">
-          <img :src="CHARACTERS.markus.portrait" class="hotspot-thumb" alt="Papa Markus" />
-          <span class="hotspot-badge">Papa Markus 🎲🍶</span>
+          <img :src="CHARACTERS.markus.portrait" class="hotspot-thumb" alt="Markus (Vater)" />
+          <span class="hotspot-badge">Markus (Vater) 🎲🍶</span>
         </button>
 
         <!-- Trail back to Hinterland -->
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 /* Trapdoor to Party Bunker Easter Egg */
 .trapdoor-hotspot {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 86%;
+  top: 83%;
   left: 50%;
   transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
   background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.25);
@@ -1442,16 +1442,16 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 }
 
 /* 1. Schankraum Hotspots */
-.hotspot-verena { top: 16%; left: 36%; }
-.hotspot-door-nebenraum { top: 64%; left: 14%; }
-.hotspot-armend { top: 62%; left: 84%; }
-.hotspot-lutz { top: 22%; left: 83%; }
-.hotspot-door-marktplatz { top: 44%; left: 78%; }
+.hotspot-verena { top: 25%; left: 26%; }
+.hotspot-door-nebenraum { top: 52%; left: 13%; }
+.hotspot-armend { top: 70%; left: 86%; }
+.hotspot-lutz { top: 27%; left: 84%; }
+.hotspot-door-marktplatz { top: 48%; left: 82%; }
 
 /* 2. Nebenraum Hotspots */
 .hotspot-mirror-nebenraum { top: 36%; left: 24%; }
 .hotspot-door-back-gaststube-nr { top: 48%; left: 56%; }
-.hotspot-amy-nebenraum { top: 64%; left: 80%; }
+.hotspot-amy-nebenraum { top: 77%; left: 80%; }
 
 /* 3. Marktplatz Hotspots */
 .mario-container {
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 .hotspot-door-hinterland { top: 34%; left: 76%; }
 
 /* 4. Hinterland Hotspots */
-.hotspot-mane { top: 56%; left: 82%; }
+.hotspot-mane { top: 70%; left: 84%; }
 .hiking-anim {
   animation: hikeBob 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;
 }
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 .hotspot-door-back-marktplatz { top: 80%; left: 16%; }
 
 /* 5. Hinter den Bergen Hotspots */
-.hotspot-markus { top: 70%; left: 52%; }
+.hotspot-markus { top: 55%; left: 52%; }
 .hotspot-door-back-hinterland { top: 90%; left: 16%; }
 
 /* 6. Hinterzimmer Hotspots & Strobe */
@@ -1557,8 +1557,8 @@ function proceedToExpress() {
 }
 
 .hotspot-flo { top: 38%; left: 24%; }
-.hotspot-viktor { top: 52%; left: 62%; }
-.hotspot-pue { top: 64%; left: 82%; }
+.hotspot-viktor { top: 58%; left: 60%; }
+.hotspot-pue { top: 66%; left: 70%; }
 .hotspot-door-back-vip { top: 74%; left: 45%; }
 
 .pulse {