diff --git a/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart
index 15d06c9..fd7600f 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/client_controller.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/paginate.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/get_event_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/get_related_events_request.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/requests/get_room_state_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/login_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/profile.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/paginate_request.dart";
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ class ClientController extends AsyncNotifier<int> {
 
     calloc.free(bufferPointer);
 
-    return response.buf.toJson();
+    final json = response.buf.toJson();
+    if (json is String) throw json;
+    return json;
   }
 
   Future<void> redactEvent(RedactEventRequest report) =>
@@ -140,6 +143,12 @@ class ClientController extends AsyncNotifier<int> {
     await _sendCommand("leave_room", {"room_id": room.metadata!.id});
   }
 
+  Future<IList<Event>> getRoomState(GetRoomStateRequest request) async {
+    final response =
+        (await _sendCommand("get_room_state", request.toJson())) as List;
+    return response.map((event) => Event.fromJson(event)).toIList();
+  }
+
   Future<IList<Event>?> getRelatedEvents(
     GetRelatedEventsRequest request,
   ) async {
@@ -157,11 +166,8 @@ class ClientController extends AsyncNotifier<int> {
   Future<Paginate> paginate(PaginateRequest request) async =>
       Paginate.fromJson(await _sendCommand("paginate", request.toJson()));
 
-  Future<Profile?> getProfile(String userId) async {
-    final json = await _sendCommand("get_profile", {"user_id": userId});
-
-    return json == null ? null : Profile.fromJson(json);
-  }
+  Future<Profile> getProfile(String userId) async =>
+      Profile.fromJson(await _sendCommand("get_profile", {"user_id": userId}));
 
   Future<void> reportEvent(ReportRequest report) =>
       _sendCommand("report_event", report.toJson());
diff --git a/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart
index df15c1c..5f88f2b 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/members_controller.dart
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
+import "package:collection/collection.dart";
 import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
-import "package:matrix/matrix.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/room.dart";
 
-class MembersController extends AsyncNotifier<IList<MatrixEvent>> {
+class MembersController extends AsyncNotifier<IList<Event>> {
   final Room room;
   MembersController(this.room);
 
   @override
-  Future<IList<MatrixEvent>> build() async => IList(
-    (await room.client.getMembersByRoom(
-          room.id,
-          notMembership: Membership.leave,
-        )) ??
-        [],
-  );
+  Future<IList<Event>> build() async =>
+      (room.state["m.room.member"]?.values ?? [])
+          .map(
+            (eventRowId) => room.events.firstWhereOrNull(
+              (event) => event.rowId == eventRowId,
+            ),
+          )
+          .nonNulls
+          .toIList();
 
   static final provider = AsyncNotifierProvider.family
-      .autoDispose<MembersController, IList<MatrixEvent>, Room>(
+      .autoDispose<MembersController, IList<Event>, Room>(
         MembersController.new,
       );
 }
diff --git a/lib/controllers/profile_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/profile_controller.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e825593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/controllers/profile_controller.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/client_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/profile.dart";
+
+class ProfileController extends AsyncNotifier<Profile> {
+  final String userId;
+  ProfileController(this.userId);
+
+  @override
+  Future<Profile> build() =>
+      ref.watch(ClientController.provider.notifier).getProfile(userId);
+
+  static final provider =
+      AsyncNotifierProvider.family<ProfileController, Profile, String>(
+        ProfileController.new,
+      );
+}
diff --git a/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
index 4490fdd..1428df1 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/room_chat_controller.dart
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:fluttertagger/fluttertagger.dart" as tagger;
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/new_events_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/rooms_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/selected_room_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/event_to_message.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/list_to_messages.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/requests/get_room_state_request.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/requests/paginate_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/redact_event_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/relation_type.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/send_message_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/room.dart";
-import "package:nexus/models/sync_data.dart";
 
 class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
   final String roomId;
@@ -22,9 +25,8 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
   @override
   Future<ChatController> build() async {
     final client = ref.watch(ClientController.provider.notifier);
-    final events =
-        ref.read(SelectedRoomController.provider)?.events ??
-        const IList.empty();
+    final room = ref.read(SelectedRoomController.provider);
+    if (room == null) return InMemoryChatController();
 
     ref.onDispose(
       ref.listen(NewEventsController.provider(roomId), (_, next) async {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
 
             await controller.removeMessage(message);
           } else {
-            final message = await event.toMessage(client, includeEdits: true);
+            final message = await event.toMessage(ref, includeEdits: true);
             if (event.relationType == "m.replace") {
               final controller = await future;
               final oldMessage = controller.messages.firstWhereOrNull(
@@ -69,11 +71,26 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
       }).close,
     );
 
-    final messages = await events.toMessages(client);
+    final messages = await room.timeline
+        .map(
+          (timelineRowTuple) => room.events.firstWhereOrNull(
+            (event) => event.rowId == timelineRowTuple.eventRowId,
+          ),
+        )
+        .nonNulls
+        .toMessages(ref);
     final controller = InMemoryChatController(messages: messages);
+    ref.onDispose(controller.dispose);
 
     if (messages.length < 20) await loadOlder(controller);
 
+    await client.getRoomState(
+      GetRoomStateRequest(
+        roomId: roomId,
+        fetchMembers: room.metadata?.hasMemberList == false,
+      ),
+    );
+
     return controller;
   }
 
@@ -109,23 +126,47 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
     final controller = chatController ?? await future;
     final client = ref.watch(ClientController.provider.notifier);
 
-    client.
-    // await ref.watchInMemoryChatController? chatController(EventsController.provider(room).notifier).prev();
-    // final timeline = await ref.watch(EventsController.provider(room).future);
+    final response = await client.paginate(
+      PaginateRequest(
+        roomId: roomId,
+        maxTimelineId: controller.messages.firstOrNull?.metadata?["timelineId"],
+      ),
+    );
 
-    // final controller = await future;
-    // await controller.insertAllMessages(
-    //   await timeline.events
-    //       .where(
-    //         (event) => !currentEvents.messages.any(
-    //           (existingEvent) => existingEvent.id == event.eventId,
-    //         ),
-    //       )
-    //       .toList()
-    //       .toMessages(room, timeline),
-    //   index: 0,
-    // );
-    // ref.notifyListeners();
+    ref
+        .watch(RoomsController.provider.notifier)
+        .update(
+          IMap({
+            roomId: Room(
+              events: response.events.addAll(response.relatedEvents),
+              hasMore: response.hasMore,
+              timeline: response.events
+                  .map(
+                    (event) => TimelineRowTuple(
+                      timelineRowId: event.timelineRowId,
+                      eventRowId: event.rowId,
+                    ),
+                  )
+                  .toIList(),
+            ),
+          }),
+          const ISet.empty(),
+        );
+
+    final existingIds = controller.messages.map((m) => m.id).toSet();
+
+    final messages = await response.events
+        .where((event) => !existingIds.contains(event.eventId))
+        .fold(<String, Event>{}, (acc, event) {
+          acc[event.eventId] =
+              event; // overwrites duplicates in response.events
+          return acc;
+        })
+        .values
+        .toIList()
+        .reversed
+        .toMessages(ref);
+    await controller.insertAllMessages(messages, index: 0);
   }
 
   Future<void> updateMessage(Message message, Message newMessage) async =>
@@ -167,7 +208,7 @@ class RoomChatController extends AsyncNotifier<ChatController> {
         .getProfile(id);
     return chat.User(
       id: id,
-      name: user?.displayName,
+      name: user.displayName,
       // imageSource: user.avatarUrl == null
       //     ? null
       //     : (await ref.watch(
diff --git a/lib/controllers/rooms_controller.dart b/lib/controllers/rooms_controller.dart
index bbeb402..bc109c9 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/rooms_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/rooms_controller.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "package:collection/collection.dart";
 import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/new_events_controller.dart";
@@ -28,16 +29,22 @@ class RoomsController extends Notifier<IMap<String, Room>> {
               ),
               state: incoming.state.entries.fold(
                 existing.state,
-                (stateAcc, event) => stateAcc.add(
+                (previousValue, event) => previousValue.add(
                   event.key,
-                  (stateAcc[event.key] ?? IMap<dynamic, dynamic>()).addAll(
+                  (previousValue[event.key] ?? const IMap.empty()).addAll(
                     event.value,
                   ),
                 ),
               ),
-              timeline: incoming.reset
-                  ? incoming.timeline
-                  : existing.timeline.addAll(incoming.timeline),
+              timeline:
+                  (incoming.reset
+                          ? incoming.timeline
+                          : existing.timeline.updateById(
+                              incoming.timeline,
+                              (item) => item.timelineRowId,
+                            ))
+                      .sortedBy((element) => element.timelineRowId)
+                      .toIList(),
               receipts: incoming.receipts.entries.fold(
                 existing.receipts,
                 (receiptAcc, event) => receiptAcc.add(
diff --git a/lib/helpers/extensions/event_to_message.dart b/lib/helpers/extensions/event_to_message.dart
index 699b9f3..231774b 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/extensions/event_to_message.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/extensions/event_to_message.dart
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import "package:flutter_chat_core/flutter_chat_core.dart";
+import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client_controller.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/profile_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/get_event_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/get_related_events_request.dart";
 
 extension EventToMessage on Event {
   Future<Message?> toMessage(
-    ClientController client, {
+    Ref ref, {
     bool mustBeText = false,
     bool includeEdits = false,
   }) async {
     if (relationType == "m.replace" && !includeEdits) return null;
+    final client = ref.watch(ClientController.provider.notifier);
 
     final newEvents = await client.getRelatedEvents(
       GetRelatedEventsRequest(
@@ -28,22 +31,25 @@ extension EventToMessage on Event {
             GetEventRequest(roomId: roomId, eventId: replyId),
           );
 
-    final author = await client.getProfile(event.authorId);
+    final author = await ref.watch(
+      ProfileController.provider(event.authorId).future,
+    );
     final content = (decrypted ?? this.content);
     final type = (decryptedType ?? this.type);
     final newContent = content["m.new_content"] as Map?;
     final metadata = {
+      "timelineId": event.timelineRowId,
       "formatted":
           newContent?["formatted_body"] ??
           newContent?["body"] ??
           content["formatted_body"] ??
           content["body"] ??
           "",
-      "reply": await replyEvent?.toMessage(client, mustBeText: true),
+      "reply": await replyEvent?.toMessage(ref, mustBeText: true),
       "body": newContent?["body"] ?? content["body"],
       "eventType": type,
-      "avatarUrl": author?.avatarUrl,
-      "displayName": author?.displayName ?? authorId,
+      "avatarUrl": author.avatarUrl,
+      "displayName": author.displayName ?? authorId,
       "txnId": transactionId,
     };
 
diff --git a/lib/helpers/extensions/list_to_messages.dart b/lib/helpers/extensions/list_to_messages.dart
index 725f9c3..78648ba 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/extensions/list_to_messages.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/extensions/list_to_messages.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:flutter_chat_core/flutter_chat_core.dart";
-import "package:nexus/controllers/client_controller.dart";
+import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/event_to_message.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 
-extension ListToMessages on IList<Event> {
-  Future<List<Message>> toMessages(ClientController client) async =>
-      (await Future.wait(
-        map((event) => event.toMessage(client)),
-      )).nonNulls.toList();
+extension ListToMessages on Iterable<Event> {
+  Future<List<Message>> toMessages(Ref ref) async => (await Future.wait(
+    map((event) => event.toMessage(ref)),
+  )).nonNulls.toList();
 }
diff --git a/lib/models/paginate.dart b/lib/models/paginate.dart
index 4faf4e9..df0a0f6 100644
--- a/lib/models/paginate.dart
+++ b/lib/models/paginate.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ part "paginate.g.dart";
 abstract class Paginate with _$Paginate {
   const factory Paginate({
     required IList<Event> events,
+    required IList<Event> relatedEvents,
     required bool hasMore,
   }) = _Paginate;
 
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/get_room_state_request.dart b/lib/models/requests/get_room_state_request.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a154d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/models/requests/get_room_state_request.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import "package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart";
+part "get_room_state_request.freezed.dart";
+part "get_room_state_request.g.dart";
+
+@freezed
+abstract class GetRoomStateRequest with _$GetRoomStateRequest {
+  const factory GetRoomStateRequest({
+    required String roomId,
+    required bool fetchMembers,
+    @Default(false) bool includeMembers,
+  }) = _GetRoomStateRequest;
+
+  factory GetRoomStateRequest.fromJson(Map<String, Object?> json) =>
+      _$GetRoomStateRequestFromJson(json);
+}
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/paginate_request.dart b/lib/models/requests/paginate_request.dart
index 5941499..44cf8ec 100644
--- a/lib/models/requests/paginate_request.dart
+++ b/lib/models/requests/paginate_request.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ part "paginate_request.g.dart";
 abstract class PaginateRequest with _$PaginateRequest {
   const factory PaginateRequest({
     required String roomId,
+    required int? maxTimelineId,
     @Default(20) int limit,
   }) = _PaginateRequest;
 
diff --git a/lib/models/requests/send_message_request.dart b/lib/models/requests/send_message_request.dart
index 6825d85..883c585 100644
--- a/lib/models/requests/send_message_request.dart
+++ b/lib/models/requests/send_message_request.dart
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ abstract class SendMessageRequest with _$SendMessageRequest {
   const factory SendMessageRequest({
     required String roomId,
     required String text,
-    @Default(Mentions()) @JsonKey(name: "m.mentions") Mentions mentions,
-    @JsonKey(name: "m.relates_to") Relation? relation,
+    @Default(Mentions()) @JsonKey(name: "mentions") Mentions mentions,
+    @JsonKey(name: "relates_to") Relation? relation,
   }) = _SendMessageRequest;
 
   factory SendMessageRequest.fromJson(Map<String, Object?> json) =>
@@ -28,17 +28,16 @@ abstract class Mentions with _$Mentions {
       _$MentionsFromJson(json);
 }
 
-@freezed
+@Freezed(toJson: false)
 abstract class Relation with _$Relation {
-  const Relation._(); // required for custom methods
+  const Relation._();
 
   const factory Relation({
     required String eventId,
     required RelationType relationType,
   }) = _Relation;
 
-  @override
-  Map<String, Object?> toJson() {
+  Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     switch (relationType) {
       case RelationType.reply:
         return {
@@ -50,6 +49,6 @@ abstract class Relation with _$Relation {
     }
   }
 
-  factory Relation.fromJson(Map<String, Object?> json) =>
+  factory Relation.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       _$RelationFromJson(json);
 }
diff --git a/lib/models/room.dart b/lib/models/room.dart
index 91ab952..b7ff81d 100644
--- a/lib/models/room.dart
+++ b/lib/models/room.dart
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ abstract class Room with _$Room {
   const factory Room({
     @JsonKey(name: "meta") RoomMetadata? metadata,
     @Default(IList.empty()) IList<TimelineRowTuple> timeline,
-    required bool reset,
-    required IMap<String, IMap> state,
+    @Default(false) bool reset,
+    @Default(IMap.empty()) IMap<String, IMap<String, int>> state,
     // required IMap<String, AccountData> accountData,
-    required IList<Event> events,
+    @Default(IList.empty()) IList<Event> events,
     @Default(IMap.empty()) IMap<String, IList<ReadReceipt>> receipts,
-    required bool dismissNotifications,
+    @Default(false) bool dismissNotifications,
+    @Default(true) bool hasMore,
     // required IList<Notification> notifications,
   }) = _Room;
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart
index 8130de8..2d8f54f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
-import "package:matrix/matrix.dart";
-import "package:nexus/controllers/avatar_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/members_controller.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/better_when.dart";
-import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/get_headers.dart";
-import "package:nexus/widgets/avatar_or_hash.dart";
+import "package:nexus/models/room.dart";
 
 class MemberList extends ConsumerWidget {
   final Room room;
@@ -36,26 +33,30 @@ class MemberList extends ConsumerWidget {
                   .where(
                     (membership) =>
                         membership.content["membership"] ==
-                        Membership.join.name,
+                        "join", // TODO: Show invites seperately
                   )
                   .map(
                     (member) => ListTile(
                       onTap: () {},
-                      leading: AvatarOrHash(
-                        ref
-                            .watch(
-                              AvatarController.provider(
-                                member.content["avatar_url"].toString(),
-                              ),
-                            )
-                            .whenOrNull(data: (data) => data),
-                        member.content["displayname"].toString(),
-                        headers: room.client.headers,
-                      ),
+                      // leading: AvatarOrHash( TODO
+                      //   ref
+                      //       .watch(
+                      //         AvatarController.provider(
+                      //           member.content["avatar_url"].toString(),
+                      //         ),
+                      //       )
+                      //       .whenOrNull(data: (data) => data),
+                      //   member.content["displayname"].toString(),
+                      //   headers: room.client.headers,
+                      // ),
                       title: Text(
                         member.content["displayname"].toString(),
                         overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                       ),
+                      subtitle: Text(
+                        member.authorId,
+                        overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                      ),
                     ),
                   ),
             ],
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart
index 4214e89..d8d99c4 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/room_chat.dart
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import "package:nexus/models/relation_type.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/requests/report_request.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/chat_page/chat_box.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/chat_page/html/html.dart";
+import "package:nexus/widgets/chat_page/member_list.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/chat_page/room_appbar.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/chat_page/top_widget.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/form_text_input.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/loading.dart";
 // import "package:dynamic_polls/dynamic_polls.dart";
-// import "package:matrix/matrix.dart";
 
 class RoomChat extends HookConsumerWidget {
   final bool isDesktop;
@@ -534,12 +534,12 @@ class RoomChat extends HookConsumerWidget {
             ),
           ),
 
-          // if (memberListOpened.value == true && showMembersByDefault) TODO: Member list
-          //   MemberList(room),
+          if (memberListOpened.value == true && showMembersByDefault)
+            MemberList(room),
         ],
       ),
 
-      // endDrawer: showMembersByDefault ? null : MemberList(room),
+      endDrawer: showMembersByDefault ? null : MemberList(room),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_page/sidebar.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_page/sidebar.dart
index a8157cf..a883228 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_page/sidebar.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_page/sidebar.dart
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Sidebar extends HookConsumerWidget {
                       ? null
                       : Icon(selectedSpace.icon),
 
-                  selectedSpace.title, // TODO RM
+                  selectedSpace.title,
                   headers: {},
                   //  space.client.headers, TODO
                 ),