diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py b/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py
index db53c07..9f6bcf2 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guild/emoji.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ async def _put_emoji(guild_id):
         size=(128, 128),
     )
 
-    if not icon:
+    if icon is None:
         return "", 400
 
     # TODO: better way to detect animated emoji rather than just gifs,
@@ -172,10 +172,11 @@ async def _del_emoji(guild_id, emoji_id):
     await app.db.execute(
         """
     DELETE FROM guild_emoji
-    WHERE id = $2
+    WHERE id = $1
     """,
         emoji_id,
     )
 
     await _dispatch_emojis(guild_id)
     return "", 204
+
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guild/roles.py b/litecord/blueprints/guild/roles.py
index 1709756..ce39197 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guild/roles.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guild/roles.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def _role_update_dispatch(role_id: int, guild_id: int):
     """Dispatch a GUILD_ROLE_UPDATE with updated information on a role."""
     role = await app.storage.get_role(role_id, guild_id)
 
-    await maybe_lazy_guild_dispatch(guild_id, "role_pos_upd", role)
+    await maybe_lazy_guild_dispatch(guild_id, "role_position_update", role)
 
     await app.dispatcher.guild.dispatch(
         guild_id, ("GUILD_ROLE_UPDATE", {"guild_id": str(guild_id), "role": role})
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ def gen_pairs(
     }
 
     for blacklisted_id in blacklist:
-        preferred_state.pop(blacklisted_id)
+        if blacklisted_id in preferred_state.keys():
+            preferred_state.pop(blacklisted_id)
 
     # for each change, we must find a matching change
     # in the same list, so we can make a swap pair
@@ -310,3 +311,4 @@ async def delete_guild_role(guild_id, role_id):
     )
 
     return "", 204
+
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
index 546fe01..4b88a7b 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
@@ -297,12 +297,19 @@ async def _update_guild(guild_id):
 
         await _guild_update_icon("banner", guild_id, j["banner"])
 
+    if to_update(j, guild, "discovery_splash"):
+        if not await app.storage.has_feature(guild_id, "PUBLIC"):
+            raise BadRequest("guild does not have PUBLIC feature")
+
+        await _guild_update_icon("discovery_splash", guild_id, j["discovery_splash"])
+        
     fields = [
         "verification_level",
         "default_message_notifications",
         "explicit_content_filter",
         "afk_timeout",
         "description",
+        "preferred_locale",
     ]
 
     for field in [f for f in fields if f in j]:
@@ -316,9 +323,9 @@ async def _update_guild(guild_id):
             guild_id,
         )
 
-    channel_fields = ["afk_channel_id", "system_channel_id"]
+    channel_fields = ["afk_channel_id", "system_channel_id", "rules_channel_id", "public_updates_channel_id"]
     for field in [f for f in channel_fields if f in j]:
-        # setting to null should remove the link between the afk/sys channel
+        # setting to null should remove the link between the afk/sys/rules/public updates channel
         # to the guild.
         if j[field] is None:
             await app.db.execute(
@@ -332,7 +339,7 @@ async def _update_guild(guild_id):
 
             continue
 
-        chan = await app.storage.get_channel(int(j[field]))
+        chan = await app.storage.get_channel(j[field])
 
         if chan is None:
             raise BadRequest("invalid channel id")
@@ -346,7 +353,7 @@ async def _update_guild(guild_id):
         SET {field} = $1
         WHERE id = $2
         """,
-            j[field],
+            int(j[field]),
             guild_id,
         )
 
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/icons.py b/litecord/blueprints/icons.py
index a01509e..9f4dbb5 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/icons.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/icons.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async def send_icon(scope, key, icon_hash, **kwargs):
     """Send an icon."""
     icon = await app.icons.generic_get(scope, key, icon_hash, **kwargs)
 
-    if not icon:
+    if icon is None:
         return "", 404
 
     return await send_file(icon.as_path)
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ def splitext_(filepath):
 
 @bp.route("/emojis/<emoji_file>", methods=["GET"])
 async def _get_raw_emoji(emoji_file):
-    # emoji = app.icons.get_emoji(emoji_id, ext=ext)
-    # just a test file for now
     emoji_id, ext = splitext_(emoji_file)
     return await send_icon("emoji", emoji_id, None, ext=ext)
 
@@ -110,3 +108,8 @@ async def _get_guild_splash(guild_id: int, icon_file: str):
 async def _get_guild_banner(guild_id: int, icon_file: str):
     icon_hash, ext = splitext_(icon_file)
     return await send_icon("banner", guild_id, icon_hash, ext=ext)
+
+@bp.route("/discovery-splashes/<int:guild_id>/<icon_file>", methods=["GET"])
+async def _get_discovery_splash(guild_id: int, icon_file: str):
+    icon_hash, ext = splitext_(icon_file)
+    return await send_icon("discovery_splash", guild_id, icon_hash, ext=ext)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/litecord/common/guilds.py b/litecord/common/guilds.py
index 25fe555..a45784d 100644
--- a/litecord/common/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/common/guilds.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ async def _subscribe_users_new_channel(guild_id: int, channel_id: int) -> None:
             continue
 
         perms = await get_permissions(state.user_id, channel_id)
-        if perms.read_messages:
+        if perms.bits.read_messages:
             users_to_sub.append(state.user_id)
 
     for session_id in app.dispatcher.guild.state[guild_id]:
diff --git a/litecord/enums.py b/litecord/enums.py
index 0a2ddf3..78a394b 100644
--- a/litecord/enums.py
+++ b/litecord/enums.py
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ class Feature(EasyEnum):
     vanity = "VANITY_URL"
     emoji = "MORE_EMOJI"
     verified = "VERIFIED"
+    public = "PUBLIC"
 
     # unknown
     commerce = "COMMERCE"
diff --git a/litecord/images.py b/litecord/images.py
index 6b01327..97e9d92 100644
--- a/litecord/images.py
+++ b/litecord/images.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def _gen_update_sql(scope: str) -> str:
         "user": "avatar",
         "guild": "icon",
         "splash": "splash",
+        "discovery_splash": "discovery_splash",
         "banner": "banner",
         "channel-icons": "icon",
     }[scope]
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ def _gen_update_sql(scope: str) -> str:
         "user": "users",
         "guild": "guilds",
         "splash": "guilds",
+        "discovery_splash": "guilds",
         "banner": "guilds",
         "channel-icons": "group_dm_channels",
     }[scope]
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ class IconManager:
             *args,
         )
 
-        if not icon_row:
+        if icon_row is None:
             return None
 
         icon = Icon(icon_row["key"], icon_row["hash"], icon_row["mime"])
@@ -371,9 +373,6 @@ class IconManager:
         # get an extension for the given data uri
         extension = get_ext(mime)
 
-        if "bsize" in kwargs and len(raw_data) > kwargs["bsize"]:
-            return _invalid(kwargs)
-
         # size management is different for gif files
         # as they're composed of multiple frames.
         if "size" in kwargs and mime == "image/gif":
@@ -529,3 +528,4 @@ class IconManager:
             await self.delete(old_icon)
 
         return await self.put(scope, key, new_icon_data, **kwargs)
+
diff --git a/litecord/schemas.py b/litecord/schemas.py
index 1d65837..1dc35b1 100644
--- a/litecord/schemas.py
+++ b/litecord/schemas.py
@@ -287,11 +287,15 @@ GUILD_UPDATE = {
     "verification_level": {"type": "verification_level", "required": False},
     "default_message_notifications": {"type": "msg_notifications", "required": False},
     "explicit_content_filter": {"type": "explicit", "required": False},
-    "afk_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "afk_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
     "afk_timeout": {"type": "number", "required": False},
-    "owner_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False},
-    "system_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "owner_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False},
+    "system_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
     "features": {"type": "list", "required": False, "schema": {"type": "string"}},
+    "rules_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "public_updates_channel_id": {"type": "snowflake", "coerce": int, "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "preferred_locale": {"type": "string", "required": False, "nullable": True},
+    "discovery_splash": {"type": "string", "required": False, "nullable": True},
 }
 
 
diff --git a/litecord/storage.py b/litecord/storage.py
index 4c22980..6d70f99 100644
--- a/litecord/storage.py
+++ b/litecord/storage.py
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ class Storage:
                explicit_content_filter, mfa_level,
                embed_enabled, embed_channel_id::text,
                widget_enabled, widget_channel_id::text,
-               system_channel_id::text, features,
-               banner, description
+               system_channel_id::text, rules_channel_id::text, public_updates_channel_id::text, features,
+               banner, description, preferred_locale, discovery_splash
         FROM guilds
         WHERE guilds.id = $1
         """,
@@ -1310,5 +1310,6 @@ class Storage:
         """,
             guild_id,
         )
-
+        if features is None:
+            return False
         return feature.upper() in features
diff --git a/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/5_add_rules_channel_id.sql b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/5_add_rules_channel_id.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25845da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/5_add_rules_channel_id.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE guilds ADD COLUMN rules_channel_id bigint;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/6_add_public_updates_channel_id.sql b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/6_add_public_updates_channel_id.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c8b72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/6_add_public_updates_channel_id.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE guilds ADD COLUMN public_updates_channel_id bigint;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/7_add_prefered_locale.sql b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/7_add_prefered_locale.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce76150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/7_add_prefered_locale.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE guilds ADD COLUMN preferred_locale text;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_add_discovery_splash.sql b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_add_discovery_splash.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..405b864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage/cmd/migration/scripts/8_add_discovery_splash.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ALTER TABLE guilds ADD COLUMN discovery_splash text;
\ No newline at end of file