diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
index 1d3fdc3..fb76001 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/guilds.py
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ async def create_guild():
     guild_json = await app.storage.get_guild(guild_id, user_id)
     guild_extra = await app.storage.get_guild_extra(guild_id, user_id, 250)
 
-    return jsonify({**guild_json, **guild_extra})
+    guild_total = {**guild_json, **guild_extra}
+
+    app.dispatcher.sub_guild(guild_id, user_id)
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_guild(guild_id, 'GUILD_CREATE', guild_total)
+    return jsonify(guild_total)
 
 
 @bp.route('/<int:guild_id>', methods=['GET'])
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ async def get_guild(guild_id):
 
 @bp.route('/<int:guild_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
 async def delete_guild(guild_id):
+    """Delete a guild."""
     user_id = await token_check()
 
     owner_id = await app.db.fetchval("""
@@ -98,7 +103,20 @@ async def delete_guild(guild_id):
     if user_id != owner_id:
         raise Forbidden('You are not the owner of the guild')
 
-    # TODO: delete guild, fire GUILD_DELETE to guild
+    await app.db.execute("""
+    DELETE FROM guild
+    WHERE guilds.id = $1
+    """, guild_id)
+
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_guild(guild_id, 'GUILD_DELETE', {
+        'id': guild_id,
+        'unavailable': False,
+    })
+
+    # remove from the dispatcher so nobody
+    # becomes the little memer that tries to fuck up with
+    # everybody's gateway
+    app.dispatcher.remove_guild(guild_id)
 
     return '', 204
 
@@ -166,8 +184,7 @@ async def create_channel(guild_id):
 
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    # TODO: fire Channel Create event
-
+    await app.dispatcher.dispatch_guild(guild_id, 'CHANNEL_CREATE', channel)
     return jsonify(channel)
 
 
diff --git a/litecord/dispatcher.py b/litecord/dispatcher.py
index f0b9512..200ca47 100644
--- a/litecord/dispatcher.py
+++ b/litecord/dispatcher.py
@@ -1,4 +1,55 @@
+import collections
+from typing import Any
+
+from logbook import Logger
+
+log = Logger(__name__)
+
 
 class EventDispatcher:
     """Pub/Sub routines for litecord."""
-    pass
+    def __init__(self, sm):
+        self.state_manager = sm
+        self.guild_buckets = collections.defaultdict(set)
+
+    def sub_guild(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int):
+        """Subscribe to a guild's events, given the user ID."""
+        self.guild_buckets[guild_id].add(user_id)
+
+    def unsub_guild(self, guild_id: int, user_id: int):
+        """Unsubscribe from a guild, given user ID"""
+        self.guild_buckets[guild_id].discard(user_id)
+
+    def remove_guild(self, guild_id):
+        """Reset the guild bucket."""
+        self.guild_buckets[guild_id] = set()
+
+    async def dispatch_guild(self, guild_id: int,
+                             event_name: str, event_payload: Any):
+        """Dispatch an event to a guild"""
+        users = self.guild_buckets[guild_id]
+        dispatched = 0
+
+        log.info('Dispatching {} {!r} to {} users',
+                 guild_id, event_name, len(users))
+
+        for user_id in set(users):
+            # fetch all connections that are tied to the guild,
+            # this includes all connections that are just a single shard
+            # and all shards that are nicely working
+            states = self.state_manager.fetch_states(user_id, guild_id)
+
+            # if there are no more states tied to the guild,
+            # why keep the user as a subscriber?
+            if not states:
+                self.unsub_guild(guild_id, user_id)
+                continue
+
+            # for each reasonable state/shard, dispatch event
+            for state in states:
+                # NOTE: maybe a separate task for that async?
+                await state.ws.dispatch(event_name, event_payload)
+                dispatched += 1
+
+        log.info('Dispatched {} {!r} to {} states',
+                 guild_id, event_name, dispatched)
diff --git a/litecord/gateway/state_manager.py b/litecord/gateway/state_manager.py
index 5735943..67c4dd5 100644
--- a/litecord/gateway/state_manager.py
+++ b/litecord/gateway/state_manager.py
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ class StateManager:
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
-    def fetch_states(self, user_id, guild_id) -> List[GatewayState]:
+    def fetch_states(self, user_id: int, guild_id: int) -> List[GatewayState]:
         """Fetch all states that are tied to a guild."""
         states = []
 
-        for state in self.states[user_id]:
+        for state in self.states[user_id].values():
+            # find out if we are the shard for the guild id
+            # this works if shard_count == 1 (the default for
+            # single gw connections) since N % 1 is always 0
             shard_id = (guild_id >> 22) % state.shard_count
 
             if shard_id == state.current_shard:
diff --git a/litecord/gateway/websocket.py b/litecord/gateway/websocket.py
index c319bdb..d8dc530 100644
--- a/litecord/gateway/websocket.py
+++ b/litecord/gateway/websocket.py
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ class GatewayWebsocket:
             compress=compress,
             large=large,
             shard=shard,
+            current_shard=shard[0],
+            shard_count=shard[1],
             presence=presence,
             ws=self
         )
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 537cc87..c35516a 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from litecord.gateway import websocket_handler
 from litecord.errors import LitecordError
 from litecord.gateway.state_manager import StateManager
 from litecord.storage import Storage
+from litecord.dispatcher import EventDispatcher
 
 # setup logbook
 handler = StreamHandler(sys.stdout, level=logbook.INFO)
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ async def app_before_serving():
     g.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
     app.state_manager = StateManager()
+    app.dispatcher = EventDispatcher(app.state_manager)
     app.storage = Storage(app.db)
 
     # start the websocket, etc
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
index 581d42c..9e9bf62 100644
--- a/schema.sql
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guilds (
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guild_channels (
     id bigint REFERENCES channels (id) PRIMARY KEY,
-    guild_id bigint REFERENCES guilds (id),
+    guild_id bigint REFERENCES guilds (id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
 
     -- an id to guild_channels
     parent_id bigint DEFAULT NULL,
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guild_channels (
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guild_text_channels (
-    id bigint REFERENCES guild_channels (id) PRIMARY KEY,
+    id bigint REFERENCES guild_channels (id) PRIMARY KEY ON DELETE CASCADE,
     topic text DEFAULT ''
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guild_voice_channels (
-    id bigint REFERENCES guild_channels (id) PRIMARY KEY,
+    id bigint REFERENCES guild_channels (id) PRIMARY KEY ON DELETE CASCADE,
 
     -- default bitrate for discord is 64kbps
     bitrate int DEFAULT 64,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS dm_channels (
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS group_dm_channels (
-    id bigint REFERENCES channels (id) PRIMARY KEY,
+    id bigint REFERENCES channels (id) PRIMARY KEY ON DELETE CASCADE,
     owner_id bigint REFERENCES users (id),
     icon bigint REFERENCES files (id)
 );