diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 181e91c80..d86945523 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ export const event_types = {
     // TODO: Naming convention is inconsistent with other events
     CHARACTER_DELETED: 'characterDeleted',
     CHARACTER_DUPLICATED: 'character_duplicated',
+    CHARACTER_RENAMED: 'character_renamed',
     /** @deprecated The event is aliased to STREAM_TOKEN_RECEIVED. */
     SMOOTH_STREAM_TOKEN_RECEIVED: 'stream_token_received',
     STREAM_TOKEN_RECEIVED: 'stream_token_received',
@@ -1031,12 +1032,22 @@ export function setAnimationDuration(ms = null) {
     document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--animation-duration', `${animation_duration}ms`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets the currently active character
+ * @param {object|number|string} [entityOrKey] - An entity with id property (character, group, tag), or directly an id or tag key. If not provided, the active character is reset to `null`.
+ */
 export function setActiveCharacter(entityOrKey) {
-    active_character = getTagKeyForEntity(entityOrKey);
+    active_character = entityOrKey ? getTagKeyForEntity(entityOrKey) : null;
+    if (active_character) active_group = null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets the currently active group.
+ * @param {object|number|string} [entityOrKey] - An entity with id property (character, group, tag), or directly an id or tag key. If not provided, the active group is reset to `null`.
+ */
 export function setActiveGroup(entityOrKey) {
-    active_group = getTagKeyForEntity(entityOrKey);
+    active_group = entityOrKey ? getTagKeyForEntity(entityOrKey) : null;
+    if (active_group) active_character = null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -6246,9 +6257,35 @@ export async function renameCharacter(name = null, { silent = false, renameChats
             const data = await response.json();
             const newAvatar = data.avatar;
 
-            // Replace tags list
+            const oldName = getCharaFilename(null, { manualAvatarKey: oldAvatar });
+            const newName = getCharaFilename(null, { manualAvatarKey: newAvatar });
+
+            // Replace other auxillery fields where was referenced by avatar key
+            // Tag List
             renameTagKey(oldAvatar, newAvatar);
 
+            // Addtional lore books
+            const charLore = world_info.charLore?.find(x => x.name == oldName);
+            if (charLore) {
+                charLore.name = newName;
+                saveSettingsDebounced();
+            }
+
+            // Char-bound Author's Notes
+            const charNote = extension_settings.note.chara?.find(x => x.name == oldName);
+            if (charNote) {
+                charNote.name = newName;
+                saveSettingsDebounced();
+            }
+
+            // Update active character, if the current one was the currently active one
+            if (active_character === oldAvatar) {
+                active_character = newAvatar;
+                saveSettingsDebounced();
+            }
+
+            await eventSource.emit(event_types.CHARACTER_RENAMED, oldAvatar, newAvatar);
+
             // Reload characters list
             await getCharacters();
 
diff --git a/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js b/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
index 236955596..2702976a8 100644
--- a/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
+++ b/public/scripts/RossAscends-mods.js
@@ -280,17 +280,32 @@ async function RA_autoloadchat() {
         // active character is the name, we should look it up in the character list and get the id
         if (active_character !== null && active_character !== undefined) {
             const active_character_id = characters.findIndex(x => getTagKeyForEntity(x) === active_character);
-            if (active_character_id !== null) {
+            if (active_character_id !== -1) {
                 await selectCharacterById(String(active_character_id));
 
                 // Do a little tomfoolery to spoof the tag selector
                 const selectedCharElement = $(`#rm_print_characters_block .character_select[chid="${active_character_id}"]`);
                 applyTagsOnCharacterSelect.call(selectedCharElement);
+            } else {
+                setActiveCharacter(null);
+                saveSettingsDebounced();
+                console.warn(`Currently active character with ID ${active_character} not found. Resetting to no active character.`);
             }
         }
 
         if (active_group !== null && active_group !== undefined) {
-            await openGroupById(String(active_group));
+            if (active_character) {
+                console.warn('Active character and active group are both set. Only active character will be loaded. Resetting active group.');
+                setActiveGroup(null);
+                saveSettingsDebounced();
+            } else {
+                const result = await openGroupById(String(active_group));
+                if (!result) {
+                    setActiveGroup(null);
+                    saveSettingsDebounced();
+                    console.warn(`Currently active group with ID ${active_group} not found. Resetting to no active group.`);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         // if the character list hadn't been loaded yet, try again.
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index 54f19e90e..0d0af4a3f 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -1664,12 +1664,12 @@ function updateFavButtonState(state) {
 export async function openGroupById(groupId) {
     if (isChatSaving) {
         toastr.info(t`Please wait until the chat is saved before switching characters.`, t`Your chat is still saving...`);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (!groups.find(x => x.id === groupId)) {
         console.log('Group not found', groupId);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (!is_send_press && !is_group_generating) {
@@ -1686,8 +1686,11 @@ export async function openGroupById(groupId) {
             updateChatMetadata({}, true);
             chat.length = 0;
             await getGroupChat(groupId);
+            return true;
         }
     }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 function openCharacterDefinition(characterSelect) {
diff --git a/public/scripts/utils.js b/public/scripts/utils.js
index 90ef3fee4..2006eee23 100644
--- a/public/scripts/utils.js
+++ b/public/scripts/utils.js
@@ -1007,13 +1007,18 @@ export function getImageSizeFromDataURL(dataUrl) {
     });
 }
 
-export function getCharaFilename(chid) {
+/**
+ * Gets the filename of the character avatar without extension
+ * @param {number?} [chid=null] - Character ID. If not provided, uses the current character ID
+ * @param {object} [options={}] - Options arguments
+ * @param {string?} [options.manualAvatarKey=null] - Manually take the following avatar key, instead of using the chid to determine the name
+ * @returns {string?} The filename of the character avatar without extension, or null if the character ID is invalid
+ */
+export function getCharaFilename(chid = null, { manualAvatarKey = null } = {}) {
     const context = getContext();
-    const fileName = context.characters[chid ?? context.characterId]?.avatar;
+    const fileName = manualAvatarKey ?? context.characters[chid ?? context.characterId]?.avatar;
 
-    if (fileName) {
-        return fileName.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '');
-    }
+    return fileName?.replace(/\.[^/.]+$/, '') ?? null;
 }
 
 /**