diff --git a/app/imports/api/creature/archive/ArchivedCreatures.js b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/ArchivedCreatures.js
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+import SimpleSchema from 'simpl-schema';
+
+// Archived creatures is an immutable collection of creatures that are no longer
+// in use and can be safely archived by the mongoDB hosting service.
+// It keeps the working datasets like creatureProperties much smaller
+// than they would otherwise be.
+let ArchivedCreatures = new Mongo.Collection('archivedCreatures');
+
+// We use blackbox objects for everything:
+// - saves time checking every object against a schema
+// - doesn't accidentaly create indices defined in subschemas
+// - The objects we are archiving have already been checked against their
+//   own schemas
+let ArchivedCreatureSchema = new SimpleSchema({
+  owner: {
+		type: String,
+		regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id,
+    // The primary index on this collection
+		index: 1,
+	},
+  archiveDate: {
+    type: Date,
+    // Indexed so the archiving system can archive documents when they
+    // get to a certain age
+    index: 1,
+  },
+	creature: {
+    type: Object,
+    blackbox: true,
+  },
+  properties: {
+    type: Array,
+  },
+  'properties.$': {
+    type: Object,
+    blackbox: true,
+  },
+  experiences: {
+    type: Array,
+  },
+  'experiences.$': {
+    type: Object,
+    blackbox: true,
+  },
+  logs: {
+    type: Array,
+  },
+  'logs.$': {
+    type: Object,
+    blackbox: true,
+  },
+});
+
+ArchivedCreatures.attachSchema(ArchivedCreatureSchema);
+
+import '/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/index.js';
+export default ArchivedCreatures;
diff --git a/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/archiveCreatures.js b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/archiveCreatures.js
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+++ b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/archiveCreatures.js
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+import SimpleSchema from 'simpl-schema';
+import { ValidatedMethod } from 'meteor/mdg:validated-method';
+import { RateLimiterMixin } from 'ddp-rate-limiter-mixin';
+import { assertOwnership } from '/imports/api/creature/creaturePermissions.js';
+import Creatures from '/imports/api/creature/Creatures.js';
+import CreatureProperties from '/imports/api/creature/creatureProperties/CreatureProperties.js';
+import CreatureLogs from '/imports/api/creature/log/CreatureLogs.js';
+import Experiences from '/imports/api/creature/experience/Experiences.js';
+import { removeCreatureWork } from '/imports/api/creature/removeCreature.js';
+import ArchivedCreatures from '/imports/api/creature/archive/ArchivedCreatures.js';
+
+function archiveCreature(creatureId){
+  // Build the archive document
+  const creature = Creatures.findOne(creatureId);
+  const properties = CreatureProperties.find({'ancestors.id': creatureId});
+  const experiences = Experiences.find({creatureId});
+  const logs = CreatureLogs.find({creatureId});
+  let archiveCreature = {
+    owner: creature.owner,
+    archiveDate: new Date(),
+    creature,
+    properties,
+    experiences,
+    logs,
+  };
+
+  // Insert it
+  let id = ArchivedCreatures.insert(archiveCreature);
+
+  // Remove the original creature
+  removeCreatureWork(creatureId);
+
+  return id;
+}
+
+const archiveCreatures = new ValidatedMethod({
+  name: 'Creatures.methods.archiveCreatures',
+  validate: new SimpleSchema({
+    creatureIds: {
+      type: Array,
+      max: 10,
+    },
+    'creatureIds.$': {
+      type: String,
+      regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id,
+    },
+  }).validator(),
+  mixins: [RateLimiterMixin],
+  rateLimit: {
+    numRequests: 1,
+    timeInterval: 5000,
+  },
+  run({creatureIds}) {
+    for (let id in creatureIds){
+      assertOwnership(id, this.userId)
+    }
+    let archivedIds = [];
+    for (let id in creatureIds){
+      let archivedId = archiveCreature(id);
+      archivedIds.push(archivedId);
+    }
+    return archivedIds;
+  },
+});
+
+export default archiveCreatures;
diff --git a/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/index.js b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/index.js
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+++ b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/index.js
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+import '/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/archiveCreatures.js';
+import '/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/restoreCreatures.js';
diff --git a/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/restoreCreatures.js b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/restoreCreatures.js
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+++ b/app/imports/api/creature/archive/methods/restoreCreatures.js
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+import SimpleSchema from 'simpl-schema';
+import { ValidatedMethod } from 'meteor/mdg:validated-method';
+import { RateLimiterMixin } from 'ddp-rate-limiter-mixin';
+import { assertOwnership } from '/imports/api/sharing/sharingPermissions.js';
+import Creatures from '/imports/api/creature/Creatures.js';
+import CreatureProperties from '/imports/api/creature/creatureProperties/CreatureProperties.js';
+import CreatureLogs from '/imports/api/creature/log/CreatureLogs.js';
+import Experiences from '/imports/api/creature/experience/Experiences.js';
+import ArchivedCreatures from '/imports/api/creature/archive/ArchivedCreatures.js';
+
+function restoreCreature(archiveId){
+  // Get the archive
+  const archivedCreature = ArchivedCreatures.findOne(archiveId);
+
+  // Insert the creature sub documents
+  // They still have their original _id's
+  Creatures.insert(archivedCreature.creature);
+  CreatureProperties.batchInsert(archivedCreature.properties);
+  Experiences.batchInsert(archivedCreature.experiences);
+  CreatureLogs.batchInsert(archivedCreature.logs);
+  // Do not recompute. The creature was in a computed and ordered state when
+  // we archived it, just restore everything as-is
+
+  // Remove the archived creature
+  ArchivedCreatures.remove(archiveId);
+
+  return archivedCreature.creature._id;
+}
+
+const restoreCreatures = new ValidatedMethod({
+  name: 'Creatures.methods.restoreCreatures',
+  validate: new SimpleSchema({
+    archiveIds: {
+      type: Array,
+      max: 10,
+    },
+    'archiveIds.$': {
+      type: String,
+      regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Id,
+    },
+  }).validator(),
+  mixins: [RateLimiterMixin],
+  rateLimit: {
+    numRequests: 1,
+    timeInterval: 5000,
+  },
+  run({archiveIds}) {
+    for (let id in archiveIds){
+      let archivedCreature = ArchivedCreatures.findOne(id, {
+        fields: {owner: 1}
+      });
+      assertOwnership(archivedCreature, this.userId)
+    }
+    let creatureIds = [];
+    for (let id in archiveIds){
+      let creatureId = restoreCreature(id);
+      creatureIds.push(creatureId);
+    }
+    return creatureIds;
+  },
+});
+
+export default restoreCreatures;
diff --git a/app/imports/server/publications/archivedCreatures.js b/app/imports/server/publications/archivedCreatures.js
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+++ b/app/imports/server/publications/archivedCreatures.js
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+import ArchivedCreatures from '/imports/api/creature/archive/ArchivedCreatures.js';
+
+Meteor.publish('archivedCreatures', function(){
+  this.autorun(function (){
+    var userId = this.userId;
+    if (!userId) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    return ArchivedCreatures.find({
+        owner: userId,
+      }, {
+        fields: {
+          creature: 1,
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/imports/server/publications/index.js b/app/imports/server/publications/index.js
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--- a/app/imports/server/publications/index.js
+++ b/app/imports/server/publications/index.js
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ import '/imports/server/publications/experiences.js';
 import '/imports/server/publications/users.js';
 import '/imports/server/publications/icons.js';
 import '/imports/server/publications/tabletops.js';
-import '/imports/server/publications/slotFillers.js'
-import '/imports/server/publications/ownedDocuments.js'
+import '/imports/server/publications/slotFillers.js';
+import '/imports/server/publications/ownedDocuments.js';
+import '/imports/server/publications/archivedCreatures.js';