diff --git a/misc-natives/src/main/c/jagmisc.c b/misc-natives/src/main/c/jagmisc.c
index 736ad004..946f3c6e 100644
--- a/misc-natives/src/main/c/jagmisc.c
+++ b/misc-natives/src/main/c/jagmisc.c
@@ -1,12 +1,227 @@
 #include "jagex3_jagmisc_jagmisc.h"
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <VersionHelpers.h>
+
+#define WAIT_OBJECT_1 (WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1)
+
+#define JAGMISC_SPIN_COUNT 4000
+#define JAGMISC_NANOS_PER_SEC 1000000000LL
+
+// TODO(gpe): do any of these need to be volatile?
+static bool jagmisc_unpinned;
+static LARGE_INTEGER jagmisc_freq;
+static CRITICAL_SECTION jagmisc_lock;
+static HANDLE jagmisc_start_event;
+static HANDLE jagmisc_time_request_event;
+static HANDLE jagmisc_time_ready_event;
+static HANDLE jagmisc_stop_event;
+static HANDLE jagmisc_thread;
+static int64_t jagmisc_time;
+
+static inline int64_t jagmisc_to_nanos(LARGE_INTEGER count) {
+	return count.QuadPart * JAGMISC_NANOS_PER_SEC / jagmisc_freq.QuadPart;
+}
+
+static DWORD WINAPI jagmisc_run(LPVOID parameter) {
+	/* pin this thread to the system's first processor */
+	HANDLE thread = GetCurrentThread();
+
+	DWORD_PTR affinity_mask = 0x1;
+	bool success = SetThreadAffinityMask(thread, affinity_mask);
+
+	CloseHandle(thread);
+
+	if (!success) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* notify Java_jagex3_jagmisc_jagmisc_init() that the thread has started successfully */
+	if (!SetEvent(jagmisc_start_event)) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* serve time request and stop events */
+	const HANDLE handles[] = { jagmisc_time_request_event, jagmisc_stop_event };
+	for (;;) {
+		switch (WaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, FALSE, INFINITE)) {
+		case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
+			LARGE_INTEGER count;
+			if (QueryPerformanceCounter(&count)) {
+				jagmisc_time = jagmisc_to_nanos(count);
+			} else {
+				jagmisc_time = 0;
+			}
+
+			if (!SetEvent(jagmisc_time_ready_event)) {
+				return 1;
+			}
+			break;
+		case WAIT_OBJECT_1:
+			return 0;
+		default:
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void jagmisc_stop(void) {
+	// TODO(gpe): think about what to do if we fail to stop the thread. We
+	// could call TerminateThread (which sounds dangerous based on the
+	// documentation) or throw a Java exception. The current behaviour of
+	// ignoring the failure is okay as long as jagmisc.init() is never called
+	// again in the same JVM.
+	if (SetEvent(jagmisc_stop_event)) {
+		WaitForSingleObject(jagmisc_thread, INFINITE);
+	}
+
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_thread);
+	jagmisc_thread = NULL;
+
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_stop_event);
+	jagmisc_stop_event = NULL;
+
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_time_ready_event);
+	jagmisc_time_ready_event = NULL;
+
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_time_request_event);
+	jagmisc_time_request_event = NULL;
+
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_start_event);
+	jagmisc_start_event = NULL;
+}
+
+BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved) {
+	if (fdwReason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {
+		/*
+		 * We only need to pin the timer thread to a single processor prior to
+		 * Windows Vista.
+		 */
+		jagmisc_unpinned = IsWindowsVistaOrGreater();
+		if (jagmisc_unpinned) {
+			return TRUE;
+		}
+
+		if (!InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(&jagmisc_lock, JAGMISC_SPIN_COUNT)) {
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_jagex3_jagmisc_jagmisc_init(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) {
-	return JNI_FALSE;
+	if (jagmisc_unpinned) {
+		return (jboolean) QueryPerformanceFrequency(&jagmisc_freq);
+	}
+
+	EnterCriticalSection(&jagmisc_lock);
+	jboolean success = JNI_FALSE;
+
+	if (jagmisc_thread) {
+		jagmisc_stop();
+	}
+
+	if (!QueryPerformanceFrequency(&jagmisc_freq)) {
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	jagmisc_start_event = CreateEventA(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+	if (!jagmisc_start_event) {
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	jagmisc_time_request_event = CreateEventA(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+	if (!jagmisc_time_request_event) {
+		goto create_time_request_event_failed;
+	}
+
+	jagmisc_time_ready_event = CreateEventA(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+	if (!jagmisc_time_ready_event) {
+		goto create_time_ready_event_failed;
+	}
+
+	jagmisc_stop_event = CreateEventA(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
+	if (!jagmisc_stop_event) {
+		goto create_stop_event_failed;
+	}
+
+	jagmisc_thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, &jagmisc_run, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	if (!jagmisc_thread) {
+		goto create_thread_failed;
+	}
+
+	const HANDLE handles[] = { jagmisc_start_event, jagmisc_thread };
+	DWORD result = WaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, FALSE, INFINITE);
+	if (result != WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
+		goto start_failed;
+	}
+
+	success = JNI_TRUE;
+	goto unlock;
+
+start_failed:
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_thread);
+	jagmisc_thread = NULL;
+create_thread_failed:
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_stop_event);
+	jagmisc_stop_event = NULL;
+create_stop_event_failed:
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_time_ready_event);
+	jagmisc_time_ready_event = NULL;
+create_time_ready_event_failed:
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_time_request_event);
+	jagmisc_time_request_event = NULL;
+create_time_request_event_failed:
+	CloseHandle(jagmisc_start_event);
+	jagmisc_start_event = NULL;
+unlock:
+	LeaveCriticalSection(&jagmisc_lock);
+	return success;
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_jagex3_jagmisc_jagmisc_Quit0(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) {
+	if (jagmisc_unpinned) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	EnterCriticalSection(&jagmisc_lock);
+	if (jagmisc_thread) {
+		jagmisc_stop();
+	}
+	LeaveCriticalSection(&jagmisc_lock);
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_jagex3_jagmisc_jagmisc_nanoTime(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) {
-	return 0;
+	if (jagmisc_unpinned) {
+		LARGE_INTEGER count;
+		if (!QueryPerformanceCounter(&count)) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+		return jagmisc_to_nanos(count);
+	}
+
+	EnterCriticalSection(&jagmisc_lock);
+	jlong time = 0;
+
+	if (!jagmisc_thread) {
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	if (!SetEvent(jagmisc_time_request_event)) {
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	const HANDLE handles[] = { jagmisc_time_ready_event, jagmisc_thread };
+	DWORD result = WaitForMultipleObjects(2, handles, FALSE, INFINITE);
+	if (result != WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	time = jagmisc_time;
+
+unlock:
+	LeaveCriticalSection(&jagmisc_lock);
+	return time;
 }