diff --git a/common/src/comp/character.rs b/common/src/comp/character.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..090f0e047a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/comp/character.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Library
+use specs::{Component, VecStorage};
+use vek::*;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+enum Race {
+    Danari,
+    Dwarf,
+    Elf,
+    Human,
+    Orc,
+    Undead,
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Gender {
+    Female,
+    Male,
+    Unspecified,
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Character {
+    race: Race,
+    gender: Gender,
+    head: (),
+    chest: (),
+    belt: (),
+    arms: (),
+    feet: (),
+}
+
+impl Component for Character {
+    type Storage = VecStorage<Self>;
+}
diff --git a/common/src/comp/phys.rs b/common/src/comp/phys.rs
index 73b1000d8a..3db813276d 100644
--- a/common/src/comp/phys.rs
+++ b/common/src/comp/phys.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ impl Component for Dir {
 }
 
 // UpdateKind
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum UpdateKind {
     Passive,