diff --git a/include/CharacterView.h b/include/CharacterView.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed526d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/CharacterView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QtWidgets>
+
+class CharacterView : public QWidget
+{
+    public:
+        CharacterView();
+};
diff --git a/include/character.h b/include/character.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15f11cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/character.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#pragma once
+
+class Character
+{
+    public:
+        Character();
+};
diff --git a/include/characterproperty.h b/include/characterproperty.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf87eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/characterproperty.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <optional>
+
+class CharacterProperty
+{
+    public:
+        using StringType = std::string;
+        using IntegerType = int;
+        using FloatingType = double;
+
+    public:
+        enum Type {
+            string,
+            integer,
+            floating_point
+        };
+
+    public:
+        CharacterProperty();
+
+        std::optional<StringType> toString() const;
+        std::optional<IntegerType> toInt() const;
+        std::optional<FloatingType> toFloat() const;
+
+    private:
+        Type m_valueType;
+
+        StringType      m_valueString;
+        IntegerType     m_valueInt;
+        FloatingType    m_valueFloat;
+};
diff --git a/include/characterview.h b/include/characterview.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed526d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/characterview.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QtWidgets>
+
+class CharacterView : public QWidget
+{
+    public:
+        CharacterView();
+};
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5570d00..be83a29 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ include_directories(${jdr-desktop_SOURCE_DIR})
 include_directories(${jdr-desktop_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
 add_executable(jdr-desktop
+    #models
+    characterproperty.cpp
+    character.cpp
+
+    #views
+    characterview.cpp
+
     main.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/src/character.cpp b/src/character.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a0455f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/character.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "character.h"
+
+Character::Character()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/src/characterproperty.cpp b/src/characterproperty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25d581e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/characterproperty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "characterproperty.h"
+
+CharacterProperty::CharacterProperty()
+{
+}
+
+std::optional<CharacterProperty::StringType> CharacterProperty::toString() const
+{
+    if(m_valueType != Type::string)
+        return std::nullopt;
+
+    return std::make_optional(m_valueString);
+}
+
+std::optional<CharacterProperty::IntegerType> CharacterProperty::toInt() const
+{
+    if(m_valueType != Type::integer)
+        return std::nullopt;
+
+    return std::make_optional(m_valueInt);
+}
+
+std::optional<CharacterProperty::FloatingType> CharacterProperty::toFloat() const
+{
+    if(m_valueType != Type::floating_point)
+        return std::nullopt;
+
+    return std::make_optional(m_valueFloat);
+}
diff --git a/src/characterview.cpp b/src/characterview.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd9f518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/characterview.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "characterview.h"
+
+CharacterView::CharacterView()
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 09841ee..053338f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include "characterview.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
+    CharacterView window;
+    window.show();
+
     return app.exec();
 }