diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7d36a3..0287b50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME}
 		CXX_STANDARD 11
 )
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
-	PUBLIC
+	PRIVATE
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+	INTERFACE
 		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
 )
 
+add_subdirectory("src/dml")
+
 option(KI_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Determines whether to build examples." ON)
 if (KI_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 	add_subdirectory("examples")
diff --git a/include/ki/dml/Field.h b/include/ki/dml/Field.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cc028d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ki/dml/Field.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "FieldBase.h"
+#include "types.h"
+
+namespace ki
+{
+namespace dml
+{
+	template <typename ValueT>
+	class Field : public FieldBase
+	{
+		friend Record;
+	public:
+		ValueT get_value() const;
+		void set_value(ValueT value);
+
+		Field<ValueT> *clone(const Record &record) const;
+
+		void write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const;
+		void read_from(std::istream &istream);
+		size_t get_size() const;
+	protected:
+		Field(std::string name, const Record &record)
+			: FieldBase(name, record)
+		{
+			m_type_hash = typeid(ValueT).hash_code();
+			m_value = ValueT();
+		}
+	private:
+		ValueT m_value;
+	};
+
+	typedef Field<BYT> BytField;
+	typedef Field<UBYT> UBytField;
+	typedef Field<SHRT> ShrtField;
+	typedef Field<USHRT> UShrtField;
+	typedef Field<INT> IntField;
+	typedef Field<UINT> UIntField;
+	typedef Field<STR> StrField;
+	typedef Field<WSTR> WStrField;
+	typedef Field<FLT> FltField;
+	typedef Field<DBL> DblField;
+	typedef Field<GID> GidField;
+}
+}
diff --git a/include/ki/dml/FieldBase.h b/include/ki/dml/FieldBase.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14e9479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ki/dml/FieldBase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include "../util/Serializable.h"
+
+namespace ki
+{
+namespace dml
+{
+	class Record;
+
+	class FieldBase : public util::Serializable
+	{
+		friend Record;
+	public:
+		const Record &get_record() const;
+		std::string get_name() const;
+		bool is_transferable() const;
+
+		template <typename ValueT>
+		bool is_type() const
+		{
+			return (typeid(ValueT).hash_code() == m_type_hash);
+		}
+	protected:
+		size_t m_type_hash;
+
+		FieldBase(std::string name, const Record& record);
+
+		void set_name(std::string name);
+		void set_transferable(bool transferable);
+
+		virtual FieldBase *clone(const Record &record) const = 0;
+	private:
+		const Record &m_record;
+		std::string m_name;
+		bool m_transferable;
+	};
+
+	typedef std::vector<FieldBase *> FieldList;
+	typedef std::map<std::string, FieldBase *> FieldNameMap;
+}
+}
diff --git a/include/ki/dml/Record.h b/include/ki/dml/Record.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd34d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ki/dml/Record.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "FieldBase.h"
+#include "Field.h"
+
+namespace ki
+{
+namespace dml
+{
+	class Record : public util::Serializable
+	{
+	public:
+		Record();
+		Record(const Record &record);
+
+		bool has_field(std::string name) const;
+
+		template <typename ValueT>
+		bool has_field(std::string name) const
+		{
+			if (!has_field(name))
+				return false;
+			return m_field_map[name]->is_type<ValueT>();
+		}
+
+		template <typename ValueT>
+		Field<ValueT> &get_field(std::string name) const
+		{
+			if (has_field<ValueT>(name))
+				return dynamic_cast<Field<ValueT> *>(m_fields[name]);
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		template <typename ValueT>
+		Field<ValueT> &add_field(std::string name, bool transferable = true)
+		{
+			if (has_field<ValueT>(name))
+				return nullptr;
+			Field<ValueT> *field = new Field<ValueT>(name, *this);
+			auto *base = static_cast<FieldBase *>(field);
+			m_fields.push_back(base);
+			m_field_map.insert({ base->get_name(), base });
+			return field;
+		}
+
+		size_t get_field_count() const;
+
+		FieldList::iterator fields_begin() const;
+		FieldList::iterator fields_end() const;
+
+		void write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const;
+		void read_from(std::istream &istream);
+		size_t get_size() const;
+	private:
+		FieldList m_fields;
+		FieldNameMap m_field_map;
+	};
+}
+}
diff --git a/include/ki/dml/types.h b/include/ki/dml/types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de40b1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ki/dml/types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace ki
+{
+namespace dml
+{
+	typedef int8_t BYT;
+	typedef uint8_t UBYT;
+	typedef int16_t SHRT;
+	typedef uint16_t USHRT;
+	typedef int32_t INT;
+	typedef uint32_t UINT;
+	typedef std::string STR;
+	typedef std::wstring WSTR;
+	typedef float FLT;
+	typedef double DBL;
+	typedef uint64_t GID;
+}
+}
diff --git a/include/ki/util/Serializable.h b/include/ki/util/Serializable.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fe5bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ki/util/Serializable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <istream>
+
+namespace ki
+{
+namespace util
+{
+	class Serializable
+	{
+	public:
+		virtual void write_to(std::ostream &ostream) const = 0;
+		virtual void read_from(std::istream &istream) = 0;
+		virtual size_t get_size() const = 0;
+	};
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/dml/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dml/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a9dd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME}
+	PRIVATE
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/FieldBase.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/Record.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/StrField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/WStrField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/FltField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/DblField.cpp
+		${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dml/FieldBase.cpp b/src/dml/FieldBase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/Record.cpp b/src/dml/Record.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp b/src/dml/types/BytField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/DblField.cpp b/src/dml/types/DblField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/FltField.cpp b/src/dml/types/FltField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp b/src/dml/types/GidField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp b/src/dml/types/IntField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp b/src/dml/types/ShrtField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/StrField.cpp b/src/dml/types/StrField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp b/src/dml/types/UBytField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp b/src/dml/types/UIntField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp b/src/dml/types/UShrtField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/dml/types/WStrField.cpp b/src/dml/types/WStrField.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29