diff --git a/src/permission.nim b/src/permission.nim
index f0b41d2..12da17d 100644
--- a/src/permission.nim
+++ b/src/permission.nim
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ type
         denyPerms*: uint
         permissionType*: PermissionType
 
+proc newPermissions*(id: snowflake, `type`: PermissionType, byteSet: uint): Permissions =
+    ## Create a new `Permissions` using an id, type, and byte set.
+    result = Permissions(roleUserID: id, permissionType: `type`, allowPerms: byteSet)
+
 proc newPermissions*(json: JsonNode): Permissions =
     ## Parses a `Permissions` from json.
     result = Permissions(
diff --git a/src/role.nim b/src/role.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d183c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/role.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import json, nimcordutils, discordobject, permission
+
+type Role* = ref object of DiscordObject
+    name*: string
+    color*: uint
+    hoist*: bool
+    position*: uint
+    permissions*: Permissions
+    managed*: bool
+    mentionable*: bool
+
+proc newRole*(json: JsonNode): Role =
+    result = Role(
+        id: getIDFromJson(json["id"].getStr()),
+        name: json["name"].getStr(),
+        color: uint(json["color"].getInt()),
+        hoist: json["hoist"].getBool(),
+        position: uint(json["position"].getInt()),
+        permissions: newPermissions(json["permissions"]),
+        managed: json["managed"].getBool(),
+        mentionable: json["mentionable"].getBool()
+    )
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