diff --git a/sql/players.sql b/sql/players.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70e5aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/players.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CREATE TABLE players (
+	id integer primary key,
+	login varchar(50) not null unique,
+	password varchar(50),
+	email varchar(150) not null unique
+);
+
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1cc5b09..84fa832 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 bin_PROGRAMS = wmud
 AM_CFLAGS = $(MEMCACHED_CFLAGS) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS) $(GTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(SQLITE3_CFLAGS)
 
-wmud_SOURCES = main.c networking.c interpreter.c
+wmud_SOURCES = main.c networking.c interpreter.c db.c
 wmud_LDADD = $(MEMCACHED_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(GTHREAD_LIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bfa2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include <sqlite3.h>
+
+#include "db.h"
+
+sqlite3 *dbh = NULL;
+
+gboolean
+wmud_db_init(void)
+{
+	sqlite3_open(
+}
+
diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f380041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef __WMUD_DB_H__
+#define __WMUD_DB_H__
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+gboolean wmud_db_init(Gerror ** error);
+gboolean wmud_load_players(GError **err);
+gboolean wmud_save_player(wmudPlayer *player, GError **err);
+
+#endif /* __WMUD__DB_H__ */
+