diff --git a/common/map/region.cpp b/common/map/region.cpp
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+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2014
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#include "region.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+Region::Region(int argWidth, int argHeight, int argDepth, int argX, int argY):
+	width(argWidth),
+	height(argHeight),
+	depth(argDepth),
+	x(argX),
+	y(argY)
+{
+	tiles = static_cast<int*>(calloc(width * height * depth, sizeof(int)));
+}
+
+Region::~Region() {
+	free(tiles);
+}
+
+int Region::SetTile(int x, int y, int z, int v) {
+	return *(tiles + x*width + y*height + z*depth) = v;
+}
+
+int Region::GetTile(int x, int y, int z) {
+	return *(tiles + x*width + y*height + z*depth);
+}
diff --git a/common/map/region.hpp b/common/map/region.hpp
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+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2014
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#ifndef REGION_HPP_
+#define REGION_HPP_
+
+class Region {
+public:
+	Region() = delete;
+	Region(int width, int height, int depth, int x, int y);
+	~Region();
+
+	int SetTile(int x, int y, int z, int v);
+	int GetTile(int x, int y, int z);
+
+	//accessors
+	int GetWidth() { return width; }
+	int GetHeight() { return height; }
+	int GetDepth() { return depth; }
+	int GetX() { return width; }
+	int GetY() { return width; }
+private:
+	const int width;
+	const int height;
+	const int depth;
+	const int x;
+	const int y;
+
+	int* tiles = nullptr;
+};
+
+#endif