diff --git a/src/avatar.rs b/src/avatar.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..341f1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/avatar.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+use crate::{AnimationFrames, Image, Position};
+use crate::mocks;
+
+/// avatar is a "sprite" in the game data but with a specific id
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Avatar {
+    pub(crate) animation_frames: Vec<Image>,
+    pub(crate) room: String, /// room id
+    pub(crate) position: Position,
+}
+
+impl From<String> for Avatar {
+    fn from(string: String) -> Avatar {
+        let string = string.replace("SPR A\n", "");
+        let mut lines: Vec<&str> = string.lines().collect();
+        let room_pos = lines.pop().unwrap().replace("POS ", "");
+        let room_pos: Vec<&str> = room_pos.split_whitespace().collect();
+        let room = room_pos[0].to_string();
+        let position = Position::from(room_pos[1].to_string());
+        let animation_frames: String = lines.join("\n");
+        let animation_frames: Vec<&str> = animation_frames.split("\n>\n").collect();
+        let animation_frames: Vec<Image> = animation_frames.iter().map(|&frame| {
+            Image::from(frame.to_string())
+        }).collect();
+
+        Avatar { animation_frames, room, position }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToString for Avatar {
+    #[inline]
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "SPR A\n{}\nPOS {} {}",
+            self.animation_frames.to_string(),
+            self.room,
+            self.position.to_string()
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_avatar_from_string() {
+    let output = Avatar::from(
+        include_str!("../test/resources/avatar").to_string()
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(output, mocks::avatar());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_avatar_to_string() {
+    assert_eq!(mocks::avatar().to_string(), include_str!("../test/resources/avatar"));
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8ca5c38..e5f5060 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod avatar;
 pub mod colour;
 pub mod dialogue;
 pub mod palette;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod position;
 pub mod sprite;
 pub mod tile;
 
+use avatar::Avatar;
 use colour::Colour;
 use dialogue::Dialogue;
 use palette::Palette;
@@ -27,14 +29,6 @@ pub struct ExitInstance {
     exit: Exit,
 }
 
-/// avatar is a "sprite" in the game data but with a specific id
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Avatar {
-    animation_frames: Vec<Image>,
-    room: String, /// room id
-    position: Position,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Item {
     id: String,
@@ -324,50 +318,6 @@ impl AnimationFrames for Vec<Image> {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<String> for Avatar {
-    fn from(string: String) -> Avatar {
-        let string = string.replace("SPR A\n", "");
-        let mut lines: Vec<&str> = string.lines().collect();
-        let room_pos = lines.pop().unwrap().replace("POS ", "");
-        let room_pos: Vec<&str> = room_pos.split_whitespace().collect();
-        let room = room_pos[0].to_string();
-        let position = Position::from(room_pos[1].to_string());
-        let animation_frames: String = lines.join("\n");
-        let animation_frames: Vec<&str> = animation_frames.split("\n>\n").collect();
-        let animation_frames: Vec<Image> = animation_frames.iter().map(|&frame| {
-            Image::from(frame.to_string())
-        }).collect();
-
-        Avatar { animation_frames, room, position }
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_avatar_from_string() {
-    let output = Avatar::from(
-        include_str!("../test/resources/avatar").to_string()
-    );
-
-    assert_eq!(output, mocks::avatar());
-}
-
-impl ToString for Avatar {
-    #[inline]
-    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
-        format!(
-            "SPR A\n{}\nPOS {} {}",
-            self.animation_frames.to_string(),
-            self.room,
-            self.position.to_string()
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_avatar_to_string() {
-    assert_eq!(mocks::avatar().to_string(), include_str!("../test/resources/avatar"));
-}
-
 impl From<String> for Item {
     fn from(string: String) -> Item {
         let mut lines: Vec<&str> = string.lines().collect();