diff --git a/src/UIEntity.h b/src/UIEntity.h
index a99369b..edf06b1 100644
--- a/src/UIEntity.h
+++ b/src/UIEntity.h
@@ -38,3 +38,144 @@ typedef struct {
     std::shared_ptr<UIEntity> data;
     //PyObject* texture;
 } PyUIEntityObject;
+
+namespace mcrfpydef {
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file; reconsider for moving to "UIBase.h/.cpp"
+// TODO: sf::Vector2f convenience functions here might benefit from a PyVectorObject much like PyColorObject
+// Utility function to convert sf::Vector2f to PyObject*
+static PyObject* sfVector2f_to_PyObject(sf::Vector2f vector) {
+    return Py_BuildValue("(ff)", vector.x, vector.y);
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file; reconsider for moving to "UIBase.h/.cpp"
+// Utility function to convert PyObject* to sf::Vector2f
+static sf::Vector2f PyObject_to_sfVector2f(PyObject* obj) {
+    float x, y;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(obj, "ff", &x, &y)) {
+        return sf::Vector2f(); // TODO / reconsider this default: Return default vector on parse error
+    }
+    return sf::Vector2f(x, y);
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+// Utility function to convert UIGridPointState to PyObject*
+static PyObject* UIGridPointState_to_PyObject(const UIGridPointState& state) {
+    PyObject* obj = PyObject_New(PyObject, &PyUIGridPointStateType);
+    if (!obj) return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+    // Assuming PyUIGridPointStateObject structure has a UIGridPointState* member called 'data'
+    //((PyUIGridPointStateObject*)obj)->data = new UIGridPointState(state); // Copy constructor // wontimplement / feat - don't use new, get shared_ptr working
+
+    return obj;
+}
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+// Function to convert std::vector<UIGridPointState> to a Python list TODO need a PyUICollection style iterable
+static PyObject* UIGridPointStateVector_to_PyList(const std::vector<UIGridPointState>& vec) {
+    PyObject* list = PyList_New(vec.size());
+    if (!list) return PyErr_NoMemory();
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); ++i) {
+        PyObject* obj = UIGridPointState_to_PyObject(vec[i]);
+        if (!obj) { // Cleanup on failure
+            Py_DECREF(list);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(list, i, obj); // This steals a reference to obj
+    }
+
+    return list;
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static PyObject* PyUIEntity_get_position(PyUIEntityObject* self, void* closure) {
+    return sfVector2f_to_PyObject(self->data->position);
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static int PyUIEntity_set_position(PyUIEntityObject* self, PyObject* value, void* closure) {
+    self->data->position = PyObject_to_sfVector2f(value);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static PyObject* PyUIEntity_get_gridstate(PyUIEntityObject* self, void* closure) {
+    // Assuming a function to convert std::vector<UIGridPointState> to PyObject* list
+    return UIGridPointStateVector_to_PyList(self->data->gridstate);
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static PyObject* PyUIEntity_get_spritenumber(PyUIEntityObject* self, void* closure) {
+    return PyLong_FromDouble(self->data->sprite.getSpriteIndex());
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static int PyUIEntity_set_spritenumber(PyUIEntityObject* self, PyObject* value, void* closure) {
+    int val;
+    if (PyLong_Check(value))
+        val = PyLong_AsLong(value);
+    else
+    {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Value must be an integer.");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    //self->data->sprite.sprite_index = val;
+    self->data->sprite.setSpriteIndex(val); // todone - I don't like ".sprite.sprite" in this stack of UIEntity.UISprite.sf::Sprite
+    return 0;
+}
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static PyObject* PyUIEntity_at(PyUIEntityObject* self, PyObject* o)
+{
+    int x, y;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(o, "ii", &x, &y)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "UIEntity.at requires two integer arguments: (x, y)");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (self->data->grid == NULL) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Entity cannot access surroundings because it is not associated with a grid");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    PyUIGridPointStateObject* obj = (PyUIGridPointStateObject*)((&PyUIGridPointStateType)->tp_alloc(&PyUIGridPointStateType, 0));
+    //auto target = std::static_pointer_cast<UIEntity>(target);
+    obj->data = &(self->data->gridstate[y + self->data->grid->grid_x * x]);
+    obj->grid = self->data->grid;
+    obj->entity = self->data;
+    return (PyObject*)obj;
+}
+
+//TODO: add this static array to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+static PyMethodDef PyUIEntity_methods[] = {
+    {"at", (PyCFunction)PyUIEntity_at, METH_O},
+    {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
+};
+
+//TODO: add this static array to class scope; move implementation to .cpp file
+// Define getters and setters
+static PyGetSetDef PyUIEntity_getsetters[] = {
+    {"position", (getter)PyUIEntity_get_position, (setter)PyUIEntity_set_position, "Entity position", NULL},
+    {"gridstate", (getter)PyUIEntity_get_gridstate, NULL, "Grid point states for the entity", NULL},
+    {"sprite_number", (getter)PyUIEntity_get_spritenumber, (setter)PyUIEntity_set_spritenumber, "Sprite number (index) on the texture on the display", NULL},
+    {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
+};
+
+//TODO: add this method to class scope; forward declaration not required after .h/.cpp split
+static int PyUIEntity_init(PyUIEntityObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*); // forward declare
+
+
+// Define the PyTypeObject for UIEntity
+static PyTypeObject PyUIEntityType = {
+    //PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+    .tp_name = "mcrfpy.Entity",
+    .tp_basicsize = sizeof(PyUIEntityObject),
+    .tp_itemsize = 0,
+    // Methods omitted for brevity
+    .tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+    .tp_doc = "UIEntity objects",
+    .tp_methods = PyUIEntity_methods,
+    .tp_getset = PyUIEntity_getsetters,
+    .tp_init = (initproc)PyUIEntity_init,
+    .tp_new = PyType_GenericNew,
+};
+}