diff --git a/src/data/custom/.gitignore b/src/data/custom/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72e8ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data/custom/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*
diff --git a/src/lib/data.rb b/src/lib/data.rb
index fc5abd3..833f71e 100644
--- a/src/lib/data.rb
+++ b/src/lib/data.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require_relative 'data/gold'
 require_relative 'data/wizard'
 require_relative 'data/dark_elf'
 require_relative 'data/troll'
+require_relative 'data/custom'
 
 module Charred
   class Data
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ module Charred
     include Charred::Wizard
     include Charred::DarkElf
     include Charred::Troll
+    include Charred::Custom
 
     attr :data
 
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ module Charred
       puts 'loading trolls'
       load_troll(@data)
 
+      puts 'loading custom stocks'
+      load_custom(@data)
+
       @data[:traits] = @data[:traits].sort.to_h
       @data[:skills] = @data[:skills].sort.to_h
     end
@@ -54,4 +59,4 @@ module Charred
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/src/lib/data/custom.rb b/src/lib/data/custom.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48fd332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/data/custom.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require 'json'
+
+module Charred
+  module Custom
+    def load_custom(data)
+    end
+  end
+end