diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 090313639..0236d8f89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ set(GAMEINPUT_HEADER
     apps/openmw/mwinput/inputmanager.hpp)
 source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwinput FILES ${GAMEINPUT} ${GAMEINPUT_HEADER})    
 
-set(APPS ${GAME} ${GAMEREND} ${GAMEINPUT})
-set(APPS_HEADER ${GAME_HEADER} ${GAMEREND_HEADER} ${GAMEINPUT_HEADER})
+# set(GAMESCRIPT)
+set(GAMESCRIPT_HEADER 
+    apps/openmw/mwscript/locals.hpp)
+source_group(apps\\openmw\\mwscript FILES ${GAMESCRIPT} ${GAMESCRIPT_HEADER})    
+
+set(APPS ${GAME} ${GAMEREND} ${GAMEINPUT} ${GAMESCRIPT})
+set(APPS_HEADER ${GAME_HEADER} ${GAMEREND_HEADER} ${GAMEINPUT_HEADER} ${GAMESCRIPT_HEADER})
 
 # source directory: components
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp
index ef323b4cd..24512702f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/cellimp.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ void insertObj(CellRenderImp& cellRender, T& liveRef)
   {
     cellRender.insertBegin (liveRef.ref);
     cellRender.insertMesh ("meshes\\" + model);
-    liveRef.mData.mHandle = cellRender.insertEnd();
+    liveRef.mData.setHandle (cellRender.insertEnd());
   }
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void insertObj(CellRenderImp& cellRender, ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::Light, OMW::Ref
     const float radius = float(liveRef.base->data.radius);
     cellRender.insertLight(r, g, b, radius);
 
-    liveRef.mData.mHandle = cellRender.insertEnd();
+    liveRef.mData.setHandle (cellRender.insertEnd());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/locals.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/locals.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5500158f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/locals.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef GAME_SCRIPT_LOCALS_H
+#define GAME_SCRIPT_LOCALS_H
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <components/esm/loadscpt.hpp>
+#include <components/interpreter/types.hpp>
+
+namespace MWScript
+{
+    struct Locals
+    {
+        std::vector<Interpreter::Type_Short> mShorts;
+        std::vector<Interpreter::Type_Integer> mLongs;
+        std::vector<Interpreter::Type_Float> mFloats;
+        
+        void configure (const ESM::Script& script)
+        {
+            mShorts.clear();
+            mShorts.resize (script.data.numShorts, 0);
+            mLongs.clear();
+            mLongs.resize (script.data.numLongs, 0);
+            mFloats.clear();
+            mFloats.resize (script.data.numFloats, 0);
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/apps/openmw/refdata.hpp b/apps/openmw/refdata.hpp
index 8726d2023..8ffe757b7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/refdata.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/refdata.hpp
@@ -3,14 +3,45 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include "mwscript/locals.hpp"
+
+namespace ESM
+{
+    class Script;
+}
+
 namespace OMW
 {
-    struct RefData
+    class RefData
     {
-        std::string mHandle;
+            std::string mHandle;
+            
+            MWScript::Locals mLocals; // if we find the overhead of heaving a locals
+                                      // object in the refdata of refs without a script,
+                                      // we can make this a pointer later.
         
-    
-    };
+        public:
+                         
+            std::string getHandle()
+            {
+                return mHandle;
+            }
+                        
+            void setLocals (const ESM::Script& script)
+            {
+                mLocals.configure (script);
+            }
+            
+            void setHandle (const std::string& handle)
+            {
+                mHandle = handle;
+            }
+            
+            MWScript::Locals& getLocals()
+            {
+                return mLocals;
+            }
+    };        
 }
 
 #endif