diff --git a/source/blood/src/bloodactor.h b/source/blood/src/bloodactor.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3934a0db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blood/src/bloodactor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "build.h"
+#include "common_game.h"
+#include "db.h"
+#include "ai.h"
+#include "nnexts.h"
+#include "seq.h"
+#include "aiunicult.h"
+
+BEGIN_BLD_NS
+
+// Due to the messed up array storage of all the game data we cannot do any direct referenced here yet. We have to access everything via wrapper functions for now.
+// Note that the indexing is very inconsistent - partially by sprite index, partially by xsprite index.
+class DBloodActor
+{
+	const int index;
+    DBloodActor* base();
+
+public:
+    DBloodActor() :index(int(this - base())) { assert(index >= 0 && index < kMaxSprites); }
+	
+	bool hasX() { return sprite[index].extra > 0; }
+	spritetype& s() { return sprite[index]; }
+	XSPRITE& x() { return xsprite[sprite[index].extra]; }	// calling this does not validate the xsprite!
+    SPRITEHIT& hit() { return gSpriteHit[sprite[index].extra]; }
+    int& xvel() { return Blood::xvel[index]; }
+    int& yvel() { return Blood::yvel[index]; }
+    int& zvel() { return Blood::zvel[index]; }
+
+    int& cumulDamage() { return Blood::cumulDamage[sprite[index].extra]; }
+    int& dudeSlope() { return Blood::gDudeSlope[sprite[index].extra]; }
+    DUDEEXTRA& dudeExtra() { return gDudeExtra[sprite[index].extra]; }
+    SPRITEMASS& spriteMass() { return gSpriteMass[sprite[index].extra]; }
+    GENDUDEEXTRA& genDudeExtra() { return Blood::gGenDudeExtra[index]; }
+    POINT3D& basePoint() { return Blood::baseSprite[index]; }
+};
+
+extern DBloodActor bloodActors[kMaxSprites];
+
+inline DBloodActor* DBloodActor::base() { return bloodActors; }
+
+END_BLD_NS
diff --git a/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp
index 1c9ca4d6e..3dfdcc3ce 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 #include "ns.h"	// Must come before everything else!
 
+#include "bloodactor.h"
+
 #include "build.h"
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "mmulti.h"
diff --git a/source/blood/src/db.cpp b/source/blood/src/db.cpp
index 08bec6fe7..cfb50137d 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/db.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/db.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 #include "db.h"
 #include "eventq.h"
 #include "nnexts.h"
+#include "bloodactor.h"
 
 BEGIN_BLD_NS
 
+DBloodActor bloodActors[kMaxSprites];
+
+
 bool gModernMap = false;
 unsigned short gStatCount[kMaxStatus + 1];