diff --git a/lang/en.json b/lang/en.json
index e69de29..bb81437 100644
--- a/lang/en.json
+++ b/lang/en.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "mb-cypher2": {
+        "embed": {
+            "noPermission": "Unauthorized Actor Embed"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/mb-cypher2.js b/scripts/mb-cypher2.js
index e69de29..3992715 100644
--- a/scripts/mb-cypher2.js
+++ b/scripts/mb-cypher2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import {
+  preloadTemplatePaths,
+  normalizeTemplatePaths,
+  MODULE_ID,
+  log,
+} from "./module.js";
+
+const TEMPLATE_FILES = ["actor.hbs", "actor-inline.hbs"];
+const TEMPLATE_BASE = "embeds";
+const TEMPLATES = normalizeTemplatePaths(TEMPLATE_FILES, TEMPLATE_BASE);
+
+async function buildActorEmbedHTML(doc, content, config, options) {
+  // Types: community, pc, marker, npc, vehicle
+  // LIMITED access can see Name and Description
+  const noPermission = !doc.testUserPermission(
+    game.user,
+    CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.LIMITED,
+  );
+  if (noPermission) {
+    const broken = document.createElement("span");
+    broken.classList.add("broken", "content-embed");
+    const i = document.createElement("i");
+    i.classList.add("fa-solid", "fa-circle-exclamation");
+    i.inert = true;
+    broken.append(
+      i,
+      _loc(`${MODULE_ID}.embed.noPermission`, { uuid: doc.uuid }),
+    );
+    return broken;
+  }
+  let icon = "";
+  switch (doc.type) {
+    case "pc":
+      icon = "fa-solid fa-user";
+      break;
+    case "npc":
+      icon = "fa-solid fa-user-secret";
+      break;
+    case "community":
+      icon = "fa-solid fa-tree-city";
+      break;
+    case "marker":
+      icon = "fa-solid fa-thumbtack";
+      break;
+    case "vehicle":
+      icon = "fa-solid fa-car-side";
+      break;
+    default:
+      icon = "fa-solid fa-person";
+  }
+  const context = {
+    config: { ...config },
+    actor: doc,
+    basic: doc.system.basic,
+    pools: doc.system.pools,
+    options,
+    viewFullDocument: doc.testUserPermission(
+      game.user,
+      CONST.DOCUMENT_OWNERSHIP_LEVELS.OBSERVER,
+    ),
+    icon,
+    user: game.user,
+  };
+  const template = config.inline
+    ? TEMPLATES["actor-inline.hbs"]
+    : TEMPLATES["actor.hbs"];
+  const el = document.createElement(config.inline ? "span" : "div");
+  el.classList.add(`${MODULE_ID}-embed`, "content-embed");
+  let innerHTML = await renderTemplate(template, context);
+  el.innerHTML = innerHTML;
+  return el;
+}
+
+function initializeEmbeds() {
+  CONFIG.Actor.embedHandlers.push(buildActorEmbedHTML);
+}
+
+Hooks.once("init", async () => {
+  log(`Initializing ${MODULE_ID}`);
+  initializeEmbeds();
+  preloadTemplatePaths(TEMPLATES);
+});
diff --git a/scripts/module.js b/scripts/module.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60cec2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/module.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export const MODULE_ID = "mb-cypher2";
+
+export function log(...args) {
+  console.log(`${MODULE_ID} |`, ...args);
+}
+
+export function normalizeTemplatePaths(paths, baseDir = "") {
+  const templates = {};
+  log("finding templates", paths, baseDir);
+  const basePath = `modules/${MODULE_ID}/templates${baseDir ? "/" + baseDir : ""}`;
+  for (const file of paths) {
+    templates[file] = `${basePath}/${file}`;
+  }
+  return templates;
+}
+
+export async function preloadTemplatePaths(normalizedPaths) {
+  return loadTemplates(Object.values(normalizedPaths));
+}
diff --git a/styles/mb-cypher2.css b/styles/mb-cypher2.css
index e69de29..a354c1f 100644
--- a/styles/mb-cypher2.css
+++ b/styles/mb-cypher2.css
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+:root {
+    --mbcypher2-journal-embed-background: #ccccaa;
+    --mbcypher2-journal-embed-border-color: #aaaa88;
+    --mbcypher2-journal-embed-font-color: #000000;
+}
+
+body.theme-dark {
+    --mbcypher2-journal-embed-background: #333300;
+    --mbcypher2-journal-embed-border-color: #666633;
+    --mbcypher2-journal-embed-font-color: #eeeecc;
+}
+
+.mb-cypher2-embed.content-embed {
+    background: var(--mbcypher2-journal-embed-background);
+    border: 1px solid var(--mbcypher2-journal-embed-border-color);
+    border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+span.mb-cypher2-embed.content-embed {
+    margin: -1px 0;
+    padding: 1px 4px 0;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    word-break: break-all;
+}
+
+figure.content-embed figcaption cite {
+    margin-left: 0.5em;
+}
+}
diff --git a/templates/embeds/actor-inline.hbs b/templates/embeds/actor-inline.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f9ef8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/embeds/actor-inline.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<i class="{{icon}}"></i>
+<strong>{{actor.name}}</strong>
+{{#if (eq actor.type "pc") }}
+    <em>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.IsA" }}</em> {{ basic.descriptor }} {{ basic.type }}
+    <em>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Who" }}</em> {{ basic.focus }} {{ basic.additionalSentence }}
+{{/if}}
+{{#if viewFullDocument}}
+    {{#if basic.rank}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Rank" }}</strong> {{ basic.rank }}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if basic.level}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Level" }}</strong> {{ basic.level }}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if basic.tier}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Tier" }}</strong> {{ basic.tier }}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if pools.health}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Health" }}</strong> {{ pools.health.value }}/{{ pools.health.max}}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if pools.infrastructure}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Infrastructure" }}</strong> {{ pools.infrastructure.value }}/{{ pools.infrastructure.max}}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if pools.might}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Might" }}</strong> {{ pools.might.value }}/{{ pools.might.max}}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if pools.speed}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Speed" }}</strong> {{ pools.speed.value }}/{{ pools.speed.max}}
+    {{/if}}
+    {{#if pools.intellect}}
+        <strong>{{ localize "CYPHERSYSTEM.Intellect" }}</strong> {{ pools.intellect.value }}/{{ pools.intellect.max}}
+    {{/if}}
+{{/if}}
diff --git a/templates/embeds/actor.hbs b/templates/embeds/actor.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29