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diff --git a/src/rules/races.rs b/src/rules/races.rs
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+use crate::rules::ability_scores::AbilityScore;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde_yaml;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::string::String;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct Race {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub ability_score_modifiers: HashMap<AbilityScore, i32>,
+    pub npc_ability_score_modifiers: HashMap<AbilityScore, i32>,
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    pub static ref RACES: HashMap<String, Race> = load_races();
+}
+
+// TODO: Is this actually needed? Is there a real race condition this is avoiding?
+fn load_races() -> HashMap<String, Race> {
+    let yaml_data = include_str!("../data/rules/races.yaml");
+    serde_yaml::from_str(yaml_data).expect("Failed to parse races YAML")
+}