diff --git a/roguebasin/object.py b/roguebasin/object.py
index 291ed32..91f329f 100644
--- a/roguebasin/object.py
+++ b/roguebasin/object.py
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 
 import tcod
 from .geometry import Point
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 class Entity:
     '''A single-tile drawable entity with a symbol and position.'''
 
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, *,
                  position: Optional[Point] = None,
-                 fg: Optional[tcod.Color] = None,
-                 bg: Optional[tcod.Color] = None):
+                 fg: Optional[Tuple[int, int, int]] = None,
+                 bg: Optional[Tuple[int, int, int]] = None):
         self.position = position if position else Point()
-        self.foreground = fg if fg else tcod.white
+        self.foreground = fg if fg else (255, 255, 255)
         self.background = bg
         self.symbol = symbol
 
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ class Entity:
         return f'{self.symbol}[{self.position}]'
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return f'{self.__class__.__name__}({self.symbol}, position={self.position}, fg={self.foreground}, bg={self.background})'
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+        return f'{self.__class__.__name__}({self.symbol}, position={self.position}, fg={self.foreground}, bg={self.background})'
+
+class Hero(Entity):
+    def __init__(self, position: Point):
+        super().__init__('@', position=position, fg=tuple(tcod.white))
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