diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1420ed0..9787819 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ gradle-app.setting
 !gradle-wrapper.jar
 .gradletasknamecache
 /bin/
+.DS_Store
 
 # vscode stuff
 .project
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/hibernate/dao/impl/ButterflyUserDao.java b/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/hibernate/dao/impl/ButterflyUserDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7367b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/hibernate/dao/impl/ButterflyUserDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.buttongames.butterfly.hibernate.dao.impl;
+
+import com.buttongames.butterfly.hibernate.dao.AbstractHibernateDao;
+import com.buttongames.butterfly.model.ButterflyUser;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Scope;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+/**
+ * DAO for interacting with <code>ButterflyUser</code> objects in the database.
+ * @author skogaby (skogabyskogaby@gmail.com)
+ */
+@Scope(BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
+@Repository
+public class ButterflyUserDao extends AbstractHibernateDao<ButterflyUser> {
+
+    @Autowired
+    public ButterflyUserDao(final SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
+        super(sessionFactory);
+        setClazz(ButterflyUser.class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/model/ButterflyUser.java b/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/model/ButterflyUser.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cdc5ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/model/ButterflyUser.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package com.buttongames.butterfly.model;
+
+import javax.persistence.Column;
+import javax.persistence.Entity;
+import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import javax.persistence.Id;
+import javax.persistence.Table;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * Model class for a user within the server. This user is tied to a person -- email
+ * address, password, etc. This user also has a PIN, which is applied across any
+ * and all cards they possess. <code>ButterflyUser</code> does *NOT* represent a profile for any
+ * particular game.
+ * @author skogaby (skogabyskogaby@gmail.com)
+ */
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "users")
+public class ButterflyUser implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    /**
+     * The integer user ID for this user. Serves as the primary key in the database.
+     */
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue
+    @Column(name = "id")
+    private long userId;
+
+    /**
+     * The user's card PIN.
+     */
+    @Column(name = "pin")
+    private String pin;
+
+    public ButterflyUser() { }
+
+    public long getUserId() {
+        return userId;
+    }
+
+    public void setUserId(int userId) {
+        this.userId = userId;
+    }
+
+    public String getPin() {
+        return pin;
+    }
+
+    public void setPin(String pin) {
+        this.pin = pin;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/spring/configuration/HibernateConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/spring/configuration/HibernateConfiguration.java
index 406e531..482591c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/spring/configuration/HibernateConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/buttongames/butterfly/spring/configuration/HibernateConfiguration.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.buttongames.butterfly.spring.configuration;
 
+import com.buttongames.butterfly.hibernate.dao.impl.ButterflyUserDao;
 import com.buttongames.butterfly.util.PathUtils;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
@@ -73,4 +75,9 @@ public class HibernateConfiguration {
 
         return source;
     }
+
+    @Bean
+    public ButterflyUserDao butterflyUserDao(final SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
+        return new ButterflyUserDao(sessionFactory);
+    }
 }