diff --git a/UI/CardContainer.gd b/UI/CardContainer.gd
deleted file mode 100644
index 17f1770..0000000
--- a/UI/CardContainer.gd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-extends Control
-
-signal scene_finished
-signal scene_failed
-
-var active : bool = false
-
-const card_view_scene = preload("res://UI/CardView.tscn")
-
-var character : Character = Character.new() setget update_cards_shown
-var card_views = []
-
-
-func update_cards_shown(new_character = null):
-	
-	# allow the update card shown function to work with and without setget
-	if new_character != null:
-		character = new_character
-	
-	# remove the old cards
-	for card_view in card_views:
-		yield(card_view.card_view_remove(false), "completed")
-	card_views = []
-	
-	# add cards the new cards from the character
-	for card in character.cards:
-		var new_card_view = card_view_scene.instance()
-		new_card_view.card = card
-		$Margin/HBox.add_child(new_card_view)
-		card_views.append(new_card_view)
-		new_card_view.connect("card_view_removed", self, "remove_from_card_views")
-
-
-func remove_from_card_views(card_view):
-	var to_remove : int = card_views.find(card_view)
-	if to_remove != -1:
-		card_views.remove(to_remove)
diff --git a/UI/CardContainer.tscn b/UI/CardContainer.tscn
index e117466..2cb4d3a 100644
--- a/UI/CardContainer.tscn
+++ b/UI/CardContainer.tscn
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=2]
 
-[ext_resource path="res://UI/CardContainer.gd" type="Script" id=5]
+[ext_resource path="res://UI/CardView.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://UI/ItemContainer.gd" type="Script" id=2]
 
 [node name="CardContainer" type="Control"]
 anchor_right = 1.0
 anchor_bottom = 1.0
-script = ExtResource( 5 )
+script = ExtResource( 2 )
+item_view_scene = ExtResource( 1 )
+child_holder = NodePath("Margin/HBox")
+character_property = "cards"
+view_property = "card"
 
 [node name="Margin" type="MarginContainer" parent="."]
 anchor_right = 1.0
diff --git a/UI/ItemContainer.gd b/UI/ItemContainer.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9128dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UI/ItemContainer.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+extends Control
+
+signal scene_finished
+signal scene_failed
+
+var active : bool = false
+
+export (PackedScene) var item_view_scene
+export (NodePath) var child_holder
+export (String) var character_property = "items"
+export (String) var view_property = "item"
+
+var character : Character = Character.new() setget update_items_shown
+var item_views = []
+
+
+func update_items_shown(new_character = null):
+	
+	# allow the update item shown function to work with and without setget
+	if new_character != null:
+		character = new_character
+	
+	# remove the old items
+	for item_view in item_views:
+		yield(item_view.item_view_remove(false), "completed")
+	item_views = []
+	
+	# add items the new items from the character
+	for item in character.get(character_property):
+		var new_item_view = item_view_scene.instance()
+		new_item_view.set(view_property, item)
+		get_node(child_holder).add_child(new_item_view)
+		item_views.append(new_item_view)
+		new_item_view.connect("item_view_removed", self, "remove_from_item_views")
+
+
+func remove_from_item_views(item_view):
+	var to_remove : int = item_views.find(item_view)
+	if to_remove != -1:
+		item_views.remove(to_remove)