diff --git a/src/common/marshal/bitfield.h b/src/common/marshal/bitfield.h
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..9207978ab21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/marshal/bitfield.h
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace marshal
+{
+    typedef std::uint64_t max_bit_type;
+
+    template<std::size_t Size, typename T = int>
+    struct bitsection
+    {
+        static_assert(sizeof(T) <= sizeof(marshal::max_bit_type), "Type size exceeds highest allowed type size.");
+#if !defined(__GNUC__) || __GNUC__ > 5
+        static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value, "The type of a bit section needs to be trivially copyable.");
+#endif
+
+        static std::size_t const size = Size;
+        typedef T type;
+    };
+
+    template<std::size_t Bytes, typename... Sections>
+    class bitfield
+    {
+    private:
+
+        unsigned char buffer[Bytes] = {};
+
+        template<std::size_t Index, typename Section, typename... Rest>
+        struct section_at
+        {
+            typedef typename section_at<Index - 1, Rest...>::section section;
+        };
+
+        template<typename Section, typename... Rest>
+        struct section_at<0, Section, Rest...>
+        {
+            typedef Section section;
+        };
+
+        template<std::size_t Index, typename Section, typename... Rest>
+        struct offset_at
+        {
+            static std::size_t const value = offset_at<Index - 1, Section, Rest...>::value + section_at<Index - 1, Section, Rest...>::section::size;
+        };
+
+        template<typename Section, typename... Rest>
+        struct offset_at<0, Section, Rest...>
+        {
+            static std::size_t const value = 0;
+        };
+
+        template<std::size_t Index>
+        class mirror
+        {
+        private:
+            typedef typename section_at<Index, Sections...>::section section;
+            static std::size_t const bit_offset = offset_at<Index, Sections...>::value;
+            static std::size_t const bit_shift = bit_offset % 8;
+            static std::size_t const byte_offset = bit_offset / 8;
+            static std::size_t const byte_length = ((bit_shift + section::size + 7) & ~7) / 8;
+
+            unsigned char* buffer;
+            union
+            {
+                marshal::max_bit_type value;
+                std::array<unsigned char, byte_length> array;
+            };
+
+            static_assert(Index < sizeof...(Sections), "Index out of bit field range.");
+            static_assert(byte_length <= sizeof(marshal::max_bit_type), "Invalid type with size larger than the maximum allowed.");
+
+        public:
+            mirror(unsigned char* original)
+                : buffer{original + byte_offset}, value{0}
+            {}
+
+            typename section::type operator =(typename section::type const& other)
+            {
+                std::copy_n(buffer, byte_length, array.data());
+                value &= ~(((1 << section::size) - 1) << bit_shift);
+                value |= (other & ((1 << section::size) - 1)) << bit_shift;
+                std::copy_n(array.data(), byte_length, buffer);
+                return other;
+            }
+
+            operator typename section::type()
+            {
+                std::copy_n(buffer, byte_length, array.data());
+                return static_cast<typename section::type>((value >> bit_shift) & ((1 << section::size) - 1));
+            }
+        };
+
+    public:
+
+        static_assert(offset_at<sizeof...(Sections), Sections..., void>::value <= 8 * Bytes, "Provided bit sections exceed available space.");
+
+        bitfield()
+        {}
+
+        template<typename C>
+        bitfield(C const& cont)
+            : bitfield(cont.begin(), cont.end())
+        {}
+
+        template<std::size_t N>
+        bitfield(char(&other)[N])
+            : bitfield(other, other + N)
+        {}
+
+        template<std::size_t N>
+        bitfield(unsigned char(&other)[N])
+            : bitfield(other, other + N)
+        {}
+
+        template<typename It>
+        bitfield(It const& start, It const& end)
+        {
+            static_assert(sizeof(*start) == 1, "Invalid range constructor. Underlying iterator type needs to be char or unsigned char.");
+
+            std::copy(start, end, buffer);
+        }
+
+        template<std::size_t Index, typename R>
+        typename section_at<Index, Sections...>::section::type set(R value)
+        {
+            return mirror<Index>{buffer} = value;
+        }
+
+        template<std::size_t Index>
+        typename section_at<Index, Sections...>::section::type get()
+        {
+            return mirror<Index>(buffer);
+        }
+
+        std::size_t size() const
+        {
+            return Bytes;
+        }
+
+        unsigned char* data()
+        {
+            return buffer;
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<std::size_t Index, std::size_t Bytes, typename... Sections>
+    auto set(bitfield<Bytes, Sections...> bf) -> decltype(bf.template set<Index>())
+    {
+        return bf.template set<Index>();
+    }
+
+    template<std::size_t Index, std::size_t Bytes, typename... Sections>
+    auto get(bitfield<Bytes, Sections...> bf) -> decltype(bf.template get<Index>())
+    {
+        return bf.template get<Index>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj b/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj
index 995b222402f..c832927129e 100644
--- a/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\lua\lunar.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\malloc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\marshal\string.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\marshal\bitfield.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\md52.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\mmo.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\recast\Recast.h" />
diff --git a/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj.filters b/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj.filters
index c37e7e49308..fb5c370de6f 100644
--- a/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/win32/DSGame-server/DSGame-server.vcxproj.filters
@@ -830,6 +830,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\marshal\string.h">
       <Filter>Header Files\common\marshal</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\common\marshal\bitfield.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files\common\marshal</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\map\ability.cpp">