diff --git a/caching.gd b/caching.gd
index aec6c95..ba1185c 100644
--- a/caching.gd
+++ b/caching.gd
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ extends Node
 
 var _jpg_path
 var _png_path
- 
+
 signal cache_done
 
+
 func _cache_error(err: String) -> String:
 	return "CACHE::ERROR::" + err + "\n"
 
+
 func _check_cache(id: String) -> bool:
 	if !FileAccess.file_exists("user://card_cache/" + id + "/card.json"):
 		return false
@@ -17,15 +19,17 @@ func _check_cache(id: String) -> bool:
 		return false
 	return true
 
+
 func fetch_card(id: String) -> void:
 	if _check_cache(id):
 		return
-		
+
 	await _do_http_request_card(id)
 	await _do_http_request_imgs(id, _png_path, true)
 	await _do_http_request_imgs(id, _jpg_path, false)
 	cache_done.emit()
 
+
 func _do_http_request_imgs(id: String, image_path: String, png: bool) -> void:
 	var httpr = HTTPRequest.new()
 	add_child(httpr)
@@ -73,9 +77,7 @@ func _do_http_request_card(id: String) -> void:
 	dir.make_dir_recursive("user://card_cache/" + id + "/")  # lets ensure the path is there
 	dir = null
 
-	var card_cache = FileAccess.open(
-		"user://card_cache/" + id + "/card.json", FileAccess.WRITE
-	)
+	var card_cache = FileAccess.open("user://card_cache/" + id + "/card.json", FileAccess.WRITE)
 	card_cache.store_string(unprocessed_body)  # cache the json response
 	card_cache = null  # closes the file
 
diff --git a/card.gd b/card.gd
index ce1da2c..cd8dc98 100644
--- a/card.gd
+++ b/card.gd
@@ -1,43 +1,83 @@
 extends TextureRect
-## The card class [br][br]
-##
+## The card class
 ##
+## Represents an instance of a card to be displayed on the tabletop.
 ## Contains helper text for the text, the cards ID, and the image path.
-## The goal of this class is to make card management easier.
 
-# we want to use this to convert the mana cost into text
-# in the helper text box, but thats for the future
+# TODO: Implement card utilities such as mana cost, land value, etc using api data.
 const ManaCosts = preload("res://data/mana.gd")
 
-var card_id = "placedholder_id"
-var card_name = "placeholder_name"
-var card_type = "placeholder_card_type"
-var oracle_text = "placeholder_oracle_text"
+var card_id: String
+var card_name: String
+var card_type: String
+var oracle_text: String
+
 
 func _card_error(error_type: String) -> String:
-	return "CARD::" + card_id + "::" + error_type + "\n"
+	return "ERROR::CARD::%s::%s::%s::\n" % [card_id, card_name, error_type]
 
 
-func _init(id) -> void:
+func init(id) -> void:
 	card_id = id
 
+
 func _ready() -> void:
-	var err = load_card()
-	if err == false:
+	var load_status = _load_card()
+	if load_status != OK:
+		# TODO: No need to push another error as the failure state of loading does that already,
+		# if the card is not cached, perhaps a placeholder blank card can be used instead?
+		# Setting that up can be put here later...
 		push_error("Failed to load card.")
 
-func load_card() -> bool:
-	var ondisk_card = FileAccess.open(
-		"user://card_cache/" + card_id + "/card.json", FileAccess.READ
-	)
-	if ondisk_card == null:
-		push_error("ERROR::CRITICAL::CACHE\nCard being accessed wasn't cached, yell at the coders plz")
-		return false
-	var card_json = JSON.parse_string(ondisk_card.get_as_text())
+
+func _load_card() -> Error:
+	if _load_data() != OK:
+		return FAILED
+
+	if _load_image() != OK:
+		return FAILED
+
+	return OK
+
+
+func _load_data() -> Error:
+	var cached_json = FileAccess.get_file_as_string("user://card_cache/" + card_id + "/card.json")
+
+	if cached_json.is_empty():
+		push_error("%s\nCard json data was not found in cache" % _card_error("CACHE"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	var card_json = JSON.parse_string(cached_json)
+
+	if card_json == null:
+		push_error("%s\nCard json data is could not be parsed as valid json" % _card_error("DATA"))
+		return FAILED
 
 	card_name = card_json["name"]
 	card_type = card_json["type_line"]
 	oracle_text = card_json["oracle_text"]
 
-	ondisk_card = null
-	return true
+	return OK
+
+
+func _load_image() -> Error:
+	# NOTE: Assuming we're going with using the .png cards on board.
+	var cached_img = FileAccess.get_file_as_bytes("user://card_cache/" + card_id + "/card.jpg")
+
+	if cached_img.is_empty():
+		push_error("%sCard on-board image was not found in cache" % _card_error("CACHE"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	var image = Image.new()
+	var image_status: Error = image.load_png_from_buffer(cached_img)
+
+	if image_status != OK:
+		push_error("%sCard on-board image failed to load correctly" % _card_error("IMAGE"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	var image_texture = ImageTexture.new()
+	image_texture.set_image(image)
+
+	texture = image_texture
+
+	return OK
diff --git a/card.tscn b/card.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cee634b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/card.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cah3mvdnom1xg"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b3yqd1qu7dyq" path="res://card.gd" id="1_kikvd"]
+
+[node name="Card" type="TextureRect"]
+offset_left = 794.0
+offset_top = 79.0
+offset_right = 919.0
+offset_bottom = 254.0
+expand_mode = 5
+stretch_mode = 4
+script = ExtResource("1_kikvd")
diff --git a/field.gd b/field.gd
index f08542a..e7b646f 100644
--- a/field.gd
+++ b/field.gd
@@ -3,12 +3,26 @@ extends TextureRect
 var _screen_size: Vector2
 var _colors: Array[Color]
 
+var _card_scene = preload("res://card.tscn")
+
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
+	# TODO: Calculate this field's scale and position based on which no# field this is.
 	_screen_size = get_viewport_rect().size
 
-	# TODO: Calculate this field's scale and position based on which no# field this is.
+	var card = _card_scene.instantiate()
+
+	# TODO: Currently working with an already-cached card with a known ID to load this.
+	# Later on, the cards should be pulling the IDs directly from the library's list of IDs.
+	card.init("d3f10f07-7cfe-4a6f-8de6-373e367a731b")
+
+	add_child(card)
+
+
+func set_colors(colors: Array[Color]) -> void:
+	_colors = colors
+
 	# TODO: Method to take list of colors, split into this format of dictionary, and apply as gradient.
 	var gradient_data := {
 		0.0: Color.MAROON,
@@ -18,16 +32,12 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	var gradient := Gradient.new()
 	gradient.offsets = gradient_data.keys()
 	gradient.colors = gradient_data.values()
-	
+
 	var gradient_texture = GradientTexture1D.new()
 	gradient_texture.gradient = gradient
-	# gradient_texture.width = _screen_size.x
 
 	texture = gradient_texture
 
-func set_colors(colors: Array[Color]) -> void:
-	_colors = colors
-
 
 # Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
diff --git a/field.tscn b/field.tscn
index aabb214..4888946 100644
--- a/field.tscn
+++ b/field.tscn
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://clnevm4xcexrs"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://clnevm4xcexrs"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cqutu8u3qenu0" path="res://field.gd" id="1_6e7u2"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b3yqd1qu7dyq" path="res://card.gd" id="2_ujqnb"]
 
 [node name="Field" type="TextureRect"]
 offset_top = 540.0
 offset_right = 1920.0
 offset_bottom = 1080.0
 script = ExtResource("1_6e7u2")
-
-[node name="Card" type="TextureRect" parent="."]
-layout_mode = 0
-offset_left = -1.0
-offset_top = 1.0
-offset_right = 39.0
-offset_bottom = 41.0
-script = ExtResource("2_ujqnb")
diff --git a/library.gd b/library.gd
index ccd5276..d01fd97 100644
--- a/library.gd
+++ b/library.gd
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ extends Node2D
 
 var _card_class = preload("res://card.gd")
 
-var lib_cards
-var num_cards
+# Library cards are represented as an array of card IDs.
+var lib_cards: Array[String] = []
+var num_cards: int = 0
 
 
 func _load_card_callback(card) -> void:
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ func _init(card_ids: Array) -> void:
 		num_cards += 1
 
 
+func init(card_ids: Array[String]) -> void:
+	for id in card_ids:
+		pass
+
+
 func add_cards(cards: Array, top: bool) -> void:
 	for card in cards:
 		add_card(card, top)
diff --git a/player.gd b/player.gd
index ff4f6fb..69a72f2 100644
--- a/player.gd
+++ b/player.gd
@@ -6,25 +6,10 @@ var field_scene = preload("res://field.tscn")
 var fields: Array[Node] = []
 
 
-func _on_request_completed(result, response_code, headers, body):
-	var json = JSON.parse_string(body.get_string_from_utf8())
-	print(json["name"])
-
-
-# func _test_func():
-# 	card.load_card()
-# 	print(card.card_id)
-# 	print(card.card_name)
-# 	print(card.card_type)
-# 	print(card.oracle_text)
-
-
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
-	# card = _card_class.new("d3f10f07-7cfe-4a6f-8de6-373e367a731b")
-	# add_child(card)
-	# card.cache_done.connect(_test_func)
-
+	# The first field in the array will be the player's own field.
+	# Might be a better idea to have that in a seperate variable? idk
 	fields.append(field_scene.instantiate())
 	var colors: Array[Color] = [Color(1, 0, 1)]
 	fields[0].set_colors(colors)