diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index e19c6a5..e8cf729 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "nodemon": "^3.0.1",
     "prettier": "^3.0.1",
     "prisma": "^5.3.1",
+    "prisma-dbml-generator": "^0.12.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   },
diff --git a/packages/server/prisma/dbml/schema.dbml b/packages/server/prisma/dbml/schema.dbml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8924f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/prisma/dbml/schema.dbml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//// ------------------------------------------------------
+//// THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED (DO NOT MODIFY)
+//// ------------------------------------------------------
+
+Table User {
+  sub String [pk]
+  lastPixelTime DateTime [default: `now()`, not null]
+  pixels Pixel [not null]
+  FactionMember FactionMember [not null]
+}
+
+Table PalleteColor {
+  id Int [pk, increment]
+  name String [not null]
+  hex String [unique, not null]
+  pixels Pixel [not null]
+}
+
+Table Pixel {
+  id Int [pk, increment]
+  userId String [not null]
+  x Int [not null]
+  y Int [not null]
+  color String [not null]
+  createdAt DateTime [default: `now()`, not null]
+  user User [not null]
+  pallete PalleteColor [not null]
+}
+
+Table Faction {
+  id String [pk]
+  name String [not null]
+  image String
+  FactionMember FactionMember [not null]
+  FactionRole FactionRole [not null]
+  FactionSocial FactionSocial [not null]
+  FactionSetting FactionSetting [not null]
+}
+
+Table FactionMember {
+  id Int [pk, increment]
+  sub String [not null]
+  factionId String [not null]
+  user User [not null]
+  faction Faction [not null]
+}
+
+Table FactionRole {
+  id String [pk]
+  name String [not null]
+  level Int [not null]
+  factionId String [not null]
+  faction Faction [not null]
+}
+
+Table FactionSocial {
+  id String [pk]
+  factionId String [not null]
+  title String
+  url String [not null]
+  position Int [not null]
+  faction Faction [not null]
+}
+
+Table FactionSetting {
+  id String [pk]
+  factionId String [not null]
+  key String [not null]
+  value String [not null]
+  definition FactionSettingDefinition [not null]
+  faction Faction [not null]
+}
+
+Table FactionSettingDefinition {
+  id String [pk]
+  name String [not null]
+  type String [not null]
+  minimumLevel Int [not null]
+  FactionSetting FactionSetting [not null]
+}
+
+Ref: Pixel.userId > User.sub
+
+Ref: Pixel.color > PalleteColor.hex
+
+Ref: FactionMember.sub > User.sub
+
+Ref: FactionMember.factionId > Faction.id
+
+Ref: FactionRole.factionId > Faction.id
+
+Ref: FactionSocial.factionId > Faction.id
+
+Ref: FactionSetting.key > FactionSettingDefinition.id
+
+Ref: FactionSetting.factionId > Faction.id
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/server/prisma/schema.prisma
index 6e0d7ce..169b49c 100644
--- a/packages/server/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/server/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ generator client {
   provider = "prisma-client-js"
 }
 
+generator dbml {
+  provider = "prisma-dbml-generator"
+}
+
 datasource db {
   provider = "sqlite"
   url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
@@ -14,7 +18,8 @@ model User {
   sub           String   @id
   lastPixelTime DateTime @default(now())
 
-  pixels Pixel[]
+  pixels        Pixel[]
+  FactionMember FactionMember[]
 }
 
 model PalleteColor {
@@ -37,3 +42,64 @@ model Pixel {
   user    User         @relation(fields: [userId], references: [sub])
   pallete PalleteColor @relation(fields: [color], references: [hex])
 }
+
+model Faction {
+  id    String  @id @default(uuid())
+  name  String
+  image String?
+
+  FactionMember  FactionMember[]
+  FactionRole    FactionRole[]
+  FactionSocial  FactionSocial[]
+  FactionSetting FactionSetting[]
+}
+
+// people can be apart of multiple factions at once
+model FactionMember {
+  id        Int    @id @default(autoincrement())
+  sub       String
+  factionId String
+
+  user    User    @relation(fields: [sub], references: [sub])
+  faction Faction @relation(fields: [factionId], references: [id])
+}
+
+// future proofing maybe: different roles for the same faction
+// factions by default should have LEADER, MODERATOR, MEMBER
+model FactionRole {
+  id        String @id @default(uuid())
+  name      String
+  level     Int // permission level (similar to matrix [0 = member, 100 = leader])
+  factionId String
+
+  faction Faction @relation(fields: [factionId], references: [id])
+}
+
+model FactionSocial {
+  id        String  @id @default(uuid())
+  factionId String
+  title     String? // display name for the link
+  url       String // [!] rel=nofollow [!]
+  position  Int
+
+  faction Faction @relation(fields: [factionId], references: [id])
+}
+
+model FactionSetting {
+  id        String @id @default(uuid())
+  factionId String
+  key       String
+  value     String
+
+  definition FactionSettingDefinition @relation(fields: [key], references: [id])
+  faction    Faction                  @relation(fields: [factionId], references: [id])
+}
+
+// global definition for the faction setting
+model FactionSettingDefinition {
+  id             String           @id
+  name           String
+  type           String // enum of type of setting (eg. text, checkbox)
+  minimumLevel   Int // what level is needed to modify this setting (>=)
+  FactionSetting FactionSetting[]
+}