diff --git a/IR-Generator/inc/Lexer.h b/IR-Generator/inc/Lexer.h
index c452108..3784d2e 100644
--- a/IR-Generator/inc/Lexer.h
+++ b/IR-Generator/inc/Lexer.h
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ namespace LX
 			IDENTIFIER,
 			RETURN,
 
+			// Built-in types //
+
+			INT_DEC,
+
 			// Symbols //
 
 			OPEN_BRACKET, CLOSE_BRACKET,
@@ -83,6 +87,10 @@ namespace LX
 
 			COMMA,
 
+			//
+
+			ASSIGN,
+
 			// Operators //
 
 			ADD, SUB, MUL, DIV,
diff --git a/IR-Generator/inc/Parser.h b/IR-Generator/inc/Parser.h
index 7a8ebfa..f66cfa6 100644
--- a/IR-Generator/inc/Parser.h
+++ b/IR-Generator/inc/Parser.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // Lexer foward declares fstream components so we can use them here //
 #include <Lexer.h>
 
+#include <unordered_map>
 #include <memory>
 
 // Foward declares STD stuff that is passed around //
@@ -77,8 +78,51 @@ namespace LX
 		Token got;
 	};
 
+	class Scope
+	{
+		public:
+			// Struct to store all the info of a variable (excluding name as that is stored in the map) //
+			struct __declspec(novtable) Variable final
+			{
+				// Default constructor //
+				Variable() {}
+
+				// Will hold the type as part of the type here //
+
+				// The value of the variable //
+				llvm::Value* val = nullptr;
+			};
+
+			// Error thrown if the user tried to create a variable that already existed //
+			struct __declspec(novtable) VariableAlreadyExists final {};
+
+			// Error thrown if user tries to access variable that does not exist //
+			struct __declspec(novtable) VariableDoesntExist final {};
+
+			// Default constructor //
+			Scope()
+				: m_LocalVariables{}, m_Child(nullptr)
+			{}
+
+			// Gets a variable from the scope by it's name //
+			Variable* GetVarOfName(const std::string& name);
+
+			// Creates a variable of the given name, returns nullptr if a variable with that name already exists //
+			Variable* CreateVar(const std::string& name);
+
+		private:
+			// Base logic for getting a variable by it's name without any error checking //
+			Variable* GetVarOfNameImpl(const std::string& name);
+
+			// Holds all the variables in the scope (excluding ones owned by the children //
+			std::unordered_map<std::string, Variable> m_LocalVariables;
+
+			// Holds a section of the scope, for example the variables created in a while loop //
+			std::unique_ptr<Scope> m_Child;
+	};
+
 	// Holds all needed info about a function //
-	// Currently only holds the body but in the future will hold: name, params, namespace/class-member
+	// Currently only holds the body but in the future will hold: params, namespace/class-member //
 	struct FunctionDefinition
 	{
 		// Defualt constructor (none other given) //
@@ -86,6 +130,9 @@ namespace LX
 
 		// The name of the function //
 		std::string name;
+
+		// The scope off the function //
+		Scope scope;
 		
 		// The instructions of the body of the function //
 		std::vector<std::unique_ptr<AST::Node>> body;
diff --git a/IR-Generator/src/main.cpp b/IR-Generator/src/main.cpp
index 0d86555..d959dfa 100644
--- a/IR-Generator/src/main.cpp
+++ b/IR-Generator/src/main.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		LX::PrintStringAsColor(std::string(1, e.invalid), LX::Color::LIGHT_RED);
 		std::cout << "}:\n";
 		std::cout << "Line: " << std::setw(lineNumberWidthInConsole) << e.line << " | " << line << "\n";
-		std::cout << "      " << std::setw(lineNumberWidthInConsole) << "" << " | " << std::setw(e.col + 1);
+		std::cout << "      " << std::setw(lineNumberWidthInConsole) << "" << " | " << std::setw(e.col - 1) << "";
 		LX::PrintStringAsColor("^", LX::Color::LIGHT_RED);
 		std::cout << "\n";
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		// Prints the code with the error to the console //
 		std::string errorSquiggle(e.got.length, '~');
 		std::cout << "Line: " << std::setw(lineNumberWidthInConsole) << e.got.line << " | " << line << "\n";
-		std::cout << "      " << std::setw(lineNumberWidthInConsole) << "" << " | " << std::setw(e.got.column + 1) << "";
+		std::cout << "      " << std::setw(lineNumberWidthInConsole) << "" << " | " << std::setw(e.got.column) << "";
 		LX::PrintStringAsColor(errorSquiggle, LX::Color::LIGHT_RED);
 		std::cout << "\n";
 
diff --git a/Lexer/src/Lexer.cpp b/Lexer/src/Lexer.cpp
index a64a203..ce25689 100644
--- a/Lexer/src/Lexer.cpp
+++ b/Lexer/src/Lexer.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace LX
 			TOKEN_CASE(Token::CLOSE_BRACKET);
 			TOKEN_CASE(Token::OPEN_PAREN);
 			TOKEN_CASE(Token::CLOSE_PAREN);
+			TOKEN_CASE(Token::ASSIGN);
+			TOKEN_CASE(Token::INT_DEC);
 
 			default:
 				return "Unknown: " + std::to_string(type);
@@ -102,7 +104,8 @@ namespace LX
 		{ "else"		, Token::ELSE		},
 		{ "elif"		, Token::ELIF		},
 		{ "func"		, Token::FUNCTION	},
-		{ "return"		, Token::RETURN		}
+		{ "return"		, Token::RETURN		},
+		{ "int"			, Token::INT_DEC	}
 	};
 
 	// All the symbols supported by the lexer //
@@ -114,7 +117,8 @@ namespace LX
 		{ ']', Token::CLOSE_BRACE		},
 		{ '(', Token::OPEN_PAREN		},
 		{ ')', Token::CLOSE_PAREN		},
-		{ ',', Token::COMMA				}
+		{ ',', Token::COMMA				},
+		{ '=', Token::ASSIGN			}
 	};
 
 	// All the single-char operators currently supported by the lexer with their token-enum equivalents //
diff --git a/Parser/Parser.vcxproj b/Parser/Parser.vcxproj
index 34fa5eb..95d4545 100644
--- a/Parser/Parser.vcxproj
+++ b/Parser/Parser.vcxproj
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\AST-Loggers.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\GenIR.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\Parser.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\Scope.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="inc\AST.h" />
diff --git a/Parser/Parser.vcxproj.filters b/Parser/Parser.vcxproj.filters
index e4d3224..4a73ab0 100644
--- a/Parser/Parser.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Parser/Parser.vcxproj.filters
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\AST-Loggers.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="src\Scope.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="inc\AST.h">
diff --git a/Parser/inc/AST.h b/Parser/inc/AST.h
index c1d4c22..9df97b8 100644
--- a/Parser/inc/AST.h
+++ b/Parser/inc/AST.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace LX::AST
 	class ReturnStatement : public Node
 	{
 		public:
-			// Constructor to set values and automatically set type
+			// Constructor to set values and automatically set type //
 			ReturnStatement(std::unique_ptr<Node> val);
 
 			// Function for generating LLVN IR (Intermediate representation) //
@@ -78,4 +78,24 @@ namespace LX::AST
 			// What it is returning (can be null) //
 			std::unique_ptr<Node> m_Val;
 	};
+
+	// Node to represent the declaration of a variable within the AST //
+	class VariableDeclaration : public Node
+	{
+		public:
+			// Constructor to set values and automatically set type //
+			VariableDeclaration(const std::string& name);
+
+			// Function for generating LLVN IR (Intermediate representation) //
+			llvm::Value* GenIR(InfoLLVM& LLVM) override;
+
+			// Function to log the node to a file //
+			void Log(std::ofstream* log, unsigned depth) override;
+
+		private:
+			// Name of the variable //
+			std::string m_Name;
+
+			// Doesnt need to store type as everything is currently int //
+	};
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Parser/src/AST-LLVM.cpp b/Parser/src/AST-LLVM.cpp
index b02215e..5524cff 100644
--- a/Parser/src/AST-LLVM.cpp
+++ b/Parser/src/AST-LLVM.cpp
@@ -66,4 +66,9 @@ namespace LX::AST
 			return out;
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Function for generating LLVN IR (Intermediate representation) //
+	llvm::Value* VariableDeclaration::GenIR(InfoLLVM& LLVM)
+	{
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Parser/src/Scope.cpp b/Parser/src/Scope.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..263f6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Parser/src/Scope.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include <Parser.h>
+
+#include <Util.h>
+
+namespace LX
+{
+	// Util function for getting a pointer to an item from a map //
+	static inline Scope::Variable* GetFromMap(const std::string& name, std::unordered_map<std::string, Scope::Variable>& map)
+	{
+		// Checks if it is in a map and if so returns it //
+		if (auto it = map.find(name); it != map.end()) { return &it->second; }
+
+		// Else returns null //
+		else { return nullptr; }
+	}
+
+	// Base logic for getting a variable by it's name without any error checking //
+	Scope::Variable* Scope::GetVarOfNameImpl(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		// Stores the current scope that is being checked for the variable //
+		Scope* current = this;
+
+		// Loops over the scope and it's child to find the variable //
+		do
+		{
+			// Gets the variable (if it exists) //
+			Variable* var = GetFromMap(name, current->m_LocalVariables);
+
+			// Returns the variable if it exists //
+			if (var != nullptr) { return var; }
+
+			// Assigns current to the child to recursively check //
+			// Doing it like this avoids recursive functions //
+			current = current->m_Child.get();
+
+		} while (current != nullptr);
+
+		// Else returns a nullptr and lets the caller handle the error checking //
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	// Gets a variable from the scope by it's name //
+	Scope::Variable* Scope::GetVarOfName(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		// Gets the variable (if it exists) //
+		Variable* var = GetVarOfNameImpl(name);
+
+		// Throws an error if the variable doesn't exist //
+		ThrowIf<VariableDoesntExist>(var == nullptr);
+
+		// Else it can return the variable //
+		return var;
+	}
+
+	// Creates a variable of the given name, returns nullptr if a variable with that name already exists //
+	Scope::Variable* Scope::CreateVar(const std::string& name)
+	{
+		// Checks if a variable with the same name already exists //
+		Variable* alreadyExist = GetVarOfNameImpl(name);
+
+		// Throws an error if the variable already exists //
+		ThrowIf<VariableAlreadyExists>(alreadyExist != nullptr);
+
+		// Else creates the variable and returns it //
+		return &m_LocalVariables[name];
+	}
+}
diff --git a/example/main.lx b/example/main.lx
index 487384e..63ad11d 100644
--- a/example/main.lx
+++ b/example/main.lx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 func main()
 {
-    return 1 + 2
+    int a = 5
 }