diff --git a/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character.go b/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character.go
index 72f0576..a9fdd11 100644
--- a/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character.go
+++ b/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character.go
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 package domain
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/goccy/go-json"
 	"github.com/kaptinlin/jsonschema"
 )
 
 // This should probably be generic, need to
 // test this against the schema compiler though.
 // Maybe after it is valid, we can marshall to a strict type
-type GameCharacter struct {
-	Data interface{}
+type GameCharacter[D interface{}] struct {
+	Data D
 }
 
-func (g GameCharacter) Validate() (bool, error) {
+func (g GameCharacter[D]) Validate() (bool, error) {
 	// For now just read on load (for testing purposes), we can deal with caching this later
 	var vtmV5CharacterSchema, err = os.ReadFile("./game/vtm_v5_character_schema.json")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -28,9 +28,28 @@ func (g GameCharacter) Validate() (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	result := schema.Validate(g.Data)
+	// Need to figure this out but I believe the validator
+	// requires it to be a map of interfaces.
+	// For now we are going to marshall and unmarshall back into
+	// a generic interface of maps so we can validate the schema
+	// Hide it all here
+	dataAsByte, err := json.Marshal(g.Data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	var dataAsInterface interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(dataAsByte, &dataAsInterface)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	result := schema.Validate(dataAsInterface)
 	if !result.IsValid() {
-		details, _ := json.MarshalIndent(result.ToList(), "", "  ")
+		details, err := json.MarshalIndent(result.ToList(), "", "  ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
 		fmt.Println(string(details))
 		return false, nil
 	}
@@ -39,5 +58,18 @@ func (g GameCharacter) Validate() (bool, error) {
 }
 
 type VtmGameCharacter struct {
-	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Name        string       `json:"name"`
+	Disciplines []Discipline `json:"disciplines"`
+}
+
+type Discipline struct {
+	Name   string  `json:"name"`
+	Level  int     `json:"level"`
+	Powers []Power `json:"powers"`
+}
+
+type Power struct {
+	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Level       int    `json:"level"`
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character_test.go b/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character_test.go
index 4fa2e16..699ecca 100644
--- a/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character_test.go
+++ b/internal/chronicle/core/domain/game_character_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package domain_test
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/SomethingSexy/chronicle/internal/chronicle/core/domain"
+	"github.com/goccy/go-json"
 )
 
 func TestGameCharacter_Validate_Valid(t *testing.T) {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestGameCharacter_Validate_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal test cases: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	gameCharacter := domain.GameCharacter{
+	gameCharacter := domain.GameCharacter[any]{
 		Data: data,
 	}
 
@@ -32,45 +32,19 @@ func TestGameCharacter_Validate_Valid(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGameCharacter_Validate_Disciplines_Valid(t *testing.T) {
-	// {
-	// 	"name": "Protean",
-	// 	"level": 3,
-	// 	"powers": [
-	// 		{
-	// 			"name": "Eyes of the Beast",
-	// 			"level": 1,
-	// 			"description": "See perfectly in total darkness with glowing red eyes."
-	// 		},
-	// 		{
-	// 			"name": "Feral Weapons",
-	// 			"level": 2,
-	// 			"description": "Grow claws or fangs, gaining lethal unarmed attacks."
-	// 		},
-	// 		{
-	// 			"name": "Metamorphosis",
-	// 			"level": 3,
-	// 			"description": "Transform your body to gain animal-like characteristics."
-	// 		}
-	// 	]
-	// },
-	var data interface{}
-
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(`{
-		"name": "John Doe",
-		"disciplines": [{
-		  "name": "Protean",
-			"level": 1,
-			"powers": [{
-	 			"name": "Eyes of the Beast",
-	 			"description": "See perfectly in total darkness with glowing red eyes."
-	 		}]
-		}]
-	}`), &data); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal test cases: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	gameCharacter := domain.GameCharacter{
-		Data: data,
+	gameCharacter := domain.GameCharacter[domain.VtmGameCharacter]{
+		Data: domain.VtmGameCharacter{
+			Name: "John Doe",
+			Disciplines: []domain.Discipline{{
+				Name:  "Protean",
+				Level: 1,
+				Powers: []domain.Power{{
+					Name:        "Eyes of the Beast",
+					Level:       1,
+					Description: "See perfectly in total darkness with glowing red eyes.",
+				}},
+			}},
+		},
 	}
 
 	valid, err := gameCharacter.Validate()