diff --git a/noether.nimble b/noether.nimble
index 9cdf1f2..ad8b6b4 100644
--- a/noether.nimble
+++ b/noether.nimble
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ author        = "Emile Clark-Boman"
 description   = "Type theoretic imperative and logic language for mathematical programming"
 license       = "MIT"
 srcDir        = "src"
-installExt    = @["nim"]`
-bin           = @["noether"]
+installExt    = @["nim"]
+bin           = @["noether", "nlx"]
 
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/src/demo.no b/src/demo.no
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13c87ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/demo.no
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+hello world
+a + b + c
diff --git a/src/nlx.nim b/src/nlx.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a32c0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nlx.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import os
+import noether/lex
+
+when isMainModule:
+  echo "Noether Lang - Extras"
+
+  if paramCount() > 0:
+    let filename = paramStr(1)
+    var tokStream = newTokStream(filename, isFile=true)
+    for tok in toks(tokStream):
+      echo tok
+  else:
+    echo "usage: nlx filename"
diff --git a/src/noether.nim b/src/noether.nim
index e0c840d..509b123 100644
--- a/src/noether.nim
+++ b/src/noether.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # This is just an example to get you started. A typical hybrid package
 # uses this file as the main entry point of the application.
 
-import noether/submodule
-
 when isMainModule:
-  echo(getWelcomeMessage())
+  echo "Noether Lang"
diff --git a/src/noether/lex.nim b/src/noether/lex.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..443d3fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/noether/lex.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+include lstream
+
+import os # TEMP import
+
+type
+  # Provides a stream-like interface for lexing nlToks
+  # Internally reliant on the functionality of nlLStream
+  nlTokStream = object
+    lstream: nlLStream
+    build: nlTok # the current token we're building
+
+# Resets the build token to an "empty" nlTok where
+# only tokType, lit, and startPos are initialised.
+proc resetBuild(tokStream: var nlTokStream) =
+  tokStream.build = emptyTok(tokStream.lstream.pos)
+
+# Completes a token generated by emptyTok()
+# based on the nlTokStream's nlLStream's
+# current line and character positions
+proc finishBuild(tokStream: var nlTokStream) =
+  # if we've reached \0 terminator then forge the start
+  # and end positions to point OUTSIDE the line
+  let endPos = if isTokTerm(tokStream.build.tokType): 
+                   inc tokStream.build.startPos; 
+                   tokStream.build.startPos 
+               else: Natural tokStream.lstream.pos 
+  tokStream.build.line = Natural tokStream.lstream.lineNum
+  tokStream.build.endPos = endPos
+
+# Returns the nlTokStream's build token and
+# empties the build token's contents.
+proc flushBuild(tokStream: var nlTokStream): nlTok = 
+  finishBuild(tokStream)
+  result = tokStream.build
+  resetBuild(tokStream)
+
+# Returns whether the build token has a set type yet.
+# This indicates that the build token should inherit
+# the nlTokType of the nlLStream's next character.
+proc isUntypedBuild(tokStream: nlTokStream): bool =
+  result = isTokUntyped(tokStream.build.tokType)
+
+# Check whether an nlTokType is "compatible" with
+# the build token. flushBuild() should be called
+# when an incompatible token is discovered.
+proc isCompatibleBuild(tokStream: nlTokStream, tokType: nlTokType): bool =
+  result = (tokType == tokStream.build.tokType)
+
+# Add a character to the nlTokStream's build token.
+# Returns a bool indicating if a new nlTok has been built
+# or not. flushBuild should then be called.
+proc appendBuild(tokStream: var nlTokStream, c: char): Option[nlTok] =
+  let tokType = getTokType(c)
+  # check whether build token should inherit type
+  if isUntypedBuild(tokStream):
+    tokStream.build.tokType = tokType
+  # check character and build token compatability
+  elif not isCompatibleBuild(tokStream, tokType):
+      # return flushed build token, and reset 
+      result = some(flushBuild(tokStream))
+      # new build token is untyped so inherit type
+      tokStream.build.tokType = tokType
+  # check if \0 terminator reached
+  elif isTokTerm(tokStream.build.tokType):
+      # return immediately to avoid concatinating '\0'
+      return some(flushBuild(tokStream))
+  # else return none to indicate no build was completed
+  else:
+    result = none(nlTok)
+  # ensure character is appended to the build token
+  tokStream.build.lit.add(c)
+
+# Generates and returns the next token in the stream,
+# result.tokType == nlTokType.NTERM implies line ended
+proc nextTok(tokStream: var nlTokStream): nlTok =
+  # try progress to next char, receives none option on failure
+  for optchar in iterChars(tokStream.lstream):
+    # unpack the Option[char], none => '\0'
+    let c = if optchar.isSome: optchar.get
+            else: '\0'
+    let opttok = appendBuild(tokStream, c)
+    if opttok.isSome:
+      return opttok.get
+  # NOTE: REACHING HERE SHOULD NEVER OCCUR
+
+# Initialises a new nlTokStream on a string or file
+proc newTokStream*(content: string, isFile: bool = false): nlTokStream =
+  result = nlTokStream(
+    lstream: newLStream(content, isFile=isFile),
+  )
+  resetBuild(result)
+
+# Allow the nlTokStream to be iterated
+iterator toks*(tokStream: var nlTokStream): nlTok = 
+  var tok: nlTok
+  while progLine(tokStream.lstream):
+    while true:
+      tok = nextTok(tokStream)
+      # \0 terminator means the line ended OR the file
+      # has ended, so always yield a line-feed just in case
+      if isTokTerm(tok.tokType):
+        yield tokTermToLineFeed(tok)
+        break
+      yield tok
+  # we ONLY reach here on EOF
+  yield tok
diff --git a/src/noether/lexer.nim b/src/noether/lexer.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index d65a0b6..0000000
--- a/src/noether/lexer.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import std/streams
-
-type
-  nlLexer* = object
-    stream: Stream
-    pos: Natural
-
-proc newLexerFromStream(stream: Stream): nlLexer =
-  result = nlLexer(
-    stream: stream,
-    pos: 0,
-  )
-)
-
-proc newLexer*(content: string, isFile: bool): nlLexer =
-  result = newLexerFromStream(
-    streamFile(content) if isFile else streamString(content)
-  )
-)
-
-proc streamFile(filename: string): FileStream =
-  result = newFileStream(filename, fmRead)
-
-proc streamString(str: string): StringStream =
-  result = newStringStream(str)
-
-
-proc nextToken*(lexer: nlLexer): nlToken =
-  result = newToken[]
diff --git a/src/noether/lstream.nim b/src/noether/lstream.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bc79f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/noether/lstream.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import std/streams
+import std/options
+
+include tokens
+
+type
+  # Character streaming for the nlTokStream
+  nlLStream = object
+    stream: Stream
+    # row/column positions
+    line*: string 
+    lineNum*: Natural
+    pos: Natural
+
+proc streamFile(filename: string): FileStream =
+  result = newFileStream(filename, fmRead)
+
+proc streamString(str: string): StringStream =
+  result = newStringStream(str)
+
+proc newLStream(content: string, isFile: bool = false): nlLStream =
+  result = nlLStream(
+    stream: if isFile: streamFile(content) else: streamString(content),
+    line: "",
+    lineNum: Natural 0,
+    pos: Natural 0,
+  )
+
+# Progress the lex stream to the next line (if available)
+proc progLine(lstream: var nlLStream): bool = 
+  if lstream.stream.readLine(lstream.line):
+    inc lstream.lineNum
+    lstream.pos = Natural 0
+    return true
+  return false
+
+proc currChar(lstream: nlLStream): char = 
+  result = lstream.line[lstream.pos]
+
+# NOTE: assumes lstream.line does NOT mutate while iterating
+iterator iterChars(lstream: var nlLStream): Option[char] =
+  while lstream.pos < lstream.line.len:
+    inc lstream.pos
+    yield some(lstream.line[lstream.pos - 1])
+  yield none(char)
diff --git a/src/noether/submodule.nim b/src/noether/submodule.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index d8146ba..0000000
--- a/src/noether/submodule.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# This is just an example to get you started. Users of your hybrid library will
-# import this file by writing ``import srcpkg/submodule``. Feel free to rename or
-# remove this file altogether. You may create additional modules alongside
-# this file as required.
-
-proc getWelcomeMessage*(): string = "Hello, World!"
diff --git a/src/noether/tokens.nim b/src/noether/tokens.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a4bcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/noether/tokens.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+type
+  # nlTokType allows primitive nlToks to be typed,
+  # the nlTokType enum should never be directly
+  # accessed. Use the interface in this file instead.
+  # NOTE: NONE is used as a default value
+  # NOTE: it is very different to NTERM!
+  nlTokType = enum
+    NONE, # Placeholder Value
+    EOF,  # EOF
+    TERM, # String \0 terminator
+    WORD, # Alphanumeric token
+    SYMB, # Symbolic token
+    LNFD, # Line-Feed
+    WTSP, # Whitespace
+    LPAR, # (
+    RPAR, # )
+    LBRA, # {
+    RBRA, # }
+    LSQB, # [
+    RSQB, # ]
+    LANB, # <
+    RANB, # >
+        
+  nlTok = object
+    tokType*: nlTokType
+    lit*: string
+    line*: Natural
+    startPos*: Natural
+    endPos*: Natural
+
+# Generates an "empty" nlTok with only a startPos,
+# all other fields are expected to be filled out later.
+# NOTE: tokType initialised to nlTokType.NUL
+# NOTE: lit initialised to empty string
+# NOTE: all other fields are uninitialised
+proc emptyTok(startPos: int): nlTok =
+  result = nlTok(
+    tokType: nlTokType.NONE,
+    lit: "",
+    startPos: Natural startPos,
+  )
+
+# Checks if an nlTok has nlTokType.NONE
+proc isTokUntyped(tokType: nlTokType): bool =
+  result = (tokType == nlTokType.NONE)
+
+# Checks if an nlTok has nlTokType.TERM
+proc isTokTerm(tokType: nlTokType): bool =
+  result = (tokType == nlTokType.TERM)
+
+# This method is only used to convert null
+# terminator nlToks into line-feed ones.
+# Returns a copy of an nlTok, changing its type
+# NOTE: this is necessary because Nim handles
+# NOTE: strings in a useful but annoying way
+proc tokTermToLineFeed(tok: nlTok): nlTok =
+  result = nlTok(
+    tokType: nlTokType.LNFD,
+    lit: tok.lit,
+    line: tok.line,
+    startPos: tok.startPos,
+    endPos: tok.endPos,
+  )
+
+# Classifies a character to its nlTokType
+proc getTokType(c: char): nlTokType =
+  case c:
+  of '\0':
+    result = nlTokType.TERM
+  of '\n':
+    result = nlTokType.LNFD
+  of ' ':
+    result = nlTokType.WTSP
+  of '(':
+    result = nlTokType.LPAR
+  of ')':
+    result = nlTokType.RPAR
+  else:
+    result = nlTokType.WORD