diff --git a/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.cpp b/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.cpp
index 0d50bb9..7830959 100644
--- a/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.cpp
+++ b/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ KRBehavior::~KRBehavior()
     
 }
 
+void KRBehavior::init()
+{
+    // Note: Subclasses are not expected to call this method
+}
+
 KRNode *KRBehavior::getNode() const
 {
     return __node;
@@ -28,3 +33,14 @@ void KRBehavior::__setNode(KRNode *node)
 {
     __node = node;
 }
+
+
+KRBehavior *KRBehavior::LoadXML(KRNode *node, tinyxml2::XMLElement *e)
+{
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> attributes;
+    for(const tinyxml2::XMLAttribute *attribute = e->FirstAttribute(); attribute != NULL; attribute = attribute->Next()) {
+        attributes[attribute->Name()] = attribute->Value();
+    }
+    
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.h b/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.h
index 003bc67..d7cd91f 100644
--- a/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.h
+++ b/KREngine/kraken/KRBehavior.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef KRBEHAVIOR_H
 #define KRBEHAVIOR_H
 
-
+#include "tinyxml2.h"
 
 /*
 
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ public:
     virtual ~KRBehavior();
     KRNode *getNode() const;
     
+    virtual void init();
     virtual void update(float deltaTime) = 0;
     virtual void visibleUpdate(float deltatime) = 0;
     void __setNode(KRNode *node);
+    
+    static KRBehavior *LoadXML(KRNode *node, tinyxml2::XMLElement *e);
 private:
     KRNode *__node;
 };
diff --git a/KREngine/kraken/KRNode.cpp b/KREngine/kraken/KRNode.cpp
index 90b35de..e979a1a 100644
--- a/KREngine/kraken/KRNode.cpp
+++ b/KREngine/kraken/KRNode.cpp
@@ -180,13 +180,21 @@ void KRNode::loadXML(tinyxml2::XMLElement *e) {
     m_inverseModelMatrixValid = false;
     
     for(tinyxml2::XMLElement *child_element=e->FirstChildElement(); child_element != NULL; child_element = child_element->NextSiblingElement()) {
-        KRNode *child_node = KRNode::LoadXML(getScene(), child_element);
-        if(child_node) {
-            addChild(child_node);
+        const char *szElementName = child_element->Name();
+        if(strcmp(szElementName, "behavior") == 0) {
+            KRBehavior *behavior = KRBehavior::LoadXML(this, child_element);
+            if(behavior) {
+                addBehavior(behavior);
+                behavior->init();
+            }
+        } else {
+            KRNode *child_node = KRNode::LoadXML(getScene(), child_element);
+            
+            if(child_node) {
+                addChild(child_node);
+            }
         }
     }
-    
-   
 }
 
 void KRNode::setLocalTranslation(const KRVector3 &v, bool set_original) {