diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/iota/IotaCastRegistry.kt b/Common/src/main/java/at/petrak/hexcasting/api/casting/iota/IotaCastRegistry.kt
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+package at.petrak.hexcasting.api.casting.iota
+
+import at.petrak.hexcasting.common.lib.hex.HexIotaTypes
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation
+import java.util.*
+import java.util.function.Function
+
+object IotaCastRegistry {
+    private val REGISTRY: HashMap<ResourceLocation,HashMap<ResourceLocation,Function<Iota,Optional<Iota>>>> = HashMap()
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    fun <A: Iota, B: Iota> registerIotaConverter(input: IotaType<A>, output: IotaType<B>, converter: Function<A,Optional<B>>) {
+        val inputId = HexIotaTypes.REGISTRY.getKey(input)
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Input IotaType must be registered with HexIotaTypes registry")
+        val outputId = HexIotaTypes.REGISTRY.getKey(output)
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Output IotaType mst be registered with HexIotaTypes registry")
+
+        val converters = REGISTRY.getOrPut(
+            inputId
+        ) { HashMap() }
+
+        if (converters.containsKey(outputId)) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Input IotaType (%s) already has a converter registered for Output IotaType (%s), This is a conflict.".format(inputId,outputId))
+        }
+
+        converters[outputId] = converter as Function<Iota,Optional<Iota>>//there is an unchecked cast here. but we already know A and B extend Iota, so it is fair game
+    }
+
+    fun tryIotaConversion(inputT: IotaType<*>, outputT: IotaType<*>, input: Iota): Optional<Iota> {
+        if (input.type != inputT) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Input IotaType and Input Iota have different types")
+        }
+
+        val inputId = HexIotaTypes.REGISTRY.getKey(inputT)
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Input IotaType must be registered with HexIotaTypes registry")
+        val outputId = HexIotaTypes.REGISTRY.getKey(outputT)
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Output IotaType mst be registered with HexIotaTypes registry")
+
+        val converters = REGISTRY[inputId]
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Input IotaType (%s) has no converters to any other iota type".format(inputId))
+        val converter = converters[outputId]
+            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Input IotaType (%s) has no converter to IotaType (%s)".format(inputId,outputId))
+
+        return converter.apply(input)
+    }
+}
+
+@Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+fun <T: Iota> Iota.into(other: IotaType<T>): Optional<T> = IotaCastRegistry.tryIotaConversion(this.type,other,this) as Optional<T>
+
+@Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+fun <I: Iota, T: Iota> IotaType<T>.from(other: I): Optional<T> = IotaCastRegistry.tryIotaConversion(other.type,this,other) as Optional<T>