diff --git a/royalnet/baron/__init__.py b/royalnet/baron/__init__.py
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+from typing import *
+import threading
+import redis
+import queue
+
+
+__all__ = (
+    "Baron",
+    "BaronListenerThread",
+)
+
+
+class Baron:
+    """The Baron module connects to a Redis database to send and receive messages."""
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 redis_args: Mapping[str, Any],):
+        self.publisher: redis.Redis = redis.Redis(**redis_args)
+        self.listen_thread: BaronListenerThread = BaronListenerThread(publisher=self.publisher)
+        self.was_started = False
+
+    def listener(self) -> redis.client.PubSub:
+        return self.listen_thread.listener
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.listen_thread.start()
+        self.was_started = True
+
+
+class BaronListenerThread(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, publisher: redis.Redis, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.listener: redis.client.PubSub = publisher.pubsub()
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        self.listener.listen()