diff --git a/src/Node.php b/src/Node.php
index ce94b26..02d8cdf 100644
--- a/src/Node.php
+++ b/src/Node.php
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ namespace Canteen\HTML5
 	*	echo html('br');
 	*  
 	*  @class Node
+	*  @extends Proto
 	*  @constructor
 	*  @param {String} [tag=null] The name of the tag
 	*  @param {Array|String} [attributes=null] The collection of tag attributes
 	*/
-	class Node
+	class Node extends Proto
 	{
 		/** 
 		*  The string name of the tag
diff --git a/src/Proto.php b/src/Proto.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df7c16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Proto.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+*  @module Canteen\HTML5
+*/
+namespace Canteen\HTML5
+{
+    /**
+    *  Prototype class for all Canteen\HTML5 entities
+    * 
+    *  @class Proto
+    *  @constructor
+    *  @param {String} text the plain text string
+    */
+    class Proto
+        {
+        /**
+        *  General purpose getter to get attribute values
+        *  @method __get
+        *  @param {String} name The name of the property to set
+        */
+        public function __get($name)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        /**
+        *  See if a property exists
+        *  @method __isset
+        *  @param {String} name The name of the attribute
+        */
+        public function __isset($name)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}