--- /dev/null
+#ifndef VOR_DUST_H
+#define VOR_DUST_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*
+ * Dust motes are harmless background items. They are created when the
+ * program is initialized, and are simply wrapped whenever they hit the
+ * edge of the screen.
+ */
+
+#define N_DUST_MOTES 2000
+#define MAX_DUST_DEPTH 2
+
+void init_dust(void);
+void move_dust(void);
+void draw_dust(SDL_Surface *);
+
+#endif // VOR_DUST_H