diff --git a/components/nif/nif_file.hpp b/components/nif/nif_file.hpp
index a21882c6db..9e0f6972b8 100644
--- a/components/nif/nif_file.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/nif_file.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <OgreVector3.h>
 #include <OgreVector4.h>
 #include <OgreMatrix3.h>
+#include <OgreQuaternion.h>
+#include <OgreStringConverter.h>
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
@@ -98,6 +100,12 @@ public:
         throw std::runtime_error(err);
     }
 
+    void warn(const std::string &msg)
+    {
+        std::cerr<< "NIFFile Warning: "<<msg <<std::endl
+                 << "File: "<<filename <<std::endl;
+    }
+
     /// Open a NIF stream. The name is used for error messages.
     NIFFile(const std::string &name)
       : filename(name)
@@ -158,6 +166,13 @@ public:
         }
         return Ogre::Matrix3(a);
     }
+    Ogre::Quaternion getQuaternion()
+    {
+        float a[4];
+        for(size_t i = 0;i < 4;i++)
+            a[i] = getFloat();
+        return Ogre::Quaternion(a);
+    }
     Transformation getTrafo()
     {
         Transformation t;
@@ -196,5 +211,78 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+
+template<typename T>
+struct KeyT {
+    float mTime;
+    T mValue;
+    T mForwardValue;  // Only for Quadratic interpolation
+    T mBackwardValue; // Only for Quadratic interpolation
+    float mTension;    // Only for TBC interpolation
+    float mBias;       // Only for TBC interpolation
+    float mContinuity; // Only for TBC interpolation
+};
+typedef KeyT<float> FloatKey;
+typedef KeyT<Ogre::Vector3> Vector3Key;
+typedef KeyT<Ogre::Quaternion> QuaternionKey;
+
+template<typename T, T (NIFFile::*getValue)()>
+struct KeyListT {
+    typedef std::vector< KeyT<T> > VecType;
+
+    static const int sLinearInterpolation = 1;
+    static const int sQuadraticInterpolation = 2;
+    static const int sTBCInterpolation = 3;
+
+    int mInterpolationType;
+    VecType mKeys;
+
+    void read(NIFFile *nif)
+    {
+        size_t count = nif->getInt();
+        if(count == 0) return;
+
+        mInterpolationType = nif->getInt();
+        mKeys.resize(count);
+        if(mInterpolationType == sLinearInterpolation)
+        {
+            for(size_t i = 0;i < count;i++)
+            {
+                KeyT<T> &key = mKeys[i];
+                key.mTime = nif->getFloat();
+                key.mValue = (nif->*getValue)();
+            }
+        }
+        else if(mInterpolationType == sQuadraticInterpolation)
+        {
+            for(size_t i = 0;i < count;i++)
+            {
+                KeyT<T> &key = mKeys[i];
+                key.mTime = nif->getFloat();
+                key.mValue = (nif->*getValue)();
+                key.mForwardValue = (nif->*getValue)();
+                key.mBackwardValue = (nif->*getValue)();
+            }
+        }
+        else if(mInterpolationType == sTBCInterpolation)
+        {
+            for(size_t i = 0;i < count;i++)
+            {
+                KeyT<T> &key = mKeys[i];
+                key.mTime = nif->getFloat();
+                key.mValue = (nif->*getValue)();
+                key.mTension = nif->getFloat();
+                key.mBias = nif->getFloat();
+                key.mContinuity = nif->getFloat();
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            nif->warn("Unhandled interpolation type: "+Ogre::StringConverter::toString(mInterpolationType));
+    }
+};
+typedef KeyListT<float,&NIFFile::getFloat> FloatKeyList;
+typedef KeyListT<Ogre::Vector3,&NIFFile::getVector3> Vector3KeyList;
+typedef KeyListT<Ogre::Quaternion,&NIFFile::getQuaternion> QuaternionKeyList;
+
 } // Namespace
 #endif