diff --git a/iris_c/prettynames.c b/iris_c/prettynames.c
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+++ b/iris_c/prettynames.c
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+#include "prettynames.h"
+
+const char *quadrant_type_name(quadrant_type type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case Q_EMPTY: return "Empty";
+        case Q_ASTEROID_FIELD: return "Asteroid field";
+        case Q_STAR_SYSTEM: return "Star system";
+        case Q_NEBULA: return "Nebula";
+        case Q_BLACK_HOLE: return "Black hole";
+        case Q_WHITE_HOLE: return "White hole";
+        case Q_PULSAR: return "Pulsar";
+        case Q_QUASAR: return "Quasar";
+        case Q_SUPERNOVA: return "Supernova";
+        case Q_ANOMALY: return "Anomaly";
+        case Q_SINGULARITY: return "Singularity";
+        case Q_COUNT: return "Count";
+        default: return "Undefined";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/iris_c/prettynames.h b/iris_c/prettynames.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/iris_c/prettynames.h
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+#ifndef PRETTYNAMES_H
+#define PRETTYNAMES_H
+
+#include "world.h"
+
+const char *quadrant_type_name(quadrant_type type);
+
+#endif