diff --git a/ci-pom.xml b/ci-pom.xml
index 2510b4f8..a9a6c219 100644
--- a/ci-pom.xml
+++ b/ci-pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>us.mytheria</groupId>
         <artifactId>BlobLib</artifactId>
-        <version>1.696.8</version>
+        <version>1.696.9</version>
         <relativePath>pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>bloblib</artifactId>
diff --git a/local-pom.xml b/local-pom.xml
index fe84be76..b734eb39 100644
--- a/local-pom.xml
+++ b/local-pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>us.mytheria</groupId>
         <artifactId>BlobLib</artifactId>
-        <version>1.696.8</version>
+        <version>1.696.9</version>
         <relativePath>pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>bloblib</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8976adde..0beee462 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>us.mytheria</groupId>
     <artifactId>BlobLib</artifactId>
-    <version>1.696.8</version>
+    <version>1.696.10</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/api/BlobLibMessageAPI.java b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/api/BlobLibMessageAPI.java
index df2cd029..adb8e682 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/api/BlobLibMessageAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/api/BlobLibMessageAPI.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import us.mytheria.bloblib.managers.MessageManager;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class BlobLibMessageAPI {
     private static BlobLibMessageAPI instance;
@@ -54,24 +55,46 @@ public String getMessagesFilePath() {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Gets the message from the default locale.
+     *
      * @param key The key of the message
      * @return The message
      */
     @Nullable
-    public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(String key) {
+    public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(@NotNull String key) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(key);
         return getMessageManager().getMessage(key);
     }
 
     /**
+     * Gets the message from the locale.
+     * If message is not available in the locale, returns the default message.
+     *
      * @param key    The key of the message
      * @param locale The locale of the message
      * @return The message
      */
     @Nullable
-    public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(String key, String locale) {
+    public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(@NotNull String key, @NotNull String locale) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(key);
+        Objects.requireNonNull(locale);
         return getMessageManager().getMessage(key, locale);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the locale of the player and returns the message.
+     * If message is not available in the locale, returns the default message.
+     *
+     * @param key    The key of the message
+     * @param player The player to get the locale from
+     * @return The message
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(@NotNull String key, @NotNull Player player) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(player);
+        return getMessageManager().getMessage(key, player.getLocale());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param key    The key of the message
      * @param locale The locale of the message
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/BlobMessageReader.java b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/BlobMessageReader.java
index 720a50d8..05825e55 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/BlobMessageReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/BlobMessageReader.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package us.mytheria.bloblib.entities;
 
 import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import us.mytheria.bloblib.api.BlobLibMessageAPI;
 import us.mytheria.bloblib.entities.message.*;
 import us.mytheria.bloblib.utilities.TextColor;
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@
  * Recommended method is parse(ConfigurationSection section)
  */
 public class BlobMessageReader {
+    public static SerialBlobMessage read(ConfigurationSection section) {
+        return read(section, "en_us");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Will read a BlobMessage from a ConfigurationSection
      *
      * @param section The section to read from
      * @return The BlobMessage
      */
-    public static SerialBlobMessage read(ConfigurationSection section) {
+    public static SerialBlobMessage read(ConfigurationSection section, @NotNull String locale) {
         String type = section.getString("Type");
-        @Nullable String locale = section.getString("Locale", null);
         Optional<BlobSound> sound = section.contains("BlobSound") ?
                 BlobSoundReader.parse(section) : Optional.empty();
         switch (type) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/Rep.java b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/Rep.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d86ac5d1..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/entities/Rep.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-package us.mytheria.bloblib.entities;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-
-public final class Rep {
-    private String check;
-    private String replace;
-
-    public static Rep lace(String check, String replace) {
-        return new Rep(check, replace);
-    }
-
-    private Rep(String check, String replace) {
-        this.check = check;
-        this.replace = replace;
-    }
-
-    public String getCheck() {
-        return check;
-    }
-
-    public String getReplace() {
-        return replace;
-    }
-
-    public static List<String> lace(List<String> lore, Rep... reps) {
-        if (lore == null)
-            return null;
-        List<String> newLore = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (String string : lore) {
-            for (Rep rep : reps) {
-                string = string.replace(rep.getCheck(), rep.getReplace());
-            }
-            newLore.add(string);
-        }
-        return newLore;
-    }
-
-    public static List<String> lace(List<String> lore, Collection<Rep> reps) {
-        if (lore == null)
-            return null;
-        List<String> newLore = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (String string : lore) {
-            for (Rep rep : reps) {
-                string = string.replace(rep.getCheck(), rep.getReplace());
-            }
-            newLore.add(string);
-        }
-        return newLore;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/itemstack/ItemStackModder.java b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/itemstack/ItemStackModder.java
index 000b68ed..eadcba99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/itemstack/ItemStackModder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/itemstack/ItemStackModder.java
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.LeatherArmorMeta;
-import us.mytheria.bloblib.entities.Rep;
+import us.mytheria.bloblib.utilities.TextColor;
 
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
-import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public final class ItemStackModder {
     private final ItemStack itemStack;
@@ -73,28 +73,38 @@ public ItemStackModder unflag(Collection<ItemFlag> flags) {
         return unflag(flags.toArray(new ItemFlag[0]));
     }
 
+    public ItemStackModder displayName(String name, char colorChar) {
+        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setDisplayName(TextColor.CUSTOM_PARSE(colorChar, name)));
+    }
+
     public ItemStackModder displayName(String name) {
-        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setDisplayName(name));
+        return displayName(name, '&');
+    }
+
+    public ItemStackModder lore(String line, char colorChar) {
+        return lore(List.of(line), colorChar);
     }
 
     public ItemStackModder lore(String line) {
-        return lore(List.of(line));
+        return lore(line, '&');
     }
 
-    public ItemStackModder lore(String... lore) {
-        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setLore(List.of(lore)));
+    public ItemStackModder lore(char colorChar, String... lore) {
+        List<String> list = Stream.of(lore).map(line -> TextColor.CUSTOM_PARSE(colorChar, line)).toList();
+        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setLore(list));
     }
 
-    public ItemStackModder lore(List<String> lore) {
-        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setLore(lore));
+    public ItemStackModder lore(String... lore) {
+        return lore('&', lore);
     }
 
-    public ItemStackModder lore(Function<List<String>, List<String>> lore) {
-        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setLore(lore.apply(itemMeta.getLore())));
+    public ItemStackModder lore(List<String> lore, char colorChar) {
+        List<String> list = lore.stream().map(line -> TextColor.CUSTOM_PARSE(colorChar, line)).toList();
+        return itemMeta(itemMeta -> itemMeta.setLore(list));
     }
 
-    public ItemStackModder lore(List<String> lore, Rep... reps) {
-        return lore(Rep.lace(lore, reps));
+    public ItemStackModder lore(List<String> lore) {
+        return lore(lore, '&');
     }
 
     private List<String> getLore() {
@@ -103,18 +113,6 @@ private List<String> getLore() {
         return meta.getLore();
     }
 
-    public ItemStackModder lore(Rep... reps) {
-        List<String> lore = getLore();
-        if (lore == null) return this;
-        return lore(Rep.lace(lore, reps));
-    }
-
-    public ItemStackModder lore(Collection<Rep> reps) {
-        List<String> lore = getLore();
-        if (lore == null) return this;
-        return lore(Rep.lace(lore, reps));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Clears the lore of the item.
      */
@@ -252,18 +250,4 @@ public ItemStackModder replace(String regex, String replacement) {
             }
         });
     }
-
-    public ItemStackModder replace(Rep... reps) {
-        for (Rep rep : reps) {
-            replace(rep.getCheck(), rep.getReplace());
-        }
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    public ItemStackModder replace(Collection<Rep> reps) {
-        for (Rep rep : reps) {
-            replace(rep.getCheck(), rep.getReplace());
-        }
-        return this;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/managers/MessageManager.java b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/managers/MessageManager.java
index c7544e4a..ed4e8f84 100644
--- a/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/managers/MessageManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/us/mytheria/bloblib/managers/MessageManager.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 public class MessageManager {
     private final BlobLib main;
-    private HashMap<String, SerialBlobMessage> messages;
     private HashMap<String, Set<String>> pluginMessages;
     private HashMap<String, Integer> duplicates;
     private HashMap<String, Map<String, SerialBlobMessage>> locales;
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ public void reload() {
     }
 
     public void load() {
-        messages = new HashMap<>();
         locales = new HashMap<>();
         pluginMessages = new HashMap<>();
         duplicates = new HashMap<>();
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ public void unload(BlobPlugin plugin) {
         Iterator<String> iterator = messages.iterator();
         while (iterator.hasNext()) {
             String inventoryName = iterator.next();
-            this.messages.remove(inventoryName);
+            this.locales.forEach((locale, map) -> map.remove(inventoryName));
             iterator.remove();
         }
         pluginMessages.remove(pluginName);
@@ -91,42 +89,42 @@ private void loadFiles(File path) {
 
     private void loadYamlConfiguration(File file) {
         YamlConfiguration yamlConfiguration = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
+        String locale = yamlConfiguration.getString("Locale", "en_us");
         yamlConfiguration.getKeys(true).forEach(reference -> {
             if (!yamlConfiguration.isConfigurationSection(reference))
                 return;
             ConfigurationSection section = yamlConfiguration.getConfigurationSection(reference);
             if (!section.contains("Type") && !section.isString("Type"))
                 return;
-            if (messages.containsKey(reference)) {
-                addDuplicate(reference);
-                return;
-            }
-            SerialBlobMessage message = BlobMessageReader.read(section);
-            messages.put(reference, message);
+            SerialBlobMessage message = BlobMessageReader.read(section, locale);
             addOrCreateLocale(message, reference);
         });
     }
 
     private void loadYamlConfiguration(File file, BlobPlugin plugin) {
         YamlConfiguration yamlConfiguration = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
+        String locale = yamlConfiguration.getString("Locale", "en_us");
         yamlConfiguration.getKeys(true).forEach(reference -> {
             if (!yamlConfiguration.isConfigurationSection(reference))
                 return;
             ConfigurationSection section = yamlConfiguration.getConfigurationSection(reference);
             if (!section.contains("Type") && !section.isString("Type"))
                 return;
-            if (messages.containsKey(reference)) {
-                addDuplicate(reference);
+            if (!addOrCreateLocale(BlobMessageReader.read(section, locale), reference))
                 return;
-            }
-            messages.put(reference, BlobMessageReader.read(section));
             pluginMessages.get(plugin.getName()).add(reference);
         });
     }
 
-    private void addOrCreateLocale(SerialBlobMessage message, String reference) {
+    private boolean addOrCreateLocale(SerialBlobMessage message, String reference) {
         String locale = message.getLocale();
-        locales.computeIfAbsent(locale, k -> new HashMap<>()).put(reference, message);
+        Map<String, SerialBlobMessage> localeMap = locales.computeIfAbsent(locale, k -> new HashMap<>());
+        if (localeMap.containsKey(reference)) {
+            addDuplicate(reference);
+            return false;
+        }
+        localeMap.put(reference, message);
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -157,12 +155,12 @@ private void addDuplicate(String key) {
     }
 
     public void noPermission(Player player) {
-        messages.get("System.No-Permission").handle(player);
+        locales.get("en_us").get("System.No-Permission").handle(player);
     }
 
     @Nullable
     public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(String key) {
-        return new ReferenceBlobMessage(messages.get(key), key);
+        return new ReferenceBlobMessage(locales.get("en_us").get(key), key);
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -174,14 +172,20 @@ public ReferenceBlobMessage getMessage(String key, String locale) {
     }
 
     public void playAndSend(Player player, String key) {
-        SerialBlobMessage message = messages.get(key);
+        ReferenceBlobMessage message = getMessage(key, player.getLocale());
         if (message == null)
             throw new NullPointerException("Message '" + key + "' does not exist!");
         message.handle(player);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param player The player to send the message to
+     * @param key    The key of the message
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #playAndSend(Player, String)} instead
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public void send(Player player, String key) {
-        SerialBlobMessage message = messages.get(key);
+        ReferenceBlobMessage message = getMessage(key, player.getLocale());
         if (message == null)
             throw new NullPointerException("Message '" + key + "' does not exist!");
         message.send(player);