diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/command/command/NPCCommands.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/command/command/NPCCommands.java
index 83b44e7b2..f178a14f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/command/command/NPCCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/command/command/NPCCommands.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import net.citizensnpcs.Citizens;
 import net.citizensnpcs.Settings.Setting;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.CitizensAPI;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.SpeechContext;
-import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.TalkableEntity;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.PlayerCreateNPCEvent;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPCRegistry;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ import net.citizensnpcs.npc.CitizensNPC;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.EntityControllers;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.NPCSelector;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.Template;
+import net.citizensnpcs.npc.ai.speech.TalkableEntity;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.Age;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.Anchors;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.Behaviour;
@@ -967,28 +967,29 @@ public class NPCCommands {
             usage = "speak message to speak --target npcid|player_name --type vocal_type",
             desc = "Uses the NPCs SpeechController to talk",
             modifiers = { "speak" },
-            min = 1,
-            max = 3,
+            min = 2,
             permission = "npc.speak")
     public void speak(CommandContext args, CommandSender sender, NPC npc) throws CommandException {
 
     	String type = npc.getTrait(Speech.class).getDefaultVocalChord();
-    	
-    	if (args.length() < 1) {
+    	String message = StringHelper.parseColors(args.getJoinedStrings(1));
+        
+    	if (message.length() <= 0) {
     		Messaging.send(sender, "Default Vocal Chord for " + npc.getName() + ": " + npc.getTrait(Speech.class).getDefaultVocalChord());
     		return;
     	}
-    	SpeechContext context = new SpeechContext(args.getJoinedStrings(1));
+    	
+    	SpeechContext context = new SpeechContext(message);
     	
     	if (args.hasValueFlag("target")) {
     		if (args.getFlag("target").matches("\\d+")) {
     			NPC target = CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getById(Integer.valueOf(args.getFlag("target"))); 
     			if ( target != null)
-    				context.addRecipient(new TalkableEntity(target));
+    				context.addRecipient(target.getBukkitEntity());
     		} else {
     			Player player = Bukkit.getPlayer(args.getFlag("target"));
     			if (player != null)
-    				context.addRecipient(new TalkableEntity(player));
+    				context.addRecipient(player);
     		}
     	}
     	
@@ -997,9 +998,7 @@ public class NPCCommands {
     				type = args.getFlag("type");
     	}
     	
-    	if (context.hasRecipients())
-    		Util.faceEntity(npc.getBukkitEntity(), context.iterator().next().getEntity());
-    	npc.getDefaultSpeechController().speak(new SpeechContext(args.getJoinedStrings(1)), type);
+    	npc.getDefaultSpeechController().speak(context, type);
     }
     
     @Command(
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/Chat.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/Chat.java
index 1883539f4..34ea75409 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/Chat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/Chat.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
 import net.citizensnpcs.Settings.Setting;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.CitizensAPI;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.Talkable;
-import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.TalkableEntity;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.SpeechContext;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.VocalChord;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ public class Chat implements VocalChord {
 				if (context.hasRecipients()) {
 					for (Talkable target : context)
 						if (target.getEntity() == bystander) continue;
+						else new TalkableEntity((LivingEntity) bystander).talkNear(context, text, this);
 				} else
 					// Found a nearby LivingEntity, make it Talkable and talkNear it
 					new TalkableEntity((LivingEntity) bystander).talkNear(context, text, this);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java
index b46a37d23..1c9d4176a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
+import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
+
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.SpeechFactory;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.Talkable;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.VocalChord;
 
 public class CitizensSpeechFactory implements SpeechFactory {
@@ -65,4 +68,12 @@ public class CitizensSpeechFactory implements SpeechFactory {
 		registered.put(name.toLowerCase(), clazz);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Talkable newTalkableEntity(LivingEntity entity) {
+		if (entity == null) return null;
+		return new TalkableEntity(entity);
+	}
+	
+	
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/TalkableEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/TalkableEntity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2ae0a82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/TalkableEntity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package net.citizensnpcs.npc.ai.speech;
+
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.CitizensAPI;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.SpeechContext;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.Talkable;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.VocalChord;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.event.SpeechBystanderEvent;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.event.SpeechTargetedEvent;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
+import net.citizensnpcs.util.Messaging;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+public class TalkableEntity implements Talkable {
+
+	LivingEntity entity;
+	
+	public TalkableEntity(LivingEntity entity) {
+		this.entity = entity;
+	}
+	
+	public TalkableEntity(NPC npc) {
+		entity = npc.getBukkitEntity();
+	}
+	
+	public TalkableEntity(Player player) {
+		entity = (LivingEntity) player;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Used to compare a LivingEntity to this TalkableEntity
+	 * 
+	 * @return
+	 * 		 0 if the Entities are the same, 1 if they are not, -1 if
+	 * 		 the object compared is not a valid LivingEntity
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public int compareTo(Object o) {
+		// If not living entity, return -1
+		if (!(o instanceof LivingEntity)) return -1;
+		// If NPC and matches, return 0
+		else if (CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().isNPC((LivingEntity) o)
+				&& CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().isNPC((LivingEntity) entity)
+				&& CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getNPC((LivingEntity) o).getId() ==
+				CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getNPC((LivingEntity) entity).getId())
+			return 0;
+		else if ((LivingEntity) o == entity) return 0;
+		// Not a match, return 1
+		else return 1;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public LivingEntity getEntity() {
+		return entity;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public String getName() {
+		if (CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().isNPC(entity))
+			return CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().getNPC(entity).getName();
+		else if (entity instanceof Player)
+			return ((Player) entity).getName();
+		else
+			return entity.getType().name().replace("_", " ");
+	}
+	
+	private void talk(String message) {
+		if (entity instanceof Player 
+				&& !CitizensAPI.getNPCRegistry().isNPC(entity)) 
+			Messaging.send((Player) entity, message);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void talkNear(SpeechContext context, String text, VocalChord vocalChord) {
+		SpeechBystanderEvent event = new SpeechBystanderEvent(this, context, text, vocalChord);
+		Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
+		if (event.isCancelled()) return;
+		else talk(event.getMessage());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void talkTo(SpeechContext context, String text, VocalChord vocalChord) {
+		SpeechTargetedEvent event = new SpeechTargetedEvent(this, context, text, vocalChord);
+		Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
+		if (event.isCancelled()) return;
+		else talk(event.getMessage());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java
index 5283d3b0e..a863d2a6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/trait/text/Text.java
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import net.citizensnpcs.Settings.Setting;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.CitizensAPI;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.SpeechContext;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.Talkable;
-import net.citizensnpcs.api.ai.speech.TalkableEntity;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.NPCRightClickEvent;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.exception.NPCLoadException;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.trait.Trait;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.DataKey;
 import net.citizensnpcs.editor.Editor;
+import net.citizensnpcs.npc.ai.speech.TalkableEntity;
 import net.citizensnpcs.trait.Toggleable;
 import net.citizensnpcs.util.Messages;
 import net.citizensnpcs.util.Messaging;
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ public class Text extends Trait implements Runnable, Toggleable, Listener, Conve
         }
         
         npc.getDefaultSpeechController().speak(new SpeechContext(text.get(index), player));
-        Messaging.log("Talking...");
         // Messaging.sendWithNPC(player, Setting.CHAT_PREFIX.asString() + text.get(index), npc);
         return true;
     }