diff --git a/Essentials/src/messages.properties b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
index 83f1d4b86..a33680350 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/messages.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/messages.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ backUsageMsg=\u00a76Returning to previous location.
 backupDisabled=\u00a74An external backup script has not been configured.
 backupFinished=\u00a76Backup finished
 backupStarted=\u00a76Backup started
-balance=\u00a76Balance: {0}
+balance=\u00a7aBalance:\u00a7c {0}
 balanceTop=\u00a76Top balances ({0})
 banExempt=\u00a74You can not ban that player.
 banFormat=Banned: {0}
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ hours=hours
 ignorePlayer=\u00a76You ignore player {0} \u00a76from now on.
 illegalDate=Illegal date format.
 infoChapter=Select chapter:
-infoChapterPages=\u00a76Chapter {0}, page \u00a74{1}\u00a76 of \u00a74{2}\u00a76:
+infoChapterPages=\u00a76Chapter {0}, page \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 of \u00a7c{2}\u00a76:
 infoFileDoesNotExist=File info.txt does not exist. Creating one for you.
-infoPages=\u00a76 ---- \u00a76{2} \u00a7e--\u00a76 Page \u00a74{0}\u00a76/\u00a74{1} \u00a7e----
+infoPages=\u00a76 ---- \u00a76{2} \u00a7e--\u00a76 Page \u00a7c{0}\u00a76/\u00a7c{1} \u00a7e----
 infoUnknownChapter=Unknown chapter.
 invBigger=\u00a74The other users inventory is bigger than yours.
 invRestored=\u00a76Your inventory has been restored.
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ seconds=seconds
 seenOffline=\u00a76Player\u00a7c {0} \u00a76is \u00a74offline\u00a76 since {1}
 seenOnline=\u00a76Player\u00a7c {0} \u00a76is \u00a7a6online\u00a76 since {1}
 serverFull=Server is full
-serverTotal=Server Total: {0}
+serverTotal=\u00a76Server Total:\u00a7c {0}
 setSpawner=\u00a76Changed spawner type to {0}
 sheepMalformedColor=\u00a74Malformed color.
 shoutFormat=\u00a76[Shout]\u00a7r {0}
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ unvanished=\u00a76You are once again visible.
 unvanishedReload=\u00a74A reload has forced you to become visible.
 upgradingFilesError=Error while upgrading the files
 userDoesNotExist=\u00a74The user {0} \u00a74does not exist.
-userIsAway=\u00a75{0} is now AFK
-userIsNotAway=\u00a75{0} is no longer AFK
+userIsAway=\u00a75{0} \u00a75is now AFK
+userIsNotAway=\u00a75{0} \u00a75is no longer AFK
 userJailed=\u00a76You have been jailed
 userUsedPortal={0} used an existing exit portal.
 userdataMoveBackError=Failed to move userdata/{0}.tmp to userdata/{1}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/messages_en.properties b/Essentials/src/messages_en.properties
index 83f1d4b86..a33680350 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/messages_en.properties
+++ b/Essentials/src/messages_en.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ backUsageMsg=\u00a76Returning to previous location.
 backupDisabled=\u00a74An external backup script has not been configured.
 backupFinished=\u00a76Backup finished
 backupStarted=\u00a76Backup started
-balance=\u00a76Balance: {0}
+balance=\u00a7aBalance:\u00a7c {0}
 balanceTop=\u00a76Top balances ({0})
 banExempt=\u00a74You can not ban that player.
 banFormat=Banned: {0}
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ hours=hours
 ignorePlayer=\u00a76You ignore player {0} \u00a76from now on.
 illegalDate=Illegal date format.
 infoChapter=Select chapter:
-infoChapterPages=\u00a76Chapter {0}, page \u00a74{1}\u00a76 of \u00a74{2}\u00a76:
+infoChapterPages=\u00a76Chapter {0}, page \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 of \u00a7c{2}\u00a76:
 infoFileDoesNotExist=File info.txt does not exist. Creating one for you.
-infoPages=\u00a76 ---- \u00a76{2} \u00a7e--\u00a76 Page \u00a74{0}\u00a76/\u00a74{1} \u00a7e----
+infoPages=\u00a76 ---- \u00a76{2} \u00a7e--\u00a76 Page \u00a7c{0}\u00a76/\u00a7c{1} \u00a7e----
 infoUnknownChapter=Unknown chapter.
 invBigger=\u00a74The other users inventory is bigger than yours.
 invRestored=\u00a76Your inventory has been restored.
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ seconds=seconds
 seenOffline=\u00a76Player\u00a7c {0} \u00a76is \u00a74offline\u00a76 since {1}
 seenOnline=\u00a76Player\u00a7c {0} \u00a76is \u00a7a6online\u00a76 since {1}
 serverFull=Server is full
-serverTotal=Server Total: {0}
+serverTotal=\u00a76Server Total:\u00a7c {0}
 setSpawner=\u00a76Changed spawner type to {0}
 sheepMalformedColor=\u00a74Malformed color.
 shoutFormat=\u00a76[Shout]\u00a7r {0}
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ unvanished=\u00a76You are once again visible.
 unvanishedReload=\u00a74A reload has forced you to become visible.
 upgradingFilesError=Error while upgrading the files
 userDoesNotExist=\u00a74The user {0} \u00a74does not exist.
-userIsAway=\u00a75{0} is now AFK
-userIsNotAway=\u00a75{0} is no longer AFK
+userIsAway=\u00a75{0} \u00a75is now AFK
+userIsNotAway=\u00a75{0} \u00a75is no longer AFK
 userJailed=\u00a76You have been jailed
 userUsedPortal={0} used an existing exit portal.
 userdataMoveBackError=Failed to move userdata/{0}.tmp to userdata/{1}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/motd.txt b/Essentials/src/motd.txt
index 224e452ef..3f0aa027a 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/motd.txt
+++ b/Essentials/src/motd.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-&cWelcome, {PLAYER}&c!
-&fType &c/help&f for a list of commands.
-Currently online: {PLAYERLIST}
\ No newline at end of file
+&6Welcome, {PLAYER}&6!
+&6Type &c/help&6 for a list of commands.
+&6Currently online:&r {PLAYERLIST}
\ No newline at end of file