diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithStringFormatter.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithStringFormatter.java
index dfd0d14..fb85ea2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithStringFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithStringFormatter.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package net.knarcraft.blacksmith.formatting;
 
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
+import net.knarcraft.blacksmith.BlacksmithPlugin;
 import net.knarcraft.knarlib.property.ColorConversion;
 import net.knarcraft.knarlib.util.ColorHelper;
-import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 /**
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ public final class BlacksmithStringFormatter {
      * @param message <p>The message to send</p>
      */
     public static void sendNPCMessage(NPC npc, Player player, String message) {
-        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "[" + npc.getName() + "] -> You:" + ChatColor.RESET + " " +
-                ColorHelper.translateColorCodes(message, ColorConversion.NORMAL));
+        player.sendMessage(BlacksmithPlugin.getStringFormatter().replacePlaceholders(
+                BlacksmithTranslatableMessage.NPC_TALK_FORMAT,
+                new String[]{"{npc}", "{message}"},
+                new String[]{npc.getName(), ColorHelper.translateColorCodes(message, ColorConversion.RGB)}));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithTranslatableMessage.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithTranslatableMessage.java
index 87b7ae6..20c6711 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithTranslatableMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/blacksmith/formatting/BlacksmithTranslatableMessage.java
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ public enum BlacksmithTranslatableMessage implements TranslatableMessage {
     /**
      * The marker used for displaying that a given setting has been overridden for the selected NPC
      */
-    SETTING_OVERRIDDEN_MARKER;
+    SETTING_OVERRIDDEN_MARKER,
+
+    /**
+     * The format to use for formatting any message spoken by a blacksmith NPC
+     */
+    NPC_TALK_FORMAT;
 
     /**
      * Gets the message to display when displaying the raw value of messages
diff --git a/src/main/resources/strings.yml b/src/main/resources/strings.yml
index 31436c3..22bc6fc 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/strings.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/strings.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ en:
   INVALID_PRESET_OR_FILTER: "You specified an invalid preset or an invalid filter"
   PRESET_MATERIALS: "Materials in preset: {materials}"
   DURATION_FORMAT: "in {time} {unit}"
+  NPC_TALK_FORMAT: "&a[{npc}] -> You:&r {message}"
   UNIT_NOW: "imminently"
   UNIT_SECOND: "second"
   UNIT_SECONDS: "seconds"