diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/Pylon.java b/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/Pylon.java
index 6970a5119..ea1f2abcb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/Pylon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/Pylon.java
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ public void onEnable() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public @NotNull Set<@NotNull Locale> getLanguages() {
-        return Set.of(Locale.ENGLISH);
+    public @NotNull Material getMaterial() {
+        return Material.COPPER_INGOT;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public @NotNull Material getMaterial() {
-        return Material.COPPER_INGOT;
+    public @NotNull Locale getDefaultLanguage() {
+        return PylonConfig.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/PylonConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/PylonConfig.java
index 21aa634fd..dcf8d9eca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/PylonConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/pylonmc/pylon/PylonConfig.java
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 import io.github.pylonmc.rebar.config.adapter.ConfigAdapter;
 import io.github.pylonmc.rebar.util.RandomizedSound;
 
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 
 public final class PylonConfig {
 
     private static final ConfigSection config = ConfigSection.copyResource(Pylon.getInstance(), "config.yml");
+    public static final Locale DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = config.getOrThrow("default-language", ConfigAdapter.LOCALE);
     public static final double RUNE_CHECK_RANGE = config.getOrThrow("rune-check-range", ConfigAdapter.DOUBLE);
     public static final long DEFAULT_TALISMAN_TICK_INTERVAL = config.getOrThrow("default-talisman-tick-interval", ConfigAdapter.LONG);
     public static final RandomizedSound BARTERING_TALISMAN_TRIGGER_SOUND = config.getOrThrow("talismans.bartering-trigger-sound", ConfigAdapter.RANDOMIZED_SOUND);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 4b4d0b36b..7a42d4c6e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# The language to fall back to if a language entry is not found for the user's language
+default-language: en
+
 rune-check-range: 1.75
 # This number multiplied by the inventory ticker base rate in the core config.yml equals the update rate for talismans
 # eg if this is 4 and the inventory ticker base rate is 10, then talismans update every 40 ticks