diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
index 82c3ab1c..6c75eda9 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Conf.java
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public class Conf {
 	
 	public static double autoLeaveAfterDaysOfInactivity = 14.0;
 	
+	public static boolean worldGuardChecking = true;
+	
 	public static boolean homesEnabled = true;
 	public static boolean homesMustBeInClaimedTerritory = true;
 	public static boolean homesTeleportToOnDeath = true;
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
index 5ac1350d..ccb5382c 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java
@@ -508,6 +508,12 @@ public class FPlayer {
 		FLocation flocation = new FLocation(this);
 		Faction otherFaction = Board.getFactionAt(flocation);
 
+		if (Worldguard.checkForRegionsInChunk(this.getPlayer().getLocation())) {
+			// Checks for WorldGuard regions in the chunk attempting to be claimed
+			sendMessage("This land is protected");
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		if (myFaction == otherFaction) {
 			if (notifyFailure)
 				sendMessage("You already own this land.");
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Factions.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Factions.java
index 58136cc9..5bd19217 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Factions.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Factions.java
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ public class Factions extends JavaPlugin {
 		Econ.setup(this);
 		Econ.monitorPlugins();
 		
+		if(Conf.worldGuardChecking) {
+			Worldguard.init(this);			
+		}
+		
 		// Register events
 		PluginManager pm = this.getServer().getPluginManager();
 		pm.registerEvent(Event.Type.PLAYER_CHAT, this.playerListener, Event.Priority.Highest, this);
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/SpoutFeatures.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/SpoutFeatures.java
index 725afedb..7a9335e0 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/SpoutFeatures.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/SpoutFeatures.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class SpoutFeatures {
 				spoutApp.setPlayerTitle(sPlayer, viewed, addTag + "\n" + viewed.getDisplayName());
 			}
 			else {
-				spoutApp.resetPlayerTitle(sPlayer, viewed);
+				spoutApp.setPlayerTitle(sPlayer, viewed, viewed.getDisplayName());
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00750983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Worldguard.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package com.massivecraft.factions;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.WorldGuardPlugin;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.managers.RegionManager;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.ApplicableRegionSet;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.UnsupportedIntersectionException;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.regions.ProtectedCuboidRegion;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.regions.ProtectedRegion;
+import static com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.BukkitUtil.*;
+import com.sk89q.worldguard.protection.flags.DefaultFlag;
+
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.Vector;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.BlockVector;
+
+import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.Chunk;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+/*
+ *  Worldguard Region Checking
+ *  Author: Spathizilla
+ */
+
+public class Worldguard {
+	private static WorldGuardPlugin wg;
+	private static boolean enabled = false;
+
+	public static void init(Plugin plugin) {
+		Plugin wgplug = plugin.getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("WorldGuard");
+		if (wgplug == null || !(wgplug instanceof WorldGuardPlugin)) {
+			enabled = false;
+			wg = null;
+			System.out.println("[Factions] Could not hook to WorldGuard. WorldGuard checks are disabled.");
+		} else {
+			wg = (WorldGuardPlugin) wgplug;
+			enabled = true;
+			System.out.println("[Factions] Successfully hooked to WorldGuard.");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static boolean isEnabled() {
+		return enabled;
+	}
+
+	// PVP Flag check 
+	// Returns:
+	//   True: PVP is allowed
+	//   False: PVP is disallowed
+	public static boolean isPVP(Player player) {
+		if(isEnabled()) {
+			Location loc = player.getLocation();
+			World world = loc.getWorld();
+			Vector pt = toVector(loc);
+
+			RegionManager regionManager = wg.getRegionManager(world);
+			ApplicableRegionSet set = regionManager.getApplicableRegions(pt);
+			return set.allows(DefaultFlag.PVP);
+		} else {
+			// No WG hooks so we'll always bypass this check.
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check for Regions in chunk the chunk
+	// Returns:
+	//   True: Regions found within chunk
+	//   False: No regions found within chunk
+	public static boolean checkForRegionsInChunk(Location loc) {
+		if(isEnabled()) {
+			World world = loc.getWorld();
+			Chunk chunk = world.getChunkAt(loc);
+			int minChunkX = chunk.getX() * 16;
+			int minChunkZ = chunk.getZ() * 16;
+			int maxChunkX = minChunkX + 15;
+			int maxChunkZ = minChunkZ + 15;
+
+			int worldHeight = world.getMaxHeight(); // Allow for heights other than default
+
+			BlockVector minChunk = new BlockVector(minChunkX, 0, minChunkZ);
+			BlockVector maxChunk = new BlockVector(maxChunkX, worldHeight, maxChunkZ);
+
+			RegionManager regionManager = wg.getRegionManager(world);
+			ProtectedCuboidRegion region = new ProtectedCuboidRegion("wgfactionoverlapcheck", minChunk, maxChunk);
+			Map<String, ProtectedRegion> allregions = regionManager.getRegions(); 
+			List<ProtectedRegion> allregionslist = new ArrayList<ProtectedRegion>(allregions.values());
+			List<ProtectedRegion> overlaps;
+			boolean foundregions = false;
+
+			try {
+				overlaps = region.getIntersectingRegions(allregionslist);
+				if(overlaps.isEmpty() || overlaps == null) {
+					foundregions = false;
+				} else {
+					foundregions = true;
+				}
+			} catch (UnsupportedIntersectionException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+
+			region = null;
+			allregionslist = null;
+			overlaps = null;
+
+			return foundregions;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+}
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