diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs
index 50945a7ce..667b52e36 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/Payloads/MapLinkPayload.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,13 @@ public class MapLinkPayload : Payload
             var y = Math.Truncate((this.YCoord + fudge) * 10.0f) / 10.0f;
 
             // the formatting and spacing the game uses
-            return $"( {x:0.0}  , {y:0.0} )";
+            var clientState = Service<ClientState.ClientState>.Get();
+            return clientState.ClientLanguage switch
+            {
+                ClientLanguage.German => $"( {x:0.0}, {y:0.0} )",
+                ClientLanguage.Japanese => $"({x:0.0}, {y:0.0})",
+                _ => $"( {x:0.0}  , {y:0.0} )",
+            };
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
index 6d0c8b0fb..2ddb73f12 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeString.cs
@@ -52,14 +52,27 @@ public class SeString
     /// with the appropriate glow and coloring.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>A list of all the payloads required to insert the link marker.</returns>
-    public static IEnumerable<Payload> TextArrowPayloads => new List<Payload>(new Payload[]
+    public static IEnumerable<Payload> TextArrowPayloads
     {
-        new UIForegroundPayload(0x01F4),
-        new UIGlowPayload(0x01F5),
-        new TextPayload($"{(char)SeIconChar.LinkMarker}"),
-        UIGlowPayload.UIGlowOff,
-        UIForegroundPayload.UIForegroundOff,
-    });
+        get
+        {
+            var clientState = Service<ClientState.ClientState>.Get();
+            var markerSpace = clientState.ClientLanguage switch
+            {
+                ClientLanguage.German => " ",
+                ClientLanguage.French => " ",
+                _ => string.Empty,
+            };
+            return new List<Payload>
+            {
+                new UIForegroundPayload(500),
+                new UIGlowPayload(501),
+                new TextPayload($"{(char)SeIconChar.LinkMarker}{markerSpace}"),
+                UIGlowPayload.UIGlowOff,
+                UIForegroundPayload.UIForegroundOff,
+            };
+        }
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets an empty SeString.
@@ -171,6 +184,7 @@ public class SeString
         var data = Service<DataManager>.Get();
 
         var displayName = displayNameOverride;
+        var rarity = 1; // default: white
         if (displayName == null)
         {
             switch (kind)
@@ -178,7 +192,9 @@ public class SeString
                 case ItemPayload.ItemKind.Normal:
                 case ItemPayload.ItemKind.Collectible:
                 case ItemPayload.ItemKind.Hq:
-                    displayName = data.GetExcelSheet<Item>()?.GetRow(itemId)?.Name;
+                    var item = data.GetExcelSheet<Item>()?.GetRow(itemId);
+                    displayName = item?.Name;
+                    rarity = item?.Rarity ?? 1;
                     break;
                 case ItemPayload.ItemKind.EventItem:
                     displayName = data.GetExcelSheet<EventItem>()?.GetRow(itemId)?.Name;
@@ -202,21 +218,20 @@ public class SeString
             displayName += $" {(char)SeIconChar.Collectible}";
         }
 
-        // TODO: probably a cleaner way to build these than doing the bulk+insert
-        var payloads = new List<Payload>(new Payload[]
-        {
-            new UIForegroundPayload(0x0225),
-            new UIGlowPayload(0x0226),
-            new ItemPayload(itemId, kind),
-            // arrow goes here
-            new TextPayload(displayName),
-            RawPayload.LinkTerminator,
-            // sometimes there is another set of uiglow/foreground off payloads here
-            // might be necessary when including additional text after the item name
-        });
-        payloads.InsertRange(3, TextArrowPayloads);
+        var textColor = (ushort)(549 + ((rarity - 1) * 2));
+        var textGlowColor = (ushort)(textColor + 1);
 
-        return new SeString(payloads);
+        // Note: `SeStringBuilder.AddItemLink` uses this function, so don't call it here!
+        return new SeStringBuilder()
+            .AddUiForeground(textColor)
+            .AddUiGlow(textGlowColor)
+            .Add(new ItemPayload(itemId, kind))
+            .Append(TextArrowPayloads)
+            .AddText(displayName)
+            .AddUiGlowOff()
+            .AddUiForegroundOff()
+            .Add(RawPayload.LinkTerminator)
+            .Build();
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeStringBuilder.cs b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeStringBuilder.cs
index 36bb10a2d..1fda9f9ae 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeStringBuilder.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Game/Text/SeStringHandling/SeStringBuilder.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
 using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling.Payloads;
 
 namespace Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
@@ -30,6 +33,13 @@ public class SeStringBuilder
     /// <returns>The current builder.</returns>
     public SeStringBuilder Append(string text) => this.AddText(text);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Append payloads to the builder.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="payloads">A list of payloads.</param>
+    /// <returns>The current builder.</returns>
+    public SeStringBuilder Append(IEnumerable<Payload> payloads) => this.Append(new SeString(payloads.ToList()));
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Append raw text to the builder.
     /// </summary>
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ public class SeStringBuilder
     /// <param name="itemNameOverride">Override for the item's name.</param>
     /// <returns>The current builder.</returns>
     public SeStringBuilder AddItemLink(uint itemId, bool isHq, string? itemNameOverride = null) =>
-        this.Add(new ItemPayload(itemId, isHq, itemNameOverride));
+        this.Append(SeString.CreateItemLink(itemId, isHq, itemNameOverride));
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Add an item link to the builder.
@@ -113,14 +123,15 @@ public class SeStringBuilder
     /// <param name="kind">Kind of item to encode.</param>
     /// <param name="itemNameOverride">Override for the item's name.</param>
     /// <returns>The current builder.</returns>
-    public SeStringBuilder AddItemLink(uint itemId, ItemPayload.ItemKind kind, string? itemNameOverride = null) =>
-        this.Add(new ItemPayload(itemId, kind, itemNameOverride));
+    public SeStringBuilder AddItemLink(uint itemId, ItemPayload.ItemKind kind = ItemPayload.ItemKind.Normal, string? itemNameOverride = null) =>
+        this.Append(SeString.CreateItemLink(itemId, kind, itemNameOverride));
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Add an item link to the builder.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="rawItemId">The raw item ID.</param>
     /// <returns>The current builder.</returns>
+    /// <remarks>To terminate this item link, add a <see cref="RawPayload.LinkTerminator"/>.</remarks>
     public SeStringBuilder AddItemLinkRaw(uint rawItemId) =>
         this.Add(ItemPayload.FromRaw(rawItemId));