diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/Element.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/Element.java
index fb6a946992..804a903a9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/Element.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/Element.java
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 package net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects;
 
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.aH.Argument;
 import net.aufdemrand.denizen.tags.Attribute;
 import net.aufdemrand.denizen.utilities.debugging.dB;
+
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 
-import java.text.DecimalFormat;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
 public class Element implements dObject {
 
     public final static Element TRUE = new Element(Boolean.TRUE);
     public final static Element FALSE = new Element(Boolean.FALSE);
 
+    final static Pattern VALUE_PATTERN =
+            Pattern.compile("el@val(?:ue)?\\[([^\\[\\]]+)\\].*",
+                    Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+
     /**
      *
      * @param string  the string or dScript argument String
@@ -25,6 +31,20 @@ public class Element implements dObject {
     public static Element valueOf(String string) {
         if (string == null) return null;
 
+        Matcher m = VALUE_PATTERN.matcher(string);
+
+        // Allow construction of elements with el@val[<value>]
+        if (m.matches()) {
+            String value = m.group(1);
+            Argument arg = Argument.valueOf(value);
+
+            if (arg.matchesPrimitive(aH.PrimitiveType.Integer))
+                return new Element(aH.getIntegerFrom(value));
+            else if (arg.matchesPrimitive(aH.PrimitiveType.Double))
+                return new Element(aH.getDoubleFrom(value));
+            else return new Element(value);
+        }
+
         return new Element(string);
     }
 
@@ -32,7 +52,7 @@ public static boolean matches(String string) {
         return string != null;
     }
 
-    private String element;
+    private final String element;
 
     public Element(String string) {
         this.prefix = "element";
@@ -343,36 +363,6 @@ public String getAttribute(Attribute attribute) {
                     .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
 
 
-        /////////////////////
-        //   INITIALIZATION ATTRIBUTES
-        /////////////////
-
-        // <--[tag]
-        // @attribute <element.double[<#>]>
-        // @returns Element(Double)
-        // @description
-        // Returns a double from the value inside the brackets
-        // -->
-        if (attribute.startsWith("double")
-                && attribute.hasContext(1)) {
-            return new Element(Double.valueOf(attribute.getContext(1)))
-                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
-        }
-
-        // <--[tag]
-        // @attribute <element.int[<#>]>
-        // @returns Element(Integer)
-        // @description
-        // Returns an integer from the value inside the brackets, useful
-        // whenever <element.as_int> cannot be used.
-        // -->
-        if (attribute.startsWith("int")
-                && attribute.hasContext(1)) {
-            return new Element(Math.round(Double.valueOf(attribute.getContext(1))))
-                    .getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(1));
-        }
-
-
         /////////////////////
         //   STRING CHECKING ATTRIBUTES
         /////////////////
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java
index cf577f1374..e061883dc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dEntity.java
@@ -311,9 +311,17 @@ public EntityType getEntityType() {
         return entity_type;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the dObject that most accurately describes this entity,
+     * useful for automatically saving dEntities to contexts as
+     * dNPCs and dPlayers
+     *
+     * @return  The NPC
+     */
+
     public dObject getDenizenObject() {
 
-        if (this == null) return null;
+        if (entity == null) return null;
 
         if (isNPC()) return new dNPC(getNPC());
         else if (isPlayer()) return new dPlayer(getPlayer());
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dPlayer.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dPlayer.java
index 2856c37be3..46211c128a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/objects/dPlayer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import net.aufdemrand.denizen.flags.FlagManager;
 import net.aufdemrand.denizen.tags.Attribute;
 import net.aufdemrand.denizen.tags.core.PlayerTags;
@@ -14,11 +19,6 @@
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryType;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 public class dPlayer implements dObject {
 
 
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ else if (attribute.startsWith("list.offline")) {
         // Player is required to be online after this point...
         if (!isOnline()) return new Element(identify()).getAttribute(attribute);
 
+
         /////////////////////
         //   CITIZENS ATTRIBUTES
         /////////////////
@@ -849,13 +850,13 @@ else if (attribute.getAttribute(2).startsWith("world"))
             double maxHunger = getPlayerEntity().getMaxHealth();
             if (attribute.hasContext(2))
                 maxHunger = attribute.getIntContext(2);
-            if ((float) getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < .10)
+            if (getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < .10)
                 return new Element("starving").getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(2));
-            else if ((float) getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < .40)
+            else if (getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < .40)
                 return new Element("famished").getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(2));
-            else if ((float) getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < .75)
+            else if (getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < .75)
                 return new Element("parched").getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(2));
-            else if ((float) getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < 1)
+            else if (getPlayerEntity().getFoodLevel() / maxHunger < 1)
                 return new Element("hungry").getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(2));
 
             else return new Element("healthy").getAttribute(attribute.fulfill(2));