diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/Ether.java b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/Ether.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a6a1e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/Ether.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package org.minerift.ether;
+
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.minerift.ether.config.Config;
+import org.minerift.ether.config.ConfigRegistry;
+import org.minerift.ether.config.exceptions.ConfigFileReadException;
+import org.minerift.ether.config.types.ConfigType;
+import org.minerift.ether.nms.NMSAccess;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+// Provides static access to plugin components
+// Must call load() before accessing any components
+// TODO: replace all EtherPlugin references with Ether
+// TODO: add loadNoPlugin() method to load an instance without a plugin
+public class Ether {
+
+    private static EtherPlugin plugin;
+    private static ConfigRegistry configRegistry;
+    private static Logger logger;
+
+    private static NMSAccess nmsAccess;
+
+    protected static void load(EtherPlugin inst) {
+        plugin = inst;
+        //Bukkit.getServer().reload(); // TODO: view implementation to see how plugins reload
+        logger = plugin.getLogger();
+
+        // Load configs
+        configRegistry = new ConfigRegistry();
+        configRegistry.register(ConfigType.MAIN);
+        configRegistry.register(ConfigType.SCHEM_LIST);
+
+        // Load NMS access
+        nmsAccess = new NMSAccess();
+    }
+
+    private Ether() {}
+
+    public static ConfigRegistry getConfigRegistry() {
+        ensure(configRegistry != null, () -> new UnsupportedOperationException("configRegistry was not loaded!"));
+        return configRegistry;
+    }
+
+    public static Logger getLogger() {
+        ensure(logger != null, () -> new UnsupportedOperationException("logger was not loaded!"));
+        return logger;
+    }
+
+    public static NMSAccess getNMS() {
+        ensure(nmsAccess != null, () -> new UnsupportedOperationException("nmsAccess was not loaded!"));
+        return nmsAccess;
+    }
+
+    public static <T extends Config<T>> T getConfig(ConfigType<T> type) {
+        ensure(configRegistry != null, () -> new UnsupportedOperationException("configRegistry was not loaded!"));
+        return configRegistry.get(type);
+    }
+
+    private static <E extends Exception> void ensure(boolean predicate, Supplier<E> ex) throws E {
+        if(!predicate) {
+            throw ex.get();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/EtherPlugin.java b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/EtherPlugin.java
index 6eb3b89..4de3d64 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/EtherPlugin.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/EtherPlugin.java
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package org.minerift.ether;
 
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
-import org.minerift.ether.debug.*;
+import org.minerift.ether.debug.NMSBlockScanDebugCommand;
+import org.minerift.ether.debug.NMSChunkDebugCommand;
+import org.minerift.ether.debug.NMSSetBlocksDebugCommand;
+import org.minerift.ether.debug.SchematicDebugCommand;
 import org.minerift.ether.island.IslandManager;
-import org.minerift.ether.nms.NMSAccess;
-import org.minerift.ether.schematic.pasters.SpongeSchematicPaster;
-import org.minerift.ether.schematic.types.SchematicType;
 import org.minerift.ether.work.WorkQueue;
 
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ public class EtherPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 
     private static EtherPlugin INSTANCE = null;
 
-
     private boolean isUsingWorldEdit;
 
-    private NMSAccess nmsAccess;
     private WorkQueue workQueue;
     private IslandManager islandManager;
 
+    public static EtherPlugin getInstance() {
+        return INSTANCE;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onLoad() {
 
@@ -28,10 +30,12 @@ public void onLoad() {
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
+
         INSTANCE = this;
+        Ether.load(INSTANCE);
 
+        // Load other stuff
         this.isUsingWorldEdit = false; // TODO
-        this.nmsAccess = new NMSAccess();
         this.workQueue = new WorkQueue();
         workQueue.start();
 
@@ -50,19 +54,19 @@ public void onEnable() {
     public void onDisable() {
         workQueue.close();
         workQueue = null;
-    }
 
-    public static EtherPlugin getInstance() {
-        return INSTANCE;
+        // TODO: close ConfigManager
     }
 
     public boolean isUsingWorldEdit() {
         return isUsingWorldEdit;
     }
 
+    /*
     public NMSAccess getNMS() {
         return nmsAccess;
     }
+    */
 
     public IslandManager getIslandManager() {
         return islandManager;
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSBlockScanDebugCommand.java b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSBlockScanDebugCommand.java
index 7c9f5f4..a212cd7 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSBlockScanDebugCommand.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSBlockScanDebugCommand.java
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 import org.bukkit.command.ConsoleCommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.minerift.ether.Ether;
 import org.minerift.ether.EtherPlugin;
+import org.minerift.ether.config.types.ConfigType;
 import org.minerift.ether.nms.NMSAccess;
 
 public class NMSBlockScanDebugCommand implements CommandExecutor {
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command
             mode = args[0].toUpperCase();
         }
 
-        final NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        //final NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        final NMSAccess nmsAccess = Ether.getNMS();
 
         switch (mode) {
             case "SEC" -> nmsAccess.testIslandScanIdea(plr.getLocation());
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSChunkDebugCommand.java b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSChunkDebugCommand.java
index b64ea7b..ad880b5 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSChunkDebugCommand.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSChunkDebugCommand.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.command.ConsoleCommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.minerift.ether.Ether;
 import org.minerift.ether.EtherPlugin;
 import org.minerift.ether.nms.NMSAccess;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command
 
         Player plr = (Player) sender;
         World world = plr.getWorld();
-        NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        //NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        final NMSAccess nmsAccess = Ether.getNMS();
 
         int centerX = plr.getChunk().getX();
         int centerZ = plr.getChunk().getZ();
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSSetBlocksDebugCommand.java b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSSetBlocksDebugCommand.java
index 1aadb53..d0edaf1 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSSetBlocksDebugCommand.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/debug/NMSSetBlocksDebugCommand.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.command.ConsoleCommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.minerift.ether.Ether;
 import org.minerift.ether.EtherPlugin;
 import org.minerift.ether.nms.NMSAccess;
 import org.minerift.ether.util.BukkitUtils;
@@ -44,11 +45,12 @@ public boolean onCommand(@NotNull CommandSender sender, @NotNull Command command
         }
 
         plr.sendMessage("Setting blocks...");
-        NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        //NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        final NMSAccess nmsAccess = Ether.getNMS();
 
         // Get cuboid and translate to player pos
         List<BlockArchetype> cuboid = getTestCuboid(width, height, length);
-        cuboid.forEach(block -> block.getPos().add(BukkitUtils.getPosAsVec3i(plr.getLocation())));
+        cuboid.forEach(block -> block.getPos().add(BukkitUtils.asVec3i(plr.getLocation())));
 
         // Set blocks based on mode
         switch (mode) {
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/schematic/pasters/SpongeSchematicPaster.java b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/schematic/pasters/SpongeSchematicPaster.java
index 3ad7a86..aa4eb95 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/schematic/pasters/SpongeSchematicPaster.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/org/minerift/ether/schematic/pasters/SpongeSchematicPaster.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.block.Biome;
-import org.minerift.ether.EtherPlugin;
+import org.minerift.ether.Ether;
 import org.minerift.ether.nms.NMSAccess;
 import org.minerift.ether.schematic.SchematicPasteOptions;
 import org.minerift.ether.schematic.types.SpongeSchematic;
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ public void paste(SpongeSchematic schem, Vec3i pos, String worldName, SchematicP
 
         // Lazily set blocks
         schem.getBlocks().forEach(block -> block.getPos().add(worldPasteLoc)); // translate to proper pos
-        final NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        //final NMSAccess nmsAccess = EtherPlugin.getInstance().getNMS();
+        final NMSAccess nmsAccess = Ether.getNMS();
         nmsAccess.setBlocksAsyncLazy(schem.getBlocks(), world);
 
         // Set biomes