diff --git a/scripts/eressea/equipment.lua b/scripts/eressea/equipment.lua
index 71fe78727..7d92d43c9 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/equipment.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/equipment.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ local function equip_first(u)
     equip_unit(u, name, 255)
 end
 
+local function equip_demon(u)
+    u.race_name = 'human'
+end
+
 local mysets = {
     ['first_unit'] = {
         ['items'] = {
@@ -77,7 +81,8 @@ local mysets = {
     ['seed_demon'] = {
         ['skills'] = {
             ['stamina'] = 15
-        }
+        },
+        ['callback'] = equip_demon
     },
     ['seed_insect'] = {
         ['items'] = {
diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.c b/src/kernel/faction.c
index 81f2d42b1..7c46ab798 100755
--- a/src/kernel/faction.c
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.c
@@ -258,11 +258,14 @@ unit *addplayer(region * r, faction * f)
     const char * name;
 
     assert(r->land);
+    assert(f->units == NULL);
     if (rpeasants(r) < PEASANT_MIN) {
         rsetpeasants(r, PEASANT_MIN + rng_int() % (PEASANT_MAX - PEASANT_MIN));
     }
+    if (rtrees(r, TREE_TREE) < 50) {
+        rsettrees(r, TREE_TREE, 50);
+    }
 
-    assert(f->units == NULL);
     faction_setorigin(f, 0, r->x, r->y);
     u = create_unit(r, f, 1, f->race, 0, NULL, NULL);
     u->status = ST_FLEE;
diff --git a/src/orderfile.c b/src/orderfile.c
index 12cb05834..5a3497b8e 100644
--- a/src/orderfile.c
+++ b/src/orderfile.c
@@ -232,20 +232,22 @@ typedef struct parser_state {
 
 static void handle_faction(void *userData, int no, const char *password) {
     parser_state *state = (parser_state *)userData;
-    faction * f = state->f = findfaction(no);
+    faction * f = findfaction(no);
     if (!f) {
         log_debug("orders for unknown faction %s", itoa36(no));
     }
     else {
+        state->u = NULL;
+        state->next_order = NULL;
+        state->f = NULL;
         if (checkpasswd(f, password)) {
+            state->f = f;
             f->lastorders = turn;
         }
         else {
             log_debug("invalid password for faction %s", itoa36(no));
             ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("wrongpasswd", "password", password));
         }
-        state->u = NULL;
-        state->next_order = NULL;
     }
 }