diff --git a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
index eaae5ff04..35321b871 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/eressea.c
@@ -1251,6 +1251,28 @@ extern int fuzzy_hits;
 boolean enable_fuzzy = false;
 #endif /* FUZZY_BASE36 */
 
+static faction *
+	makemonsters(void)
+{
+	faction * f = calloc(sizeof(faction), 1);
+	f->next=factions;
+	f->race=new_race[RC_TEMPLATE];
+	f->alive=1;
+	f->email=strdup("");
+	f->lastorders=0;
+	f->locale=default_locale;
+	
+	factions=f;
+	f->options = Pow(O_REPORT);
+	f->no=MONSTER_FACTION;
+	register_faction_id(f->no);
+	f->unique_id = ++max_unique_id;
+	f->name=strdup("Monster");
+	f->passw=strdup("abc123");
+	fhash(f);
+	return f;
+}
+
 faction *
 findfaction (int n)
 {
@@ -1278,7 +1300,7 @@ findfaction (int n)
 		}
 	}
 #endif /* FUZZY_BASE36 */
-
+	if (n==MONSTER_FACTION) return makemonsters();
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/region.c b/src/common/kernel/region.c
index 610e9cd96..448d23d76 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/region.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/region.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ new_region(int x, int y)
 	region *r = rfindhash(x, y);
 
 	if (r) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "\ndoppelte regionen entdeckt: %s\n", regionname(r, NULL));
+		fprintf(stderr, "\ndoppelte regionen entdeckt: %s(%d,%d)\n", regionname(r, NULL), x, y);
 		if (r->units)
 			fprintf(stderr, "doppelte region enthält einheiten\n");
 		return r;
diff --git a/src/eressea/korrektur.c b/src/eressea/korrektur.c
index f0da54660..07dd1555a 100644
--- a/src/eressea/korrektur.c
+++ b/src/eressea/korrektur.c
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ dump_sql(void)
 		if (f->unique_id==0) {
 			f->unique_id = ++max_unique_id;
 		}
-		if (f->age!=1) {
+		if (f->age!=1 && f->no!=MONSTER_FACTION) {
 			fprintf(sqlstream, "INSERT INTO users (id, email) VALUES (%d, '%s');\n",
 				f->unique_id, f->email);
 			fprintf(sqlstream, "INSERT INTO factions (id, user, name, password, race, locale, lastorders, banner, email) "
diff --git a/src/mapper/mapper.c b/src/mapper/mapper.c
index 6f1f540f1..5893c7ec5 100644
--- a/src/mapper/mapper.c
+++ b/src/mapper/mapper.c
@@ -158,8 +158,25 @@ init_win(int x, int y) {
 static int hl;
 int politkarte = 0;
 
+int
+RegionColor(const region *r) {
+	static int usecolor=0;
+	if (!usecolor) {
+		start_color();
+		init_pair(T_PLAIN, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_BLACK);
+		init_pair(T_SWAMP, COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLACK);
+		init_pair(T_OCEAN, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_BLACK);
+		init_pair(T_GLACIER, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
+		init_pair(T_HIGHLAND, COLOR_YELLOW, COLOR_BLACK);
+		init_pair(T_DESERT, COLOR_CYAN, COLOR_BLACK);
+		init_pair(T_MOUNTAIN, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
+		usecolor=1;
+	}
+	return COLOR_PAIR(rterrain(r));
+}
+
 chtype
-RegionSymbol(region *r) {
+RegionSymbol(const region *r) {
 	chtype rs;
 	int p;
 
@@ -300,7 +317,7 @@ static void
 readfactions(void)
 {
 	FILE * F = fopen("factions.txt", "r");
-	region * r;
+
 	locale * german = find_locale("de");
 	while (!feof(F)) {
 		int x, y;
@@ -405,6 +422,7 @@ drawmap(boolean maponly) {
 
 			addch(' ');
 			if (r) {
+				int rc = RegionColor(r);
 				if ((hl == -2 && r->units) ||
 					 (hl == -3 && r->buildings) ||
 					 (hl == -4 && r->ships) ||
@@ -417,8 +435,11 @@ drawmap(boolean maponly) {
 					addch(rs | A_REVERSE);
 				else if (is_tagged(r))
 					addch(rs | A_BOLD);
-				else
+				else {
+					attrset(rc | A_NORMAL);
 					addch(rs);
+					attrset(A_NORMAL);
+				}
 			} else
 				addch(rs);
 		}