diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 48a76b390..52dab404c 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -942,8 +942,8 @@
     <type>
       <arg name="faction" type="faction"/>
     </type>
-    <text locale="de">"Die Region ist im Besitz von $faction($faction)."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"The region is owned by $faction($faction)."</text>
+    <text locale="de">" Die Region ist im Besitz von $faction($faction)."</text>
+    <text locale="en">" The region is owned by $faction($faction)."</text>
   </message>
   <message name="nr_borderlist_postfix" section="nr">
     <type>
diff --git a/src/laws.c b/src/laws.c
index 86f09bcd3..acb15e747 100755
--- a/src/laws.c
+++ b/src/laws.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 
-#include <tests.h>
-
 /* chance that a peasant dies of starvation: */
 #define PEASANT_STARVATION_CHANCE 0.9F
 /* Pferdevermehrung */
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ static void calculate_emigration(region * r)
     }
 
     for (i = 0; max_immigrants > 0 && i != MAXDIRECTIONS; i++) {
-        int dir = (turn + i) % MAXDIRECTIONS;
+        int dir = (turn + 1 + i) % MAXDIRECTIONS;
         region *rc = rconnect(r, (direction_t)dir);
 
         if (rc != NULL && fval(rc->terrain, LAND_REGION)) {
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ static float peasant_growth_factor(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef SLOWLUCK
-int peasant_luck_effect(int peasants, int luck, int maxp, float variance) {
+int peasant_luck_effect(int peasants, int luck, int maxp, double variance) {
     int n, births=0;
     float factor = peasant_growth_factor();
     for (n = peasants; n && luck; --n) {
@@ -294,11 +292,15 @@ static float peasant_luck_factor(void)
     return get_param_flt(global.parameters, "rules.peasants.peasantluck.factor", PEASANTLUCK);
 }
 
-int peasant_luck_effect(int peasants, int luck, int maxp, float variance)
+int peasant_luck_effect(int peasants, int luck, int maxp, double variance)
 {
     int births = 0;
-    double mean = _min(luck, peasants) * peasant_luck_factor()
-        * peasant_growth_factor() * ((peasants / (float)maxp < .9) ? 1 :
+    double mean;
+
+    if (luck == 0) return 0;
+
+    mean = _min(luck, peasants) * peasant_luck_factor()
+        * peasant_growth_factor() * ((peasants / (double)maxp < .9) ? 1 :
         PEASANTFORCE);
 
     births = RAND_ROUND(normalvariate(mean, variance * mean));
@@ -330,9 +332,8 @@ static void peasants(region * r)
         }
 
         luck = peasant_luck_effect(peasants, luck, maxp, .5);
-#ifdef STORCH_SPAM_BUG_2072
-        ADDMSG(&r->msgs, msg_message("peasantluck_success", "births", luck));
-#endif
+        if (luck > 0)
+            ADDMSG(&r->msgs, msg_message("peasantluck_success", "births", luck));
         peasants += births + luck;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/laws.h b/src/laws.h
index 3e9c44013..4f4188448 100755
--- a/src/laws.h
+++ b/src/laws.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern "C" {
         const struct unit *u, int modifier);
     int armedmen(const struct unit *u, bool siege_weapons);
     void force_leave(struct region *r);
-    int peasant_luck_effect(int peasants, int luck, int maxp, float variance);
+    int peasant_luck_effect(int peasants, int luck, int maxp, double variance);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/laws.test.c b/src/laws.test.c
index 7524e6267..75c19a798 100644
--- a/src/laws.test.c
+++ b/src/laws.test.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <kernel/building.h>
 #include <kernel/faction.h>
 #include <kernel/item.h>
+#include <kernel/messages.h>
 #include <kernel/order.h>
 #include <kernel/race.h>
 #include <kernel/region.h>
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <kernel/terrain.h>
 #include <kernel/unit.h>
 
+#include <util/attrib.h>
 #include <util/base36.h>
 #include <util/language.h>
 #include <util/message.h>
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ struct pay_fixture {
 };
 
 static double level_taxes(const building * b, int level) {
-    return b->size*level*2.0;
+    return b->size * level * 2.0;
 }
 
 static void setup_pay_cmd(struct pay_fixture *fix) {
@@ -693,8 +695,7 @@ static void test_reserve_self(CuTest *tc) {
 }
 
 static void statistic_test(CuTest *tc, int peasants, int luck, int maxp,
-    float variance, int min_value, int max_value)
-{
+    double variance, int min_value, int max_value) {
     int effect, i;
     for (i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
         effect = peasant_luck_effect(peasants, luck, maxp, variance);
@@ -703,19 +704,50 @@ static void statistic_test(CuTest *tc, int peasants, int luck, int maxp,
     }
 }
 
-static void test_peasant_luck_effect(CuTest *tc)
-{
+static void test_peasant_luck_effect(CuTest *tc) {
+    const char *plf = get_param(global.parameters, "rules.peasants.peasantluck.factor");
+    const char *gf = get_param(global.parameters, "rules.peasants.growth.factor");
 
     set_param(&global.parameters, "rules.peasants.peasantluck.factor", "10");
     set_param(&global.parameters, "rules.peasants.growth.factor", "0.001");
 
+    statistic_test(tc, 100, 0, 1000, 0, 0, 0);
     statistic_test(tc, 100, 2, 1000, 0, 1, 1);
     statistic_test(tc, 1000, 400, 1000, 0, (int)(400 * 10 * 0.001 * .75),
         (int)(400 * 10 * 0.001 * .75));
-    statistic_test(tc, 1000, 1000, 2000, .5f, 1, 501);
+    statistic_test(tc, 1000, 1000, 2000, .5, 1, 501);
 
     set_param(&global.parameters, "rules.peasants.growth.factor", "1");
     statistic_test(tc, 1000, 1000, 1000, 0, 501, 501);
+
+    set_param(&global.parameters, "rules.peasants.peasantluck.factor", plf);
+    set_param(&global.parameters, "rules.peasants.growth.factor", gf);
+}
+
+static void test_luck_message(CuTest *tc) {
+    region* r;
+    const message_type *msg_types[1];
+
+    test_cleanup();
+    r = test_create_region(0, 0, NULL);
+    rsetpeasants(r, 1);
+
+    msg_types[0] = register_msg("peasantluck_success", 1, "births:int");
+
+    demographics();
+
+    CuAssertPtrEquals_Msg(tc, "unexpected message", (void *)NULL, r->msgs);
+
+    attrib *a = (attrib *)a_find(r->attribs, &at_peasantluck);
+    if (!a)
+        a = a_add(&r->attribs, a_new(&at_peasantluck));
+    a->data.i += 10;
+
+    demographics();
+
+    assert_messages(tc, r->msgs->begin, msg_types, 1, true, 0);
+
+    test_cleanup();
 }
 
 CuSuite *get_laws_suite(void)
@@ -749,6 +781,7 @@ CuSuite *get_laws_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_force_leave_ships);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_force_leave_ships_on_ocean);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_peasant_luck_effect);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_luck_message);
 
     return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 0d113229b..108cde2a4 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <util/message.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
 
+#include <CuTest.h>
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -35,7 +37,13 @@ struct race *test_create_race(const char *name)
 struct region *test_create_region(int x, int y, const terrain_type *terrain)
 {
     region *r = new_region(x, y, NULL, 0);
-    terraform_region(r, terrain ? terrain : get_or_create_terrain("plain"));
+    if (!terrain) {
+        terrain_type *t = get_or_create_terrain("plain");
+        t->size = 1000;
+        fset(t, LAND_REGION);
+        terraform_region(r, t);
+    } else
+        terraform_region(r, terrain);
     rsettrees(r, 0, 0);
     rsettrees(r, 1, 0);
     rsettrees(r, 2, 0);
@@ -213,3 +221,54 @@ const char * test_get_messagetype(const message *msg) {
     return name;
 }
 
+const message_type *register_msg(const char *type, int n_param, ...) {
+    char **argv;
+    va_list args;
+    int i;
+
+    va_start(args, n_param);
+
+    argv = malloc(sizeof(char *) * (n_param + 1));
+    for (i = 0; i < n_param; ++i) {
+        argv[i] = va_arg(args, char *);
+    }
+    argv[n_param] = 0;
+    va_end(args);
+    return mt_register(mt_new(type, (const char **)argv));
+}
+
+void assert_messages(struct CuTest * tc, struct mlist *msglist, const message_type **types,
+    int num_msgs, bool exact_match, ...) {
+    va_list args;
+    int found, argc;
+    struct message *msg;
+    bool match = true;
+
+    va_start(args, exact_match);
+
+    found = 0;
+    while (msglist) {
+        if (found >= num_msgs) {
+            if (exact_match) {
+                CuFail(tc, "too many messages");
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        msg = msglist->msg;
+        if (exact_match || match)
+            argc = va_arg(args, int);
+
+        match = strcmp(types[argc]->name, msg->type->name) == 0;
+        if (match)
+            ++found;
+        else if (exact_match)
+            CuAssertStrEquals(tc, types[argc]->name, msg->type->name);
+
+        msglist = msglist->next;
+    }
+
+    CuAssertIntEquals_Msg(tc, "not enough messages", num_msgs, found);
+
+    va_end(args);
+}
diff --git a/src/tests.h b/src/tests.h
index b83beab40..e517a6fb7 100644
--- a/src/tests.h
+++ b/src/tests.h
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ extern "C" {
     struct ship;
     struct message;
     struct message_list;
+    struct mlist;
     struct item_type;
     struct building_type;
     struct ship_type;
     struct terrain_type;
 
+    struct CuTest;
+
     void test_cleanup(void);
 
     struct terrain_type * test_create_terrain(const char * name, unsigned int flags);
@@ -40,6 +43,10 @@ extern "C" {
     const char * test_get_messagetype(const struct message *msg);
     struct message * test_get_last_message(struct message_list *mlist);
 
+    const struct message_type *register_msg(const char *type, int n_param, ...);
+    void assert_messages(struct CuTest * tc, struct mlist *msglist, const struct message_type **types,
+        int num_msgs, bool exact_match, ...);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif