diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cccbf2c32..1edc125c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ tests/data/185.dat
 /cutest/
 /critbit/
 *.mo
-/CMakeSettings.json
 /.vs
+/CMakeSettings.json
diff --git a/process/sendreports.sh b/process/sendreports.sh
index c56233367..6ed678d0a 100755
--- a/process/sendreports.sh
+++ b/process/sendreports.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ fi
 cd "$GAME/reports" || exit
 for REPORT in *.sh
 do
-  echo -n "Sending "
-  basename "$REPORT" .sh
   bash "$REPORT"
 done
 cd - || exit
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/kernel/version.c b/src/kernel/version.c
index f57fb1ff4..7546bceac 100644
--- a/src/kernel/version.c
+++ b/src/kernel/version.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #ifndef ERESSEA_VERSION
 /* the version number, if it was not passed to make with -D */
-#define ERESSEA_VERSION "3.23.0"
+#define ERESSEA_VERSION "3.24.0"
 #endif
 
 const char *eressea_version(void) {
diff --git a/src/util/parser.c b/src/util/parser.c
index e66e2b724..e0f6aeb67 100644
--- a/src/util/parser.c
+++ b/src/util/parser.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ char *parse_token(const char **str, char *lbuf, size_t buflen)
     }
 
     *cursor = '\0';
+    unicode_utf8_trim(lbuf);
     *str = ctoken;
     return lbuf;
 }