diff --git a/scripts/eressea/modules.lua b/scripts/eressea/modules.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a93362cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/eressea/modules.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+local modules = {}
+
+function add_module(pkg)
+    table.insert(modules, pkg)
+end
+
+local pkg = {}
+
+function pkg.init()
+    for k, v in ipairs(modules) do
+        if v.init then v.init() end
+    end
+end
+
+function pkg.update()
+    for k, v in ipairs(modules) do
+        if v.update then v.update() end
+    end
+end
+
+return pkg
diff --git a/src/eressea.c b/src/eressea.c
index a9dddd130..2174450eb 100755
--- a/src/eressea.c
+++ b/src/eressea.c
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "eressea.h"
 
+#include "calendar.h"
+#include "chaos.h"
+#include "items.h"
+#include "creport.h"
+#include "report.h"
+#include "names.h"
+#include "reports.h"
+#include "spells.h"
+#include "vortex.h"
+#include "wormhole.h"
+
 #include <kernel/config.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
 
@@ -25,16 +36,6 @@
 #include <util/message.h>
 #include <races/races.h>
 
-#include "calendar.h"
-#include "chaos.h"
-#include "items.h"
-#include "creport.h"
-#include "report.h"
-#include "names.h"
-#include "reports.h"
-#include "spells.h"
-#include "wormhole.h"
-
 void game_done(void)
 {
 #ifdef CLEANUP_CODE
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ void game_done(void)
     calendar_cleanup();
     free_functions();
     free_config();
+    free_special_directions();
     free_locales();
     kernel_done();
 }
diff --git a/src/magic.c b/src/magic.c
index 16ee37e60..7d33a28e1 100644
--- a/src/magic.c
+++ b/src/magic.c
@@ -329,8 +329,9 @@ sc_mage *get_mage(const unit * u)
 {
     if (has_skill(u, SK_MAGIC)) {
         attrib *a = a_find(u->attribs, &at_mage);
-        if (a)
-            return a->data.v;
+        if (a) {
+            return (sc_mage *)a->data.v;
+        }
     }
     return (sc_mage *)NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index cfcd6d0ca..49b5b7c05 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "prefix.h"
 #include "reports.h"
 #include "calendar.h"
+#include "vortex.h"
 
 #include <kernel/config.h>
 #include <kernel/alliance.h>
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ static void test_reset(void) {
     default_locale = 0;
     calendar_cleanup();
     close_orders();
+    free_special_directions();
     free_locales();
     free_spells();
     free_buildingtypes();
diff --git a/src/vortex.c b/src/vortex.c
index 7b6206d03..773982124 100644
--- a/src/vortex.c
+++ b/src/vortex.c
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ typedef struct dir_lookup {
 
 static dir_lookup *dir_name_lookup;
 
+void free_special_directions(void)
+{
+    while (dir_name_lookup) {
+        dir_lookup *dl = dir_name_lookup;
+        dir_name_lookup = dl->next;
+        free(dl->name);
+        free(dl);
+    }
+}
+
 void register_special_direction(struct locale *lang, const char *name)
 {
     const char *token = locale_string(lang, name, false);
diff --git a/src/vortex.h b/src/vortex.h
index 993f5cdab..ea7af624a 100644
--- a/src/vortex.h
+++ b/src/vortex.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ extern "C" {
     struct region *find_special_direction(const struct region *r,
         const char *token);
     void register_special_direction(struct locale *lang, const char *name);
+    void free_special_directions(void);
+
     struct spec_direction *special_direction(const struct region * from,
         const struct region * to);
     struct attrib *create_special_direction(struct region *r, struct region *rt,