diff --git a/src/creatures/combat/condition.cpp b/src/creatures/combat/condition.cpp
index e49a6662991..da90b03f65a 100644
--- a/src/creatures/combat/condition.cpp
+++ b/src/creatures/combat/condition.cpp
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ void ConditionLight::addCondition(std::shared_ptr<Creature> creature, const std:
 		const auto &conditionLight = condition->static_self_cast<ConditionLight>();
 		lightInfo.level = conditionLight->lightInfo.level;
 		lightInfo.color = conditionLight->lightInfo.color;
-		lightChangeInterval = ticks / lightInfo.level;
+		lightChangeInterval = ticks / std::max<uint8_t>(1, lightInfo.level);
 		internalLightTicks = 0;
 		creature->setCreatureLight(lightInfo);
 		g_game().changeLight(creature);
@@ -2558,9 +2558,13 @@ bool ConditionLight::setParam(ConditionParam_t param, int32_t value) {
 	}
 
 	switch (param) {
-		case CONDITION_PARAM_LIGHT_LEVEL:
-			lightInfo.level = value;
+		case CONDITION_PARAM_LIGHT_LEVEL: {
+			if (value < 1) {
+				g_logger().warn("[ConditionLight::setParam] Trying to set invalid light value: '{}', defaulting to 1.", value);
+			}
+			lightInfo.level = std::max<uint8_t>(1, static_cast<uint8_t>(value));
 			return true;
+		}
 
 		case CONDITION_PARAM_LIGHT_COLOR:
 			lightInfo.color = value;
diff --git a/src/creatures/combat/condition.hpp b/src/creatures/combat/condition.hpp
index 1cc798624e3..50d072059a2 100644
--- a/src/creatures/combat/condition.hpp
+++ b/src/creatures/combat/condition.hpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class ConditionLight final : public Condition {
 	bool unserializeProp(ConditionAttr_t attr, PropStream &propStream) override;
 
 private:
-	LightInfo lightInfo;
+	LightInfo lightInfo { 1, 215 };
 	uint32_t internalLightTicks = 0;
 	uint32_t lightChangeInterval = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/creatures/combat/spells.hpp b/src/creatures/combat/spells.hpp
index c12c3af3686..ab34fa6dbce 100644
--- a/src/creatures/combat/spells.hpp
+++ b/src/creatures/combat/spells.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class Spells final : public Scripts {
 	std::list<uint16_t> getSpellsByVocation(uint16_t vocationId);
 
 	[[nodiscard]] const std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<InstantSpell>> &getInstantSpells() const;
-	;
 
 	[[nodiscard]] bool hasInstantSpell(const std::string &word) const;
 
diff --git a/src/creatures/players/cyclopedia/player_badge.cpp b/src/creatures/players/cyclopedia/player_badge.cpp
index 0d97747a248..c27e98cb1aa 100644
--- a/src/creatures/players/cyclopedia/player_badge.cpp
+++ b/src/creatures/players/cyclopedia/player_badge.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Player>> PlayerBadge::getPlayersInfoByAccount(const
 		if (!namesList.empty()) {
 			namesList += ", ";
 		}
-		namesList += fmt::format("'{}'", name);
+		std::string escapedName = g_database().escapeString(name);
+		namesList += fmt::format("{}", escapedName);
 	}
 
 	auto query = fmt::format("SELECT name, level, vocation FROM players WHERE name IN ({})", namesList);
diff --git a/src/creatures/players/player.cpp b/src/creatures/players/player.cpp
index 65ace44f5f6..dfdf467aa97 100644
--- a/src/creatures/players/player.cpp
+++ b/src/creatures/players/player.cpp
@@ -9138,8 +9138,6 @@ void Player::forgeTransferItemTier(ForgeAction_t actionType, uint16_t donorItemI
 		g_logger().error("[Log 8] Failed to remove transfer dusts from player with name {}", getName());
 		sendForgeError(RETURNVALUE_CONTACTADMINISTRATOR);
 		return;
-	} else {
-		setForgeDusts(getForgeDusts() - g_configManager().getNumber(configKey));
 	}
 
 	setForgeDusts(getForgeDusts() - g_configManager().getNumber(configKey));
@@ -10073,7 +10071,7 @@ bool Player::setAccount(uint32_t accountId) {
 }
 
 uint8_t Player::getAccountType() const {
-	return account ? account->getAccountType() : static_cast<uint8_t>(AccountType::ACCOUNT_TYPE_NORMAL);
+	return account ? account->getAccountType() : AccountType::ACCOUNT_TYPE_NORMAL;
 }
 
 uint32_t Player::getAccountId() const {
diff --git a/src/io/functions/iologindata_load_player.cpp b/src/io/functions/iologindata_load_player.cpp
index 02f58bec04b..477572dfbc8 100644
--- a/src/io/functions/iologindata_load_player.cpp
+++ b/src/io/functions/iologindata_load_player.cpp
@@ -179,10 +179,28 @@ bool IOLoginDataLoad::loadPlayerBasicInfo(const std::shared_ptr<Player> &player,
 	player->setOfflineTrainingSkill(skill);
 	const auto &town = g_game().map.towns.getTown(result->getNumber<uint32_t>("town_id"));
 	if (!town) {
-		g_logger().error("Player {} has town id {} which doesn't exist", player->name, result->getNumber<uint16_t>("town_id"));
-		return false;
+		g_logger().error("Player {} has invalid town id {}. Attempting to set the correct town.", player->name, result->getNumber<uint16_t>("town_id"));
+
+		const auto &thaisTown = g_game().map.towns.getTown("Thais");
+		if (thaisTown) {
+			player->town = thaisTown;
+			g_logger().warn("Assigned town 'Thais' to player {}", player->name);
+		} else {
+			for (const auto &[townId, currentTown] : g_game().map.towns.getTowns()) {
+				if (townId != 0 && currentTown) {
+					player->town = currentTown;
+					g_logger().warn("Assigned first valid town {} (id: {}) to player {}", currentTown->getName(), townId, player->name);
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (!player->town) {
+				g_logger().error("Player {} has invalid town id {}. No valid town found to assign.", player->name, result->getNumber<uint16_t>("town_id"));
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		player->town = town;
 	}
-	player->town = town;
 
 	const Position &loginPos = player->loginPosition;
 	if (loginPos.x == 0 && loginPos.y == 0 && loginPos.z == 0) {
diff --git a/src/io/functions/iologindata_save_player.cpp b/src/io/functions/iologindata_save_player.cpp
index c6b92514969..b38e6e2b84c 100644
--- a/src/io/functions/iologindata_save_player.cpp
+++ b/src/io/functions/iologindata_save_player.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ bool IOLoginDataSave::saveItems(const std::shared_ptr<Player> &player, const Ite
 			// Serialize item attributes
 			propWriteStream.clear();
 			item->serializeAttr(propWriteStream);
-			item->stopDecaying();
 
 			size_t attributesSize;
 			const char* attributes = propWriteStream.getStream(attributesSize);