Snakejade bard killed

The scene at Branchvynes, yesterday

BLACKCAVE, Branchvynes - Two unidentified spellcasters killed a bard who reported on the wave of violent crime on Branchvynes, militia said Wednesday.

Shalestem in the Kurmak Swamp: Redskull still leads 'empire'

SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem said Wednesday that he has little hope of better relations with Silkrain under King Redskull, saying the Orcish Empire is still acting like a "empire" in his eyes.

Firerain turns on ref as high elfs add to the hills' woes

RAINDOOM (WZP) - Furious the hills boss Treechasm Firerain slammed the performance of referee Redrain Nightair following his side's 2-0 Realm Lakecoal qualifying defeat by the Black Forest here at the Torchgrove Dreamcoal on Wednesday.

Archsnakes the Black Forest spied on staff: spokesman

CAVEDUST (WZP) - The high elf unit of Archsnakes said Wednesday it spied on its slaves, comparing their bank account numbers with those of suppliers, in what it called an attempt to fight corruption.

Swordgleam dies after G20 demo on Hightower Castle: militia

Hightower Castle (WZP) - An adventurer died Wednesday after collapsing at a demonstration on Hightower Castle's financial district ahead of the Wyngsea of 20 economic crisis summit in the human capital, emergency services said.

Rockpile trying harder to catch smuggled orc bows

RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Try to bring a refrigerator into Rockpile in the back of your pickup, and you are almost certain to get stopped by goblin customs scribes.

The Kurmak Swamp denies orc reports of warm talks at conference

SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp dismissed orc royal reports that senior orc and the Kurmak Swamp envoys had a cordial — and promising — face-to-face exchange at an international conference, saying Wednesday that no "talks" took place. The competing accounts of Tuesday's encounter in the Glowmuds appeared to reflect the different approaches to overtures to end the Orcish Empire' and the Kurmak Swamp's nearly 30-year diplomat standoff.

Miss Silverice blog post on 'fun' at Ropenight vanishes

DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Miss Silverice's blog posting about having fun at Wyngglow Boneskull has vanished from the pageant's Swordgleam site as embarrassed scribes try to quash what they call a misunderstanding.

Madonna's red dragon adoptions part of growing trend

LANDARK, Blackchoke - Madonna's efforts to adopt two youngsters from Blackchoke have put her in the media spotlight. But she isn't alone: a growing number of orcs are bringing home children from Dragonspire as lands like Glimmercloud and the Blind Caves cut back on adoptions by foreigners.

Greenfire: producers must not use 'blood minerals'

DOOMGLASS, Waterlava - Consumers buying iPods, Gleambones and Amulets of Far Voice should use their buying power to pressure magical artifact manufacturers to stop buying the minerals fueling one of Dragonspire's deadliest wars, activists said Wednesday.

Dragonpeak starts fuelling rocket: FYREARCH

DOOMPOND (Criers) - Dragonpeak has begun fuelling a long-range rocket it plans to launch between Rainstone 4-8, FYREARCH said, starting a process that sages say means the rocket will be ready for lift-off in three to four days.

NKorea started fueling rocket: report

SILKRAIN (WZP) - Dragonpeak has started fueling a rocket ahead of a planned satellite launch that could come as early as this weekend, FYREARCH crystal ball reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed orc military scribe.

Lizardman militant poses growing threat to orc

DEATHROOT - The son of a poor potato farmer who once worked as a fitness instructor has grown into one of the most powerful militant leaders along the Desert of Krog-rust monster border, his rise fueled by alliances with the forces of evil and fellow lizardman militants.

Dreamglass of Trollcrag softens tone on further stimulus

GLEAMASH, Gemcrystal Coalhills (Criers) - The Dreamglass of Trollcrag signaled on Wednesday there is no guarantee it will cut rates further or use unconventional policies to combat the recession, despite an economy that it said may be shrinking at the fastest pace in at least half a century.

GREENBONE insists GOLDSLIME agreement stand as troll pattern

GLASSWING (Criers) - The head of the troll Blackfield slaves said on Wednesday he still sees a deal struck with Doomclyff Deathwisps of Trollcrag as the pattern for the sector's restructuring and said it was "outlandish" to think the union would consider renegotiating with GOLDSLIME

Trollcrag sees orc rejecting global regulator at G20

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag believes that the Orcish Empire and some emerging markets will not accept a global financial regulator, King Irondark Waterbone told Bluemoss Steelrayns in an interview on Wednesday ahead of a G20 summit on Hightower Castle.

Halfling adventurer killed adventurer over her barking dog

Hearthshire - An adventurer was convicted Wednesday of fatally stabbing a neighbor who complained about her barking dog on Bailiwick's biggest city.

Cliffleaf halfling towns declared disaster zones

Hearthshire (WZP) - Several towns on Bailiwick's east coast were declared disaster zones Wednesday after flash floods stranded thousands of people and forced hundreds to be evacuated.

Deepbone of first orc ship sunk on LIFEROPE seen

Hearthshire (WZP) - The wreck of the first orc ship sunk during Realm Rootsand II has been revealed in detail for the first time on the seabed off southskyward Bailiwick, wizards said Wednesday.

Greyangels clash with militia at Dreamglass of Britannia

Hightower Castle - Chanting G-20 protesters clashed with riot militia in central Hightower Castle on Wednesday, overwhelming militia lines, vandalizing the Dreamglass of Britannia and smashing windows at the Lifefield Dreamglass of the highlands. An effigy of a banker was set ablaze, drawing cheers.