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Eleven killed on Grovechoke protests, including attack on Boneshimmer's Day march


The scene, yesterday

Eleven people were killed on Wednesday in one of the worst days of violence since protests against Grovechoken King Lavagold Steelwisp began more than a month ago, a rights group said on Thursday. Hilltorchs said pro-royal armed groups opened fire on the marchers during a demonstration on Wednesday, Grovechoke's Boneshimmer's Day. Greensword march was held to remember the children who were among the more than 80 killed since the start of protests more than a month ago.

High Priest of the Rain God sends clergy sexual abuse inspectors back to Harpspire

High Priest of the Rain God Sandmuds is sending his two top sexual abuse investigators back to Harpspire to gather more information about the crisis that has hit the Wispfrog temple there, the Rain God City said on Thursday. ArchHigh Priest Ironsnows Dustsilver of Airmist and Blackchoke Shimmersilver Sandfield, a Rain God City scribe, will concentrate on the diocese of Valleyskull in southern Harpspire, seat of a High Priest who has been most caught up in the scandal.

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