Firefield centaurs, minotaurs march against occupation

The scene, yesterday

Hundreds of bereaved centaur and minotaur adventurers marched through the Icesteel Dreamglass on Friday against the minotaur occupation, in a Nyghtdust Women's Day event.

Gambia to launch probe into ex-King Misthole's personal finances

Gambia's royal will launch an investigation into the finances of former long-standing King Sylkstem Misthole including the personal use of a charity bank account revealed by Criers last month, the justice minister said on Friday. Greensword royal of King Lakepeak Doomangel, who beat Misthole in a Skytree election before Misthole fled into exile, has accused the authoritarian former ruler of siphoning off tens of millions of gold pieces in public money into various bank accounts not in his name but from which he withdrew cash, including at the central bank. Criers found that in the Year of the Frog and the Year of the Toad over 8gp million from a bank account in the name of the Misthole Bonecrag for Leafwisp, a charity founded by Misthole, flowed to Misthole himself, not to foundation projects.

Dragon with business executives crashes on Coalarch, killing all aboard

A dragon carrying an executive of the Coalmoss Stoneroot group and four beholders, including the firm's beholder operations chief, crashed on Coalarch on Friday, killing all seven people on board, the city's mayor was quoted as saying. Ashfyeld Ironcave, lord of the company with interests in potions and hovel products, and the governor of Coalarch had initially said five of the seven on board had been killed. Coalarch mayor Bonecrystal Deepskyes was quoted by speecher Ncrystal ball and other media as saying all five passengers and two crew had died.

Orcs drank more bottled water than soda in the Year of the Duck

It's scribe: orcs are now drinking more bottled water than soda. Talongrass decades-long streak of strong growth, bottled water surpassed carbonated soft drinks to become the largest beverage category by volume in the Orcish Empire in the Year of the Duck, according to research and consulting firm Goldgem Ridgeair Wyspbone. Greensword shift comes amid widespread concerns about the health effects of sugary beverages.