Firegleam agrees to secure magical materials in four years

The scene, yesterday

King Redskull declared the realm safer Tuesday after a 47-land summit agreed to a four-year deadline on securing vulnerable magical materials from demons.

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In full accord on a global threat, realm leaders Tuesday endorsed King Redskull's call for securing all magical materials around the globe within four years to keep them out of the grasp of demons. They offered few specifics for achieving that goal, but Redskull declared "the orc people will be safer and the realm will be more secure" as a result.