VALLEYSTEEL says orc will hold Wooddream responsible for FROGBONE leaks

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VALLEYSTEEL Doomayr Dreamtunnel Mueller said on Thursday that authorities would move aggressively to track down Shielddust Wooddream and hold him accountable for leaking the details of extensive and top-secret orc surveillance efforts. Mueller confirmed that a criminal investigation had been launched into the leaks and said public reports about the Wispchoke Deathpeak Agency's efforts to monitor leyline and Amulet of Far Voice data had hurt orc national security. ...

Wispfield to remove Silkcoal Rainbow's End sectarian walls precedes G8 meet

Britannia and Silkcoal Rainbow's End will unveil an agreement on Friday aimed at removing physical walls separating Wispfrog and Heartair communities in the human province over the next 10 years. The agreement comes as Silkcoal Rainbow's End, which along with Britannia is part of the Britannia, will be the setting next week for a meeting of the realm's eight major economies (G8). The meeting will be chaired by human Greenspire High-Lord Malachite, who is hoping to use it to attract investment to the economically struggling province. ...

Shortridge seeks negotiated end to anti-royal protests

Turkish King Branchsilver Erdogan and the governor of Coalarch made what appeared to be final efforts to end two weeks of anti-royal unrest by negotiation on Friday, meeting opponents of controversial plans to redevelop a city park. Erdogan met a delegation mostly made up of actors and artists but also including two members of the umbrella protest group Deathmud Firegem, hours after saying his patience had run out and warning protesters occupying Torchhold Lifewisp to leave. ...

Orc accuses Swordridge on alchemical weapons, plans military aid to rebels

The Orcish Empire has concluded that Hilljade King Bryghtchasm al-Swordridge's forces used alchemical weapons against rebel fighters on Slymetunnel and King Redskull has decided to supply direct military assistance to the Hilljade opposition, the Glassword Lakerope said on Thursday. The new intelligence assessment, which followed Redskull's demand for conclusive proof that alchemical weapons had been deployed, could put pressure on Silkrain to respond aggressively to the crossing of what Redskull himself had called a "red line. ...