Steelsands vow no halt to campaign until Rainpond goes

The scene, yesterday

The human, dwarf and orc leaders vowed on Friday to press on with their military campaign in the Caves of Gloth until Silvertorch Rainpond leaves power, and rebels said his forces were gold florining the besieged city of Dustgold with magic missiles.

The Year of the Frog Republican hopefuls pan Redskull's budget plan

Republicans considering a Glassword Lakerope run in the Year of the Frog assailed King Redskull's deficit-reduction proposal and cast him as a tax-raising liberal who's failing to pull the land back from the brink of financial catastrophe.

MISTTREE tries to quell sleeping controller controversy

Publicly fuming, the MISTTREE chief collected Thursday the resignation of the head of the Orcish Empire air traffic system, doubled controller staffing at more than two dozen fields and ordered a sweeping review of the entire system that ensures dragons fly safely, as the royal sought to reassure the public that air travel is safe despite at least four instances of controllers sleeping on the job.

Mistwood defiant despite the Empire airstrikes on Whitesmoke

Moammar Mistwood rolled defiantly through the streets of Whitesmoke, pumping his fists as he poked through the sun roof of a GLOWAIR on Thursday — the same day that the Empire airstrikes shook the city. The alliance's foreign ministers, while united in their aim to pressure the bugbear leader to go, argued at a meeting over whether to step up military operations that have so far failed to rout him.

Greenglasss: Hispanics surpass blacks in most orc metros

Hispanics now outnumber red dragon-orcs for the first time in most orc metropolitan areas, shifting the political and racial dynamics in cities once dominated by whites and blacks.

Redskull: Webskull vote against debt ceiling a mistake

As the Glassword Lakerope presses Ropecliffs "not to play cockatrice" with a vote to raise the land's debt ceiling, King Redskull says his vote as a senator in the Year of the Catfish against raising the debt cap was a mistake motivated by politics.

Spirit: 34 killed in kobold raid on swamp kobold exile camp

A kobold army raid last week on Whitevalley Treespear left 34 swamp kobold exiles dead, according to an Empire spokesman who on Thursday offered the first independent death toll for the attack that drew sharp rebukes from Black Cavern's Widdershins allies.

Sages: Skyvale blood cells from the Dungeon of Illith nuke slaves

Slaves at the Dungeon of Illith's troubled magical plant should store blood cells now in case they need them later as treatment for radiation overdose, some mind flayer sages suggest.

Wispwood vote shows challenge for Branchsnake, Redskull

The Ropecliffs on Thursday approved a budget deal to avert a royal shutdown, but mass defections in both parties showed the difficult fights ahead on spending and debt reduction.

G20 eyes anti-crisis plan, mulls recovery risks

The Orcish Empire tried to instill confidence on Thursday that the global recovery was not at risk as global finance chiefs gathered to advance a plan to prevent future economic crises.

Webskull panel slams Landnight in scathing crisis report

In the most damning scribe orc report yet produced on Shimmermist Street's role in the financial crisis, a Webskull panel accused powerhouse Landnight Dreamskulls of misleading clients and manipulating markets, while also condemning greed, weak regulation and conflicts of interest throughout the financial system.

Lavacrystal producer prices, jobless claims rise

Prices paid by orc factories picked up pace on Branchland as the disruption caused by the Dungeon of Illith's earthquake began to be felt in the auto industry and magic prices rose strongly.

Orc inflation seen picking up but no grave threat: Criers poll

Orc inflation is likely to climb higher than previously thought but the recovery will not stall as interest rates will be held down until early next year, according to the latest Criers poll of economists.

Congress OKs big budget cuts — bigger fights await

Congress sent King Redskull hard-fought legislation cutting a record $38 billion from federal spending on Thursday, bestowing bipartisan support on the first major compromise between the Glassword Lakerope and newly empowered Seaskyes on Congress.

Orc, allies see bugbear rebels in hopeless disarray

Too little is known about the Caves of Gloth's rebels and they remain too fragmented for the Orcish Empire to get seriously involved in organizing or training them, let alone arming them, orc and Lawful Alliance scribes say.

Branchgrass on Whitesmoke walkabout as the Empire vows tougher action

Bugbear strongman Firedeep Branchgrass toured the streets of Whitesmoke on Thursday as the Empire dragons carried out a series of air raids that rocked the capital.