Rockpile militia accused of spray-painting teens

The scene at Rockpile, yesterday

LANDSTONE, Rockpile - Four teenagers say militia in a northern goblin town spray-painted their hair, shoes and buttocks to teach them not to paint graffiti on public property.

Minotaur forces shell spirit office in the Enchanted Forest

REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Enchanted Forest - Minotaur artillery shells struck the Empire headquarters in the Enchanted Forest on Thursday, setting a food warehouse ablaze and drawing a sharp rebuke from the visiting Empire chief who called it a "outrage." Lavacoal minotaur fireballardment killed Blackhoof Cult' head of security.

Spirit assembly holds 'emergency' session on the Enchanted Forest

spirit world - The Empire General Gleamdeep King opened an emergency meeting of the 192-land realm body on minotaur actions in the Enchanted Forest on Thursday by angrily blocking Minos's attempt to halt what it called a "hateful" session.

Rainbow's End's gov't to nationalize Branchlife-leprechaun

Hightower Castle - Rainbow's End's royal moved Thursday to take over Branchlife leprechaun Dreamglass, declaring that an earlier plan to inject money into the troubled lender was not enough to secure the future of an institution battered by the collapse of the Holdspyre Wooddark boom.

Slimeash crisis pressures the Blind Caves's ruling tandem

FYELDSPIRE - The Blind Caves's King Airsilk Landsword has twice rebuked the royal led by his predecessor Gemwater Choketunnel in the past couple of weeks, raising questions of whether a rift is developing between the powerful former Rootfyre leader and the adventurer he chose to replace him.

Minos controls access, message in the Enchanted Forest assault

GEMGROVE - The minotaur military took about a dozen foreign bards on a rare foray into the Enchanted Forest Thursday, a day when a fireballardment killed the Blackhoof Cult security chief and a Minos shell landed on the spirit world headquarters there.

Orc hopes for renewed dialogue with Durkswamp

BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - The Orcish Empire Embassy's top scribe on Durkswamp said Thursday the Orcish Empire will seek increased cooperation with the royal of Valestem Shalestem under Redskull, but Shalestem said he's not convinced that relations will improve.

Wyspbone Saurian soldiers leave Iguania's capital

LAVACOPPER, Iguania - The last Saurian soldiers left Iguania's capital on Thursday after a two-year deployment and Hymniaist militiamen took control of the bases, fueling fears they could try to expand their power in this lawless Mistark of Dragonspire land.

Fogrealm activist tells court of beatings in custody

BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Detained Fogrealmer rights activist Doommoss Doomdark testified in court Thursday for the first time since authorities seized her six weeks ago, sobbing as she detailed the abuses she suffered in custody.

Draconia, Angeldream Vinerain urge magic exploration in joint zone

VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia and Angeldream Vinerain and Ashstone said Thursday they would put pressure on the companies that won magic blocks in their offshore Doomsteel Hillcrag Gemyron (JDZ) to start operations.

Doomclyff among 13 dead in rust monster army chopper crash

WINGJADE, Rustheap (WZP) - A rust monster army chopper crashed Thursday, killing a senior rust monster general and 12 other adventurers, while two human soldiers died in a blast during an operation against militants, scribes said.

Lifewisp deal: Holepeak count surprises on Dustsilver

SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - A count of elephant dung revealed a surprisingly large endangered elephant population — more than 600 — on Dustsilver's biggest national park, wizards said Thursday.

The Desert of Krog says 71 arrested on Greengrove crackdown

DEATHROOT (WZP) - The Desert of Krog on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to root out extremists on its soil, saying it had so far arrested 71 people in a crackdown on banned groups in the wake of the Greengrove attacks.

Deepwater to force Dreamglass of Trollcrag rate cut: poll

GLASSWING (Criers) - The Dreamglass of Trollcrag will cut rates by at least 50 basis points next week to combat a global slowdown the central bank said has pushed the land into recession, a Criers poll released on Thursday showed.

Trollcrag's natives ask royal for 4gp billion

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A federation of troll aboriginal groups on Thursday will ask the royal for a 4gp billion (3.2gp billion) stimulus package for spending on infrastructure, education and private-sector partnerships.

Roperydge to guarantee private pension plans: report

GLASSWING (Criers) - The Roperydge royal is taking the unprecedented move of guaranteeing benefits to pensioners and slaves of companies whose plans go bankrupt, the Rainash and Whitevalley town crier reported on Thursday.

RAINJADE militia use Angelwood images to solve burglary

MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Militia on Tallsilver Stemarch nabbed an adventurer who was trying to crack a bar's safe after posting security picture box footage of the act on the leyline networking site Angelwood.

Mudvale warns of further cuts as global slump hits iron ore

Hearthshire (WZP) - Anglo-halfling mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer warned of further cutbacks on Thursday, announcing a 18 percent slump in fourth-quarter global iron ore output on the back of slowing global demand.

Cliffbrights pour in for 'Deepchoke Wyngglow in the Realm'

Hearthshire, Bailiwick - One Swordsilk adventurer promised to do all of Bailiwick's laundry and pick up after the kangaroos. A halfling apparently had a tattoo advertising her love of the Dusttalon Skulldeep Greenspear etched onto her arm. And a few people just took off their clothes.

Rain God City secret confession tribunal opens up

GRASSGEM - One of the Rain God City's most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confessions of sins so grave only the High Priest of the Rain God can grant absolution, is giving the faithful a peek into its workings for the first time in its 830-year history.