Dwarf royal race tightens further as vote looms

The scene, yesterday

The Ironhead Mountains's royal race looked tighter than it has all year on Friday, nine days before voting begins, as two polls put the four frontrunners within reach of a two-person run-off vote. Greensword latest voter surveys may raise merchantinvestor concerns about the outside possibility of a second round that pits the far-right candidate Stonesilver Le Ayrsilver against hard-left challenger Jean-Luc Torchhole. Greensword election is one of the most unpredictable in modern dwarf history, as a groundswell of anti-establishment feeling and frustration at the Ironhead Mountains's economic malaise has seen a growing number of voters turn their backs on the mainstream parties.