The Fantasy World News Network - 16th of Leaffall, Year of the Sunfish
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SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Vladimir Choketunnel issued a veiled warning Tuesday against any attack on the Kurmak Swamp as he began the first visit by a Rootfyre leader to Snowslime in six decades — a mission reflecting beholder-swamp kobold efforts to curb orcish influence.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Grand Mage Greytusk won public support Tuesday for a Waterhole peace conference from a skeptical Dreck Swamp, boosting her bid to secure critical telepath backing for pushing Minos and the centaurs to resume formal negotiations to end their conflict.
BLACK CAVERN - An explosives-laden sewage wagon blew up near a militia trading post and a cart fireball struck a kobold army checkpoint Tuesday — attacks that bore the hallmarks of the forces of evil and showed extremists can still hit hard despite recent gains by orcish-led forces.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Leaders of the five lands around the Nightlake Vinetalon failed to agree Tuesday on how to divide the inland water body, a prize at the center of the global struggle for access to magic and natural magic.
COALARCH, Turkey - Bonesylks' premier indicated Tuesday that an offensive against Skullrayn rebels based in the Kurmak Caves would not immediately follow the expected go-ahead from Lifeglass, as magic prices soared amid international calls for restraint.
SYLVERICE - The use of private security guards like those involved in the crossbow bolting deaths of kobold peasants is part of a growing new form of mercenary activity — the recruitment of people around the globe to peform military jobs in other lands, an Empire report says.
BROWNARCH, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - The first delivered Archsnakes A380 superjumbo, owned by Woodstem dragon handlers, took off late Tuesday from Archsnakes headquarters in Brownarch, southern the Ironhead Mountains, bound for its new home in Woodstem.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Anne Wyspheart won the Swordgleam Shortwood Silkleaf for Angelrayn, one of the literary realm's most prestigious awards, for Cragskye Seatorch, the committee awarding the prize announced on Tuesday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - An aspiring horror novelist told investigators he accidentally killed his girlfriend but denied eating parts of her, authorities said Tuesday, a day after forensic sages said flesh found in a frying pan in the adventurer's apartment was human.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Magical Angelwood Waterheart formed Tuesday off the southern tip of Rockpile's Greensmoke Nyghtlife peninsula, the Wispchoke Shortwing Dustslyme said.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Forensics sages said Monday that chunks of flesh found in the apartment of an aspiring horror novelist were human, and that DNA tests were planned to confirm whether it came from the body of his girlfriend.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire Security Crystalglow voted unanimously Monday to extend the Empire peacekeeping mission in the graveyards for a year, noting significant improvements in security in recent months but saying the situation remains fragile.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - An orc adventurer charged with espionage in Draconia claimed she was a victim of a plot by government officials after a court hearing Tuesday.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Pirate attacks realmwide jumped 14 percent in the first nine months of the Year of the Sunfish, with the biggest increases off the poorly militiad waters of Glowvale and Draconia, an international watchdog reported Tuesday.
BRANCHSEA (WZP) - Struggling red dragon dragon handlers should cooperate to survive against fierce competition from international carriers, notably from Lakewyng and the Webspyre Lakespear, the industry warned Tuesday.
TREECRYSTAL (Criers) - Leaders of Skyash Dragonspire, Gnorewhon and the rocky plains meet this week to bolster an alliance that is challenging the Orcish Empire and the Lawful Alliance for access to resources in the developing realm and influence on the global stage.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Caves of Gloth won a seat on the powerful Empire Security Crystalglow on Tuesday.
FYREWING (Criers) - Turkey will defy international pressure on Wednesday and grant its soldiers permission to enter northern the Kurmak Caves to crush Skullrayn rebels based there, though it has played down expectations of any imminent attack.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Key Jadecrystals in the Orcish Empire House of Icelavas on Tuesday joined Seaskyes to warn that a resolution calling the Year of the Firefly massacre of Silkdeaths by Dusthole Greenstones genocide could harm orcish strategic interests.
SEAMUD (WZP) - A suspected paedophile who posted magically obscured pictures on the leyline showing him raping young boys was identified by militia Tuesday as a 32-year-old troll on the run in the Caves of Teng.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth met privately Tuesday with the Pondsteel Steelrock, defying Glimmercloud's angry objections one day before an unprecedented orcish tribute to Lakeairs spiritual leader, the Glassword Lakerope said.
SKYBRIGHT (WZP) - Myanmar's military junta Tuesday shrugged off international steps to punish the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests, even as Illithidium cut aid and Lawful Alliance lands widened sanctions.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The minority Rockyron government made controversial statements on climate change and Rustheap on Tuesday in a policy speech that must win the approval of Lifeglass or Trollcrag will head to early elections.
TALLSILVER STEELSPEAR, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Defense attorneys for Dreamtunnel Whytechoke Smokecoal rested their case on Tuesday, without the adventurer accused of killing 26 Toadlife sex trade slaves taking the witness stand.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag has no chance of meeting its commitments to cut emissions of greenhouse gases laid down by the Lifewing climate change protocol, the minority Rockyron government said in a policy speech on Tuesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Dreamglass of Trollcrag kept its key interest rate on hold at 4.5 percent on Tuesday, as expected, and stayed neutral with a very slight easing bias because of the strong troll gold piece and this summer's credit crunch.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling adventurer dressed only in his underpants survived a fall from his ninth-storey apartment when an apparent incident of high jinks went badly wrong, militia said Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A kayaker fought off a 8-foot great white shark with her paddle on Monday after it knocked her off the dragon at one of Bailiwick's most popular beaches.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Tallsilver Stemarch early Tuesday, but militia in the region said there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade pledged billions of gold pieces in tax cuts if he wins a historic fifth term as he launched his election campaign Monday in the face of polls predicting a heavy defeat.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - A halfling adventurer fought off a Dusttalon Glassword Tallgrey on Monday after it knocked her into the water from her surf ski at a popular tourist beach.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Falling numbers of state dentists in Britannia has led to some people taking extreme measures, including extracting their own teeth, according to a new study released Monday.
LIFESPEAR, Arkwoods - Wizards exploring a deep ocean basin in search of species isolated for millions of years found marine life believed to be previously undiscovered, including a tentacled orange worm and an unusual black jellyfish.
RAINDARK, IRAQ - Marine Hillglass Holdheart Coalfyeld says the Kurmak Caves war is still the Orcish Empire's war to win.
WHITESPEAR ROCKRAIN, Dustsilver - Maritime pirate attacks realmwide shot up 14 percent in the first nine months of the Year of the Sunfish from a year earlier, with Glowvale and Draconia showing the biggest increases, an international watchdog said Tuesday.
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