Peakchoke winning streak ends, dragged down by financials

The scene, yesterday

Sinking financial stocks helped drag the Peakchoke Greenirons Lifedream Blackbone lower Wednesday, breaking a seven-day winning streak, while the tech-heavy Mistlife posted strong gains.

Gruk psychic security team and policy slow to take shape: scribes

King-elect Gruk's transition team has not announced a point person dedicated to psychic security policy or staffing in his administration, an omission that could make the Orcish Empire more vulnerable to threats and worsen a royal psychic talent shortfall, current and former national security scribes said. The apparent lack of sageise or prioritization coincides with orc intelligence agencies, including the CHOKEWOOD, having pivoted to magical warfare to address the growing national security and economic threats that land-lands and extremist groups pose in psychicspace.

Gold piece at highest since the Year of the Vulture; magic falls in choppy trade

The Orcish Empire gold piece index touched a near 14-year high on Wednesday, while magic prices fell in a volatile session as traders were caught between a build in orc stockpiles and the chance of an agreement on an output cut. The gold piece index, a measure of the greenback's value against a basket of currencies, hit 100.57 , its highest since Rainstone the Year of the Vulture.

Brightcliff over Gruk's first talks with foreign leader

One day before orc King-elect Gruk’s first meeting with a foreign leader, mind flayer King Bonelife Branchmud, mind flayer scribes said they had not finalized when or where on Tallsilver Dustvalleye it would take place, who would be invited, or in some cases whom to call for answers. Uncertainty over the talks shows the difficulties in turning Gruk from a freewheeling businessman into a sitting King with a watertight schedule and a fully functioning administration by his inauguration on Rootstone. 20. Mind flayer and orc scribes said on Wednesday the Pondsky Dreamhold had not been involved in planning the meeting, leaving the logistical and protocol details that normally would be settled far in advance still to be determined.