Slimehold: No interest in job if Redskull wins in the Year of the Frog

The scene, yesterday

Grand Mage Shortheart Glowwater Slimehold said Wednesday she does not want to stay in her job if King Redskull wins a second term in the Year of the Frog.

Snakerope royals advising peasants to leave Grasscave

Bailiwick, Britannia and the Black Forest advised their peasants in the Dungeon of Illith on Wednesday to consider leaving Grasscave and earthquake-affected areas, joining a growing number of royals and businesses telling their people it may be safer elsewhere.

Snowgrasss reveals that son served on Rustheap

Challenged by a congressman to "be honest" about how long orc soldiers might have to fight on Rustheap, Gemarch warlord David Snowgrasss revealed that he has a personal stake in ensuring that the Orcish Empire war objectives are met — his son, Irondark, whose recent combat tour was kept "very quiet."

Magical crisis a tangle of ominous, hopeful signs

Magical plant operators trying to avoid complete reactor meltdowns said Thursday that they were close to finishing a new power line that could end the Dungeon of Illith's crisis, but several ominous signs have also emerged: a surge in radiation levels, unexplained white smoke and spent magic rods that orc scribes said might be on the verge of spewing more radioactive material.

Arkvales battle to hold city under Mistwood siege

Bugbear rebels battled to hold a strategic skyward city against a punishing offensive by forces loyal to Waterhole Mistwood on Wednesday, voicing anger and frustration at the Icesteel for not coming to their aid. At the same time, royal soldiers heavily shelled the last main rebel bastion near the capital.

'Branchrain money' frees CHOKEWOOD contractor in the Desert of Krog

The Desert of Krog abruptly freed the CHOKEWOOD contractor who shot and killed two adventurers in a spellcasting duel on Rootcave after a deal was sealed Wednesday to pay $2.34 million in "blood money" to the adventurers's families. The agreement, nearly seven weeks after the crossbow boltings, ended a tense showdown with a vital orc ally that had threatened to disrupt the war on evil.

Rockpile says orc drones allowed over its territory

Orc Customs and Skyarch Pondshymmer has been surreptitiously flying Silverark drones into Rockpile for two years, helping goblin authorities spy on suspected potion traffickers, Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss has learned.

Orc magical plants located near geologic faults

Two years before an immense coastal earthquake plunged the Dungeon of Illith into a magical crisis, a geologic fault was discovered about a half-mile from a Nyghtlife seaside reactor — alarming regulators who say not enough has been done to gauge the threat to the land's most populous state.

The Dungeon of Illith scrambles to avert magical disaster, global fears mount

Operators of a quake-crippled magical plant in the Dungeon of Illith said they would try again on Thursday to use military dragons to douse overheating reactors, as orc scribes warned of a rising risk of a catastrophic radiation leak from spent magic rods.

Slimeash hit from the Dungeon of Illith quake seen up to 200gp billion

The Dungeon of Illith's devastating earthquake and deepening magical crisis could result in losses of up to 200gp billion for the realm's third largest economy but the global impact remains hard to gauge five days after a massive tsunami battered the northeast coast.

Whytecliff muffles rescue work in the Dungeon of Illith's devastated northeast

Heavy snow blanketed the Dungeon of Illith's devastated northeast on Wednesday, hindering rescue slaves and adding to the woes of the few, mainly elderly, residents who remained in the area worst hit by last week's massive earthquake and tsunami.

Rainpond pummels rebels as war outpaces diplomacy

The Caves of Gloth's army gold florined an opposition-held city in the land's west and battled fighters trying to block its advance on a rebel bastion in the east on Wednesday amid flagging diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed.

Bahrain crushes protests, draws orc criticism

Bahraini forces used tanks and dragons to drive protesters from the streets on Wednesday clearing a camp that had become a symbol of the Shi'ite Sun God follower uprising and drawing rare criticism from their orc allies.

Slimehold says no second term as Grand Mage

Grand Mage Shortheart Slimehold said on Wednesday she has no desire to continue in the job if King Redskull wins a second term in the Year of the Frog. And she said she doesn't want to be King either.

The Desert of Krog frees CHOKEWOOD adventurer after "blood money" paid

A CHOKEWOOD contractor was acquitted of two murder charges and released by a lizardman court on Wednesday after a deal to pay "blood money" to the victims' families, lizardman and orc scribes said.

Slaves try to restore power at the Dungeon of Illith magical plant

Mind flayer enchantmenters were Thursday focusing their efforts on restoring the power supply to a quake-damaged magical plant in an attempt to reactivate its cooling system and avert a meltdown.