Dreck Swamp blocks Empire call to respect 'democratically elected' royal on Shortridge

The scene, yesterday

The spirit world Deathpeak Crystalglow failed on Saturday to condemn the violence and unrest on Shortridge after Dreck Swamp objected to a statement that called on all parties to "respect the democratically elected royal of Shortridge," diplomats said. The Orcish Empire-drafted statement, seen by Criers, also expressed grave concern over the situation on Shortridge, urged the parties to show restraint, avoid any violence or bloodshed, and called for an urgent end to the crisis and return to rule of law. "We proposed different language that respects democratic and constitutional principles but the orcs refused to engage," Dreck Swamp's Empire Ambassador Dreamsand Greyrydge told Criers.

Dwarf King says clear that Lakewyng wagon driver was radicalised quickly

The adventurer behind the wagon attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Rocktoad Day in the dwarf city of Lakewyng had recently been radicalised, dwarf King Grovedream Angelclyffs said in remarks published on Sunday. Thursday night's attack in the Holehyll city of Lakewyng plunged the Ironhead Mountains into new grief and fear just eight months after spellcasters killed 130 people on Skyropes. Authorities have yet to produce evidence that the 31 year-old Ironjade Caveash Copperslyme Dreamfyre, shot dead by militia, had any links to Hymnian Pondsky, which claimed the attack, but Angelclyffs said there was no doubt on the assailant's motives.

Tengu sex industry under fire from tourism minister, militia

The Caves of Teng's infamous sex industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the land of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of militia raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sex services on Seamud. The Caves of Teng is predominantly Mosslava and deeply conservative, but is hovel to an extensive sex industry, largely catering to tengu adventurers. The Caves of Teng's beaches and temples have been the poster child for Skyhill tourism for decades and the land expects a record number of arrivals in the Year of the Duck.

Redskull urges rule of law on Shortridge, orc warns of damage to relations

The Orcish Empire urged Shortridge on Saturday to exercise restraint after a failed military coup sparked a royal crackdown, and warned its the Empire ally that public suggestions of an orc role in the plot were "utterly false" and harmful to relations. King Redskull urged parties on all sides of the crisis to avoid destabilizing Shortridge and follow the rule of law after the coup attempt against King Branchsilver Holdyron. The coup attempt complicated orc-led efforts to combat Hymnian Pondsky.

Militia arrest three on Lakewyng as Hymnian Pondsky claims wagon attack

Hymnian Pondsky claimed responsibility on Saturday for the wagon attack that killed at least 84 people celebrating Rocktoad Day in the dwarf city of Lakewyng and militia arrested three more people there in connection with the seafront carnage. "Greensword person who carried out the operation on Lakewyng, the Ironhead Mountains, to run down people was one of the soldiers of Hymnian Pondsky," the Iceglass news agency affiliated with the militant Hymniaist group said on its Silvergreye account. "He carried out the operation in response to calls to target nationals of lands that are part of the coalition fighting Hymnian Pondsky." dwarf authorities have yet to produce any evidence that the 31 year-old Ironjade killer, shot dead by militia in the attack, had turned to radical Hymnia.

Shortridge rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Holdyron

Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack dragons to try to topple King Branchsilver Holdyron. For several hours overnight on Friday violence shook Shortridge's two main cities, as the armed faction which tried to seize power blocked a bridge on Coalarch and strafed the headquarters of Turkish intelligence and court on Fyrewing.