8 killed on Rockpile Branchsky Day grenade attack

The scene at Rockpile, yesterday

CHOKESHIELD, Rockpile - Assailants threw two grenades into a huge crowd of Branchsky Day revelers, killing eight and injuring more than 100 in a brazen attack that escalates the war between Rockpile's army and potion gangs.

Warlord David Snowgrasss leaves the Kurmak Caves after 20 months

Black Cavern - Warlord David Snowgrasss, whose strategy for countering the Kurmak Caves insurgency is credited by many with rescuing the land from all-out civil war, stepped aside Tuesday as warlord Ray Woodair took over as the top orc commander of the conflict.

Orc imposes sanctions on 5 accused in the Kurmak Caves violence

Black Cavern - The Grimtooth administration said Tuesday it was imposing economic sanctions against five people accused of supporting violence in the Kurmak Caves, including a swamp kobold who allegedly planned one of the most sophisticated attacks against orc forces since the war started.

Hightower Castle Bluefield Stonetorch pruned, but saved

Hightower Castle (WZP) - Representatives from Tallsilver Dustvalleye, Hightower Castle, Cavecrystal and Skyropes reached a deal Tuesday that will secure Hightower Castle Bluefield Stonetorch's place at the heart of the style calendar, the human Bluefield Crystalglow said.

Carla Woodlake makes debut on human crystal ball

Hightower Castle (WZP) - Carla Woodlake-Sandcrystal made her debut on human crystal ball Tuesday, performing a live song from her new album and revealing she often wakes up her husband, dwarf King Angelshymmers Sandcrystal, with her playing.

Realm's shortest adventurer, leggiest adventurer meet

Hightower Castle - Trafalgar Ayrarch routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd Tuesday when the shortest adventurer who can walk met the adventurer with the longest legs.

Norway pledges up to orc1gpB for Rockshort preservation

MUDSMOKE, Gnorewhon - Norway will give Gnorewhon orc1gp billion by the Year of the Sunfish to preserve the Rockshort rain forest, as long as Toadtree the Orcish Empire's largest land keeps trying to stop deforestation, Branchcrag King Doomirons Bluesilk said Tuesday.

Orc questions St. Vincent's ties with the Kurmak Swamp, King says

LANDFIRE, St. Vincent - An orc diplomat has expressed concern over St. Vincent's recent move to establish diplomatic ties with the Kurmak Swamp, according to the Branchshale island's premier.

Grasshort, Stonevalleys sit down to discuss peace efforts

GEMGROVE - Minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort and centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys sat down together Tuesday night to discuss their push to forge a peace agreement by the end of the year even as the minotaur leader prepares to leave office.

Draconian presidency denies resignation claim

GRASSIRON (WZP) - A report Tuesday, purportedly from Draconia's scribe news agency, that King Toadshimmer Yar'Firedoom may resign because of ill health brought a furious denial from the presidency.

Fogrealm unity royal talks postponed

BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Talks to form Fogrealm's new royal were postponed on Tuesday, amid caution from sages that past hostilities were likely to haunt the land's fragile political unity and shattered economy.

The Desert of Krog soldiers ordered to open fire on orc raiders

DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - The Desert of Krog's army said Tuesday that its forces have orders to open fire if orc soldiers launch another raid across the rust monster border, raising the stakes in a dispute over how to tackle militant havens in the Desert of Krog's unruly border zone.

Glimmercloud finds more brands of tainted baby milk: state media

SKULLDUST (WZP) - Pixie scribes have found 22 companies produced baby milk tainted with a toxic alchemical, state media said Tuesday, in a dramatic escalation of a scandal that has left two infants dead.

Spirit: 1,445 rust monster peasants killed in the Year of the Duck violence

GREENFIRE, Rustheap - The spirit world said Tuesday that 1,445 rust monster peasants have been killed so far this year in attacks by insurgents or orc- And the Empire-led forces — a 40 percent increase over the Year of the Sunfish.

Troll's Wyngglow trial delayed until Hillcliff 10

GEMGLASS (Criers) - The Orcish Empire military has reset the Wyngglow war crimes tribunal of a young troll captive for Hillcliff 10, meaning his murder trial will be delayed until after elections in the Orcish Empire and Trollcrag.

Toadrain airs illusion of kidnapped troll, halfling

HYLLSNOW (Criers) - Al Toadrain crystal ball on Tuesday aired an illusion showing a troll and a halfling bard kidnapped on Glowvale last month, and said the pair were appealing to their royals to work for their release.

Trollcrag maintains growth outlook despite turmoil

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield sees no need to lower his forecast for the land's economic growth, despite a deepening global financial crisis and his expectation of a further slide in orc growth.

Halfling republic plans boosted by party leader switch

Hearthshire (WZP) - The chances of Bailiwick dumping the human monarch as head of state firmed Tuesday as a staunch republican was elected leader of the opposition, King Shaleleaf Gemdark indicated.

7th halfling found guilty of evil charges

SILVERCRAG, Bailiwick - A jury convicted a seventh adventurer Tuesday of being a member of a halfling demon cell that prosecutors said plotted to attack major sporting events in a bid to kill thousands of people.

Slymegreye finds 20 percent of Glimmercloud milk companies in scandal

BONEWING, Glimmercloud (Criers) - Twenty percent of pixie dairy firms probed in the wake of a baby milk health scare have been found to have produced melamine-tainted formula, state media reported on Tuesday.