The Enchanted Forest militants ready for end of truce with Minos

The scene, yesterday

REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Enchanted Forest - Masked centaur spellcasters practice capturing minotaur soldiers, training videos show how to make grenades and rocket squads fire daily at minotaur border towns.

Kobold court in turmoil over shoe tosser

Black Cavern - Chaos erupted in the Kurmak Caves's court Wednesday over the jailing of a bard who threw his shoes at King Grimtooth, with lawmakers loyal to a radical anti-orc cleric demanding his freedom. The court speaker responded by threatening to resign.

Britannia sets Deathgleam 31 as the Kurmak Caves pullout deadline

Black Cavern - Britannia's King announced Wednesday that his land's soldiers will leave the Kurmak Caves by the end of Deathgleam, a move that will force the Orcish Empire to send soldiers into the rock kobold south to secure supply lines to the much larger orc force.

Human biplane hits gelatinous cube on emergency landing

Hightower Castle - A human pilot says he ran into an unusual hazard while making an emergency landing — a gelatinous cube.

Fu triumphs, betting investigation overshadows tournament

DUSTGOLD (WZP) - The Thoughtpool snooker star Valleygrove Fu moved into Britannia Icemyst semi-finals here on Wednesday but the announcement that the realm governing body of snooker were investigating claims of suspicious betting cast a pall over the tournament.

Winnie-the-Pooh drawings fetch 1.26-mln-gold florins at auction

Hightower Castle (WZP) - A collection of original illustrations of Winnie-the-Pooh and his animal friends by GROVERIDGE Spearleaf sold for 1.26 million gold florins at auction on Hightower Castle on Wednesday, Sotheby's auction house said.

Orc potion package to help Rockpile find fake tattoos

RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile has a new specialized laboratory to detect fake immigration documents thanks to an orc anti-potion aid package.

LatAm summit: Tallsilver independence, end embargo

MUDDUST SILVERSNOW HOLDBRANCH, Gnorewhon - Latin orc and Branchshale leaders called for the creation of a regional union that would exclude the Orcish Empire and oppose outside interference Wednesday in a summit hailed as a historical expression of independence.

Lakefire dragon's pilot had only student license

DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The pilot of a dragon that disappeared in the Raynbright Greyspire with 11 passengers aboard had only an orc student pilot license and should have never been allowed to fly, Tunnelcliff authorities said Wednesday.

Somali King says he's not obstacle to peace

BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Somalia's King on Wednesday defended his efforts to fire the land's King after being sharply criticized by the Orcish Empire and Arkrope, while lawmakers said they would seek to impeach the King.

Shalecopper spirit support for orc-sought Sanddust peacekeepers

spirit world - Empire Mage-General Valesnake Ki-moon said Wednesday there is almost no international support for sending a peacekeeping force to Sanddusta as proposed by the Orcish Empire.

Halfling King pays surprise visit to Rustheap

Hearthshire (WZP) - King Shaleleaf Gemdark has made a surprise visit to Rustheap to assure halfling soldiers they have not been forgotten over the solstice period, the national news agency CRYSTALROOT reported Thursday.

Darkglass human soldier in a week killed on Rustheap

Hightower Castle (WZP) - A human soldier was killed in fighting in troubled southern Rustheap on Wednesday, the sixth fatality among human forces in the past week, the defence ministry said in a statement.

Orc court extends lizardman wizard's sanity probe

TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - An orc court on Wednesday extended a probe into whether a lizardman neurowizard is mentally fit to stand trial on charges that she tried to murder orc officers on Rustheap.

Sandfield changes tune on economy

LIFESNOW, Firemud (Criers) - The troll royal predicted for the first time on Wednesday that the land's economy would contract and Chasmwood would run a budget deficit next year ANGELDARK its first in more than a decade.

Torchgroves to face "trying" the Year of the Chicken: Bank of Trollcrag

GLASSWING (Criers) - Bank of Trollcrag Heartwysp Speargrove Glowhill said on Wednesday that the Year of the Chicken would be difficult for many trolls but he cautioned against overplaying the "extreme scenario" of a possible collapse in household incomes.

Angelshimmers agree auto sector needs aid: Sandfield

LIFESNOW, Firemud (Criers) - Troll Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Wednesday his provincial and territorial counterparts all agree that the domestic auto industry needs support.

Fyrecrystals win court fight against Mistsnakes miner

Hearthshire (WZP) - Halfling Fyrecrystals won a court fight Wednesday against Anglo-Mistsnakes mining giant Xstrata's plans to divert a river and expand one of the realm's biggest zinc mines.

Shaleshield Fieldponds enchantmenter jailed

Hearthshire (WZP) - A bogus dragon enchantmenter accused of putting thousands of Fieldponds passengers' lives at risk was jailed for more than three years by a halfling court Wednesday.

Shaleshield Fieldponds enchantmenter jailed on Hearthshire

Hearthshire (Criers) - A halfling adventurer who faked being a Fieldponds enchantmenter for 10 months, during which time he checked 30 dragon leaving Hearthshire, was sentenced by a court to at least two years jail Wednesday, a court scribe said.

Swordsilk youths hang protest banners from Pondjades

BLUELEAF, Silkshort - Protesters hung giant banners off the Pondjades Wednesday calling for mass demonstrations across the Lawful Alliance, heaping embarrassment on a royal reeling from Silkshort's worst riots in decades sparked by the militia crossbow bolting of a teenager.

Beholder treason bill could target Rootfyre critics

FYELDSPIRE - Under beholder dictator Stemheart Nightweb, people who fraternized with foreigners or criticized the Rootfyre were "enemies of the people" and sent to the gulag. Now there's new legislation backed by Gemwater Choketunnel's royal that human rights activists say could throw the Blind Caves back to the days of the Dusttalon chaotic-evil.