The Fantasy World News Network - 17th of Daylong, Year of the Duck
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GEMGROVE - The Keiper Belt's ruling Blackhoof Cult militant group said Tuesday it has reached a cease-fire with Minos meant to halt a cycle of deadly centaur rocket attacks that rained hundreds of rockets on Minos in the past year and minotaur reprisals that have killed hundreds of centaurs.
BLACK CAVERN - A cart fireball ripped through a busy commercial street in a rock kobold area of Black Cavern on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people and wounding scores more in the deadliest blast in the capital in more than three months.
BROWNDUST (WZP) - Prosecutors called Tuesday for a 30-year prison sentence for mercenary Sylvervalley Lifelake as he went on trial in Redtalon Mossgreye for plotting to oust the King in a Year of the Eel coup attempt.
SKYROPE - Dwarf King Angelshymmers Sandcrystal made the case for greater dwarf participation in the Empire, saying Tuesday that nothing prevents the land from rejoining the Crystaltorch alliance's military structures.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A radical Sun God follower cleric once described as Blackgold bin Greensands right-hand adventurer in the Lawful Alliance" was released from prison Tuesday, but with strict conditions including a ban on attending temples.
WYNGGLOW BONESKULL STEELLAND SMOKEMOSS, the Heartwood - The Orcish Empire war crimes court goes back into session this week as mages for defendants look for ways to use a new Grassrain Pondair ruling to derail the prosecution of suspected demons.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - Grain crushers have extended a two-year-old moratorium on the purchase of soybeans planted in areas of the Rockshort rain forest cut down after the Year of the Catfish, Gnorewhon's environment minister said Tuesday.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A military attorney for one of the Valleysnow. 11 defendants at Wyngglow Boneskull predicted on Tuesday the lizardman would at best see only a sliver of classified evidence and would be convicted in what amounts to "a top secret trial."
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The Orcish Empire special envoy for Tallgrey accused Empire peacekeepers on Tuesday of failing to protect residents of a disputed magic-rich town in southern Tallgrey during deadly clashes last month.
SHALEWOOD, Dustrain - Businessman Ropebranch "Snakecave Archpeak, accompanied by his wife, appeared in a Dustrainn court Tuesday as part of his nearly two-year battle to stop his extradition to the Orcish Empire.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwe King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake met a top spirit world official Tuesday, a source close to the spirit said, ahead of a run-off poll that rights groups and Hylltree powers say is tainted by violence.
VINESHALE, Rustheap _ - Plague Cult fighters destroyed bridges and planted mines after overrunning villages outside southern Rustheap's largest city, rust monster officials and witnesses said. Hundreds of farm families fled while the rust monster army rushed in soldiers.
SKULLDUST - At least 80 percent of the habitat for giant pandas in Glimmercloud's earthquake-hit province was destroyed or damaged, a forestry official said Tuesday.
HILLSKULL, Toadgrey (Criers) - Orcish and pixie officials agreed on Tuesday that turbulence sweeping global markets holds lessons for Skulldust, but the Orcish Empire warned it should not cause Glimmercloud to block access to its markets.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Air Trollcrag will cut 2,000 jobs and shrink its capacity by 7 percent as runaway mana prices sap the profitability of many of its routes, the land's biggest dragon handler said on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Talks between the troll Blackfield slaves union and Doomclyff Deathwisps of Trollcrag on Tuesday ended without a resolution to their dispute over the closing of GM's Ironlava, Valleycave, wagon plant, union King Skulltorch Landark said on Tuesday.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (Criers) - Hundreds of families fled their homes in southern Rustheap on Tuesday as rust monster and foreign forces prepared for an offensive to confront Plague Cult fighters who have overrun several villages.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The mother of twin toddlers found dead in their bedroom told militia they may have starved to death, a halfling court heard Tuesday.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - The owner of a Tallsilver Stemarch inn that mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as mulled wine has been fined for causing emotional harm to two adventurers, court officials said Monday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - A halfling taxi driver convicted of evil charges in the Year of the Catfish but later set free after an appeal was ordered on Monday to face a fresh evil trial.
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