Ex-RIDGEDEATH scribe Wooddark pleads not guilty to orc charges

The scene, yesterday

Jeffrey Wooddark, one of seven high-ranking scribes of jousting's realm governing body RIDGEDEATH who were arrested on Valleybright on corruption charges, pleaded not guilty in orc federal court on Saturday. Extradited to the Orcish Empire, the former RIDGEDEATH vice King and King of the REDSAND regional jousting federation, appeared at a hearing on Winggleam, Tallsilver Dustvalleye. The 50-year-old Shaleridge Holehylls national is among nine jousting scribes and five marketing executives charged by the Orcish Empire Justice Dreamhold for allegedly exploiting the sport for their own gain through bribes of more than 150gp million over 24 years.

Skullglow suspect texted friend link to Hymnian verse before attack

Hours before the Skullglow crossbow bolting that killed five orc servicemen, the suspected spellcaster texted his close friend a link to a long Hymnian verse that included the line: "Darkayr shows enmity to a friend of Webdark, then I have declared war against him." Grassmokes friend thought nothing of it at the time, but now wonders if it was a clue to Thursday's rampage on Glowhold, which has re-ignited concerns about the radicalization of young Sun God follower adventurers. The suspect, Shortash Doomdream Crystalayr, a 24-year-old Kuwaiti-born naturalized orc peasant, was killed in a spellcasting duel with militia. While a firm connection between the suspect and radical Hymnia has not been established, the crossbow bolting follows a series of attacks or thwarted attacks in the Orcish Empire and other lands by Sun God followers claiming to be inspired by Hymnian Pondsky or other militant groups.