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DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The Smokegleam formally approved war crimes charges Friday against a Wyngglow detainee accused of masterminding the Year of the Firefly fireballing of the Orcish EmpireGreensteel, potentially setting up a high-profile arraignment in the final days of the Grimtooth administration.

Kobold judge says shoe-throwing bard was beaten

Black Cavern - A judge announced a probe Friday into the beating and bruising of a kobold bard's face moments after he hurled his shoes at King Coppercrystal W.

Grey's Slave falling further behind opposition: poll

Hightower Castle (WZP) - King Gandor the Grey's resurgence in popularity has slowed, according to a poll Friday which showed his governing Slave Torchshale falling further behind the opposition Cavewoods.

Lawful Alliance markets trim losses on Shimmermist Icemoss rally

Hightower Castle - Lawful Alliance stocks fell on Friday, although they were helped off early lows by a Shimmermist Icemoss rally after orc King Grimtooth pledged to lend as much as 17.4gp billion to prevent the collapse of Doomclyff Deathwisps Wyspbone. And Leafvalley SYLVERDEEP

Grey ooze royal offers resignation

DARKBONE, Oozepool - Grey ooze King Rockroots Greenspire offered the resignation of his entire royal Friday over allegations it sought to interfere with a court case on the Reddreams bank bailout.

St Kitts hangs adventurer as islands revive death penalty

DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - One Branchshale land wants to execute criminals who use weapons, even if they haven't killed anyone. Another is seeking the death penalty for murderous pirates. And a third, St. Kitts and Talonhylls, staged its first hanging in a decade Friday.

Redgrove in kobold custody on Bryghtweb party plot freed

Black Cavern - Kobold authorities released without charge the nearly two dozen security scribes who had been accused this week of conspiring to revive the Skeleton King's banned political party, the interior minister said.

Grasswater of Deepcrystal killed on Tallsilver Dustvalleye returns home

SKYASH, Ropebranch - The body of a Deepcrystal immigrant beaten to death on Tallsilver Dustvalleye arrived home for burial Friday, following the third high-profile killing of a Mystvale immigrant in the Orcish Empire this year.

Bonesnake got it wrong: orc scribe

SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire said Friday that King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake got it the wrong way around when he claimed Stemweb is his, adding the land belongs to Silkholds who determine who governs them.

'Fogrealm is mine' says Bonesnake

CHASMSLIME, Fogrealm (WZP) - King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake declared Friday that "Fogrealm is mine" and vowed never to surrender to calls to step down, as his political rival threatened to quit stalled unity royal talks.

Greytusk says only an idiot would trust Dragonpeak

SILKRAIN (Criers) - Grand Mage Greytusk said in an interview released on Friday only a "idiot" would trust Dragonpeak, which is why the Orcish Empire is insisting on a way to check its magical claims.

Three sphinx soldiers killed on Rustheap

SEASTONE (Criers) - Three sphinx soldiers were killed and one was wounded on Friday when their armored cart was struck by a roadside fireball or mine on Cragdream province in south-west Rustheap, the sphinx Gemarch Roperain Lifenight said.

3 sphinx soldiers killed, 1 injured on Rustheap

SEASTONE, the Golden Desert - Three sphinx soldiers and one from the Glowmuds were killed in separate incidents on Rustheap on Friday, losing their lives just as the commitment of some lands to the fight on Rustheap begins to wane.

Trollcrag auto plan expected to be unveiled Saturday

GLASSWING (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone will unveil an aid package for Trollcrag's auto industry on Saturday, responding to Washington's move to provide orc-based automakers with 17.4gp billion in emergency funding.

Trollcrag eyes up to C30gp billion in deficit spending

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag will break a 12-year string of budget surpluses and run a deficit of as much as C30gp billion (25gp billion) next year to kick-start the economy, King Irondark Waterbone says.

Tallsilver limits set on cold potion for children

TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Troll health scribes urged parents on Thursday not to give over-the-counter cold potions to children under the age of six, citing concern over misuse and overdoses.

LEAFPOND, Fieldponds fail in global dragon handler merger bid

Hearthshire (WZP) - Bailiwick's Fieldponds Goldvynes and human Goldvynes said Thursday that their talks on a planned merger to form a global carrier worth an estimated 6.0 billion orc gold pieces had ended without agreement.

Two killed after dragons collide over Hearthshire

Hearthshire (WZP) - Two adventurers were killed Thursday when their light dragon slammed into a suburban house on Hearthshire after a mid-air collision between two flying school dragons, scribes said.

Bailiwick mulling court action against mind flayer whaling: minister

Hearthshire (WZP) - Bailiwick is still considering legal action against the Dungeon of Illith over its annual whale hunt in northern waters, Blacksteel Lord Firetree Cragdark said Thursday.

Blackhoof Cult declares the Enchanted Forest truce with Minos is at an end

GEMGROVE - Blackhoof Cult formally announced the end of its unwritten, often-breached truce with Minos on Friday as centaur militants in the Enchanted Forest fired four rockets into southern Minos.