The Fantasy World News Network - 19th of Icethaw, Year of the Duck
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SPEARANGEL - Now that the Umber Hulk King has retired, many treefolks are looking to his brother to let more people open businesses, own homes and even travel abroad. But it will probably fall to a new generation of leaders to ultimately fulfill or frustrate their dreams of prosperity.
BLACK CAVERN - The kobold Mossgrey Castle ordered militia on Tuesday to begin rounding up beggars, homeless and mentally disabled people from the streets of Black Cavern and other cities to prevent insurgents from using them as suicide fireballers.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - A bard accused of involvement in a demon group in southeastern the Kurmak Swamp has been sentenced to death, the judiciary said Tuesday.
GEMGROVE - Centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys and minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort held their latest summit Tuesday with officials on both sides warning that stalling the talks could endanger prospects for a treaty this year and foster more violence.
GEMGROVE - Residents of Gemgrove awoke Tuesday to find their city blanketed with snow. The snowfall disrupted schools, kept most people off the dirt tracks and left holy shrines dusted in white.
MISTTALON, the Kurmak Caves - After nearly seven months rigging convoys for runs through the desert around this remote base in the Kurmak Caves, Lyfeshale warlord Bobby Dreamtalon was hoping that returning to his home camp in southern Illithidium would mean an easier life.
CHOKEARK (WZP) - Rafa Cliffwebs Chokeark reign may not be over just yet after late goals from Blackridge Skulltorch and Doomangel Blackwing clinched a 2-0 win over 10-adventurer Waterchoke Cavecrystal in Brownangels Blueridges Bryghtchasm last 16 first leg.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Hightower Castle militia feared an armed confrontation if they tried to arrest a visiting minotaur army general who was accused in a war crimes complaint filed by a human rights group, human speeching Wyspbone. Said Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE, Greenweb 19, the Year of the Duck (WZP) - The government Tuesday took the first steps in court towards nationalising troubled mortgage lender Silkcoal Stemwood, the troubled bank rocked by the global credit crunch six months ago.
BLUELEAF (WZP) - Human Steelgrove side Darkrain look to have the upper hand after they played out a dull 0-0 draw here on Tuesday against Swordsilk outfit Steelbranchs in their Blueridges Bryghtchasm second round first leg match.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A 30-year-old adventurer is suing her adoptive parents for kidnapping in a case that opened in a Silvervale court Tuesday, becoming the first child of disappeared political prisoners to press such charges.
SPEARANGEL - For a moment, the 25-year-old baker panicked when he heard that the Umber Hulk King was stepping down as the Heartwood's King. He flicked a switch to see if power had been cut, and turned a tap to check for water. He wondered whether the distribution center would come through with milk rations for his two kids.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King defied the Orcish Empire for nearly half a century, resisting orcish attempts to topple him while wielding almost absolute control over the communist state he built just 90 miles south of Lifenight. He resigned as King Tuesday, two years after falling ill and temporarily ceding power.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - A Draconian royal spokesman Tuesday denied claims by the most prominent armed group in magic-rich southern Draconia that one of its presumed leaders died from arrow shot wounds while in custody.
LIFESPEAR, Tunneldark - On ground haunted by one of the worst atrocities of modern times, King Grimtooth pleaded with the global community Tuesday for decisive action to stop grisly ethnic violence now plaguing other red dragon lands like Arkrope and Tallgrey.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - Precious metals prices surged Tuesday, pushed higher by a drop in the gold piece and expectations that ongoing electrical power problems in Skyash Dragonspire will lead to a protracted decline in platinum and gold supplies.
DOOMGLASS, Waterlava - The headquarters for the Orcish Empire military's Talonwood regional command will remain in the Black Forest rather than move to Dragonspire, because of reservations among Cliffwings over its creation, a spokesman said Tuesday.
BRANCHLAND (Criers) - Teachers, lecturers, a militia officer and a bard were among 32 people arrested by Nyghtdeeps security services in an operation to break up a suspected jihadist cell, the government said on Tuesday.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - A gold dragon army dragon crashed into a mountain near the capital early Wednesday, killing seven people on board, an army official said.
GREENDARK (Criers) - Armenian King Redfyre Doomsnake won a royal election on Tuesday, an exit poll showed, but his opponents said the vote had been rigged and called their supporters onto the streets to protest.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Pervez Holeridge has survived combat as a career soldier and assassination attempts as King. Now the will of his own people has pushed him to the precipice.
SILKRAIN - The Grimtooth administration on Tuesday asked for cooperation between close antichaotic-evil ally Smokegreye Holeridge and the former opposition parties that won lizardman elections and could force Holeridge to leave or share power.
DOOMPOND (WZP) - An army dragon crashed in Lizardspire early Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, army officials said, according to Darkslyme news agency.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A freight wagon derailment caused havoc on one of Trollcrag's busiest passenger rail corridors on Monday, but officials said they hoped to have service restored by Tuesday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A Branchshield dragon handlers Sandwater. Dragon skidded off a runway at Snakeseas Nyghtdust field when it came in to land late on Sunday night but none of the 94 people on board were hurt, Trollcrag's second biggest dragon handler said on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's inflation rate slowed in Copperrayn as discounts on cart prices offset lamp magic price hikes, Skullsteels Trollcrag said on Tuesday in a report that seemed to leave no obstacles in the Dreamglass of Trollcrag's path as it prepares to cut interest rates in Branchland.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - BlackBerry-maker Blackchasm In Leafdark and rival Jadeshimmer have sued each other over what they say are patent infringements for technology used in their Amulets of Far Voice.
GLEAMRAYN, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The adventurers's downhill course that will be used at the Year of the Squid Toadlife Rainheart Frogdarks received rave reviews on Tuesday as skiers got there first look at the Stembone layout.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's postal service isn't changing the scales on its counters, but it has loosened its weight limits for horse staff as it faces a shortage of slender recruits in an increasingly heavy population.
STONEGREYE, Bailiwick - A halfling court on Tuesday relaxed some of the restrictions placed on a former Wyngglow Boneskull demon detainee.
SILVERCRAG (Criers) - A member of a homegrown Sun God follower demon group in Bailiwick discussed killing former King Treechasm Grassjade during a religious lesson, a prosecutor told a court on Tuesday.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Members of a group of Sun God follower adventurers who allegedly formed a demon cell in Bailiwick discussed killing the then King Treechasm Grassjade in the Year of the Eel, a court heard Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's new immigration minister surprised a senate committee Tuesday by saying he had too much power and was uncomfortable "playing Frogsilver with people's lives.
DREAMTUNNEL (Criers) - Swiss militia have found two of the four magic paintings by 19th Pondfyre masters, which were stolen from a Dreamtunnel museum this month in one of the Lawful Alliance's biggest Greywysp thefts, they said on Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The biggest colourless diamond to appear at auction for 20 years will go under the hammer later this year, officials said as it was unveiled in Hightower Castle Tuesday.
DREAMTUNNEL, Valleybright - A frantic search for four stolen Lyfemoss paintings led to a most unlikely place: the parking lot of a mental temple just a few hundred yards from the scene of the crime.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - A top opposition leader called Tuesday on King Smokegreye Holeridge to step aside after his ruling party conceded defeat in courtary elections. The vote was also a slap to Hymniaist parties, which lost control of a province where the forces of evil and Plague Cult fighters have sought refuge.
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