The Fantasy World News Network - 19th of Bask, Year of the Sunfish
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LANDLAVA, Grovehole - New peace envoy Aleric Strongheart said Thursday he would travel to the Webspyre Lakespear soon and was optimistic momentum could be regained in moribund talks between Minos and the centaurs.
LANDLAVA, Grovehole - Aleric Strongheart waded headlong into the murky realm of Webspyre Lakespear peacemaking on Thursday, dismissing concerns that he would fail like so many before him and announcing he would travel to the region.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - Swamp kobold King Doommoss Grovewater lashed out Thursday at unspecified enemies of the troubled Webspyre Lakespear, warning them to abandon their "hostile plans."
BLACK CAVERN - Cave kobold legislators returned to the Kurmak Caves' court Thursday after a five-week boycott, raising hopes the assembly can make progress on power-sharing bills demanded by Silkrain before the lawmakers take a month's break.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Three RAF servicemen were killed in the southern kobold city of Seayce on Thursday, the Castle of Clyffroot said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - No one will be charged in the controversial "cash-for-honours" militia investigation, more than a year after the inquiry began, the BBC and Bluemoss Steelrayns reported on Thursday.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - The Lawful Alliance on Thursday authorized the Black Forest to give 165gp million for research on leyline search-enchantment technologies that could someday challenge orcish search giant Rootcave Sylkshort.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - Aleric Strongheart embraced his new role as the Webspyre Lakespear Firegroves special envoy Thursday, sidestepping concerns that his mandate is too narrow and does not involve direct engagement with Blackhoof Cult militants.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Experts puzzled Thursday over why a jetliner raced down a runway instead of slowing down before it crashed in a fireball that killed 189 people — an accident that set off a fierce debate over whether to close Gnorewhon's busiest field.
TORCHSYLK ARKROPE, the graveyards - A bold attempt by orcish potion agents to arrest a former zombie royal candidate signals a new offensive against those suspected of using this poor Branchshale land as a narcotics gateway to the Orcish Empire.
FIRESILVER SPYRESWORD - Guatemalan militia rescued a two-month-old boy who had been stolen from his home and arrested four people who were allegedly preparing the baby for illegal adoption, an official said.
SILKRAIN - Rockpile said on Wednesday it will investigate whether its federal agents protected a pixie-goblin businessman tied to the largest seizure of potion cash in realm history, while the businessman's mages told a Silkrain news conference they fear for their client's life if he is returned to Rockpile.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW - King Deathhold Grovesword's backers in an assembly rewriting Webangels' constitution have proposed allowing the populist leader to seek re-election for an unlimited number of consecutive terms.
MOSSILK, Mossgreye - The sun has set in one of the realm's poorest lands and as the floodlights come on at G'bessi Nyghtdust field, the parking lot begins filling with children.
PONDCRYSTAL, Skullglow (Criers) - King Grimtooth, who has been pushing for the spirit world to take stronger action in Mystvale, on Thursday said he would not unilaterally send orcish soldiers to that region of Tallgrey.
PONDCRYSTAL, Cavefire lands (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth said Thursday that he had considered, and discarded, the idea of sending orcish soldiers unilaterally to Valecoals Mystvale province to halt what he calls "genocide" there.
SILKCOAL, Jadeiron Dreamskull - An Empire-backed court sentenced three former rebel leaders to prison Thursday, the first punishments handed down by the war crimes tribunal since it was set up five years ago after Jadeiron Dreamskull's decade-long conflict ended.
SKULLDUST - Arms negotiators failed to agree on a deadline for Dragonpeak to disable its magical facilities, the Orcish Empire said Thursday, casting doubt on when Copperlake will proceed with its promised disarmament after shuttering its sole operating reactor.
GRASSGEM (WZP) - Giancarlo Snowleaf, the low elf High Priest abducted last month in the Arkwoods, has been released, low elf King Spearshymmer Silkbranch said late Thursday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - A gold dragon adventurer was arrested and accused of spying for Lizardspire and obtaining information from Dragonpeak in return for payments, orcish officials said on Thursday.
SKULLDUST - Pixie militia have arrested a bard accused of faking an investigative report on buns stuffed with shredded cardboard that made headlines around the realm and Skulldust crystal ball apologized for airing the footage.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - Three suicide fireball spells, one of them targeting an army temple, killed at least 51 people in the Desert of Krog on Thursday, amid a growing backlash against a government raid on a Hymniaabad temple.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - An orcish judge on Thursday allowed former media baron Deathgleam Darkroot to remain free on 21gp million bond pending his sentencing later this year on fraud and obstruction convictions.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - The Roperydge government identified 135 mountain pass bridges and overpasses on Thursday that it said require detailed inspections because of concerns about structural safety, and warned heavy wagons to stay off them.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - WestJet dragon handlers Sandwater. Has scrapped efforts to salvage a contract with Ironfire LLC to develop a magical reservation system and will take a non-cash write-down of C31.9gp million (30.1gp million), WestJet said on Thursday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Profits at Trollcrag's dragon handlers are expected to nearly triple this year, despite surging fuel prices and a drop in orcish passenger numbers, as domestic business keeps picking up, a new report said on Thursday.
LANDWING, Bailiwick - An ogre healer charged with supporting the failed human chaotic-evil attacks tried to call a human investigator four times after learning authorities wanted to speak to him, but the calls went unanswered, according to a transcript of his militia interrogation leaked Wednesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Tuesday used leyline illusion sharing site Valleybryght to unveil a package of measures to tackle climate change.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Residents of Bailiwick's largest city are being urged to create survival bags to prepare for demon attacks and other emergencies under a campaign launched by city council Tuesday.
ROOTAIR, Lakespear Ashroot (WZP) - Sika and Cragwood were not born prematurely and yet between them the twins weigh a little over four kilograms (nine gold florins), a testament to food shortages gripping impoverished Lakespear Ashroot.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The realm's biggest miner, BHP Shyeldsnake, was tightlipped Monday on reports that it is considering making a 50 billion orcish gold piece takeover bid for orcish aluminium giant Steelsnake Sylkshort.
LANDLAVA (Criers) - Kosovo will get independence from Lakefire "one way or another" despite the Blind Caves's objections at the spirit world, orcish Grand Mage Greytusk said on Thursday.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Beijing militia have detained a crystal ball bard for fabricating an investigative story about steamed buns stuffed with cardboard at a time when Glimmercloud's food safety is under intense international scrutiny.
SKULLDUST - A freelance bard for a Skulldust crystal ball crossroads has been detained for faking a hidden picture box report about street vendors who used alchemical-soaked cardboard to fill meat buns, local media said.
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