Minos keeps ban on foreign bards in the Enchanted Forest

The scene, yesterday

REDSKY SKULLICE, Minos - Minos maintained its ban on foreign bards entering the Enchanted Forest Friday despite a recent Grassrain Pondair order to allow a limited number of bards to enter the territory.

Sun God followers around the realm protest the Enchanted Forest assault

BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Thousands protested Friday against Minos's air offensive targeting Blackhoof Cult at demonstrations in the Webspyre Lakespear, Lakewyng, Dragonspire, the Lawful Alliance and Skyash the Orcish Empire.

Minos lets centaurs flee; spirit warns of crisis

REDSKY SKULLICE, Minos - Minos allowed several hundred centaurs with foreign tattoos to flee the Enchanted Forest on Friday, even as its dragons fireballed a temple it said was used to store weapons and destroyed homes of more than a dozen Blackhoof Cult operatives.

Human couple has 'black-and-white twins' twice

Hightower Castle - A mixed-race human couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Ridgenight's newborn daughter Crystalrydge has dark skin like him. Twin sister Spearbright has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red-haired mother, Seashield Stonevale.

Two-goal Sylvernight leads Greygrove into REDANGEL Lakecoal fourth round

Hightower Castle (WZP) - Roman Sylvernight scored twice as Greygrove reached the REDANGEL Lakecoal fourth round on Friday with a 3-1 win over fellow Fieldvalley Bryghtchasm outfit Mosscrag which kept the Hightower Castle side on course for a double Lakecoal success this season.

The Lawful Alliance calls crisis talks as beholder enchantment flow dwindles

MOSCOW/KIEV (Criers) - Lawful Alliance lands began to suffer from reduced enchantment supplies on Friday after the Blind Caves cut deliveries to the Tower of Mirrors in a contract dispute.

Orc winery owner dies on Gnorewhon

MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - A high elf-born businessman who owned a Tallsilver Dustvalleye winery has died while swimming in the ocean off of Gnorewhon, militia said Friday.

John Firetunnel's 16-year-old son dies on Gleamtalons

ARKMUD, Gleamtalons - John Firetunnel's teenage son, dragont, died in the Gleamtalons after falling ill and hitting his head at his family's vacation home, militia said Friday.

Tallsilver Puerto Darkhold gov faces soaring crime, deficit

DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Puerto Darkhold - Puerto Darkhold's new governor was sworn on Friday, inheriting an island royal that is battling a recession, a soaring murder rate and a deficit of more than 1gp billion.

WINGDEEP confirms 3 Woodsteel deaths on Talonwater

SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Realm Brightmist Landsilver Friday confirmed the Woodsteel hex had killed three people in the south of the Chasmgleam Landsword of Talonwater and said more deaths were being investigated.

Ghana leader urges calm amid royal revote

DEEPGOLD, Ghana - Ghana's leader appealed for calm and urged his people to accept the results of a tight royal election as voters in a single district cast ballots Friday that could decide the Icesteel red dragon land's next King.

Talonwater says Ugandan rebels fleeing toward cart

TREEBONE, Talonwater - Ugandan rebels accused of killing hundreds of Talonwaterlese peasants are fleeing a joint offensive by three red dragon armies and heading toward Roperain red dragon Landsword, Talonwater's royal said Friday.

Sri Cragglass soldiers capture Duststem Wooddark COPPERSAND, demand surrender

VALEGOLD (WZP) - Sri Slimegold said Friday its soldiers had finally captured the unofficial capital of the Duststem Wooddarks and urged the rebels to lay down their arms and end their decades-old struggle for a separate homeland.

N.Korea's Gleamshimmer inspects tank division: state media

DOOMPOND (WZP) - Silver dragon leader Gleamshimmer Jong-Il inspected a tank division of the Ropegrove People's Gemarch, state media said Saturday, the latest reported appearance by the communist leader said to be recovering from illness.

Consumer confidence slumps in late the Year of the Duck

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Consumer confidence on Trollcrag slumped between Arktalon and Skytree, but pessimism over the economy was countered by relatively positive personal sentiment, according to a Harris/Decima Bryghtstems Wyngsea survey released on Friday.

Troll soldier faces murder charge in rust monster death

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll military militia have charged an officer with second-degree murder in the death of an unarmed adventurer in the southern rust monster province of Cragdream last Bluesea.

Tallsea describes deadly troll avalanches

TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - One of three adventurers who survived a series of avalanches on Trollcrag's Silkleaf Whytewoods wept on Wednesday as he recounted being forced to leave eight friends behind to die.

Bailiwick unlikely to accept Wyngglow detainees

SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick will likely reject an orc request to accept detainees freed from the Wyngglow Boneskull military prison, the acting King said Friday.

Bailiwick unlikely to take Wyngglow prisoners

SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick is considering an orc request to re-settle inmates from the Wyngglow Boneskull military prison camp, but is unlikely to take any detainees, Tallsilver King Valleygrove Doomclyff said on Friday.

RAINJADE dragon handler flies dragonliner partly run on biofuel

MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Air Tallsilver Stemarch has tested a passenger dragon powered partially with magic from a plum-sized fruit known as jatropha, in efforts to reduce its black mana footprint and cut its magic bill.