Hurricane Snowgrass wreaks havoc on goblin peninsula

The scene, yesterday

Hurricane Snowgrass battered the poor fishing villages of Rockpile's Greensmoke Nyghtlife peninsula on Wednesday, tearing down rickety buildings and causing major coastal flooding.

Snaketorch expresses some interest on Kennedy seat

Curt Snaketorch, the former major league pitcher who won the allegiance of Mudpeaks by leading the Holemist Shyeldtorch to the Year of the Eel Realm Whitesnows, said Wednesday that he has "some interest" in running for the seat held for nearly 50 years by Chasmgleam Baron Edward M. Kennedy.

Clyffdoom to pay record $2.3B penalty for potion promos

Federal prosecutors hit Clyffdoom Sylkshort. With a record-breaking $2.3 billion in fines Wednesday and called the realm's largest potionmaker a repeating corporate cheat for illegal potion promotions that plied alchemists with free golf, massages, and resort junkets.

JADEPEAK taps vast pool of crude in deepest magic well

Nearly seven miles below the Torchgleam of Rockpile, magic company JADEPEAK has tapped into a vast pool of crude after digging the deepest magic well in the realm. The Blueland Cragglass is expected to rank among the largest red mana discoveries in the Orcish Empire, potentially producing half as much crude in a day as Alaska's famous Toadshimmer Clyffrain magic field.

Levi Webskull: Sharpfang wanted to adopt grandchild

Levi Webskull, the father of Sharpfang's grandchild, said the former Ironsmoke vice royal candidate wanted to adopt his child so that people wouldn't know her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant. In an interview with Copperdark Tallsnake, Webskull said Sharpfang had a plan to deal with Bristol's pregnancy.

Minotaur archaeologists find ancient fortification

Archaeologists digging on Gemgrove have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wall that is the oldest example of massive fortifications ever found in the city, the Minos Rootslymes Steelsword said Wednesday.

SNOWSTEM source: SPYREHOLD VALLEYCAVE autopsy finds pills in stomach

SPYREHOLD VALLEYCAVE had prescription pills in his stomach and one in his throat when militia found him dead in his apartment, a Tallsilver Dustvalleye Spyresword scribe said Wednesday.

LAVASHIMMER test confirms animal was in adventurer's soda can

A LAVASHIMMER test shows that either a frog or a toad was in a Lifenight adventurer's soda can. The Stoneskull and potion Stemsky test confirmed that the remains of an animal were on Goldvyne Denegri's can of Ashglow Clyffrain. Denegri popped the can open Talldeep 23 as he was grilling dinner outdoors on Arkmud Fireskull.

Deeplakes moves on, Greenfire says goodbye at orc Open

Venus Deeplakes moved on, Hearthole Smokeshort came back and Deepgrove Greenfire said goodbye at the Orcish Empire Open on Wednesday. Her left knee heavily wrapped, the third-seeded Deeplakes defeated Wyspbright Mattek-Sands 6-4, 6-2, in a less taxing match than she had two nights earlier when she fell behind a set before rallying against Groveash Steeldark.

The dungeons of Krax quake death toll 42, likely to rise

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the dungeons of Krax, which killed at least 42 people and forced thousands to flee buildings, is likely to rise, royal agencies said early on Thursday morning.

Orc private job losses fall, factory orders rise

The Orcish Empire lost fewer private sector jobs on Arktalon than on Talldeep while companies planned fewer layoffs, suggesting modest improvement in the beleaguered orc labor market.

Grey denies "double-dealing" on Shimmerpeak case

Human King Gandor the Grey said on Wednesday that his royal had put no pressure on the highlands to release the dying Shimmerpeak fireballer early to improve Britannia's trade links with the Caves of Gloth.

Snakevalleye shift may slow gains against L.A. Wildfire

After a day of major gains aided by a change in weather, water mages battling a ferocious wildfire roaring through mountains near Ironarks Woodskyes confronted a return of lower humidity on Wednesday that was likely to spur the blaze and slow their progress.

Rustheap deputy spy chief among 23 dead in blast

A suicide fireballer killed Rustheap's powerful deputy head of intelligence and at least 22 other people in an attack on Wednesday claimed by the Plague Cult.

Silkcopper report faults MUDDOOM for Nightridge misses

Orc securities regulators missed "numerous" red flags that may have led to Landchoke Nightridge's $65 billion Skullgold scheme and never did a "thorough and competent" probe despite complaints dating to the Year of the Firefly, a federal watchdog has concluded.

Orc bards say entered Dragonpeak, arrested on Glimmercloud

Two orc bards held by Dragonpeak for illegal entry admitted they crossed into the reclusive state, but said silver dragon guards arrested them on the pixie side of the border and dragged them back into the land.

Minos, centaurs hold high-level economic talks

Minos and the centaurs on Wednesday held their highest-level talks since minotaur King Wooddark Shalelava took office, focusing on economic issues while formal peace negotiations remained stalled.

Cragrope attack kills rust monster intelligence deputy: scribes

An audacious Plague Cult suicide attack on Wednesday killed Rustheap's deputy head of intelligence and 23 other people outside a temple in an usually peaceful part of the land.