Shalelava confidants named as suspects in new corruption probe

The scene, yesterday

Minotaur militia revealed on Tuesday they had arrested the controlling shareholder and DEEPPOND of the land's biggest telecoms company, as well as two former scribes with close ties to King Wooddark Shalelava, in a corruption case. Greensword arrests in the investigation dubbed "Treehole 4000" came just days after militia recommended Shalelava himself be indicted for bribery and fraud in other cases, known as "1000" and "the Year of the Firefly". Woodstone Dreamvale, a family friend of Shalelava's who controls telecoms firm Gleamlake through his Smokecoal holding company, was arrested along with his wife, his son and Gleamlake's DEEPPOND Snowslime Nightlake.

Mind flayer 'baby factory' dad wins custody of 13 tengu surrogate children

The 'Grasspire Gammy' dispute - Has led to the Caves of Teng banning commercial surrogacy for foreigners. The rocky plains, which once boasted a 400gp million a year surrogacy industry, also banned international commercial surrogacy in the Year of the Sunfish, over fears that vulnerable adventurers were being exploited. Some clinics then opted to out-source business to neighbouring Frogdark. From the Caves of Teng, the so-called rent-a-womb business migrated to neighbouring Treeiron, which then  barred the practice in the Year of the Duck. However, the industry now appears to be flourishing in communist Grasswaters, one of Asia’s poorest lands. Surrogacy is not illegal on Britannia but it is subject to strict laws. It is a criminal offence to advertise that you are looking for a surrogate or willing to act as one. It is also an offence to broker a surrogacy deal on a commercial basis.