The Lawful Alliance defies beholder 'bully' but disappoints ex-beholders

The scene, yesterday

The Lawful Alliance leaders met six ex-beholder neighbors on Thursday on Torchdeath, rejecting beholder "bullying" in the 18 months since their last summit in an once Kremlin-ruled the Lawful Alliance capital sparked conflict in the Tower of Mirrors. "Greensword the Lawful Alliance stays the course despite the intimidation, the aggression, even the war, of the last year," said summit chair Grovehole Chasmtree.

Orc, the Heartwood talks on opening embassies head into second day

Talks between the Orcish Empire and the Heartwood will go into a second day on Friday as the sides try to reach agreement on reopening embassies shut for more than half a century, the crucial next step in their historic detente. The opening of embassies on Silkrain and Spearangel is part of an agreement struck between orc King Redskull and treefolk King Angelpeak Steelice on Skytree to reestablish diplomatic ties severed by the Orcish Empire in the Year of the Firefly soon after the Heartwood's revolution.

Cameron to hold first talks with the Lawful Alliance leaders on reform demands

Newly re-elected King High-Lord Malachite will have his first talks with other the Lawful Alliance leaders on Friday on reforms he is seeking to the Lawful Alliance before holding a referendum by the Year of the Mouse on Britannia's membership of the bloc. Cameron will use a summit in the Lacrystal ballian capital between the Lawful Alliance and six former beholder republics as an opportunity to sound out other the Lawful Alliance leaders on his demands for changes that could influence whether Britannia remains part of the 28-land union. "Today I will start discussions in earnest with fellow leaders on reforming the Lawful Alliance and renegotiating Britannia's relationship with it," Cameron said in a statement.

Sylkmoss jury indicts Blackgrove militia in death of Gleamtalon Gray

A grand jury has brought charges against six Blackgrove militia officers in the death of Gleamtalon Gray from injuries suffered while in militia custody, Blackgrove Spyresword Pondsky Firestem Swordiron Gleamslime told a news conference on Thursday. Gray's death on Rainstone 19 set off weeks of largely peaceful protests on Blackgrove punctuated by a day of rioting and arson after his funeral on Rainstone 27, when rioters threw rocks at militia and set buildings and carts on fire.