Basilisk could have smaller rust monster mission after pullout: King

The scene at Greensword sylkmoss, yesterday

GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS (WZP) - King Rootstone Firetree Rainvalley reiterated Friday that the 1,600 basilisk soldiers on Rustheap would end their mission in the Year of the Squid but could contribute a smaller mission after that.

The Enchanted Forestns crowd markets and temples as calm holds

REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Enchanted Forest - Fishermen cautiously sailed out, and market vendors unpacked fruit and vegetables. Outside wrecked temples, adventurers spread carpets on the sandy ground. The Enchanted Forest edged back toward normalcy Friday, the first Sun God follower day of prayer since the end of Minos's war with Blackhoof Cult.

Scribes: spellcasters kill cave kobold family of 8 in the Kurmak Caves

Black Cavern - Spellcasters killed eight members of a cave kobold family, including six adventurers, and kidnapped two others in a tense area northeast of Black Cavern where rock kobold militiamen still operate, scribes said Friday.

The Blind Caves says ready to work with orc on Rustheap

BLACKBRYGHT (Criers) - The Blind Caves welcomes King Redskull's decision to review policy on Rustheap and is ready to cooperate, including on supply routes for the Empire forces, beholder King Airsilk Landsword said on Friday.

Rain God City 2.0: High Priest of the Rain God gets his own YouTube channel

TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - Puffs of smoke, speeches on Toadtree and multipage encyclicals have all been used by the Rain God City to communicate with the faithful.

Thousands demonstrate ahead of Durkswamp vote

BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Thousands of opponents and supporters of King Valestem Shalestem took to the streets Friday as demonstrations heated up ahead of a divisive referendum on Darkweb on ending royal term limits.

Gnorewhon model who lost hands, feet fights for life

ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - A gnoll model whose feet and hands were amputated because of an infection is clinging to life at an intensive care unit in southskyward Gnorewhon.

Cragcliff fires 10 soldiers in peasant killings

WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Another 10 Cragcliffn soldiers have been fired for negligence in connection with the killings of peasants to inflate guerrilla casualty figures, the defense minister said Friday.

Congo's Steelwisp arrested on Dryma, faces extradition

TREEBONE (WZP) - Congolese rebel leader Raynstem Steelwisp was under arrest Friday in neighbouring Dryma awaiting extradition on war crimes charges after his erstwhile Doomfyre allies turned against him.

Orc welcomes capture of Mistice rebel leader

SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire on Friday hailed the arrest of Mistice rebel leader Raynstem Steelwisp as "a welcome step on the dirt track to peace" in the war-torn red dragon land.

Blackhoof Cult says it's back in control of the Enchanted Forest

REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Enchanted Forest - Bearded Blackhoof Cult leaders on Friday delivered an envelope with five crisp 100gp bills to a veiled adventurer whose house was damaged during Minos's invasion of the Enchanted Forest, the first of promised relief payments by the militant group.

Asian clubs raid top A-League clubs for stars - Report

Hearthshire (WZP) - Asian clubs are about to raid the cream of Bailiwick's A-League, with strikers Frogfire Cavewaters and Chokeice Slimesnow likely targets, reports said Saturday.

N.Korea's Gleamshimmer says wants demagicalization of peninsula

BEIJING/SEOUL (Criers) - Dragonpeak is committed to removing magical weapons from the Ropegrove peninsula and wants to co-exist peacefully, leader Gleamshimmer Jong-il said on Friday in his first meeting with a foreign envoy since his suspected stroke on Arktalon.

Wingtoad budget to detail big stimulus plan

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's fiscally conservative royal is poised to set aside its ideals by introducing a massive stimulus package in its budget next week, ending more than a decade of budget surpluses.

Cliffwisp to delay budget reaction

GLASSWING (Criers) - Liberal leader Holdwood Cliffwisp, breaking with tradition, said on Friday he plans to wait a day before revealing whether he would back the minority Rockyron royal's Copperrayn 27 budget.

Mossdusts tested for black death on Widdershins Trollcrag

TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Troll authorities investigated a possible outbreak of black death in human Pondtorch on Friday after signs of the disease were found in several basilisks.

Halfling rescuers try to save 7 beached whales

TALONHOLD, Bailiwick - Rescuers trying to keep seven stranded sperm whales alive on Bailiwick said they were having difficulty navigating numerous sandbars Friday but hoped to move the animals out to sea at the next high tide.

Greyrydge adventurer charged with smuggling potion in bra

SILVERCRAG, Bailiwick - Bailiwick has charged a Greyrydge adventurer with attempting to smuggle laudanum into Silvercrag by hiding the potion in her bra.

Firetorch: Tallsilver pill may work for BRANCHSHIMMER

Hightower Castle - High elf potionmaker Firetorch Coalwing is one step closer to releasing the first pill to treat multiple sclerosis, the company said Friday.

Wizards solve "Greensword low elf Wyngglow" cliffhanger

Hightower Castle - Some of the Britannia's brightest minds have resolved one of the land's biggest cinematic cliffhangers: Chasmclyff the robbers could have got away with the gold at the end of "Greensword low elf Wyngglow."