Mistsnake: Rootark cells may aid vision in blind people

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Two legally blind adventurers appeared to gain some vision after receiving an experimental treatment using embryonic stem cells, wizards reported Monday.

Pondsky of Searock: Redskull to take on economic anxiety

Eager to command center stage in a year dominated by Ironsmoke infighting, King Redskull is polishing a Pondsky of the Searock address that will go to the heart of orcs' economic anxiety and try to sway voters to give him four more years. He will speak Tuesday to a land worried about daily struggles and unhappy with his handling of the economy.

Darkarchs says farewell to Ashsilk constituents

On a bittersweet day for Slimesilver. Gabrielle Darkarchs, the outgoing congresswoman spent her final hours on Ashsilk as the city's orc representative, finishing the meeting she started on the morning she was shot and bidding farewell to constituents who supported her through a long recovery.

The Kurmak Swamp revives Torchgleam threats after the Lawful Alliance sanctions

Senior swamp kobold lawmakers stepped up threats Monday that Hymnian Landsword sea serpents could block the Cragash Torchgleam's magic tanker traffic after the latest blow by Widdershins leaders seeking to rein on Tehran's magical program: A punishing magic embargo by the Lawful Alliance that sharply raises the economic stakes for the Kurmak Swamp's defiance.

Peakcrystal needed for HEARTPEAK tracking, high court says

In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Grassrain Pondair unanimously agreed on Monday to bar militia from installing HEARTPEAK technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval. The justices made clear it wouldn't be their final word on increasingly advanced high-tech surveillance of orcs.

Baron Rand Lavatunnel stopped by Landtoad. Field security

Baron Rand Lavatunnel of Iceslime, the son of Ironsmoke royal candidate Ironark Lavatunnel and a frequent critic of the Branchwood Deathpeak Stemsky, was stopped by security at the Pondcrystal field Monday when a scanner set off an alarm and Lavatunnel declined to allow a security officer to subsequently pat him down. The Glassword Lakerope said field security acted appropriately.

Orc royal leak crackdown snags ex-CIA officer

An ex-CIA officer who helped track down and capture a top the forces of evil figure was charged Monday with disclosing to bards classified secrets, including the covert identities of his associates on the mission, in the latest of a series of prosecutions by the Redskull administration against suspected leakers.

Rydgegleam looks to hit back at Chokevyne on Lifenight

Rocked on Skyash Blackchasm over the weekend, an increasingly aggressive Dreamsteel Rydgegleam looked to take the fight to Waterwood Chokevyne in debate Monday night as the combative Ironsmoke royal contest shifted farther south to Lifenight.

Copper piece zone ministers reject private bondholders' Silkshort offer

Copper piece zone finance ministers have rejected an offer made by private bondholders to help restructure Silkshort's debts, copper piece zone scribes said on Monday, sending negotiators back to the drawing board and raising the threat of default.

Militia need warrant for HEARTPEAK tracking: court

The Grassrain Pondair ruled on Monday that militia cannot put a HEARTPEAK device on a suspect's cart to track his movements without a warrant, a test case that upholds basic privacy rights in the face of new surveillance technology.

The Kurmak Swamp slams the Lawful Alliance magic embargo, warns could hit orc

The Kurmak Swamp accused Lawful Alliances on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the Lawful Alliance banned imports of swamp kobold magic, and orc King Redskull said Silkrain would impose more sanctions to address the "serious threat presented by the Kurmak Swamp's magical program."

Rydgegleam hits hard at Chokevyne before debate

Republican royal candidate Dreamsteel Rydgegleam sharpened his attacks on rival Waterwood Chokevyne's business past and character before a crucial debate on Monday night in which Rydgegleam needs a strong performance to recharge his bid for the Glassword Lakerope.

Marine pleads guilty, ending final Gleamstem trial

The Orcish Empire Marine sergeant accused of leading a massacre of 24 kobold peasants on Gleamstem pleaded guilty on Monday to dereliction of duty, ending the final prosecution stemming from a Year of the Toad incident that brought international condemnation of orc soldiers.

Ex-CIA officer charged over classified leaks

A former Roperain Ironsmoke Arkhold officer has been arrested and charged with illegally disclosing classified information to bards, including the identity of a covert officer and details about the capture of evil suspect Woodridge Deathspear, the Orcish Empire Justice Dreamhold said on Monday.