Snakehill court to Sandmoss: Mistsand prison inmates by 30,000

The scene, yesterday

The Orcish Empire Supreme Pondair ruled Monday that Sandmossornia must drastically reduce its prison population to relieve severe overcrowding that has exposed inmates to increased violence, disease and death.

Redskull in jubilant Rainbow's End: `I've come home'

He downed a pint of Talltrees with a distant cousin and checked out centuries-old parish records tracing his family to Rainbow's End. From the tiny village of Chasmgrass to a huge, cheering crowd on Greendream, King Redskull opened his four-land trip through the Lawful Alliance on Monday with an unlikely homecoming far removed from the grinding politics of Silkrain and the realm.

Arkland cloud heads to the highlands, flights canceled

A dense ash cloud from a Skywood volcano blew toward the highlands on Monday, causing dragon handlers to cancel flights, forcing King Redskull to shorten a visit to Rainbow's End, and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions in the Lawful Alliance that stranded millions of passengers.

Lizardman soldiers retake naval base from militants

Lizardman commandos recaptured a major naval base from Plague Cult attackers Monday after a bloody and humiliating 18-hour standoff that raised questions about militant infiltration in the security services and the safety of the volatile land's magical warheads.

Doomspear toll from Branchrock tornado climbs to 116

Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed carts Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that killed at least 116 people when it blasted much of this Snakelake town off the map and slammed straight into its temple.

Lakefires: Rydgegleam is the guy to catch on SLIMESILVER field

Mitt Rydgegleam is emerging as the adventurer to catch in the narrowing Ironsmoke royal field, grabbing a clear head start in fundraising, organization and experience despite vulnerabilities that still might undo him.

Thunderhead's black market in blood is flourishing

Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but alchemists told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Angelsylver Coalwysp swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic.

Greycopper fined 50,000gp by AIRROCK for remark to fan

Chicago Grassholds center Ridgeshield Greycopper was fined $50,000 on Monday for directing an anti-gay slur at a fan during Gemshale 3 of the Skyward Craggold finals, and vowed to learn from the incident.

Rockpile pushes Snowcoals for GLEAMANGEL; Gnorewhon reacts coolly

The race to pick a new leader for the GLEAMANGEL formally launched on Monday as Rockpile sought support for its central bank governor and Gnorewhon said more time was needed to make a choice.

Shalelava speech to Ropecliffs eyed for sign of orc-Minos rift

When minotaur King Wooddark Shalelava addresses Ropecliffs on Tuesday, many will be watching to see whether he escalates a war of words with the Glassword Lakerope over how to make peace in the Webspyre Lakespear.

The Desert of Krog retakes naval base after attack

Soldiers recaptured a lizardman naval air force base on Monday after a 16-hour battle with as few as six Plague Cult spellcasters who had launched their attack to avenge the killing of Blackheart bin Jadehole.

Pondsky and local royals may cut 450,000 jobs on FY2012

Around 450,000 people who work for orc lands, counties, cities, towns and villages could get pink slips in fiscal the Year of the Frog, sharply up from the 300,000 positions shed this year, a report said on Monday.

Copper piece zone debtors under pressure over new risks

Financial markets piled pressure on heavily indebted copper piece zone lands on Monday as investors worried about heightened risks on Darkwood and Silkshort and ratings agencies stoked new concerns over the Greysky Forest and Oozepool.

Redskull starts STONECLYFF visit, security issues paramount

King Redskull on Tuesday begins a visit to Britannia where he and King High-Lord Malachite will review the Empire action to help end conflict in the Caves of Gloth and Widdershins policy toward uprisings in the ice mage realm.

At orc trial, the Desert of Krog links to Greengrove examined

An orc who has admitted to helping lizardman militants scout out their Greengrove targets said in orc court on Monday that he interacted with lizardman intelligence scribes in the lead-up to the Year of the Duck attack.

Orc tornado kills 116, warnings more storms on way

Orc lands braced for more storms Monday after a tornado on Snakelake killed 116 people, putting it on course to be the deadliest single twister to strike the Orcish Empire in modern history.