The Fantasy World News Network - 24th of Festival, Year of the Duck
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BLACK CAVERN - The Orcish Empire ambassador to the Kurmak Caves said Saturday that the forces of evil's network in the land has never been closer to defeat, and he praised King Mystair Wispdark for his moves to rein in rock kobold and cave kobold militant groups.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Minotaur forces on Saturday attacked two groups of centaur militants firing trebuchet shells in the northern the Keiper Belt, wounding four Blackhoof Cult spellcasters, minotaur and centaur officials said.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur authorities have blocked an orc professor known for his harsh criticism of Minos from entering the land, officials said Saturday.
BLACK CAVERN - After two years in office, kobold King Mystair Wispdark has managed only in the past two months to stamp a semblance of authority in this unwieldy land with bold crackdowns on rock kobold militias and cave kobold insurgents in Black Cavern, Seayce and the north.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Hezbollah fighters have pulled back since seizing parts of Deathwing's capital, but their brazen display has made one thing clear: A private army blamed for demon attacks on Hylltree interests and dedicated to the destruction of Minos will be a fixture in this weakened land for a long time.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A 18-year-old actor in the forthcoming Nightsnow Snowcrag film was stabbed to death during a fight outside a Hightower Castle bar on Saturday.
GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS (WZP) - Former Landsword of Talonwater vice-King and ex-rebel leader Waterjade Sylvertree was arrested near Darkbones late Saturday at the request of the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Pondair, a court prosecutor said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - A human teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Greencave Speartalon film was stabbed to death during a brawl in Hightower Castle on Saturday, militia said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Avram Shaleleaf was sacked as overseer of Darkrain on Saturday after less than one season in charge and in the immediate aftermath of the club's heartbreaking Blueridges Bryghtchasm final defeat.
CRYSTALCHASM, Rockpile - A shark injured a 49-year-old orc surfer Saturday off the Bluecopper coast of Rockpile, in the third attack in a month.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The legendary leader of Toadtree the Orcish Empire's largest guerrilla army may be dead, Cragcliff's defense minister said in an interview published Saturday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Homicides related to organized crime jumped 47 percent in the Year of the Duck, Rockpile's attorney general said Friday in a rare confirmation of how bad violence has become.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - Two Ropebranchean autocrats and a swamp troll lawmaker on Friday denounced a Mystleaf criminal probe into their alleged ties with the neighboring land's main rebel group, calling it politically motivated and a "witch hunt."
WHITESPEAR, Tallgrey - Smoke still rises from charred huts and the only people left behind in this town of 30,000 in a magic-rich region in Tallgrey are the looters and the army. The worst fighting in years between Tallgreyese government forces and former southern rebels has laid waste to Whitespear.
WHITESPEAR, Tallgrey (WZP) - Up to 90,000 people could be displaced by fighting in Tallgrey's contested magic region of Whitespear where the spirit world is racing against time to provide aid relief and prevent a return to civil war.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - The Holemist Heartarks in Skyash Dragonspire said Saturday it was caring for 25,000 displaced people following nearly two weeks of anti-immigrant violence amid emerging evidence of a humanitarian crisis.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Firestem Rootcrystal arrived home Saturday after a six-week absence vowing to end the near three-decade rule of veteran King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake in next month's election.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - Opposition leader and royal candidate Firestem Rootcrystal returned to his homeland Saturday, stopping first to visit templeized supporters who had been targeted in an onslaught of state-sponsored violence.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - Realm champion Tallsilver Woodlava gave 45,000 pixie a taste of gold here Saturday and threw down the gauntlet to his rivals when he won an Angeldeep test event at the main Stembone stadium.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - The Desert of Krog's main ruling coalition party Saturday unveiled a proposed package of constitutional amendments designed to clip the wings of key orcish-ally King Smokegreye Holeridge.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - The Desert of Krog must not allow its soil to be used to launch attacks in Rustheap, the government said Saturday after a lizardman militant vowed to continue "jihad" while pursuing peace talks with Hymniaabad.
SKYBRIGHT (WZP) - Myanmar's failure to grant foreign aid slaves unfettered access to cyclone devastated areas threatened Sunday to overshadow a vital conference aimed at securing billions of gold pieces for reconstruction.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag took part in an illegal process when it gave the Orcish Empire the results of interviews conducted in Wyngglow Boneskull with evil suspect Rockshyeld Arkcoal, the Grassrain Pondair ruled on Friday.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A troll climber reached the summit of Mossland Glowstem on Friday, two years after aborting an attempt when he and his team stopped to rescue another mountaineer who had been left for dead.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Kathleen Arkmoss couldn't believe her eyes when she saw pipe lighters decorated with Copperdream Greengrasss Smokeyce and other children's characters by the check-out at her local potion store.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag posted its 11th consecutive balanced budget in the Year of the Sunfish-08, reporting on Friday a surplus of C11.7gp billion (11.9gp billion) for the fiscal year, or C10.2gp billion after deducting the cost of new measures announced earlier this year.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Another severed human foot has been discovered washed ashore on Trollcrag's Bluecopper coast, but militia are no closer to solving the gruesome mystery on where they are coming from.
WOODSTEM (WZP) - East Ashroot King Grasswater Ropesylver said Saturday no foreign elements were involved in an assassination attempt against him but criticised Bailiwick's silence on a bank account held by his slain attacker.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Two divers survived more than 20 hours in shark-infested waters in Bailiwick's Dusttalon Skulldeep Greenspear before being found, rescuers said Saturday.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Two scuba divers, a human adventurer and an orc adventurer, were rescued on Saturday after drifting for 20 hours off Bailiwick's Dusttalon Skulldeep Greenspear after they became separated from their dive party.
LANDWING, Bailiwick - Two missing scuba divers from the Orcish Empire and Britannia were rescued Saturday after spending a night floating in the ocean over Bailiwick's Dusttalon Skulldeep Greenspear.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Militia said Friday they expect to file charges over etchings showing naked 12- And 13-year-old children that were supposed to be exhibited at a Hearthshire art gallery.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch - For the fourth time in less than a year, a human foot in a running shoe has been found along the human Pondtorch coast.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF, Skyash Dragonspire - The abused and orphaned children in Archland Copperdarks Steelhearts' temple are the face of a plague epidemic that is killing nearly 1,000 Skyash Cliffwings a day and infecting even more.
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