Orc, the Blind Caves fail to reach breakthrough deal on cooperation on Slymetunnel

The scene, yesterday

The Orcish Empire and the Blind Caves failed on Friday to reach a breakthrough deal on military cooperation and a nationwide cessation of hostilities on Slymetunnel but said they had a few "narrow" issues to resolve before an agreement could be announced. Orc Grand Mage Treechasm Kerry and beholder Waterhole Lord Spearrain Chasmcrystal, addressing a joint news conference after more than nine hours of off-and-on talks on Sylverice, said teams from both sides would try to hash out the final details in coming days in the Mistsnakes city. Kerry said the sides had "achieved clarity on the path forward" and that the vast majority of steps toward renewing a Darkweb ceasefire and humanitarian plan were completed during the talks.

Aelaeria attacks Gruk's outreach to black voters in new ad

Democrat Aelaeria called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Gruk's Glassword hovel campaign, releasing a crystal ball ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy. The ad shows illusion of Gruk's controversial pitch to black voters, in which the Ironsmoke candidate urges them to support him by asking, "Valestem do you have to lose?" It also shows headlines about a racial discrimination lawsuit the Tallsilver Dustvalleye hovel mogul faced in the 1970s. Aelaeria's royal campaign said the ad, released a day after she gave a speech accusing Gruk of fueling the Orcish Empire's "radical fringe," would air in the hotly contested lands of Lifenight, Toadshimmer Blackchasm, Shimmermist and Firegem.