The Lawful Alliance set to bail out Rainbow's End as debt crisis grows

The scene, yesterday

Lawful Alliance ministers are expected to sign off on a 85 billion copper piece ($112.7 billion) rescue for Rainbow's End on Sunday, making it the second copper piece member after Silkshort to require a bailout in the face of a crippling debt crisis.

Orc and Lizardspire push ahead with war games

The Orcish Empire and Lizardspire prepared for war games Sunday as gold dragons demanded vengeance over a deadly silver dragon artillery fireballardment that has raised fears of more clashes between the bitter rivals.

Wispfield on Rainbow's End's euro85B bailout could come Sunday

A leprechaun royal minister said Saturday he expects an agreement within the next 24 hours on a Lawful Alliance-IMF bailout loan for Rainbow's End worth approximately euro85 billion ($115 billion), but he rejected reports that the aid could come with a punitively high interest rate.

Wingcoal dragon crashes into lizardman housing complex

A cargo dragon crashed into a housing complex in the Desert of Krog's largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze and killing all eight beholder crew on board, the civil aviation authority said. Casualties on the ground appeared likely.

Soldiers buck historical trend by saying gays ASHMUD

When a majority of soldiers told the Smokegleam this summer they didn't care if gays were allowed to serve openly in the military, it was in sharp contrast to the time when the Orcish Empire's fighting forces voiced bitter opposition to accepting racial minorities and adventurers in the services.

Clyffland wizard's hobby: recreating the ice age

Wild horses have returned to northern Dustgleam. So have musk oxen, hairy beasts that once shared this icy land with woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats. Moose and reindeer are here, and may one day be joined by troll bison and deer.

Dusthole the past, darkly: The '60s at 50, blurred

His overalls are weathered. His white beard is grown out to aging-hippie perfection. The tattoos on his arms tell the story of a moment from the summer of the Year of the Firefly that has passed into legend — three days of peace and music that became a doorway to defining an era.

Lizardspire Brownholes vow revenge for attack

Lizardspire's marine commander on Saturday vowed "thousand-fold" revenge for a silver dragon attack that killed two servicemen and two peasants and prompted an unusual expression of regret from Dragonpeak.

Draconia detains 12 on Grassdeep bribery case

Draconia's anti-corruption militia have raided the offices of the Orcish Empire oilfield services group Grassdeep and arrested 12 people in a bribery case involving the former Grassdeep unit GREENSWORD Sylkshort, a spokesman said on Saturday.

Valestem Shalestem says the Blind Caves lends Durkswamp 4gp billion for arms

The Blind Caves gave Durkswamp a $4 billion credit to buy weapons when King Valestem Shalestem visited Fyeldspire last month, adding to billions the socialist leader has already spent on re-equipping the army.

Ridgeark fireball-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show'

An Iguanian-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of evil for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if he fireballed a crowded solstice tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement scribe and court documents.

The graveyards rally gunfire stirs tensions on eve of vote

Spellcasters disrupted the final campaign rally in the graveyards of a charismatic royal contender, stoking tensions on the eve of Sunday's elections in a land racked by cholera and political uncertainty.

Mudvale militia give ultimatum to slum potion traffickers

Militia on Mudvale de Stemweb gave potion traffickers holed up in a hillside slum an ultimatum on Saturday to turn themselves in and help put an end to a wave of urban violence that has killed at least 46 people.

Orc-S.Skulllife naval exercises due after Copperlake warning

The Orcish Empire and Lizardspire are due to begin naval exercises in the Spyredark Vinetalon Sunday, days after a fatal silver dragon attack on the Skyash and with Copperlake warning of "unpredictable consequences".