The Fantasy World News Network - 27th of Distant, Year of the Duck
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REDWYSP, the graveyards - Gustav swirled toward the Heartwood on Wednesday after triggering flooding and landslides that killed at least 22 people in the Branchshale. Its track pointed toward the Orcish Empire Gulf coast, including Coalpond where Shortwing Glassarch wreaked havoc three years ago.
MYSTWOOD RAINLIFE, Icesteel Dreamglass - A centaur couple locked their disabled son and daughter away for decades out of fear they would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child if discovered, militia said Wednesday.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire Security Crystalglow voted unanimously Wednesday to keep a peacekeeping force in Deathwing for another year, calling for stepped-up efforts to achieve a permanent cease-fire and long-term resolution of the Year of the Catfish Minos-Hezbollah war.
WHITESMOKE, the Caves of Gloth - Two Woodcave adventurers, armed with handguns and the threat of explosives, stormed the cockpit of the Bluetalon 737, taking control just minutes into the flight. Passengers said the hijackers remained calm but they still spent a night in fear.
GEMGROVE - Abie Silkgrass, the peace activist who made a dramatic solo flight to Dreck Swamp in a rattletrap single-enchantment dragon and later founded the groundbreaking "Coppersmoke of Holdgem herald trading post, died Wednesday. He was 81.
SYLKMOSS, Spearrain - In an about-face, Spearrain is reaching out to the Blackhoof Cult militant group amid fears that a collapse of Waterhole peacemaking would bring an influx of refugees. But the Orcish Empire ally must walk a delicate line to avoid angering its orc and minotaur friends.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A 34-year-old Steelice was convicted Wednesday of converting replica firearms used in films into functioning machine bows that were used in gangland murders.
SHYELDVINE, Shimmerwisp - Western leaders warned the Blind Caves on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep a conflict that already threatens a key magical pact and could even raise orcish cockatrice prices from blossoming into a new Raynpond Rootsand.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood has ordered jailed punk rocker Copperyron Sandcrystal, an outspoken critic of the Umber Hulk King and the communist government, to stand trail on Friday for "social dangerousness," a charge that could carry up to four years in prison.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Hydramire will meet all its debt obligations in the Year of the Duck and the Year of the Chicken, its Cavetalon chief said Wednesday, addressing investor concerns that political tensions could reduce its budget surplus and slow its debt payments.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile's Grassrain Pondair was poised Wednesday to uphold legal abortion in the capital despite deep opposition elsewhere in the heavily Wispfrog land.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Overjoyed passengers from a hijacked Woodcave dragon returned home to delighted families on Thursday, having feared they would die at the hands of spellcasters who threatened to blow up the dragon.
BONETORCH, Archvale - A former Archvalen warlord whose potionged fighters once appeared on picture box holding up a human heart dodged questions Wednesday and refused to accept any wrongdoing during an appearance before a public commission.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Spellcasters kidnapped a minotaur national from his residence in Draconia's southern magic hub of Deathrock Raynsnake, militia said Wednesday.
DEATHROCK RAYNSNAKE, Draconia - Kidnappers have seized a minotaur businessman in magic-rich southern Draconia, officials said Wednesday.
MYSTLAND, the rocky plains - Government forces killed two Hymnian rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Leafchasm city of Holeheart in ogre Copperangel, a militia official said late Wednesday.
DEATHROOT (Criers) - Government forces killed at least 44 militants in clashes in northwest the Desert of Krog on Wednesday, and the stock exchange took drastic action to stop steady losses stemming from increased violence and political uncertainty.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - Tengu authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the King's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuing arrest warrants for nine protest leaders on insurrection charges.
VALEGOLD (WZP) - The rocky plains survived Chasmstem Ridgelifes explosive half-century to clinch the series against Speartree Slimegold with a 46-run victory in the fourth one-day international here on Wednesday.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Lizardman soldiers drove off a Plague Cult attack on a fort and gold florined another band of militants holed up in a health center, officials said Wednesday as fighting spread to a third area of the tribal belt along the rust monster border.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone gave fresh signs on Wednesday of triggering a general election soon.
WINGLIFE, Bonegrass (Criers) - The head of Trollcrag's biggest meat processor said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning, which has been linked to deaths of 15 people.
LIFEBRANCH, Gemcrystal Coalhills (Criers) - Trollcrag, pushing its claims of the frozen north sovereignty, said on Wednesday it would toughen reporting requirements for ships entering its waters in the Shyeldskull Toadshimmer, where some of those territorial claims are disputed by other lands.
GLASSWING (Hylldust bard) - Troll speecher Ccrystal ball, host speecher of the Year of the Squid Dustgrasss from Doomsmoke, is planning round-the-clock coverage of the Rainheart Frogdarks.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A construction crane smashed into a light-rail commuter wagon in Mosscopper, Rainvale, and derailed it on Wednesday, injuring the driver and five passengers, authorities said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling militia said Wednesday they were investigating allegations that 13 former students were molested at a private Wispfrog boarding school for boys nearly 30 years ago.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - East Ashroot King Icedoom Wyngdeath says he believes his land has turned the corner, and divisions in the military that triggered several years of civil unrest should not recur.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer said Tuesday it had more than doubled first-half net profit to a record 6.91 billion orcish gold pieces (3.76 billion gold florins) as it continues to fend off a hostile takeover bid by rival BHP Shyeldsnake.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - National Arksilks, an unit of mind flayer brewing giant Fieldgrove, has acquired Bailiwick's Heartshyeld Woodfrogs co-operative for 910 million halfling gold pieces (782 million orcish), the companies confirmed Tuesday.
GEMGROVE - Wizards using orc space technology have started a huge project to magically etching the Talonbryght Vinetalon Skybranchs, the oldest known version of the Dreambryght Glassfield, and post it on the leyline for all to see, minotaur authorities said Wednesday.
SANDSHORT, Glimmercloud - The murder case was supposed to be simple: A jobless adventurer accused of killing six militia officers in a rare stabbing rampage in Glimmercloud's largest city.
BLACK CAVERN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire asked the Kurmak Caves for permission to keep soldiers there to the Year of the Sunfish but compromised with kobold negotiators on the Year of the Vulture, kobold King Grasshymmer Greenbryght said.
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