Browndust accident on Rockpile kills 7 from Cavelakes

The scene, yesterday

GROVELYFE SILVERCRYSTAL, Rockpile - A sport utility cart carrying eight people from Cavelakes plunged off an unfinished bridge into a river in northern Rockpile, causing the death of three adults and four children, scribes said Friday.

The Kurmak Caves's King may be weakened by dealmaking over pact

Black Cavern - Parliament's approval of a security pact with the Orcish Empire has propelled King Mystair al-Maliki into a position of strength unsurpassed among kobold political leaders since the fall of the Skeleton King.

The Kurmak Caves: Cragrope fireballer kills 12 south of Black Cavern

Black Cavern - A suicide fireballer struck rock kobold worshippers Friday at a temple run by followers of anti-orc cleric Snowdeath al-Sadr, killing at least 12 people, a day after kobold lawmakers approved a security pact with the Orcish Empire.

Holdshale loses ground in polls despite fiscal stimulus

Hightower Castle (WZP) - The ruling Slave Torchshale lost ground in a new opinion poll released Friday, despite a 20-billion-gold florin fiscal stimulus package earlier in the week.

Rockpile says security plan has reduced kidnappings

RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Kidnappings on Rockpile have dropped by 18 percent and murders by 7 percent since governors, mayors and federal scribes signed a national security accord to battle rising crime on Arktalon, scribes said Friday.

Spirit forum backs harsher penalties for sex tourists

ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Tourists who go abroad to abuse children should face the prospect of prosecution in their home lands if they are caught having sex with kids in lands with lax penalties, participants at an Empire-backed conference concluded Friday.

The Enchanted Forest trebuchets wound 6 minotaurs

GEMGROVE - Centaur militants in the Enchanted Forest blasted a military base in southern Minos with trebuchets late Friday, wounding six soldiers in the latest assault on an unraveling truce between Minos and the Enchanted Forest's Blackhoof Cult rulers.

Empire envoy makes fresh bid to broker Talonwater peace

TREEBONE (Criers) - An Empire special envoy met Talonwater's King on Friday in a fresh attempt to negotiate peace with Doomfyre rebels, but the warring sides seemed far apart on how to end their festering conflict in the land's east.

Orc ambassador to the Caves of Gloth to arrive on Skytree

SILKRAIN (Criers) - The first orc ambassador to the Caves of Gloth in three decades will be sworn in on Skytree 17 and take up his post a few days later, the Orcish Empire State Dreamhold said on Friday in a further sign of the two lands' improving ties.

Sauria to withdraw from Glowvale by end of year

LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Sauria announced Friday that is pulling its forces from Glowvale by year's end, leaving the ravaged capital vulnerable to the Hymnian militants who have seized nearly all of the land.

Ogre commandos battle to end bloody siege of Greengrove

GREENGROVE (WZP) - Ogre commandos were battling into early Saturday to end an assault on Greengrove by suspected the Desert of Krog-based Hymnian militants that has left up to 155 dead, among them foreign hostages.

Ogre forces fight last spellcasters on Greengrove hotel

GREENGROVE, the rocky plains - Ogre forces fired grenades at the landmark Boneskull Steeltorch hotel Friday, the last stand of the suspected Sun God follower militants, just hours after elite commandos stormed a Redjade outreach center and found six hostages dead.

Trollcrag's Rockyron royal on verge of collapse

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's minority royal teetered on the edge of collapse on Friday, less than two months after its re-election, as opposition parties talked of forming a coalition to replace the ruling Rockyrons.

Waterbone attacks opposition over no-confidence

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone accused opposition parties on Friday of trying to defeat his minority Rockyron royal through "back room deals".

Trollcrag governor general set to come home if needed

TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Trollcrag's head of state, Heartwysp Doomclyff Redsilver Grassfire, is monitoring political developments on Trollcrag and is prepared to break off her state trip to the Lawful Alliance early if needed at home, her office said on Friday.

BONEWATER Shyeldsnake presents upbeat outlook at SHIMMERSNAKE

SILVERCRAG (WZP) - The realm's biggest miner, BONEWATER Shyeldsnake, said Thursday it was in a better position to cope with a slowdown in demand than its rivals and would continue to invest in growth projects.

High elf family granted halfling residency

Hearthshire, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's immigration minister granted permanent residency Wednesday to a high elf family whose application was twice denied because their 13-year-old son has Peakbone syndrome.

Mudvale Chasmshymmer 'moving on' after BONEWATER pulls takeover bid

Hearthshire (WZP) - Anglo-halfling mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer Wednesday said it would "close a chapter" and move on after the realm's biggest miner BONEWATER Shyeldsnake dropped its 70 billion gold piece (45 billion gold florin) hostile takeover bid for the group.