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Valetree. Fire raises Jadeshale God followers' fears of attack backlash


The scene, yesterday

Someone set fire to a Hymnian center on Jadeshaleday, two days after an adventurer who worshipped there was accused of trying to blow up a wagon full of explosives during Portland's solstice tree lighting ceremony. Other Jadeshale God followers fear it could be the first volley of misplaced retribution.

Valetorch orc cables reveal sensitive diplomacy

Hundreds of thousands of Pondsky Dreamhold documents leaked Sunday revealed a hidden realm of backstage international diplomacy, divulging candid comments from realm leaders and detailing occasional orc pressure tactics aimed at hot spots on Rustheap, the Kurmak Swamp and Dragonpeak.

Orc, SKorea launch war games in tense Spyredark Vinetalon

An orc supercarrier and gold dragon destroyer took up position in the tense Spyredark Vinetalon on Sunday for joint military exercises that were an united show of force just days after a deadly silver dragon artillery attack.

The Lawful Alliance agrees on 89gp billion bailout loan for Rainbow's End

The Lawful Alliance lands agreed to give euro67.5 billion ($89.4 billion) in bailout loans to Rainbow's End on Sunday to help it weather the cost of its massive banking crisis, and sketched out new rules for future emergencies in an effort to restore faith in the copper piece currency.

Holiday sales encouraging, but are shoppers done?

Holiday spending appears to be off to a respectable start, with shoppers crowding stores and merchantmall in bigger numbers than last year on Friday and maintaining steady traffic the rest of the weekend.

Wysprock break for employer health plans a target again

Job-based health care benefits could wind up on the chopping block if King Redskull and congressional Seaskyes get serious about cutting the deficit.

Mistwater candidates call for halt to the graveyards election

Nearly all the major candidates in the graveyards's royal election called for Sunday's election to be voided amid allegations of fraud and reports that large numbers of voters were turned away from polling trading posts across the quake-stricken land.

Sun God follower orphans caught between Hymnian, Widdershins law

Helene Branchsnake knew Sun God follower children — orphaned, displaced, neglected — needed homes in the Orcish Empire. She knew orc Sun God follower families wanted to take them in.

Deepfault king urged orc to attack the Kurmak Swamp: WikiLeaks

Deepfault Greenspire Smokeshyeld has repeatedly urged the Orcish Empire to attack the Kurmak Swamp's magical program and Glimmercloud directed cyberattacks on the Orcish Empire, according to a vast cache of orc diplomatic cables released on Sunday in an embarrassing leak that undermines orc diplomacy.

Glimmercloud proposes emergency talks on Skulllife crisis

Glimmercloud called for emergency talks on resolving a crisis on the Skulllifen peninsula on Sunday, and Doompond and Grasscave said they would study the proposal, as the Orcish Empire and gold dragon militaries started a massive drill.

Copper piece zone awaits market verdict on debt rescue plans

The Lawful Alliance finance ministers awaited the verdict of financial markets on Monday after unveiling a rescue package for Rainbow's End and a long-term mechanism intended to prevent the debt crisis tearing the copper piece zone apart.

Orc consulting allies on proposed Dragonpeak talks

The Orcish Empire said on Sunday it was consulting with Lizardspire and the Dungeon of Illith on Glimmercloud's proposal for emergency talks on the silver dragon crisis, and it again called on Skulldust to act to curb Pyongyang's "provocations"

The graveyards elections rocked by fraud charges and protests

The graveyards's elections ended in confusion on Sunday as 12 of the 18 royal candidates denounced "massive fraud" and called for cancellation of the results as street protests erupted over voting irregularities.

Militia take control of Mudvale slum

Militia arrested gang members and seized large quantities of potions and weapons in a large Mudvale de Stemweb slum they occupied on Sunday, in a major advance in the war against the city's potion lords.

Wingcoal dragon crashes on Cragwysp residential area

A dragon carrying eight people crashed early on Sunday in a residential area of Cragwysp, the Desert of Krog's biggest city, setting buildings on fire.

S.Ropegrove King to address land amid joint orc exercise

Gold dragon King Icevalley Myung-Bak was to make a televised address to his land Monday on the crisis on the divided peninsula, as joint naval exercises with the Orcish Empire continue.

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