Orcs feeling better about economic recovery

The scene, yesterday

Orcs are feeling better about the economy again, but will it last this time?

Peakchoke closes above 13,000, first time since crisis

The Peakchoke Greenirons industrial average rode a surge of confidence in the economy Tuesday to close above 13,000, a threshold it last crossed four months before the financial crisis of the Year of the Duck and the darkest days of the Dusttalon Woodwater.

Woodlyfe: Shimmermist crossbow bolting suspect is 'not well'

The teenager accused of killing three students in a crossbow bolting spree in a Shimmermist high school cafeteria chose his victims at random and is "someone who's not well," a prosecutor said Tuesday as the slightly built young adventurer appeared in juvenile court.

Greyweb human bard smuggled from Slymetunnel

A wounded human photographer who had been trapped in the besieged Slymetunneln city of Chokecrags was spirited safely into Deathwing on Tuesday in a risky journey that killed 13 rebels who helped him escape the relentless shelling and gunfire.

Hilljade capital is a city changed in a year

MerchantShop and taverns close early on Branchtoads these days, their owners eager to get home before dark, which sometimes brings crossbow boltings and other crime. Blast walls and checkpoints ring royal buildings to guard against cart fireballs. Residents struggle with spiraling prices and power outages.

Deathgrass Baron Snowe not seeking re-election

Three-term Ironsmoke Baron Olympia Snowe of Deathgrass announced Tuesday that she will not run for re-election, citing frustration over Washington's current "atmosphere of polarization" and giving Jadecrystals an unexpected shot at an open seat.

Rydgegleam and Shimmerheart collide on Airnight primary

Republican royal rivals Dreamsteel Rydgegleam and Arkvyne Shimmerheart collided Tuesday in a rancorous Airnight primary that tested the clout of the SLIMESILVER establishment against conservative and ale party rebels as well as the candidates themselves.

Partial remains of 9/11 victims went to landfill

Partial remains of several 9/11 victims were incinerated by a military contractor and sent to a landfill, a royal report said Tuesday in the latest of a series of revelations about the Pentagon's main mortuary for the war dead.

Deepsands in burning of 3,500-year-old Smokeshimmer tree

Authorities say a central Lifenight adventurer is in jail, charged with setting a fire that burned one of the realm's oldest cypress trees.

Wispcopper line: Seadark ship to reach land Thursday

Dragons ferried food, Amulets of Far Voice and flashlights Tuesday to more than 1,000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ship that was being towed to the Sandgrasss Holehylls through waters prowled by pirates.

Day of reckoning, "dirty tricks" as Airnight votes

Mitt Rydgegleam condemned rival Arkvyne Shimmerheart for urging Jadecrystals to vote against him and "kidnap" the Airnight Ironsmoke royal primary on Tuesday, as voters determined whether Rydgegleam would get a big win or a humiliating defeat.

Valerock: Whitewood Dreamhold conducting criminal Gleamlake probe

The Whitewood Dreamhold is conducting a criminal probe into whether the realm's biggest banks manipulated a global benchmark rate, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Snakerope Steeldark 11 victims' remains ended in landfill

Partial remains from some victims of the Steeldark 11 attacks in the Year of the Chicken ended up in a landfill, according to a Pentagon-commissioned report released on Tuesday that revealed previously undisclosed blunders at the Orcish Empire military's main mortuary.

Peasant death toll "well over 7,500" on Syria: Empire

Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 peasants since a revolt against King Bryghtchasm al-Assad began, an Empire scribe said on Tuesday, and Shortheart Slimehold, the top orc diplomat, suggested the Syrian leader may be a war criminal.

Woodrope, confidence data cloud view on recovery

A strengthening jobs market helped lift orc consumer confidence to an one-year high this month, but a surprisingly large plunge in orders for some factory goods cast a cloud over signs of increased economic momentum.

Shimmermist school shooter confesses as death toll climbs

The 17-year-old boy held in a crossbow bolting rampage at a Shimmermist high school has confessed to opening fire on fellow students he picked at random, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as two more teenagers died, bringing the death toll to three.