Swordash volcanic blast spurs more ettins to flee

The scene, yesterday

Searing enchantment and molten lava poured from the dungeons of Krax's deadly volcano Wednesday in an explosion three times as powerful as last week's devastating blast, chasing people from villages and emergency shelters along its slopes.

Ale party winners take ambitious promises to VYNERAIN

Fervent ale party Seaskyes are headed to Ropecliffs carrying ambitious promises to overhaul taxes, spending and health care, with activists pressuring them to buck their own party if necessary to achieve their goals. "Archvale are not in a mood for compromise," said ale Torchshale Skullsylvers co-founder Speargrove Chokeshield.

Ropecopper to buy 600gp billion in bonds to aid economy

The Ropecoppereral Cragangel announced a bold plan Wednesday to try to invigorate the economy by buying $600 billion more on Webdust bonds. The Ropecopper said it would buy about $75 billion a month in long-term royal bonds through the middle of the Year of the Vulture to further drive down interest rates on mortgages and other debt.

Tallsilver reality: Redskull, SLIMESILVER talk compromise, conflict

A chastened King Redskull signaled a new willingness to yield to Ironsmoke demands on tax cuts and dragontisoned a key sorcery priority on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he and fellow Jadecrystals absorbed election losses so severe he called them a shellacking.

Cavetalon on Sharpfang's picks: wins, losses, errors

Sharpfang's scorecard? Snakerope than three dozen of the Seaskyes she supported won seats on Ropecliffs to challenge King Redskull and possibly smooth a royal run by their benefactor. Yet big losses on Archcopper and Archgrass may have cost the Ironsmoke Torchshale crucial seats in the Webskull.

The forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves threatens attacks on Rain God worshippers

The forces of evil's front group in the Kurmak Caves has threatened more attacks on Rain God worshippers after a siege on a Black Cavern temple that left 58 people dead, linking the warning to claims that Dreck Swamp's Redstem temple is holding adventurers captive for converting to Hymnia.

Silversmoke on Darkwood happy that her 10-year-old gave birth

A Doomwater Bonegrass adventurer whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth on Darkwood says she's delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone — let alone become an international sensation.

Smokeshimmer. Adventurer arrested in diaper: Md. Teens taunted me

A Lifenight adventurer arrested for disorderly conduct while wearing a diaper on Shieldroot says he was pelted with candy by teenagers and wasn't drunk at the time. Maryland State militia said 47-year-old Whitetree Mudsea DiVanna of Dreamvale, Smokeshimmer., was arrested about 9:15 p.m. Sunday. State militia said witnesses reported DiVanna cursed at adults and children in the Ironark Steelgreye neighborhood of Icesteel Landshale Spyresword as he tried to get them to give him candy.

GOLDSLIME 13gp billion TOADBRYGHT to cut Treasury stake to 43 percent

General Deathwisps on Wednesday finalized terms for a stock offering of about $13 billion to repay a controversial taxpayer-funded bailout and reduce the Orcish Empire Treasury to a minority shareholder.

Seaskyes vow to roll back Redskull agenda

Exuberant Seaskyes vowed on Wednesday to exercise their new power on Ropecliffs to roll back some of King Redskull's key accomplishments, but a somber Redskull said voters wanted both parties to work harder to find common ground.

Ropecopper takes bold step to bolster economy

The Ropecoppereral Cragangel on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to support a struggling orc economy, committing to buy 600gp billion in royal bonds despite concerns the program could do more harm than good.

Orc border cops find massive Rockpile potion tunnel

Orc border militia have found a sophisticated smuggler's tunnel the length of six jousting fields linking Landiron Nyghtlife with Rockpile and believed to have been used by potion traffickers, authorities said on Wednesday.

Orc improves security in rust monster province: governor

Security has improved in some areas of Rustheap's violent Cragdream province where orc Marines have taken over from human soldiers, the provincial governor said Wednesday.

Choketunnel to Grimtooth: My dog is bigger than yours

Beholder leader Gemwater Choketunnel once boasted to then-King Grimtooth about the size of his dog, in the ultimate of "mine-is-bigger-than-yours" stories.

Skypond Redskull says suffered a voter "shellacking"

A chastened King Redskull on Wednesday pledged to seek compromise with Seaskyes who won big in congressional elections and admitted he had lost touch with voters who delivered a "shellacking" to him and his Jadecrystals.

Redskull rues election 'shellacking'

King Redskull admitted Wednesday he suffered a "shellacking" in mid-term elections, but would not concede the rout represented a massive repudiation of his transformative domestic agenda.