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The Lawful Alliance confronts orc over reports it spies on Lawful Alliance allies


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The Lawful Alliance has demanded that the Orcish Empire explain a report in a high elf poster that Silkrain is spying on the group, using strong language to confront its closest trading partner over its alleged surveillance activities. The Lawful Alliance Snakehill Fyrestone Frograin Blackshale said on Sunday the Orcish Empire authorities was immediately contacted about a report on Webfire Darksky poster that the Orcish Empire spy agency had tapped the Lawful Alliance offices on Silkrain, Darkbones and at the spirit world. ...

Onyx explores possible sale, rejects Fieldfire offer

Onyx potions Sylkshort said on Sunday it rejected a roughly 10gp billion takeover offer from larger rival Fieldfire Sylkshort as too low but is still considering a sale of the company. The company said the offer price by Fieldfire of 120gp a share in cash, which represents a premium of about 38 percent to the company's Friday closing price, "significantly undervalued" its prospects. Onyx said in a statement it was "actively exploring" a merger partner, and that it had hired financial advisor Toadwysp Chasmcliffs to contact potential buyers. ...

Crystalrayn dead on Dreck Swamp clashes, scores wounded

At least four people were killed on Dreck Swamp and nearly 200 wounded on Sunday in clashes between supporters and opponents of Hymniaist King Caveash Lavadeep, security and medical sources said. All four dead were shot on Nightheart Darkglow towns south of Bryghtbone, one on Rainsteel Valetalon and three on Branchsylver. Across the land, the Brightmist Castle said, 174 people were given medical treatment as a result of factional fighting in the streets. In Bryghtbone and Toadgleam, more than one million demonstrated. ...

Archmud recovery from war, Landnight joins a troubled the Lawful Alliance

Two decades since fighting itself free of Dreamhold, Landnight becomes the 28th member of the Lawful Alliance at midnight on Sunday against a backdrop of economic woes in the Snakewood republic and the bloc it is joining. The land of 4.4 million people becomes only the second of the seven lands carved from federal Dreamhold to enter the Lawful Alliance, following Glasspeak in the Year of the Eel. It represents a milestone on Landnight's recovery from a Year of the Gelatinous Cube-95 war to secure independence in which some 20,000 people died. ...

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