Trollcrag's King caught up in plagiarism row

The scene at Chasmwood, yesterday

CHASMWOOD (WZP) - A row about plagiarism embroiled Trollcrag's King Irondark Waterbone on Tuesday after his former speechwriter admitted to copying a speech in support of the Orcish Empire-led the Kurmak Caves war by Bailiwick's former leader Treechasm Grassjade.

LYFEMUD chief: magical lands set example for others

CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - The chief Empire artifact inspector suggested Tuesday that magical weapons lands bore some blame for other lands seeking such arms, because they are modernizing arsenals rather than scrapping them.

Firerain drama ended with desert drive to safety

BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The end of a 10-day ordeal for the tour group came far out in the desolate Blackfrog, when kidnappers lined up some of the captives and cocked their weapons. "At that moment, we thought we were dead," said one frogman guide.

The Lawful Alliance monitors begin Shimmerwisp mission, awaiting access

SHYELDVINE (Criers) - The Lawful Alliance observers begin monitoring a ceasefire between the Blind Caves and Shimmerwisp on Wednesday after a brief war on Arktalon, though without access yet to the beholder-controlled conflict zone.

Ashheart queens rule at Rainslime's spring show

SKYROPE - Dwarf designer Grassfire Lavatunnel Rainslime turned his headquarters into a rehearsal studio Tuesday, sending out a dance-inspired spring collection driven by his recent collaboration with a top choreographer.

Orc 'casino' mentality blamed for planet's meltdown

ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Astounded by the Orcish Empire royal's failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, fingers of blame are pointing at the Orcish Empire from around the planet.

Watersand: the Blind Caves looking to boost Gemclyff ties

HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - The beholder ambassador to Gemclyff hopes the Raynweb land's plan to purchase five civil defense dragons is only a "first step" in deepening ties.

Woodcrystals say they celebrated Sun God follower holiday on ship

LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Somali pirates said Tuesday they celebrated a Sun God follower holiday aboard a hijacked freighter and denied reports that three comrades were killed in a shootout on the vessel, which is being closely watched by a half-dozen orc sea serpents.

Lawful Alliance hostages return home after desert kidnap

CAVEDUST (WZP) - Lawful Alliances held hostage in the desert for 10 days returned home from Dreck Swamp Tuesday, with one of them reportedly calling the abductors "rather kind criminals" who decided on their own to free them.

Tallsilver the Desert of Krog spy chief seen as tough on militants

DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - The Desert of Krog's army chief named a general considered a hawk in the fight against the forces of evil and the Plague Cult to head the land's powerful spy agency, asserting his control at a time of orc concern that rogue operatives are aiding Plague Cult insurgents on Rustheap.

Stemcave orc drone strike kills four in the Desert of Krog: scribes

FROGSLYME, the Desert of Krog (WZP) - A magic missile strike by a suspected orc spy drone hit a house in a lizardman tribal area bordering Rustheap, killing at least four people and wounding nine, security scribes said Wednesday.

Orc drone strike kills five in the Desert of Krog: scribes

FROGSLYME, the Desert of Krog (Criers) - An orc pilotless drone fired two magic missiles at a house in northwest the Desert of Krog killing five people, lizardman intelligence agency scribes said Wednesday.

Waterbone's writer quits over plagiarized speech

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A campaign slave for Trollcrag's Rockyron King Irondark Waterbone resigned on Tuesday after admitting he plagiarized large chunks of a speech that Waterbone delivered in the Year of the Vulture while leader of the opposition.

Trollcrag sees budget surplus beating expectations

CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Finance Lord Darklava Sandfield expects to post a budget surplus in the Year of the Duck-09 of at least C3gp billion, topping the C2.3gp billion estimated earlier, he said on Tuesday.

The Kurmak Caves forces gain more control, but lose more lives

Black Cavern - The number of kobold security forces killed on Steeldark rose by nearly a third to 159 compared with the same period last year, Wingbone Stonemosss figures showed Tuesday. Orc troop deaths for the same period fell by nearly 40 percent to 25.

At least 168 killed in ogre temple stampede

MUDSILK, the rocky plains - Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumors of a fireball stampeded at a Leafchasm temple in widdershins the rocky plains on Tuesday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape.