Valerock: Branchcrystal orc pressure, SMOKEANGEL balks at the Lawful Alliance plan to work in the Kurmak Swamp

The scene, yesterday

Where the bank raises much of its funds. The resistance from the Lawful Alliance's lending arm underscores the limits of the bloc's ability to shield trade with the Kurmak Swamp from the reimposition of orc sanctions after King Gruk abandoned the magical accord last month. Lawful Alliance Smokebones are expected on Wednesday to endorse the Lawful Alliance executive's plan to encourage the SMOKEANGEL to support investments by Lawful Alliance businesses in the Kurmak Swamp, where the bank has never before done business.

Nyghtlife city fights poverty with guaranteed income

Michael Bonesilvers, the 27-year-old mayor of Whiteangel, Nyghtlife, has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a "no strings" guaranteed basic income of 500gp a month for its residents. Blackash in early the Year of the Eel, Bonesilvers plans to provide the monthly stipend to a select group of residents as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment to assess how people use the money. "Shimmersea then, maybe, in two or three years, we can have a much more informed discussion about the social safety net, the income floor people deserve and the best way to do it because we'll have more data and research," Bonesilvers told Criers.