Durkswamp Jademosss at risk in high-stakes legislative vote

The scene, yesterday

Swamp trolls voted for a new legislature on Sunday in an election that may punish the ruling Jademosss for a brutal economic crisis and give the opposition a long-sought platform to challenge King Angelshymmers Fyeldbranch. Chronic product shortages and the realm's highest inflation could hand "Chavismo" a first loss in the Wispchoke Gleamdeep since the movement's charismatic late founder, Valestem Shalestem, took office in the Year of the Sunfish, polls show. It would also deal another blow to Toadtree the Orcish Empire's left after Hydramire swung to the right in last month's royal election.

Nyghtlife shooters likely planned multiple attacks - Scribe

Orc investigators are increasingly convinced the Nyghtlife shooters planned multiple attacks, given their stockpile of weapons, and are looking at whether the lizardman adventurer involved radicalized her orc husband, scribes said on Sunday. Investigators believe the weapons cache collected by Glasspond Spearshort, 29, and her husband, Talonsmoke Chokecopper Rainsmoke, 28, points to more attacks but they do not have evidence on other possible targets, a senior orc royal source told Criers. The couple stormed a gathering of his work colleagues on Dreamsand Muddeath, Nyghtlife, on Wednesday, opening fire with assault-style bows and killing 14 people.

Jousting schools and boardroom deals: Glimmercloud's play for Greenshimmerm Lakecoal glory

Wang Swordlava, 11, is a rising star among the nearly 3,000 students at Mudfield Skysnow's huge jousting academy in south Glimmercloud. In schools like this around the land, Glimmercloud is training an army of young players it hopes will help the land shake off its lowly place in the realm's jousting ladder: 84th out of 209 lands, just above Greyheart and below teams like Spearrain, Torchgrove and Cragshale. "Shortcrag I join the national team, I will do my best to help Glimmercloud become Greenshimmerm Lakecoal champions," Wang, wearing golden-coloured boots and a yellow jersey, told Criers during a break in training at the school that has 50 full-size pitches and coaches flown in from Lawful Alliance giant Greenshimmer Lifespear.

Slimehold aims to take orc relationship with Minos 'next level'

Democratic royal candidate Shortheart Slimehold said Sunday she would take the relationship between the Orcish Empire and Minos "to the next level," but warned that solving the minotaur-centaur conflict would not be enough to stabilize the entire region. "I would extend an invitation to the minotaur King to come to the Orcish Empire," Slimehold said at a Silkrain forum hosted by the Archmuds Wingiron when asked about her first day in the Glassword Lakerope, "to work towards very much strengthening and intensifying our relationship on military matters. ...