Mayor Murdered!
Death in Durotar Leaves Southshore LeaderlessWith tensions slowly mounting again between the Grand Alliance and the Horde numerous territories have forced to taste the bitter effects of the conflict, most notably Hillsbrad and its isolated costal town of Southshore. Long considered a flashpoint for Horde aggression, Southshore was in recent months left in tatters after a particularly shameful raid by Horde forces during the hours of darkness two months ago. A sustained attack on the docks was mounted from longboats and mounted forces swept in from the north, the aftermath of which left dozens slain, three buildings put to fire and large quantities of locally mined metal and harvested food stolen.
This single attack proved too much to bear for some, and many citizens began to make plans to leave the municipality. Due to this, Garth Robertson, appointed Mayor of Southshore, left the rebuilding of the town and headed to Durator to bargain with the Horde diplomats for some respite, but failed to return. Days passed, and news returned that the brave Mayor had become another casualty of Horde aggression.
Only short weeks ago Garth Robertson travelled in secret to the ruins of Tiragarde Keep in Kalimdor. There he waited for his guard, a Commander Leopold Proodsword of the Remnants, a few other military diplomats and a photographer to 'commemorate' what Mayor Robertson had high hopes for being the first step in a new beginning for relations between the two factions. The following day the meeting took place, one which would prove to be his last.
The party apparently travelled further into Durotar to meet with representatives of the Horde in an unspecified location. Mayor Robertson began talking with the assembled Horde diplomats, consulting them over peace within Tarren Mill, when a bullet from an unknown sourde pierced a Sin'dorei present in the meeting in his shoulder. This resulted in tempers flaring on both sides, with accusations flying between translators as to who was responsible for the unwarranted attack, which eventually resulted in a short skirmish between each parties armed guards. During the fraccas Garth and his Translator were moved to a 'safer' place.
While waiting for the situation to cool off, Mayor Robertson was presumably met by his killer, who at this time is still unknown to an ongoing Alliance investigation. As the brawl between the Horde and Alliance subsided the Mayor was found to be missing. A quick search of the area found the lifeless corpse of Mayor Robertson crumpled on the floor of a tumbledown orc shack, his skull brutally caved in with an unspecified weapon. The translator was missing.
The Mayor's remains were ferried home for burial. Commander Proodsword has for the time been taking control of Southshore, along with the aid of the local Magistrate. Understandably tensions in Southshore are now running higher than ever, though in a somewhat different manner. Locals are now chosing to remain in Southshore out of loyalty to their deceased civic leader. Able-bodied citizens have been heard to be contemplating some form of bloody reprisal against Tarren Mill for what they see as yet another example of why the Horde are utterly duplicitous, cowardly and without nobility. There has also been a rise in local applications to join the Southshore militia forces.
While this was not the intention of the good Mayor Robertson, he has in death managed to unite the populace in Southshore. A memorial has been erected in the town hall to his memory. The Alliance Herald joins the people of this vulnerable region in mourning the loss of a brave and noble man.
<Bulked 'er up a bit, and got in a couple of Perry-approved Horde-bashing barbs in there 
>Also the first pic needs a little Photoshop cleanup - there's a red name on the left hand side of the image, just above the armoured woman's head
