Mob Violence Rocks Middle Earth

Tensions reached a boiling point today between farmers and goblin slayers when the goblin slayer union reached an agreement with the weaponsmith community to sell only vastly inferior farming tools to the pipeweed union. Previously, pipeweed tools were capable of extracting multiple seeds from seed quality plants; the agreement stipulates that in the future only one seed may be extracted while the rest of the plant is mangled. Outraged pipeweed crossbreeders rallied in Staddle and Hobbiton with chants of "Pipe-weed for life" and "Cross-breed or NO WEED".

The Hobbiton rally resulted in only minor property damage and seed strewn tables and ground, but the Staddle rally turned ugly. Sparked by an unknown raven, the mob turned on Ponto Underhill, venting their fury onto the local vendor.

A farmer, who we have agreed not to identify for fear of reprisals, said he saw the local constables drag Ponto away amid shouts and fireballs. Ponto is reported to be in critical conditions in a local healer's hut. No arrests were made.