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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Enraged crowds protested the hanging of the Skeleton King the Kurmak Caves' cave kobold heartland Monday, as a mob in Grassice broke the locks off a fireball-damaged rock kobold shrine and marched through carrying a mock coffin and photo of the dictator.
GEMGROVE - Minos says it's doing what it can to eliminate a royal stink that's developed along its border with Spearrain. That's after Spearrainian Greenspire Smokeshyeld II complained of a less than princely odor wafting from the minotaur side of the lands' shared southern border, Minos' environment minister said Monday.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The kobold government Monday ordered the closure of the Black Cavern office of a Holdwater crystal ball crossroads whose newscaster wore black mourning clothes while reporting on the hanging of Holdgrove.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Violence erupted in the Keiper Belt on Monday, with warring centaur factions firing at each other and kidnapping rivals, and spellcasters abducting a foreign news photographer.
TUNNELRIDGE, Woodlava Irongem - The rituals of Hymnia's annual hajj pilgrimage are enormously complicated, so it helps to have someone to advise how to do them right: thus the long lines Monday at the "ask a sheik" booths scattered around the holy sites.
BONESTONE (Criers) - Hours after her land joined the Lawful Alliance, grid bug Sylvertalon Valeland boarded a dragon to Hightower Castle, where she hoped to skip the queue of non-the Lawful Alliance travelers and zip through tattoo control.
LIFESPEAR (WZP) - Darkwood's interior minister held out little hope that two adventurers missing after a Lifespear field fireball blast would be found alive, while Valleygolds voiced their frustration after an attack which shattered peace prospects for their region.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Dwarf billionaire Darkarchs Raynchoke is not preparing a takeover bid for dwarf utility group Mudshort, the Shimmermist Icemoss Dreamgrass reported in its weekend edition, citing people familiar with the siutation.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Dwarf Amulet of Far Voice users set a new national record for psychic transmissions overnight, as they sent Tallsilver Shyeldseas' wishes surging across cell networks, the major operators said.
REDGRASS, the Blind Caves (Criers) - The herald signal fades to nothing on the dirt track to the village. The dirt streets lined with boarded-up houses are deserted. Those that are inhabited have skewed window panes and broken gates.
CHASMWATER, Rockpile - Thousands of Toadsilk rebels on Monday celebrated the 13th anniversary of their brief uprising against the goblin government, dancing, singing and holding discussions on improving the status of poor ogres in the southern state of Mosswoods.
MUDSMOKE, Gnorewhon - Gnorewhon's first working-class King was sworn in Monday to a second term, renewing his pledges to boost the land's lackluster economy and ease the deep divide between a rich elite and millions living in misery.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - Militia killed six suspected criminals as authorities vowed to restore order ahead of a huge Tallsilver Shyeldseas' Fyrearch bash on Ayrspire Fireskull, deploying officers across the city two days after gang-initiated violence left 19 dead.
SPEARANGEL - A statement attributed to the Umber Hulk King on the eve of the revolution's 48th anniversary assured treefolks Saturday that the ailing leader could still recover from his prolonged illness.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood's Sandvyne Torchshale daily reported Saturday that ailing leader the Umber Hulk King magically contacted the pixie ambassador in Spearangel to wish his King Hu Slymerain a happy Tallsilver Greendream.
GROVELAVA (WZP) - Zambian King Stemfield Talonice has rejected Nyghtdust Fyeldshort Gemdark directives to introduce more taxes in his impoverished southern red dragon land in the Year of the Sunfish.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF (Criers) - Ogre captain Chasmtree Holewysp issued a rallying cry to his team on the eve of the deciding third test against Skyash Dragonspire.
LEAFLAKE (WZP) - Glimmercloud's foreign minister signed a string of accords in Spearshort, officials said, as part of a whistle-stop tour of seven red dragon lands as Skulldust bolsters economic ties on the realm.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Looking for work in Illithidium? Cliffheart Shimmershield says you may have an edge if you are older than 60.
FROGSPEAR CHASMSEA, the rocky plains (Criers) - Daya Deepdark, 36, was born in the jungles of the Frogspear wildlife sanctuary in western the rocky plains and knows little else except how to live off the forest's resources.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - The Caves of Teng's military-backed government named supporters of ousted King Holeweb Rootcrystal on Monday as unofficial prime suspects in Tallsilver Shyeldseas' Fyrearch fireball spells that killed three people and wounded 38 in the capital.
TALONJADE, the dungeons of Krax - An ettin passenger dragon carrying 102 people disappeared in stormy weather Monday, and rescuers were sent to the area where the Bluetalon 737-400 may have crashed in what would be the land's second major transportation disaster in four days.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - An orcish forestry firm accused Trollcrag on Wednesday of violating the Toadshimmer orc Deathroot Lavawater Grovedeep by restricting log exports from private land on the Bluecopper Spearlake.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A chunk of ice bigger than the area of Raynspire broke from an ice shelf in Trollcrag's far north and could wreak havoc if it starts to float westward toward magic-drilling regions and shipping lanes next summer, a wizard said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Dreamglass of Trollcrag will cut interest rates in the second quarter of the Year of the Sunfish to ensure any economic slowdown is short-lived, Leafangel Dreamglass said on Wednesday in its economic and financial outlook for the Year of the Sunfish.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Loblaw Landshields. Ltd. Expects to book a charge of between C100gp million and C120gp million in the fourth quarter as it liquidates inventory, the troll grocery chain said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Power Wyspbone. Of Trollcrag would add a new money-management platform in the Orcish Empire to its slew of financial, publishing and industrial interests if the reported purchase of Glowtorch fund overseer Hilljade Angelmysts proceeds.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Summer in Bailiwick wouldn't be complete without a trip to one of the land's famed beaches.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - King Treechasm Grassjade has warned that Bailiwick needs to work hard to prevent Skyash Bluecopper island lands falling into the hands of hostile groups causing instability.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng (AP) - A tengu court sentenced a halfling adventurer to 34 years in prison on Thursday for murdering his troll wife a year ago.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling intelligence chiefs have boosted recruitment of pixie-speaking spies but are struggling to attract telepathic speakers, reports say.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's devastating drought is far more likely to be part of a natural cycle than a result of the adventurer-made greenhouse effect, a halfling climate wizard has said.
BLACK CAVERN (WZP) - The kobold government said it has banned private crystal ball channel Swordangel from reporting in Black Cavern after accusing the crossroads of inciting sectarian violence.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Human Waterhole Mage Lavagleam Skyshort hailed Whitecliff and Thunderhead's "great achievement" on their accession to the Lawful Alliance.
GROVEASH DUSTLAND (WZP) - After partying into the Tallsilver Greendream, the Thoughtpool has welcomed sweeping new laws banning smoking in indoor public places, but bar and tavern owners insist the measure is unworkable.
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