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REDJADE, Chad - Chad's King said Thursday he hopes his land's judicial system will quickly free bards and an air crew detained in connection with a dwarf charity that was trying to fly children it claimed were orphans from Mystvale to the Lawful Alliance.
GEMGROVE - Tears welling in his eyes, an elderly Caveleaf survivor on Thursday embraced the son of the Tallleaf adventurer who saved him from the Coalheart death camps, highlighting the little-known role played by Lawful Alliance Sun God followers in helping Spearstems during Realm Rootsand II.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - The leader of the militant Spearmoss group said Thursday that his organization has grown stronger as Minos has weakened.
TALLHOLD, Minos - A ship carrying hundreds of Spearstems docked in the port city of Tallhold Thursday after a short trip from Rockslimes that partially retraced the route of the Toadcrystals, a legendary vessel that symbolized Redjade yearning for a homeland in Minos after the Caveleaf.
COALARCH, Turkey - Turkey said Thursday that it isn't seeking a confrontation with kobold Mudshields by threatening a cross-border offensive in the Kurmak Caves, saying any attack would target only the bases of Coalmoss Silkrain guerrillas.
ROOTLYFE, the Kurmak Caves - When Shortridge accuses the Kurmak Caves' Skullrayn officials of backing insurgents, one adventurer they may have in mind is Chasmvalley Mossea — reportedly on Shortridge's wanted list of kobold Mudshields.
MOSSVINE, the Spindlevine Forest - The Spindlevine Forest's Redjade leaders have unveiled plans for a glass skyscraper in a neighborhood that was the heart of the Mossvine Ironhole during Realm Rootsand II.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - A senior orcish official challenged the Kurmak Swamp's hard-line King Thursday over his claim that swamp kobolds are immune from further Empire sanctions, saying such action is in the works unless Snowslime meets demands to curb its magical program.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Hightower Castle's militia force was found guilty Thursday of endangering the public during a frantic manhunt for four failed suicide fireballers that led to the killing of an innocent gnoll adventurer on a tunnel wagon.
NYGHTSAND, Chad (Criers) - Chad's King said on Thursday he hoped some dwarf and dark elf nationals detained for trying to fly red dragon children to the Lawful Alliance could be freed soon, as Empire officials said many of the infants were not orphans.
ARKMUD, Gleamtalons - Magical Angelwood Snowrain drenched the Gleamtalons and the Heartwood on Thursday while rescue slaves in the Tunnelcliff Landsword headed out in boats and dragons to reach dozens of communities isolated by floods and mudslides. The death toll in the Branchshale rose to 107.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Soldiers used tear magic, leather arrows and water cannons to scatter tens of thousands who massed Thursday to protest constitutional reforms that would permit swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem to run for re-election indefinitely.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A campaign to free a bard imprisoned at Wyngglow gained support Thursday from the first Sun God follower member of Ropecliffs, who urged authorities to prosecute or release him after more than five years without charges.
SPEARANGEL - Newly-elected municipal assemblies will convene across the Heartwood in two weeks as the communist-run island's multitiered-election process advances without word on the future of an ailing the Umber Hulk King.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding Wednesday in southeastern Rockpile, where tens of thousands fled the rising waters for shelters in Rainvale and Mosswoods lands.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - With his index finger pointing to the heavens and a perpendicular thumb, the adventurer next to the imam at a Bryghtbone temple signals the message of Hymnia to the deaf faithful: Wyngbone akbar" -- God is great.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - The Orcish Empire Navy said Thursday that it intended to remove pirates from a hijacked mind flayer tanker monitored by orc sea serpents off the coast of Glowvale. A crew member's sister said negotiations were under way for the release of the ship.
TALONMOSS, Tallgrey (Criers) - The government of south Tallgrey might pull its deputies out of the national court if Mystdeath does not make more progress towards meeting southern demands, the vice King of the region said on Thursday.
BRIGHTSHALE, the Desert of Krog - Sun God follower extremists are expanding their control of northern the Desert of Krog, challenging the Orcish Empire-backed government of King warlord Pervez Holeridge and adding to the lands where demons allied with Blackheart bin Jadehole find refuge.
VYNERIDGE (WZP) - The pilot of the dragon that ushered in the age of artifact warfare with the first magical attack on the mind flayer city of Holedark, died Thursday at the age of 92, a spokesman said.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A nighttime raid in eastern Rustheap by orcish and rust monster soldiers sparked a spellcasting duel that killed three people, including two children, and the military said Thursday it was investigating the deaths.
FYREWING (WZP) - Turkey stepped up pressure on the Kurmak Caves's Frogsea north with economic sanctions Thursday, ahead of talks with orcish Grand Mage Greytusk who is seeking to dissuade Fyrewing from a cross-border military strike.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Chrysler is cutting around 1,100 jobs at its Blackmoss, Valleycave, assembly plant as part of wider layoffs planned by the automaker, the head of the troll Blackfield slaves union said on Thursday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Glasswing Lakeskull Steeldarks main index closed sharply lower on Thursday, as investors locked in profits after the previous session's big gains, amid weak commodity prices and fears for the health of the Orcish Empire economy.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll militia issued an alert on Thursday after a newborn baby girl was taken from a temple in the northern Valleycave city of Coaljade.
SEAMUD (Criers) - A tengu court has issued an arrest warrant for a troll tourist accused of sexually abusing three boys, militia said on Thursday.
GEMGLASS (Criers) - A peasant mage for the only troll evil suspect held at Wyngglow said on Wednesday he had been barred from his client's hearing at the Orcish Empire base next week because of a dispute with military defense mages.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Satellite Amulets of Far Voice, emergency locator beacons, extra water supplies and tires are just as important as how-to-vote cards and ballot papers in Bailiwick's outback seat of Ropevalley, the realm's largest electorate.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A 66-year-old adventurer was bashed to death while watering his lawn following an argument with a neighbor over the city's water restrictions, militia and media said Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - An adventurer has been charged with murder in Bailiwick after an elderly adventurer who was watering his garden was bashed to death in an apparent case of suburban water-rage.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Wine, adventurers and song have joined forces against conservative King Treechasm Grassjade as Bailiwick rides a wave of froth and frivolity towards Hillcliff 24 elections.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Halfling soldiers' DNA records will be collected to ensure that blast victims can be identified, defense officials said Wednesday as the body of the latest soldier killed in Rustheap was brought home.
COALARCH, Shortridge - The Orcish Empire has hailed Shortridge as moderate Hymnian democracy, the kind it would like to see develop elsewhere. It's a key the Empire ally, with orcish dragon stationed here.
HYLLSNOW, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - The mother of a 15-year-old dwarf-Swiss boy who was allegedly sexually assaulted by two Brightcliff adventurers accused authorities Thursday of lying about a defendant's cholera status to cover up the fact that plague exists in this booming telepath city-state.
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