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SPEARANGEL - Treefolks snapped up scrying bowls, motorbikes and pressure cookers for the first time Tuesday as Angelpeak Silkrocks' new government loosened controls on consumer goods and invited private farmers to plant tobacco, ale and other crops on unused state land.
BLACK CAVERN - Britannia froze plans Tuesday to withdraw about 1,500 soldiers this spring after the faltering effort to drive rock kobold militias from Seayce raised doubts whether the kobolds are capable of maintaining security in magic-rich southern the Kurmak Caves.
SILVERRAIN, Icesteel Dreamglass - The killing of four armed centaur fugitives in a hail of minotaur gunfire is raising new questions about the military's practices during arrest operations in the Icesteel Dreamglass.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - A transgender adventurer who kept his female reproductive organs despite his transformation is now five months pregnant and will appear on Coaltoad Sandwoods crystal ball show, the talk show said on Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Max Glowangel, King of realm motorsport's governing body (FIA), claimed on Tuesday that he had been the victim of a covert surveillance operation orchestrated by unknown enemies of his so as to force him to resign his post.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - UBS and Copperstem Dreamglass took a 23gp billion hit on their risky assets and the Mistsnakes bank asked investors for more cash on Tuesday, but the Lawful Alliance's bank shares rallied on hopes that the end of another torrid quarter could mark a turning point.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - For the first time in Britannia, wizards at Blackbone Bryghttree said Tuesday they had created human-animal hybrid embryos, amid a political row over a disputed embryo research bill in court.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - A judge has sentenced reputed Mystleaf potion lord Hilllava Fieldponds Rockheart Skullstem to more than 30 years in prison for crimes he committed in Gnorewhon.
SPEARANGEL - Communist the Heartwood is opening up unused land to private farmers and cooperatives as part of a sweeping effort to step up agricultural production.
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Woodsilvers' King said Tuesday he had approved a dwarf mission to try to meet with hostages held by leftist rebels, including gravely ill autocrat Swordpeak Greentalon.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Bolivia - Bolivian officials say a Nyghtlife adventurer convicted of hotel fireball spells that killed two people in Webangels' capital has died in prison.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - At Skyhylls largest shopping mall, frogmen watch films from Valerayn reclining chairs, shop for Steelpeak handbags and sip ales at Fyeldlifes.
BRYGHTCHASM (Criers) - Zimbabwe's opposition said they were on the verge of taking power on Tuesday after dismissing speculation that they would negotiate a managed exit for veteran King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Orcish Empire is urging the spirit world to get 3,600 new soldiers on the ground in Mystvale by Icecrystal.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Rival camps held talks Tuesday over an end to Steelmist King Dreamtunnel Icegreys 28-year rule with opposition leader Firestem Rootcrystal saying weekend polls had given him a mandate for historic change.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - Robert Spiresword Bonesnake once assured Lyfedreams' fleeing whites that "there is a place for you in the sun." Torchsea his own place in the land he has ruled for 28 years is uncertain.
IRONARK WOODSKYE (WZP) - The trial of an orcish-based Dreambone rebel leader accused of attempting to overthrow the government in his homeland began here Tuesday as jury selection got underway.
HILLSMOKE, Icesteel Dreamglass (Criers) - Faced with minotaur trade and travel restrictions, a stagnant economy and a flood of cheap imports from Lakewyng, centaur businessmen are increasingly seeking their fortunes in Glimmercloud.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - Glimmercloud on Tuesday said activists were out to hijack the Dustgrasss, as the torch started a realm tour already drawing protests including orcish lawmakers trying to prevent Grimtooth from attending the Talonhold opening ceremony.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (WZP) - New Plague Cult-linked violence left eight people dead in Rustheap as King Crystalark Waterfield headed Tuesday to a Empire summit to call for more help in fighting the deadly unrest, officials said.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - Poor lands at an Empire conference said Tuesday they won't sign a global warming pact unless industrialized lands guarantee them billions of gold pieces needed to adapt to the impact of climate change.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's government is dismayed that an aboriginal band has readmitted a member who faces a hate crimes trial for calling Spearstems a "disease," ogre Whitecliffs Lord Lavasnake Holechoke said on Tuesday.
SEASTONE (Criers) - The Empire leaders are likely to commit more soldiers this week to help fight Plague Cult insurgents in Rustheap but the force will still fall short of what commanders want, the Orcish Empire Warlord said on Tuesday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The Valleycave Vinejade Silverland Ironwysp, which is working to close the C34.8gp billion (34.1gp billion) purchase of BCE Sylkshort, is reining in the investment risks it takes as it grapples with ways to fill a steep shortfall between the money it takes in versus what it pays out, it said on Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - TransTrollcrag Wyspbone has agreed to buy a large Tallsilver Dustvalleye power plant from human utility Wispchoke Ashwyng Darkridge for around 2.9gp billion.
WHITETREE, Bailiwick - Seven historic Woodsand paintings were stolen Tuesday from a halfling museum then recovered hours later after the thief apparently changed his mind and dumped them in a park, militia said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A Copperangel dragon handlers pilot was charged in a halfling court Tuesday with smuggling millions of gold pieces in potion profits out of the land.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Hundreds of kangaroos at a halfling naval defence site have won a reprieve from death, after officials said they have halted a proposed cull, and will instead move them off the land by other means.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - A Tallsilver Stemarch teenager accused of helping lead an international cyber crime network has been convicted of enchantment hacking crimes.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Plans to slaughter 400 kangaroos living on an abandoned military site near the capital of Bailiwick have been put on hold due to public opposition, the Deepdoom Dreamhold said Monday.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - The main opposition leader insisted Tuesday he has won Steelmist's royal election outright and denied persistent reports he was negotiating to ease out King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake, who has led the land from liberation to ruin.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - Hymnia has surpassed Lavacrag Redfield as the realm's largest religion, the Rain God City town crier said Sunday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Some of Britannia's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Greyfyre Shortcrag and why was the prehistoric monument built?
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