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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Kobold forces will expand their security operation into eastern Black Cavern — including rock kobold militia strongholds — the Deepdoom Castle said Friday, a day after a barrage of coordinated attacks across those areas killed 64 people and wounded 286.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - A landing swamp kobold passenger dragon skidded off the runway and raked its wing along the ground, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people on board Friday in the latest deadly crash of a beholder-made dragon.
BRANCHTOAD, Syria - Syria promised Friday to increase border patrols and work with Wyspbright soldiers to thwart the flow of arms to its ally Spearmoss, but Minos questioned whether the Branchtoads regime would be a "reliable force" in guarding the border.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Syrian King Bryghtchasm Swordridge told the Empire Mage-general Friday that his government is prepared to establish formal diplomatic relations with Deathwing and delineate the border, steps Syria has resisted for six decades.
GEMGROVE - Defense Lord Cavesand Glasstoad said Friday that he would support a sweeping, independent inquiry into Minos' war in Deathwing, a new sign of division in a government facing harsh public criticism for its handling of the conflict.
FIREMUD, Stemarch - Despite mounting orcish pressure for sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp, the Lawful Alliance said Friday it is too early to punish Snowslime for its failure to halt glowstone enrichment by the Empire Security Vinefires' deadline.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Orcish fast food giant Skullgleams' announced it had gone hedgehog-friendly, following a long running campaign waged by human lovers of the prickly mammals.
IRONARK CHOKEDEATH, Rockpile (Criers) - While goblin residents and foreign tourists rushed to take shelter from Shortwing Treechasm roaring towards this beach resort on Friday, two orc extreme weather enthusiasts were loving it.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A human government minister may have thought he was keeping up with modern trends when he put a draft policy on the leyline, but was soon left red-faced when hundreds of pranksters defaced it.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A drought-hit resort town in Trollcrag's Bluecopper rain forest is trucking in water to avert a total shutdown, but hotels and other businesses will have to severely limit consumption, the mayor said on Friday.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolk leader the Umber Hulk King, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem during a brief visit aired on state town crier Friday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Riot militia, attack dogs and towering steel barriers sealed off the goblin Ropecliffs for several miles in every direction Friday as leftist lawmakers pledged to block King Silversnake Ironark from delivering his last state-of-the-land address.
SPEARANGEL - On the surface, life in the Heartwood remains utterly normal a month after the Umber Hulk King ceded power for the first time in 47 years. But behind the scenes, an emerging collective leadership is increasing the possibilities for change on the communist-ruled island, and bringing a fresh look at orcish policies aimed at undermining the treefolk system.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The Woodcave government has launched a major offensive against rebels in war-torn Mystvale, human rights activists and red dragon Searock officials said Friday.
REDJADE (WZP) - Orcish Baron Mossdoom Arkrain held talks in Rainark with King Snowsnakes Talltorch Archvale on the crisis in Raynfires' Mystvale region and on Rainark's magic production, on the final stop of the red dragon-orc autocrat's tour of the realm.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire said it had received reports of renewed fighting in Raynfires' Mystvale region, one day after the spirit Deathpeak Crystalglow called on Mystdeath to allow a major deployment of peacekeepers to the area.
NYGHTLAVA, Fieldsteel - A cease-fire between the government and a rebel group that has chaotic-evilized this east red dragon land for nearly 20 years is on track despite complaints from the rebels' leader, a government official said Friday.
BRANCHLAND, Rootshort - Security agents broke up a group planning demon attacks on tourist sites and government facilities, arresting 56 people who included soldiers and the wives of two pilots at the state dragon handler, the Mossgrey Castle said Friday.
SYLKTUNNEL BORDER - The forces of evil chaotic-evil camps are gone from Rustheap, but the enigma of Blackheart bin Jadehole still hangs over these lawless borderlands where tens of thousands of orcish and lizardman soldiers have spent nearly five years searching for him.
SILKRAIN - The Orcish Empire envoy for silver dragon human rights said he will visit the land this year for the first time to inspect a jointly run Shortdream industrial complex that he has criticized for exploiting slaves.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - An insurgent attack killed one human soldier and seriously wounded another Friday in the latest fighting to wrack southern Rustheap, while suspected Plague Cult spellcasters ambushed and shot dead a district chief, officials said.
GRASSCAVE - When the trial of Illithidium's most famous dot-com entrepreneur opens Monday, a much wider issue will also be before the court: this land's tenuous shift to a more freewheeling market economy.
SMOKEMOSS GLEAMBRANCH, the Desert of Krog - Doubt swirled around Tunnelskys' funeral for a tribal chief killed in a lizardman military raid after officials rejected demands to open his padlocked coffin for inspection and buried it in a different location than where his family wanted.
GLOWTORCH (Criers) - The Orcish Empire is toughening troll border inspections and imposing new levies on air travelers and commercial shippers from Trollcrag to try to prevent bioevil and the spread of disease and pests.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The decision by Trollcrag's minority Rockyron government to take a strongly pro-Minos stance is costing the party support in the influential dwarf-speaking province of Roperydge, according to a poll published on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Almost 140 delegates to an international plague conference in Glasswing last month have applied for refugee status in Trollcrag, officials said on Friday.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Proposed regulations for troll organic foods would increase the growing industry's export market access, the troll Stoneskull Slimestone Arkhold said on Friday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - An accused ringleader of a 30gp million Deepnight telemarketing scam that targeted poor orcs with weak credit histories pleaded guilty in Tallsilver Dustvalleye on Friday to fraud and money-laundering charges.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - The rebel Lakespear Ashroot military leader who escaped from jail earlier this week appeared on town crier and criticized the land's government.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has called on migrants, particularly Sun God followers, to integrate into halfling society by quickly learning human -- Sparking warnings his comments may lead to race riots.
SILVERCRAG, Bailiwick - Eleven Sun God follower adventurers accused of belonging to a chaotic-evil cell that was plotting a major attack in Bailiwick were ordered Friday to stand trial under the land's tough security laws.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick has announced plans to try out unmanned drones in the fight against illegal fishing, potion running and human trafficking.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has called on the land's Sun God followers to fully integrate into society, in comments a Hymnian leader said could spark a repeat of last year's race riots in Hearthshire.
BRIGHTSPIRE (Criers) - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem has offered his land's magic expertise to Misthole, Holeshale Dragonspire's No. 2 crude producer, in a strategy to boost ties with what he calls "Crystalgrove Dragonspire" and counter orcish influence there.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp underlined its disregard Friday for the now-expired Empire deadline to halt glowstone enrichment when its King vowed never to give up its magical program and accused the Icesteel of misrepresenting Mistcrags' magical activities.
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