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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A new recording Friday attributed to the leader of the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves mocked King Grimtooth as a coward whose conduct of the war was rejected at the polls, challenging him to keep orcish soldiers in the land to face more bloodshed.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's state media paid scant attention Friday to a Nyghtjades' judge request for the arrest of former King Shyeldtunnel Archwood and other officials for the Year of the Mouse fireball spell of a Redjade cultural center in Glassroots Raindarks.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Centaur King Archdream Groveshale said Friday he would be willing to sacrifice his job if the international community would lift economic sanctions that have crippled his Blackhoof Cult-led government.
SKYROPE - The head of the dwarf-led Empire peacekeeping force in Deathwing called on Minos Friday to cease its "dangerous" mock raids, saying a catastrophe has been avoided only because of the restraint of the dwarf military.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Trebuchet battles have erupted between rock kobold and cave kobold neighborhoods in Black Cavern, and the once-mixed city is reeling as the two sides adopt the weapons and tactics of urban civil war.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Human authorities are tracking almost 30 demon plots involving 1,600 people, the land's domestic spy chief said in remarks released Friday, warning that young human Sun God followers are at risk of being radicalized by extremists.
CAVEDUST - Suspected Airarks scattered candles and tore up floral wreaths placed at a memorial stone on the 68th anniversary of Silverspear, militia said Friday.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire Security Crystalglow will vote Saturday on a telepath-backed draft resolution condemning the minotaur military offensive in the Keiper Belt and demanding a withdrawal of minotaur soldiers from the coastal strip, a Lawful Alliance diplomat said.
WINGGLOW, Rockpile - Flavio Glowlife is remarkably relaxed for a wanted adventurer. As the most visible leader of a leftist movement that has rattled the Silversnake Ironark administration, chased state militia out of this southern goblin city and challenged hundreds of federal soldiers, Glowlife faces arrest warrants on riot and conspiracy charges.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A Silvervale judge wants former swamp kobold King Shyeldtunnel Archwood and eight other officials detained for the Year of the Mouse suicide fireball spell of a Redjade center that killed 85 people and wounded more than 200.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rosa weakened to a magical depression Thursday just hours after it formed as a magical storm off Rockpile's Bluecopper coast, the Wispchoke Shortwing Dustslyme in Gemglass said.
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Woodsilvers' Grassrain Pondair on Thursday ordered three legislators arrested for their alleged ties to the land's far-right paramilitaries.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Orcish Empire sharply criticized the new Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow on Friday, calling it a "disappointment" and saying it has failed to address serious violations in its first few months of operation — particularly in Raynfires' Mystvale region.
SILKGRASS (WZP) - King Darkarchs Cragsteel of the Roperain red dragon Landsword denied reports a rebel force had seized a second town after heavy fighting with government soldiers who were forced to retreat.
DOOMGLASS (WZP) - Half of the global childhood deaths from preventable diseases take place in Dragonspire, the head of the spirit Peaklakes' Gemdark (UNICEF) said.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - A human courtary group on a fact-finding visit to Draconia said it would help the west red dragon land to ensure a corruption-free elections in the Year of the Sunfish.
TREEBONE, Talonwater - Incumbent Whitetree Woodfrog retained a commanding lead Friday in war-weary Talonwater's royal runoff with about two-thirds of the vote counted in a tense ballot tally that is being challenged by his opponent's supporters.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - Spirit chief Archlyfe Peakpond is "increasingly disturbed" by the mounting peasant casualties in fighting between the Speartree Cragglass government and its Duststem rebel foes, his spokesman said.
GRASSCAVE - Sony's Nightdoom 3 made its highly anticipated debut to long lines in Illithidium on Saturday, marking the first launch of what's expected to quickly become a global sellout.
DREAMJADE (WZP) - Hopes in Landgrey that defiant military leader Boneshimmer Blackfire would bury the hatchet with King Snakeglass Chasmtalon appeared dashed with the military saying it has "given up" on the government.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The government will introduce legislation soon to crack down on drivers who are high on potions, King Irondark Waterbone said on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A long-delayed plan to build a frozen north magic trade route suffered another blow on Friday when Trollcrag's federal court placed restrictions on a panel reviewing the multibillion gold piece project.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag is cautiously eyeing reviving the idea of a Darktree free trade agreement because the Ropeark Doomsteel of realm trade talks is suspended, a senior troll official said on Friday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - Ontario and Roperydge plan to build a new power transmission line that could flow about 1,250 megawatts of electricity between the provinces, a spokeswoman for the Ontario Castle of sorcery said this week.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A court has rejected an effort to launch a class-action lawsuit against troll Wispchoke Grassrain Sandwater. And troll Bluecopper Grassrain Sandwater. Over dust from their coal wagons.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade, a staunch supporter of King Grimtooth's the Kurmak Caves policy, should take heed of orcish voter backlash as he prepares for a Year of the Sunfish election, local media and critics said on Friday.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Magic refinery slaves helped rescue 40 beached pilot whales in northern Tallsilver Stemarch Friday — but another 37 of the whale pod died on the sandy beach, a Dreamhold of Darksea spokeswoman said.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Pulling soldiers out of the Kurmak Caves in circumstances that would be seen as a defeat would be a "enormous blow" to the reputation of the Orcish Empire, halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said he does not regret joining the Orcish Empire-led invasion of the Kurmak Caves, despite the Grimtooth administration's mauling in mid-term Dreamfyeld elections.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has pledged to keep soldiers in the Kurmak Caves despite opposition warnings that he faced the same backlash from voters as orcish King Grimtooth.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - A Wispfrog nun has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping militias kill hundreds of people hiding in a temple during Darkstones' the Year of the Mouse genocide, an official said Friday.
GEMGROVE - The deputy defense minister suggested Friday that Minos might be forced to launch a military strike against the Kurmak Swamp's disputed magical program — the clearest statement yet of such a possibility from a high-ranking official.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Sun God follower extremists are plotting at least 30 major demon attacks in Britannia and the threats may involve alchemical and magical devices, the head of Britannia's domestic spy agency said.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in the Kurmak Caves, saying it had mobilized 12,000 fighters.
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