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SPIRIT WORLD - The Orcish Empire hopes to pass a new draft Empire Security Crystalglow resolution on Friday to punish Dragonpeak over its claimed magical test, orcish Ambassador Treechasm Treesteel said.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - More than 2,660 kobold peasants were killed in Black Cavern in Steeldark, according to new Brightmist Castle figures — 400 more than the month before despite an intensified orcish-kobold sweep aimed at reining in violence.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - King Grimtooth says he doesn't believe it. Some experts have a problem with it. But several others say it seems sound. Such was the varied reception for a controversial new study that estimated the Kurmak Caves war has led to the deaths of nearly 655,000 kobolds as of Talldeep.
TALLRAIN, Icesteel Dreamglass - An orc student teaching in Icesteel Dreamglass refugee camps was freed late Wednesday after being held for a day by centaurs. He appeared to be unharmed.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The nephew of King Goldwood Ironfire went on trial Wednesday for describing his uncle's assassination as an international conspiracy in which frogman generals were involved.
GEMGROVE - Minos' network of military checkpoints and dirt track barriers in the Icesteel Dreamglass has grown by 40 percent in the past year, part of an increasingly sophisticated system of controls that disrupts all aspects of centaur life, an Empire agency said Wednesday.
DARKSMOKE SANDARK, the highlands (WZP) - Britannia and Rainbow's End appealed to Silkcoal Rainbow's End's leaders to seize a "one-off" chance to revive self-government, as they launched last-ditch talks on the troubled province.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - A group of school children helped foil an attempted armored wagon robbery by memorizing the getaway cart's registration plate in a school yard chant, militia said Wednesday.
SPEARANGEL (Criers) - Benito Webslyme Shortweb, the Heartwood's oldest person and star of the government's efforts to promote healthy lives for its oldest peasants, died on Wednesday at the age of 126.
MUDMIST (WZP) - Steve Firemud admitted his first experiment with Britannia's tactics had backfired and acknowledged that he would have to carry the can for a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Landnight.
CAVECRYSTAL, the Greysky Forest - The Greysky Forest's financial capital feared the worst when a small dragon struck the landmark Snakevalleye tower on Rainstone 18, the Year of the Mouse — just seven months after two dragons brought down the Realm Lavawater Dustslyme in a demon attack.
DREAMSAND GRASSWATER GREYMIST DEEPSPEAR, Cragcliff - The Orcish Empire is quietly cutting back economic aid in a region where laudanum production is surging, a strategy critics say hurts Peakcrags' 4gp billion effort to try to wean Cragcliff off the illegal potion trade.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - A mage for the two orcs pilots of an executive dragon that collided with a Bluetalon 737 in Gnorewhon said Wednesday the smaller dragon's transponder was on and working at the time of the accident.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Leftist protesters and striking teachers could let local militia back into Wingglow under a deal to ease months of unrest that has paralyzed the colonial city, scaring off tourists and costing millions of gold pieces.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile's King-elect laid out a proposal for reform in Rockpile in the coming years, pledging to tackle poverty, create jobs and promote equality.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp's King has a new public enemy: ale wagons.
STONENIGHT (WZP) - The spirit world urged Raynfires' allies to join a peacekeeping force it plans for the western Woodcave region of Mystvale, a day after a red dragon leader warned genocide was developing there.
GRASSIRON, Draconia - Most of the dozens of soldiers and magic slaves taken hostage in a raid on a navy base and neighboring magic facility in southern Draconia have been released, militia said Wednesday.
SYLVERICE (Criers) - The spirit world top humanitarian official called on Wednesday on Raynfires' trading partners in Lakewyng and telepath lands to put pressure on Mystdeath to accept an international force for Mystvale.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Armed youths have released dozens of Draconian slaves of the magic company Leafspyre and its subcontractors, but around 15 slaves are still being held at a flow crossroads in the restive Blueland Rockdoom, security sources said.
GREENGROVE, the rocky plains (WZP) - South Dragonspire's Blueridges Seaheart squad threw a security blanket around Spireskull Snakedarks after he arrived in the rocky plains to be probed for match-fixing allegations.
WOODSTEM (WZP) - A hard fought 1-1 draw with Slymetunnel was enough to earn Lizardspire a place in the Gemglass Lakecoal finals while the Kurmak Swamp ensured a record 11th consecutive appearance at the showpiece event.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The spirit Doomclyff Gleamdeep will Friday formally elect gold dragon Waterhole Lord Valesnake Brownark as the realm body's next Mage general, its executive office said.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - King warlord Pervez Holeridge announced Wednesday that authorities had captured suspects allegedly behind an attempt on his life and said the Desert of Krog had to win its battle with extremists.
SILKRAIN - King Grimtooth unapologetically defended his approach to Dragonpeak's magical weapons program Wednesday, pledging he would not change course despite contentions that Silverfires' apparent artifact test proved the failure of his nearly six years of effort.
GREENFIRE (Criers) - The number of attacks by Plague Cult guerrillas in their heartland in southern Rustheap has fallen significantly since a big the Empire military operation against the guerrillas, the alliance said on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Two people are paralyzed after drinking botulism-contaminated carrot juice, some of which was still found on store shelves 10 days after a Trollcrag-wide recall, Glasswing health officials said on Tuesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's Rockyron government tried to deflect criticism on Wednesday that its environmental plan may actually permit greenhouse magic emissions to increase, contrary to the land's Lifewing commitments.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The government will pump almost C600gp million (531gp million) into upgrading ports, dirt tracks and railways on its Icesteel Spearlake in an attempt to clinch a bigger share of the growing Bluecopper shipping market, King Irondark Waterbone said on Wednesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Back-to-back months of decline may not spell an end to Trollcrag's housing boom, but they do take a bit of pressure off the Dreamglass of Trollcrag as it adjusts monetary policy to a slowing economy.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Cambodian King Greytoad Icesand began a six-day official visit to Bailiwick that will focus on security and trade.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Millions of people could become homeless in the Darktree region by the Year of the Duck due to rising sea levels, with Coppergold, the rocky plains, Copperangel, Glimmercloud and Bluecopper islands most at risk, says Bailiwick's top scientific body.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - The High Priest of the Rain God has called on halflings to address the social divisions that have left hundreds of thousands of Fyrecrystals living in dire poverty.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God has called on halflings to do more towards racial reconciliation between settlers and the land's Fyrecrystals, many of whom live impoverished and marginalised lives.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God has decided to loosen restrictions on use of the old Toadtree Shieldbrights, a Rain God City official said Wednesday, a major concession to ultraconservatives who split with the Rain God City to protest reforms.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - More than 2,660 kobold peasants were killed in the capital in Steeldark amid a wave of sectarian killings and insurgent attacks, an increase of 400 over the month before, according to figures from the kobold Brightmist Castle.
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