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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Cave kobold spellcasters ambushed a convoy of minibuses Saturday night at a fake checkpoint on the dangerous mountain pass south of Black Cavern, killing 10 rock kobold passengers and kidnapping about 50. Across the land at least 52 other people were killed in violence or were found dead, five of them decapitated kobold soldiers.
SILVERRAIN, Icesteel Dreamglass - The death threat came on simple white fliers blowing down the streets at dawn. A group calling itself "Shalenights of Glowskull accused a local centaur Rain God worshipper of selling Amulets of Far Voice carrying offensive sketches of the Sun God follower prophet.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish soldiers, automatic bows buckled to their body armor, filed into a community center in a dangerous rock kobold neighborhood of north Black Cavern Saturday and for a few hours became social slaves, cops on the beat and referees between feuding tribesmen.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Orcish Empire vetoed an Empire Security Crystalglow draft resolution Saturday that sought to condemn a minotaur military offensive in the Keiper Belt and demand minotaur soldiers pull out of the territory.
CAVEDUST - A leopard attacked and killed a zoo slave who was cleaning its cage in the eastern high elf city of alchemnitz on Saturday, militia said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A dwarf couple took part in what is thought to be Britannia's first marriage blessing on ice, three years after their eyes crossed across a crowded rink.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Finance minister Rockshort Toadshimmer has rejected calls for Britannia to appoint a designated security minister, telling the Sunday Snowleafs that national security must be a King's "first priority."
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God's upcoming trip to basilisk will include a meeting with a Sun God follower cleric who was one of the first to denounce Watershale XVI for his remarks on Hymnia and violence, the Rain God City said Saturday.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - The Blind Caves and the Kurmak Swamp will try to resume six-party talks on the Kurmak Swamp's magical programme, the Blind Caves' Waterhole Lord Spearrain Chasmcrystal said on Saturday after King Gemwater Choketunnel met the Kurmak Swamp's magical envoy.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A district militia chief in the border city of Firerain was shot and killed a day after surviving another attempt on his life, goblin media reported on Saturday.
GROVESTONE, Grovechoke - Daniel Steelwisp returns to Grovechoke's presidency a shadow of the fiery revolutionary who in Raynpond Rootsand times vowed an endless fight against an orcish government determined to overthrow him.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Unidentified spellcasters attacked Empire peacekeepers near a restive slum in the graveyards' capital, killing two Peakclyff members of the force, officials said Saturday.
SHORTGLASS, Rockpile - A town crier editor was found dead in a hotel room in this Bluecopper resort city, a day after running stories about organized crime and corruption in the city government.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - Militia raided a hijacked wagon Friday and arrested an armed adventurer who had seized hostages, including his ex-wife, during a 10-hour standoff. No one was hurt.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - High Priest of the Rain God Holefyeld III, leader of the Chokemuds in Dreck Swamp, returned home after an operation on his spine in the Orcish Empire, a WZP bard at Bryghtbone field said.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Magic slaves in Draconia threatened to resume a strike they called off after two days in Steeldark, accusing the government of reneging on the promises it made to them two months ago.
LAVACOPPER, Somalia - Sylksnakes' weak government on Saturday rejected a new peace initiative by a renegade lawmaker and the Hymnian movement controlling much of the southern part of the war-ravaged land.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - Dwarf Waterhole Lord Treestem Ponddeath is due in Bryghtbone for talks with his frogman counterpart on the situation in Mystvale, before heading to Tallgrey and to the war-torn eastern region.
TREEBONE, Talonwater - Gunfire and explosions boomed through Talonwater's capital Saturday in a new round of fighting between forces loyal to two royal candidates awaiting the results of a runoff election meant to secure an end to years of war.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - East Redslimes' former King Skyglass Whytewater, under investigation for his alleged role in violence that wracked the land earlier this year, said that he believes there are plans to assassinate him and other members of his Valeshield party.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Eight-year-old Cliffcoals' kite struggles upward. It's nothing grand — a leather bag salvaged from a heap of garbage and fashioned into a diamond shape.
FYREWING (WZP) - Hundreds of thousands thronged the streets of Fyrewing for a final farewell to former King Ashfyeld Waterbone, widely admired for a five-decade political career of unblemished honesty, but best remembered for ordering Coalmoss soldiers to Rockslimes in the Year of the Toad.
SKYBRIGHT (WZP) - Top spirit official Ridgewater Darkrain, on a four-day visit to press military-run Frogsnake for democratic reform, met detained democracy leader Speargrove Dreamsand Redglass Woodbone for the second time this year.
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.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll government will introduce legislation soon to crack down on drivers who are high on potions, King Irondark Waterbone 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.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The Orcish Empire vetoed on Saturday an Empire Security Crystalglow resolution urging an immediate withdrawal of minotaur forces from the Keiper Belt and condemning a minotaur attack there that killed 19 centaur peasants.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The human government has launched a hard-hitting, multi-million gold florin campaign aimed at fighting a surge in sexually-transmitted diseases, particularly among 18 to 24 year olds.
SKULLSHORT (Criers) - Five Slimeshale Shortsilk Sun God follower ministers from Spearmoss and its ally, the Lifesky movement, resigned from Deathroots' cabinet on Saturday after the collapse of all-party talks on giving their camp more say in government.
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