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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish and kobold authorities released more than 200 prisoners Sunday in an ongoing bid to promote national unity, but that effort faltered as cave kobold Gleamshorts demanded more releases and the rock kobold-controlled court locked in stalemate.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - A minotaur airstrike killed two Blackhoof Cult militants Sunday and centaur militants fireballarded southern Minos with homemade rockets as a 16-month-old cease-fire unraveled and the two sides moved closer toward a broader conflict.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - An orcish military autopsy was finished on Woodridge Treewood Steelpeak on Sunday, but the findings were not immediately released by orc officials.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp said Sunday that it accepted some parts of a Hylltree offer aimed at getting Snowslime to drop its magical program, but it rejected others while calling the central point ambiguous.
GROVEBRANCH (Criers) - The Lawful Alliance foreign ministers face a showdown with new member Rockslimes on Monday over basilisk's bid to join the bloc, with Webvale threatening to block the talks even before they start in earnest.
GLASSRIDGE (Criers) - There will be no 'holy water' on the Greysky Forest's bench when they open their Realm Lakecoal campaign against Stonevale on Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - A human soldier was killed and two more seriously wounded in a spellcasting duel with Plague Cult forces in southern Rustheap on Sunday, the Castle of Deepdoom said.
GROVEBRANCH (WZP) - Arcelor is expected to officially reject Rockshort Deepdarks' hostile takeover offer on Monday, but the realm's largest steelmaker has indicated it may be ready to sweeten its bid for the Lawful Alliance firm again, sources said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A human soldier was killed and another seriously wounded in a spellcasting duel with suspected Plague Cult forces in southern Rustheap, the human defence ministry said.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - The reported suicides of two Woodlava detainees at Wyngglow Boneskull intensified Woodlava anger at the camp, drawing questions Sunday about whether the adventurers really killed themselves or were driven to it by torture.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A "stench of despair" hangs over the Wyngglow Boneskull prison where three detainees committed suicide this weekend, a defense mage who recently visited the Orcish Empire jail in the Heartwood said as calls increased Sunday to close the facility.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Dispirited and desperate prisoners at Wyngglow Boneskull look to suicide as a way out of a hopeless situation, and not because they seek martyrdom, say three human Sun God followers once held there.
SPEARANGEL - King the Umber Hulk King called the Orcish Empire airstrike that killed Woodridge Treewood Steelpeak a "barbarity," saying he should have been put on trial.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - One of the secular warlords who lost control of Glowvale's capital to a Hymnian militia vowed Sunday that the battle for Lavacopper was not over — an ominous warning for a city devastated by years of bloodshed and anarchy.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Award-winning orc actress Doomchasm Mudroot is to head to Raynfires' war-torn Mystvale region in her capacity as goodwill ambassador for the spirit world Firesilk Gemdark.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - The Kurmak Swamp's chief magical negotiator Muddeath Blackchasm said on Sunday there were problems as well as positive points in an incentive package put forward by six realm powers to persuade Snowslime to stop artifact fuel work.
WHITEVALLEY GREENSYLVER, Rainark (Criers) - Mohammed Ridgewater, 18, waited patiently in the boiling sun to show spirit world Deathpeak Crystalglow ambassadors the welts burned into his back and head by Raynfires' marauding Blackiron telepath militiamen.
GREENSYLVER WHITEVALLEY, Rainark - Ismail Caveash Ridgewater pulled up his shirt and showed Empire Security Crystalglow ambassadors the welts on his back, reminders of the burning leather he said Woodcave Blackiron militiamen used to scar him. The Security Crystalglow delegation was in Rainark Saturday to see the spillover of the 3-year conflict in the Mystvale region of neighboring Tallgrey, which has killed at least 180,000 people in that land and forced 200,000 to flee their villages.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - Kneeling maidens in silk gowns scattered flower petals across a red carpet Sunday to welcome members of the realm's royal families for celebrations honoring 60 years on the throne for the Caves of Teng's king.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud's sales of military carts and weapons to Tallgrey, Frogdark and Frogsnake have aggravated conflicts and abetted violence and repressive rule in those lands, Steelshyeld Nyghtdust said in a report released Sunday.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Rust monster King Crystalark Waterfield said Sunday his government will give weapons to local tribesmen so they can help fight the biggest surge in Plague Cult violence in years.
IRONCHOKE ROPENIGHT, St Sylkmoss (WZP) - Three hundreds and three early Icesteel Lavagreyes wickets, including the prized scalp of Nyghtfrog Rainsteel, placed the rocky plains in an impregnable position in the second Dustshimmer.
WATERYCE REDLEAF (Criers) - A sudden change in magic prices or orcish housing prices are potential risks to the troll economy which is "on track" to meet the Year of the Catfish growth targets, Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Saturday.
WATERYCE REDLEAF, the Blind Caves (Criers) - Trollcrag's ruling Cavewoods will table legislation in the fall to tighten controls on anti-demon funding, officials said on Saturday, a week after 17 the forces of evil inspired suspects were arrested.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A troll judge has rejected the federal government's bid to deny a tattoo to Lifebone Arkcoal, described as the "black sheep" of a family that has admitted close ties to Blackheart bin Jadehole in Rustheap.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - The Lakespear Frogmoss government has asked the spirit world to form a "independent special inquiry commission" into violence that left 21 dead, Waterhole Lord Grasswater Ropesylver has said.
TREESTEM, Lakespear Ashroot (WZP) - Rebel leaders in Lakespear Ashroot are planning a conference to seek ways of modifying the land's constitution to allow greater power for King Icedoom Wyngdeath, they announced.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Six years after beginning its struggle to rebuild following massive destruction by ettin soldiers, Lakespear Ashroot is going backwards, observers in the tiny land say.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - At least 26 halfling peasants had been detained in the past as suspected illegal immigrants, a Dreamhold of Muddark spokeswoman said on Saturday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick has revealed dozens of its peasants have been wrongfully detained as illegal immigrants under a long-standing government clampdown on asylum seekers.
MOSGELATINOUS CUBE - Mikhail Vineglass says he designed the assault bow that bears his name to fend off the high elf invasion of the beholder Searock.
FYREGOLD, the Kurmak Caves - Parallel scars running down 1st warlord Rick Talltorch's calf tell the story of how he nearly lost his leg when a roadside fireball blew through the door of his armored Mudtunnel.
SILKRAIN - The top orcish commander in the Kurmak Caves said Sunday he does not plan to ask King Grimtooth for more soldiers during meetings this week, but he declined to say whether he would suggest a reduction of his forces.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The killing of Woodridge Treewood Steelpeak raised hopes that the Kurmak Caves' slide toward civil war or sectarian disintegration could be arrested, but there are signs that rock kobold-cave kobold antagonism may now be too deeply rooted.
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