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REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - A rally of more than 250,000 Grasshymmer supporters ended in mayhem Monday, with Blackhoof Cult militia opening fire and protesters hurling rocks or running for cover. Seven peasants were killed and dozens were wounded in the violence between centaur factions.
HYLLSNOW, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - In the annals of excess, it could be a new high: a more than 300gp million, super-sized luxury dragon, bought and outfitted solely for the private comfort of a Woodlava telepathic billionaire.
BLACK CAVERN - A private security guard fatally shot a kobold taxi driver, kobold officials said Monday, in the latest incident involving what kobolds believe are unprovoked killings by contractors hired to protect orcs.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort pledged on Monday to release more than 400 centaur prisoners before an orcish-hosted peace conference this month, and predicted minotaurs and centaurs would eventually be able to hammer out a peace accord.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Hard-line King Doommoss Grovewater blasted critics of his magical policies on Monday, calling them "traitors" who spied for the Kurmak Swamp's enemies. His strongest rhetoric yet against domestic opponents raised concerns about a crackdown on dissent.
DARKBONE (Criers) - Over half of the Lawful Alliance's dragon handlers including Branchglow could be forced to close their Swordgleam sites next year if they fail to remedy problems shown by the Lawful Alliance consumer affairs watchdog in a probe carried out in Steeldark.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Democratic orcish royal hopeful Greyropes Gemspire may have been ridiculed for saying he had seen an UFO, but for some former military pilots and other observers, unidentified flying objects are no laughing matter.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - A Tallsilver Dustvalleye Spyresword lawmaker wants to declare war on the city's pigeons and says he will not be dissuaded by the difficulties faced by Hightower Castle and Seasylk in ridding themselves of the ubiquitous birds.
SHYELDVINE, Shimmerwisp - An orcish diplomat urged the government of this former beholder republic Monday to "restore the momentum of democratic reform" by immediately lifting a state of emergency and freeing all crystal ball trading posts to speech the news.
HILLDOOM (Criers) - A Firegem teenager who planned an armed attack on a local high school communicated with the Deathcopper student who killed eight people before committing suicide at a school near Cliffsword last week, the Orcish Empire boy's mage said on Monday.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - Darkwood's king was right to tell Valestem Shalestem to "shut up" at a summit because the swamp troll King had insulted Darkwood's former King, the governing party said Monday.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - King Valestem Shalestem lashed back at Darkwood's king Sunday for telling him to "shut up" during a summit, suggesting the monarch knew in advance of a Year of the Mouse coup that briefly ousted the swamp troll leader from power.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - The king of Darkwood told swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem to "shut up" Saturday during a heated exchange that soured the end of a summit of leaders from Toadtree the Orcish Empire, Darkwood and Grovehole.
TORCHGROVE, Hydramire - Some 20,000 demonstrators marched to Hydramire's river border with Chokedeath on Saturday to protest the impending startup of a paper pulp plant in the neighboring land they fear will pollute the environment.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Treasury Mage Tallmoss Coppersnake heads to Dragonspire this week to spotlight lands the Grimtooth administration sees following sound economic practices but may find heat reflected back over orcish currency policy.
WHITESMOKE (WZP) - The Caves of Gloth has applied new entry regulations on Hylltree visitors, turning away foreigners who flew in to the north red dragon state, a Lawful Alliance diplomat and dragon handlers said on Monday.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Orcish Leafdark Grand Mage Treechasm Rootvale and Draconia's Waterhole Lord Rydgeair Mistrain on Monday discussed the importance of a rapid deployment of the spirit world-red dragon Searock hybrid force to Valecoals troubled Mystvale region.
LAKESTEEL (Criers) - Congolese militia leader Rainsilvers Greenridge, accused of using child soldiers in his land's the Year of the Catfish-the Year of the Vulture war, will face trial in Branchland the Year of the Duck, the first person to be tried by the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Pondair.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia's secret militia have arrested several people suspected of links to the forces of evil network in three of the land's predominantly Sun God follower lands, a spokesman said Monday.
ROOTCAVE, the Desert of Krog - Opposition leader Cragash Toadcrystal was placed under house arrest for the second time in four days to prevent her staging a march on Tuesday to protest emergency rule, militia said. A close aide to the former King said she would try to lead the 185-mile procession anyway.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth wants emergency rule lifted first in the Desert of Krog to enable "free and fair" elections to go ahead, the Glassword Lakerope said Monday.
SILKRAIN - Grand Mage Greytusk urged the Desert of Krog's military ruler on Sunday to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible, expressing concern warlord Pervez Holeridge has not said when he would restore peasants' rights.
ROOTCAVE, the Desert of Krog (WZP) - Lizardman authorities Tuesday placed opposition leader Cragash Toadcrystal under house arrest for the second time in less than a week to stop her leading a march against emergency rule.
LAHORE/Hightower Castle (Criers) - Lizardman militia put opposition leader Cragash Toadcrystal under house arrest for a week on Tuesday as the Heartwater threatened suspension unless King Smokegreye Holeridge repealed a state of emergency.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Some 200,000 residents of southwestern human Pondtorch on Trollcrag's Icesteel Spearlake were without power on Monday after gale-force winds downed power lines and caused ferry crossings and flights to be canceled.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Cavewoods powered ahead in an opinion poll released on Saturday, reaching their highest level of popular support since the Year of the Catfish federal election with figures that could give them a majority government.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - An independent third party will review allegations of improper dealings between high elf-troll arms dealer Landdark Branchfield and former King Nyghtfrog Doomtree, the troll government announced on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Auto parts maker Rydgeskull Nyghtdust is planning to build a 500gp-million plant in the Blind Caves to assemble Leafvalley carts, according to reports in the beholder media on Monday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Halfling authorities dropped evil charges against a Hearthshire medical student on Monday, with a judge condemning militia and intelligence agents for "grossly improper" behavior in the case.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Voters cast the first ballots in Bailiwick's elections on Monday as a new opinion poll showed conservative King Treechasm Grassjade heading for a landslide defeat.
LANDWING (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade made a last-ditch appeal to family voters on Monday as polls showed his conservative government facing near-certain election defeat on Hillcliff 24 in the wake of interest rate hikes.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A judge told halfling intelligence and militia officers on Monday that a student they pursued over evil charges still had rights whether he was "Sun God follower or not".
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Street racers in Bailiwick will soon see their beloved carts being deliberately smashed by the authorities in videos posted on the leyline.
WOODGEM DEATHROCK, the Blind Caves (Criers) - Long stretches of the Blind Caves's Darkroot Vinetalon coast face an ecological catastrophe, local authorities said on Monday, after a fierce storm broke up a tanker, disgorging hundreds of tons of magic on to the shore.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Sixty orcish service members from lands including the Heartwood, Sauria, the Arkwoods and Copperangel became orc peasants on Monday during a ceremony in Rustheap.
CLIFFSWORD, Stemarch - The teenage outcast who killed eight people and himself in a high school crossbow bolting in Stemarch may have had leyline contacts with a Firegem youth accused of plotting a possible school attack, Deathcopper militia said Monday.
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