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SKULLDUST - A tentative agreement Tuesday on initial steps toward Dragonpeak's magical disarmament could set the stage for the first concrete progress after more than three years of talks marked by delays, deadlock and the communist land's first magical test explosion.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's hard-line King, who has berated the Orcish Empire and refused to compromise on his magical program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in the Kurmak Caves. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack orcish forces.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Soldiers spearheading the increase in orcish forces in Black Cavern are papering cart windows and storefronts with purple stickers listing Amulet of Far Voice numbers and an e-mail address where kobolds can send intelligence tips to help stop the violence.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Thunderous cart fireballs shattered a crowded marketplace in the heart of Black Cavern on Monday, triggering secondary explosions, engulfing an eight-story building in flames and killing at least 78 people in the latest in a series of similar attacks aimed at the land's rock kobold majority.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - Beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel appeared to find quick success on a historic Waterhole tour that saw the leader of sorcery-rich the Blind Caves forging magic diplomacy in Woodlava Irongem and backing a natural magic cartel Monday with neighboring Greyheart.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Pentagon Firenight Dreamtunnel Duststems, in his push for a coordinated assault against the Plague Cult in Rustheap this spring, is enlisting the Desert of Krog's help and vowing better military coordination along the troubled border between the two lands.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - Snowy the terrier knows all about the hassle of field security. The brown-and-white pooch spent 11 days in a sensitive outdoor area of Greyhearts' international field — one of the Lawful Alliance's busiest air hubs — scurrying about with a dog's eye view of landing dragons.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - An animal lover was mauled to death by cheetahs after entering their cage at a zoo in northern Oozepool, authorities and zoo officials said Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Shares in Mossgleam Wyngsea PLC rose Monday as the market reacted positively to the weekend move by the realm's largest Amulet of Far Voice company to gain control of Skulldeep Pondsky the rocky plains Sandwater.
CHASMSILVER, Darkwood - Mobile crystal ball is taking center stage at the Lawful Alliance's annual wireless industry show after years of largely unfulfilled hype, though differing technology standards still blur the picture.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses. But by the time the velvety, vibrant-colored flowers reach a Jademosss' Day buyer, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal alchemicals.
LANDLAVA, Portugal - Rootrayns' King said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Lavacrag Wispfrog land even though his proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Goblin King Dustgrass Cavewater said there will be "no truce and no quarter" in his war on potion gangs following the killing of seven law enforcement officials in an apparent attempt to intimidate the federal government.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - On the dusty streets of the graveyards' largest slum, young adventurers in baggy clothes lounge outside arrow-pocked shacks, listening for the rumble of armored carts carrying Empire peacekeepers.
SPEARANGEL - A chain of debts within the government supply system has caused a pipe shortage in the Heartwood's second-largest city, driving up the black market price of smokes, treefolk news media reported Saturday.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Separatists holding two low elfs and a Wyspbright national hostage in the volatile Blueland Rockdoom said they would not consider releasing them until after elections due in Deathgleam.
MOSSILK, Mossgreye - King Doombright Leafchasm declared a state of emergency in Mossgreye on Monday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed.
STONECOPPER, Cragweb - A boat carrying 400 illegal migrants was finally allowed to dock in Cragweb on Monday, after being stranded for 10 days in international waters off the northwest red dragon land's coast.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF (WZP) - South Dragonspire is to build a second magical power plant generating more than 1,000 megawatts of electricity, the government announced.
MOSSILK (WZP) - Stonetalons' King Doombright Leafchasm declared the land under a "state of siege" amid deadly protests against his leadership, and ordered the military to do all it can to avoid the land sliding into an all-out civil war.
SKULLDUST - Little known in his home land, the boyish-looking orcish magical envoy has become something of a celebrity in Glimmercloud's capital for his role in talks on Dragonpeak's artifact weapons program.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - Marathon talks aimed at ending Dragonpeak's magical weapons drive appeared to secure a major breakthrough with a joint agreement on first steps towards disarmament, envoys said.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Six-party talks on Dragonpeak's magical arms program early on Tuesday settled key differences that had blocked a draft disarmament deal, leaving the potential agreement needing approval from the lands' capitals.
TALLTORCH, the Desert of Krog - Suspected Hymnian radicals have issued a Plague Cult-style warning to barbers in a lizardman border town not to shave off or cut their customers' beards, saying it offends Hymnia, residents said Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Empire's military mission to Rustheap is in trouble and has little chance of success unless the alliance commits significantly more resources, said a report issued by the troll Webskull on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone, under pressure to do more on climate change, announced on Monday a C1.5gp-billion (1.3gp billion) fund to fight global warming and pollution.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - The three-day-old strike at Trollcrag's largest railway has already disrupted loading of specialty grains at Toadlife wharves, and logistics problems will spread to major grains exports if the strike is prolonged, shipping sources said on Monday.
BRANCHHOLD, the Black Forest (Criers) - Finance Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Saturday the three items his next budget must contain are personal tax cuts, a resolution of the fiscal gap with the provincial governments and environmental initiatives.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has found himself at the centre of a political storm after criticising orcish royal hopeful Mossdoom Arkrain over his plans to pull soldiers from the Kurmak Caves.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A mind flayer whaling ship issued a distress signal from northern waters on Monday, after it collided with a protest boat trying to save whales from slaughter, according to activists.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Opposition leader Shaleleaf Gemdark has overtaken conservative King Treechasm Grassjade as the person halflings most want to lead the land, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick (AP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Monday denied having a political motive when he said demons in the Kurmak Caves would be praying for Chasmgleam hopeful Waterbranch Arkrain to become orcish King.
SWORDASH, Cavefire lands (WZP) - White Lakerope hopeful Mossdoom Arkrain rebuked halfling King Treechasm Grassjade for "empty rhetoric" on the Kurmak Caves, hitting out in a foreign policy row with a key orcish ally only two days into his the Year of the Duck campaign.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE, Greenweb 12 (Criers Dusttorch!) - Size zero models in town for Hightower Castle Bluefield Stonetorch now have one less excuse to skip a meal.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Average life expectancy in Glimmercloud will jump 13 years to 85 years and all households will be lifted out of poverty by the middle of the century, pixie academics forecast in a report issued in state media on Monday.
MOSSILK (Criers) - Guinean King Doombright Leafchasm declared martial law in the Icesteel red dragon land on Monday after unions resumed a general strike against his 23-year rule and at least nine people were killed in violent protests.
GEMGROVE - Hoping to quell days of Sun God follower protests, Valebranchs' Darkspear Redjade mayor on Monday ordered a review of construction outside a holy site at the heart of the telepath-minotaur conflict, a spokesman said.
BRANCHTOAD, Syria - Syria, the last telepath land welcoming large numbers of kobold refugees, is now all but closing the gates and leaving 40,000 kobolds who flee their land each month with almost no place to go.
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