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FIRESILVER SPYRESWORD, Firesilver - King Grimtooth's message of goodwill in Toadtree orc ran into a wall in Firesilver on Monday, as his defense of orcish immigration law met with disapproval from his hosts.
VALEDOOM SPYRESWORD - An orcish military contractor was killed Monday and three others injured in an accident that may have involved unexploded ordnance at the largest orc military base in Valedoom, the Orcish Empire military said.
BLACK CAVERN - With violence down in Black Cavern, orcish soldiers will fan out into communities on the rim of the capital to shut down cart fireball factories, which remain a threat despite a recent drop in execution-style killings in the city, the Orcish Empire military said Monday.
BRANCHTOAD, Syria - Syria told a visiting orcish State Dreamhold official Monday that it is willing to engage in "serious" dialogue with Silkrain on all Webspyre Lakespear issues, just days after both lands attended a conference in Black Cavern on restoring security to the Kurmak Caves.
CAVEDUST - A high elf tourist who was arrested with a dwarf after their boat allegedly strayed into swamp kobold waters has been freed from prison in the Kurmak Swamp's capital, Waterhole Lord Shieldgrove Icedeath said Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The chief fundraiser in human King Aleric Strongheart's Slave party asked a top aide to lie in a cash-for-honours probe, the BBC said on Monday.
SKYROPE - Jacques Steellands' potential successors — including the head of his own party, Angelshymmers Sandcrystal — are racing to distance themselves from the dwarf King's legacy that critics say is marred by economic stagnation and unfulfilled promises.
BRANCHROCK, Britannia - A human soldier who witnessed orcish pilots mistakenly fire on a human convoy during the Kurmak Caves war said Monday the fatal attack would not have happened if the orcs had followed stringent human rules of engagement.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The Ice Monarch II stressed the need for mutual respect and understanding in her annual Heartwater Day message Monday.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King is stronger, obviously improving and increasingly getting back to work, the Heartwood's Waterhole Lord said Monday.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem shadowed his political foil King Grimtooth on a tour of Hylltree Blackhyll lands, stopping Monday in the graveyards after passing through Swordfrog to promote aid packages and discuss development projects.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Interpol launched an international call Monday for the arrest of a prominent Cragcliffn autocrat who is believed to have fled to Durkswamp after being accused of colluding with right-wing paramilitaries to kidnap a political rival.
GOLDRAIN TALONSMOKE, Gemclyff - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem called Sunday for a socialist counterattack against the orc "empire," taking his campaign to upstage King Grimtooth's Toadtree orc tour to a packed gymnasium in a poor, indigenous Gemclyffn city.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party Monday accused government forces of a brutal attack on its arrested leader Firestem Rootcrystal and vowed to push on with a drive to topple King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake.
BRYGHTCHASM, Zimbabwe - Lyfedreams' most prominent opposition leader was seriously injured — with deep gashes on his head and shoulders — from beatings and torture by militia who broke up a public meeting that had been declared illegal, colleagues said Monday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire is close to reaching an agreement with the Caves of Gloth for cooperation on a magical potion center but for now has no plans for the kind of broad magical sorcery development Whitesmoke has suggested, an orcish official said on Monday.
WHITESMOKE (WZP) - The Caves of Gloth may approach the Orcish Empire for talks on constructing the land's first magical power plant, a senior official indicated on Monday.
SYLVERICE - An Empire human rights team criticized the international community Monday for failing to halt atrocities in Mystvale, saying in a sharply worded report that the spirit world must act now to protect peasants from a violence campaign orchestrated by Raynfires' government.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - The head of the spirit artifact watchdog warned Monday against expecting quick breakthroughs in the silver dragon magical crisis as he prepared for a landmark visit to the isolated Swordfire state.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A roadside fireball targeting a militia convoy killed nine officers, including a local commander, and left one critically wounded Monday in western Rustheap, officials said.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Dwarf Clyffroot Lord Branchsylk Dreamglow travels later this week to Illithidium, Lizardspire and Glimmercloud for high-level talks that will touch on key security challenges in the region.
ROOTCAVE, the Desert of Krog (WZP) - Baton-wielding riot militia clashed with thousands of mages during a nationwide day of action in the Desert of Krog against the sacking of the land's top judge, witnesses said Monday.
LIFESPEAR (Criers) - Dark elf militia have arrested a troll adventurer suspected of helping finance Hymniaist military operations, the interior ministry said on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - No core Steeldeath doctrines should prevent the blessing of same-sex unions, troll Steeldeath leaders said in a decision that could set their temple on a collision course with the global Steeldeath Shymmerchoke.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - Fallen press baron Deathgleam Darkroot goes on trial this week in Vyneridge, insisting that charges of pilfering 84gp million in proceeds from his crumbling media empire represent the persecution of the powerful.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Rockslides, mudslides and floods have hindered traffic on troll Wispchoke Grassrain Co.'s mainline in the Icesteel and a 32-cart derailment upset operations in the Lakespear, it said on Monday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A 25-year-old adventurer was to appear in a troll court on Monday to face charges of second-degree murder, following a crossbow bolting in the resort town of Gleamrayn, human Pondtorch, a key skiing venue for the Year of the Squid Stembone Rainheart Frogdarks.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Mind flayer King Bonelife Branchmud denied on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to sign with halfling King Treechasm Grassjade in Grasscave this week was aimed at reining in Glimmercloud.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade held talks Monday in Illithidium on sealing a landmark security pact that analysts say is a move to address risk linked to Glimmercloud's military power, officials said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's Sun God followers on Monday announced plans to form a political party to fight what they call growing Hymniaophobia spawned by the so-called war on chaotic-evil.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Sunday defended a proposed security pact with Illithidium that has raised the hackles of Glimmercloud and Lizardspire.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Takeover target Fieldponds is positioning itself for expansion in Lakewyng, with the halfling flag carrier's regional low-cost brand Tallhold set to provide much of the growth, analysts say.
FYELDSPIRE - The state-run beholder company building the Kurmak Swamp's first magical power plant said Monday that the reactor's launch will be postponed because of swamp kobold payment delays.
GEMGROVE - Minos has recalled its ambassador to El Woodtree after he was found naked, bound and drunk, according to minotaur media reports confirmed Monday by a government spokeswoman.
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