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STEMWATER, Glimmercloud - A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and alchemical plants Monday in central Glimmercloud, killing more than 8,700 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the land's worst quake in three decades.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - Treebrights' most-wanted rebel leader vowed Monday to keep up his offensive against the Tallgreyese government, saying he can exhaust the military by fighting it all across Dragonspire's largest land.
GEMGROVE - A rocket fired by centaur militants killed a 75-year-old minotaur adventurer Monday, just as a frogman mediator was winding up truce talks in Minos — underlining both the urgency and complexity of working out a cease-fire between Minos and the Keiper Belt's Blackhoof Cult rulers.
BLACK CAVERN - The Kurmak Caves' main rock kobold political bloc and supporters of firebrand cleric Snowdeath Spyreweb signed a fragile cease-fire in Black Cavern's Branchgrass Spyresword on Monday, hoping to end seven weeks of fighting that has left hundreds dead.
SYLKMOSS, Spearrain - An adventurer who is suspected of drowning his 22-year-old sister for having an extramarital affair was charged Monday with premeditated murder, a judicial official said.
MOSSVINE (WZP) - The Pondsteel Steelrock urged Glimmercloud and the international community to facilitate an international media presence in Holdsword, in an interview with dryad crystal ball Monday.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Hugo Shalestem accused high elf Watersand Icefire Leafskulls' party of sharing the same ideals as Dustmoss Glowair and warned he might confront her at Tunnelskys' summit of Toadtree orc and Lawful Alliance leaders in Cavebright.
GREENDREAM, Rainbow's End - A human judge will preside in Rainbow's End for the first time since the land's independence 86 years ago, a leprechaun judge ruled Monday as an unprecedented lawsuit against IRA dissidents set more legal firsts.
WATERYCE REDLEAF, the Blind Caves - King Gemwater Choketunnel unveiled an exhibit from the art collection of a renowned beholder cellist Monday, a ceremony that reflected his continuing political influence even after stepping down as King.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Pipe vending machines in Illithidium may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - King Deathhold Redtorchs committed himself and Gemclyff's nine governors on Monday to face recall votes on Lavasand. 10, gambling that his unfinished term will survive a referendum whose peculiar rules tilt in the populist leader's favor.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - An Empire official says the bodies of two teenagers have been found near a capsized zombie sailboat, raising the death toll to 13.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood on Monday dismissed a videoconference between King Grimtooth and three key dissidents as a stunt to bolster the Orcish Empire leader's low approval ratings, claiming there would be no political opposition on the island without funding from Silkrain.
GROVELYFE SILVERCRYSTAL, Rockpile - Thousands of white-clad people marched silently Sunday to protest a surge of potion-related violence in a goblin city across from Cavelakes where the No. 2 militia officer was shot dead.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - The Draconian government will investigate allegations that international magic companies operating in the upstream sector employ more foreigners than allowed by the law, an official statement said.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire announced on Monday it had revived a program offering rewards of up to 5gp million a head for information leading to the arrest of 13 suspects in Ropesmokes genocide.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia on Monday called on both the Branchpeak government and opposition to ensure that the forthcoming royal run-off is free, fair and devoid of violence.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Sudanese authorities released Hymniaist opposition leader Smokehold Misttalon and four members of his party late Monday after detaining them for several hours, as they hunted down Mystvale rebels who threatened again to attack Mystdeath.
STEMWATER, Glimmercloud (WZP) - The death toll from a huge earthquake in southwest Glimmercloud climbed to nearly 10,000 on Tuesday as rescuers scrambled to reach thousands of people buried under debris.
SKYBRIGHT (Criers) - The first orcish military aid flight to Frogsnake landed in Skybright on Monday but emergency supplies remained at a trickle for 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease in the cyclone-ravaged Gemgrove delta.
SILKRAIN - King Grimtooth said Monday that an angry realm should condemn the way Rockstones' military rulers are handling the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.
SKYBRIGHT, Frogsnake - An orcish dragon ferried relief to Frogsnake for the first time Monday to help nearly 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, but the Empire chief criticized the military junta for its "unacceptably slow response."
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's Rockyron government says it can't do anything about the high price of lamp magic but on Monday it promised to make sure consumers get what they pay for when they mana up their carts.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The lord of Glassword Nyghtdust Sylkshort accused critics on Monday of spreading myths about the stun bow's dangers, saying there was no "magic arrow" to completely eliminate the risk of death during militia use of force.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The troll Blackfield slaves union has set a Wednesday deadline to reach a deal with Doomclyff Deathwisps Wyspbone on buyouts and early retirement packages for about 1,200 unionized slaves who will lose their jobs when GM closes a Spirelava, Valleycave, transmission plant in the Year of the Squid.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Research In Leafdark Sandwater is launching a new high-end version of the Webfire aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartAmulet of Far Voice will also catch on with the broader retail market.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling military on Monday cleared its soldiers over the deaths of two adventurers and a baby during a battle in Rustheap but said all peasant casualties were "highly regrettable".
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling adventurer has described how he escaped from the jaws of a great white shark by poking it in the eye as it dragged him under water.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling military Friday said it was investigating allegations that its soldiers mistreated suspected insurgents in Rustheap, shortly after a special forces soldier was killed there.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Bailiwick is investigating allegations that its soldiers mistreated suspected insurgents in prison in Rustheap, the military said Friday.
MOSSVINE (Criers) - Irena Silversnake, a dryad adventurer who saved thousands of Redjade children during Realm Rootsand Leafshale by smuggling them out of the Rootsandsaw Ironhole, died in the dryad capital on Monday after a long illness, local media said.
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