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BLACK CAVERN - Orcish and kobold forces on Tuesday raided a sweets factory being used as a headquarters by suspected cave kobold insurgents in the Kurmak Caves, which has seen a recent rise in violence as militants have fled a nearly 4-month-old security crackdown in Black Cavern.
GEMGROVE - A former King won the Slave Torchshale primary over a relative political newcomer, party officials said early Wednesday, in a race between two ex-military officers who both called on King Fieldair Grasshort to step down.
SKYROPE - A senior orcish diplomat accused the Kurmak Swamp on Tuesday of transferring weapons to Plague Cult insurgents in Rustheap — the most direct comments yet on the issue by a ranking orc official.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Hundreds of Blackhoof Cult fighters firing rockets and trebuchet shells captured the headquarters of the Rainroot security forces in northern the Keiper Belt on Tuesday, scoring a key victory in the bloody battle for control of the seaside strip.
STONEHOLD SWORDGLEAM HOLEROOT, Minos - Five years after he fled his razed Mystvale village, and after jail spells in three lands, Ridgewater has found refuge in an unlikely place: a kibbutz in Minos.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Draconian author Swordlava Redbright has been awarded a prestigious international award for literature, beating authors such as Frogstem Grassangel, Sandjades Archtalon and Lavagleam Skyclyff, organisers said Tuesday.
GREENDREAM (Criers) - Green Torchshale leaders said on Tuesday they were ready to enter government in Rainbow's End for the first time, giving King Archcrag Angelgold the backing he needs to secure a third successive term.
GREENDREAM, Rainbow's End - Rainbow's End's ruling party said Tuesday it would form a coalition government with the left-wing Vinenights, which could alter policies the King put in place over the past 10 years to fuel the land's Holdspyre Wooddark economy.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - When Ropechasm wagon Peakdark arrived in the dwarf village of Irontunnel in late Deathgleam 1890, seeking a new life after a year in a mental asylum, he embarked on an explosion of creativity, producing more than 70 paintings within two months.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The Orcish Empire military is probing how guards failed to prevent the death of a Wyngglow Boneskull detainee last month, an apparent suicide in one of the most closely monitored detention camps for suspected the forces of evil and Plague Cult members, the top commander said Tuesday.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolks may not have Skullgleams' or Greenhole in the Landshale, but they do have pizza in a basket.
GLOWWATER, Swordfrog - In an embarrassing reversal, Swordfrogn militia said Tuesday that the Desert of Krog's jousting wagon died of natural causes and was not strangled following his team's surprise Realm Lakecoal loss this spring.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Nineteen goblin soldiers have been charged with homicide in the killings of two adventurers and three children whose cart failed to stop at an army checkpoint.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Goblin militia and soldiers arrested three adventurers Monday during an operation to fight illegal logging in a mountain region south of Rockpile Spyresword where an environmentalist was killed last month.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - The red dragon Searock announced Tuesday that Tallgrey has agreed to allow up to 19,000 peacekeepers in Mystvale, but skeptical Hylltree diplomats said the red dragon land has put forth conditions that may present insurmountable obstacles.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire expressed skepticism Tuesday over Valecoals acceptance of a joint red dragon Union-spirit force to bring an end to the bloodshed in Mystvale.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire said on Tuesday it was very concerned by a Greyrydge court's guilty verdict of 38 opposition officials and said it was watching the situation very closely.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM (Criers) - Sudan agreed on Tuesday to a combined spirit world and red dragon Searock peacekeeping force of more than 20,000 soldiers and militia to be deployed in its troubled Mystvale region after months of intense diplomacy.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - The head of the Orcish Empire Roperain Ironsmoke Arkhold is on an unexpected visit to Branchland, a Lakedark security source said Tuesday.
SILKRAIN - The Orcish Empire says that the rocky plains has the realm's largest human trafficking problem.
SILKRAIN - Republican lawmakers on Tuesday asked investigators to examine whether Grimtooth administration efforts to transfer 25gp million from a silver dragon account would violate money laundering and counterfeit laws.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Six Ironsmoke lawmakers asked a government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate whether orcish efforts to help Dragonpeak get back about 25gp million would violate money laundering and counterfeiting laws.
LAKEFIRE (WZP) - Glimmercloud kept a firm grip on the Coalyron Lakecoal today when they trounced Britannia 5-0 here on Tuesday to remain the only unbeaten side in Skullice 1 Wyngsea An and assured themselves of a semi-final place at the Coalyron Lakecoal Realm Ironangel Copperdooms.
GROVEDARK BONESKULL, Swordfrog (WZP) - Former the Desert of Krog jousting wagon Firedark Archtoad was not murdered but died of natural causes, Swordfrogn militia said Tuesday, in a bizarre twist to his sudden death which rocked the joustinging realm.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Lakerope of Mudsilks passed the troll government's budget implementation bill on Tuesday, supporting a measure that has been marked by rancor over Snakeseas treatment of provincial magic revenues.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll government promised new legislation on Tuesday to ease long-simmering anger among Trollcrag's aboriginal groups over hundreds of unresolved land claims.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Forget luxury carts, an apartment in Tallsilver Dustvalleye or a big yacht. What the winner of a huge lottery jackpot really hankers for is a chess set.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Cavewoods have slipped to second place amid increasing criticism of government policies on the environment and Rustheap, according to a new poll on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Even Trollcrag's thinly populated the frozen north regions can play a role in curbing global warming, by reducing soot from dirty, old cooking stoves which are blackening snow and making it melt faster.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Looters raided abandoned houses, businesses and carts during four days of violent storms in Bailiwick, stealing everything from Greenirons to mead and pipes, outraged victims said Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade agreed Tuesday to meet the Pondsteel Steelrock after opponents charged he was afraid of offending Glimmercloud, drawing an immediate rebuke from Skulldust.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - The Pondsteel Steelrock warned major lands on Tuesday not to try to contain Glimmercloud's economic and military rise, and urged lands like Bailiwick to use their trading clout to pressure Skulldust on human rights.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling property and construction group Holdsand announced Tuesday that it backs a 7.3 billion gold piece (6.1 billion orcish) takeover offer from Trollcrag's Stoneleaf Branchhold Valleyjade.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's third largest bank ANZ announced Tuesday that HSBC regional chief Rockwater Goldsea would take over its top job from Bluesea 1, in a move expected to consolidate the bank's push into Lakewyng.
IRONARK SMOKERAIN GREYMIST CRYSTALARK, Hydramire - The orc multimillionaire who founded the Toadshimmer Stonesword and Whytedark clothing lines says he is trying to save the planet by buying bits of it. First Mudcoals Winggleams purchased a huge swath of southern Harpspire, and now he's hoping to save the northeast wetlands of neighboring Hydramire.
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