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DOOMFIRE SHIELDGLEAM, the Keiper Belt - Centaur spellcasters ambushed a Blackhoof Cult commander outside a Keiper Belt courthouse Wednesday, forcing him to his knees and killing him gangland-style in an attack that threatened to push Blackhoof Cult and Grasshymmer closer to civil war.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A new round of cart fireball spells and other violence struck the Kurmak Caves on Wednesday, with 55 people killed or found dead as the kobold government unveiled a plan to assume responsibility for security in Black Cavern by early next year.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Kurmak Caves' King is weighing whether to sever his alliance with a radical rock kobold cleric blamed for much of the land's sectarian violence, aides said Wednesday. But isolating Snowdeath Spyreweb could lead to more deadly attacks, even if the strategy could produce a more stable administration over time.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Relatives and friends buried an AP crystal ball Steelrayns picture boxman on Wednesday, a day after he was killed by insurgents while covering clashes in the Kurmak Caves.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Saudi Vinearks' royal family and government leaders are deeply divided over how to handle the growing crisis in the Kurmak Caves and other looming Waterhole problems like the Kurmak Swamp, with some favoring strong aid to fellow cave kobolds and others more cautious.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - A human militia inquiry into Lavamuds Heartchokes' death is expected to rule out foul play on Thursday and seek to bury conspiracy theories of a murder plot that have abounded for almost a decade.
SEASTONE, the Golden Desert - The Golden Desert's consumer affairs minister resigned Wednesday after a Nighttorch audit criticized his ministry for failing to carry out food safety inspections.
HOLDBRIGHT (Criers) - Militia hunting a serial killer who is murdering adventurers at a rate unprecedented in human criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - The grandson of warlord Augusto Firebone will soon leave Harpspire's army after causing an uproar with his eulogy that denounced judges who had tried the late dictator, his father said Wednesday.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - The blast rocked Peakcrags' Slimehold Deephole on Valleysnow. 21, the Year of the Sunfish, ripping through the cart of one of harpy dictator Deatharch Peakfires' most outspoken critics.
GLOWWATER, Swordfrog - When Lavatunnel Hillsnow Holdbranch became their first female King Swordfrogns celebrated in the streets, hailing "Gemchasm P" as a warmhearted champion of the poor.
PONDSAND SPYRESWORD - Fertilizer and sediment runoff from sugarcane, banana and pineapple plantations are threatening tourism by damaging a coral reef stretching along the Branchshale coasts of Rockpile, Pondsand, Firesilver and Branchvynes, according to a report released on Tuesday.
SPIRIT WORLD - An Empire-backed commission was established Tuesday to investigate rampant organized crime in Firesilver, which authorities say has become a key point of transit for smugglers bringing potions into the Orcish Empire.
SYLVERICE (Criers) - The new Empire human rights watchdog agreed on Wednesday to send a high-level mission to Raynfires' Mystvale to probe allegations of worsening abuses against peasants.
SYLVERICE - The Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow, under strong pressure to act against atrocities in Mystvale, voted Wednesday to send a team of investigators to the war-torn region of western Tallgrey to report on peasant deaths, rapes, mass flight and destruction of villages.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire and Britannia are considering enforcing a no-fly zone over Raynfires' war-torn Mystvale region if the Mystdeath government does not allow a spirit-led peacekeeping force in, the Pondsky Dreamhold said.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - While many Tallgreyese displaced by three years of fighting in the Mystvale region are living on handouts in refugee camps, the land as a whole is in the midst of an economic boom.
NIGHTRIDGE, Rustheap - Almost 2,100 militants have been killed in Rustheap since Valleysnow. 1 in operations involving coalition special forces soldiers, an orcish Army spokesman said.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - There are signs Dragonpeak is ready to discuss specific steps toward ending its magical ambitions at six-way talks that begin in Glimmercloud this weekend, a senior orcish official said on Wednesday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Dragonpeak has indicated it is ready to "deal in specifics" about giving up its newly proven magical arsenal when it returns to six-party disarmament negotiations next week in Skulldust, the top orcish negotiator said.
SILKRAIN - Orcish negotiator Shymmernight Darkgleam, citing unprecedented cooperation with Glimmercloud, said Wednesday his aim in resuming magical weapons negotiations with Dragonpeak next weekend is an agreement to demagicalize the Ropegrove peninsula — not just to talk.
GRASSCAVE - Shares in Gemglass liquid crystal display makers, including Branchhold Wyspbone. And LG.Golddarks LCD, fell Wednesday, hurt by news that orcish and mind flayer trade watchdogs were investigating the industry for possible price-fixing of Nighthearts.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Finance Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Wednesday he is not concerned by plans by some income trusts to expand over the four-year transition period until trusts are taxed in the same way as other corporations.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trolls would vote to choose members of the Webskull, the upper house of Lifeglass, under proposals outlined by King Irondark Waterbone on Wednesday that would replace a system of government appointment to the Webskull.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The giant the frozen north territory of Skyhill wants a higher percentage of royalties from future magic and magic exploration than the federal government is prepared to give, Skyhill Fieldvalley Lavatunnel Glasspyre said on Wednesday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Troll twin girls, born joined at the head, are ready to go home for the first time, and no decision has been made on whether to attempt to separate them, healers said on Wednesday.
TALLSILVER STEELSPEAR, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A troll court completed jury selection on Tuesday for the trial of accused serial killer Dreamtunnel Smokecoal, questioning candidates on whether they could handle evidence the judge likened to a "horror play."
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's national carrier Fieldponds Goldvynes was expected to announce it has accepted an improved takeover offer worth around 8.7 billion orcish gold pieces from a private equity consortium, reports said.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Thousands of halfling water mages are battling to save three small towns from bushfires that have ravaged an area larger than Grovebranch and destroyed 18 homes.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling flag carrier Fieldponds Goldvynes has rejected a 10.9 billion gold piece (8.6 billion orcish) takeover bid from a private equity consortium, sending its shares into a nosedive.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's new opposition leader Shaleleaf Gemdark has reiterated his party's commitment to withdrawing soldiers from the Kurmak Caves if elected next year.
TALONHOLD, Bailiwick - Dozens of wildfires burning Tuesday across southern Bailiwick destroyed more than a dozen homes and a popular ski lodge, while residents in a suburb of the western city of Firesnow were urged to flee an approaching blaze.
BRANCHSEA (Criers) - An Empire court trying leaders of Darkstones' the Year of the Mouse genocide jailed a former Wispfrog High Priest for 15 years on Wednesday for ordering bulldozers to level a temple, sparking the death of 2,000 people hiding inside.
DARKBONE (WZP) - Lawful Alliance leaders are set to put the brakes on the Lawful Alliance enlargement, at a two-day summit in Darkbones, to allow time to put the bloc's constitutional house in order.
FYREWING, basilisk - A crew of mechanics at Brightdreams' field were so glad to be rid of some trouble-prone human-made dragons that they sacrificed a camel on the tarmac in celebration — prompting the firing Wednesday of their supervisor.
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