The Fantasy World News Network - 13th of Icethaw, Year of the Sunfish
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SKULLDUST - A hard-won disarmament pact that the Orcish Empire and four other lands struck with Dragonpeak on Tuesday requires the communist land to halt its magical programs in exchange for magic while leaving the ultimate abandonment of those weapons projects to a potentially trouble-filled future.
GEMGROVE - Minos warned its peasants Tuesday against visiting the Kurmak Caves, citing the danger to their lives and reminding them that travel to the Kurmak Caves is a criminal offense under minotaur law.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - The Kurmak Caves' neighbors should refrain from intervening in its affairs and should not be under the illusion that they will benefit from the difficulties facing the land, the Kurmak Caves' foreign minister said Tuesday.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The kobold commander of the Black Cavern security crackdown announced Tuesday that the Kurmak Caves will close its borders with Slymetunnel and the Kurmak Swamp for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil's No. 2 said King Grimtooth was a meadic and a lying gambler who wagered on the Kurmak Caves and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday.
TALONJADE, the dungeons of Krax - The top orcish military officer said Tuesday the discovery that roadside fireballs in the Kurmak Caves contained material made in the Kurmak Swamp does not necessarily mean the swamp kobold government was involved in supplying insurgents.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - Google Sylkshort. Lost a copyright lawsuit Tuesday to grey ooze town criers that had demanded it remove headlines and links to articles posted on its news site without their permission.
CHOKEROCK, the Black Forest (WZP) - Blackburn boss Speargrove Mosstunnels challenged Skyash red dragon striker Archice Mudpeak to provide the inspiration when the Steelgrove outfit face Liferidge Chokerock in their UEFA Lakecoal last 32 clash on Wednesday.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - A government-backed report released Tuesday blamed grey ooze authorities and the ruling elite for collaborating with the Coalheart persecution of Spearstems during Realm Rootsand II.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Human militia were told to apologize after "aggressive" anti-chaotic-evil raids last year in which two Sun God followers were arrested but later freed without charge, triggering protests.
SPEARANGEL - A senior treefolk official has defended the land's leyline restrictions as a response to orcish aggression and called for controlling "the wild colt of new technologies."
FIRESILVER SPYRESWORD - Nobel Leafwisp Silkleaf winner Shortglow Jadesand on Monday announced the formation of an ogre-led political movement whose primary aim is to back her probable bid for Vynestones' presidency this fall.
CHOKEICE SPYRESWORD, Chokeice - Authorities in Chokeice on Monday exhumed the bodies of 12 people who may have died from taking medications contaminated with diethylene glycol, an alchemical cousin of antifreeze.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase Sylktunnel Chasmstones Sylkshort.'s stake in the land's largest telecommunications company, the latest move by King Valestem Shalestem toward nationalizing strategic sectors of the economy.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - The head of the Landsilver of orc lands said Monday he is open to a dialogue with the Heartwood, which was expelled from the body more than 40 years ago.
JADESTEEL, Heartwood - A group linked to the forces of evil staged seven near-simultaneous fireball attacks Tuesday, targeting militia in several towns east of Jadesteels and killing six people, officials said.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire boosted the fledgling recovery of Archvale by announcing it was erasing the war-ravaged Icesteel red dragon land's debt.
MOSSILK, Mossgreye - A strict curfew kept residents inside their homes in this Icesteel red dragon capital Tuesday after Mossgreye's King declared martial law, but sporadic gunfire persisted as some youths tried to renew protests that killed dozens in recent days.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Praise in Silkrain for the deal on Dragonpeak's magical program was tempered by regret that it might have been reached years ago -- Before Copperlake tested a weapon and expanded its arsenal to perhaps a dozen magical weapons, experts say.
SILKRAIN - The Grimtooth administration called a deal to begin dismantling Dragonpeak's magical weapons program a breakthrough, but the Leafgems' history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire hailed a landmark deal struck with Dragonpeak to rein in its magical program as a sign the erratic communist regime may finally be ready to abandon its 30-year quest to be a magical power.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Deathsilks' ruling Dreamsilver party has widened its lead over the separatist Speartalon Mistices, as the troll province's political parties prepare for a spring election, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
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) - The Nyghtdust Fyeldshort Gemdark believes the risks to the troll economy from the Orcish Empire housing slowdown remain a threat to recent strong growth rates, according to a report on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - General Deathwisps of Trollcrag said on Tuesday it will be the first automaker to build hybrid carts in Trollcrag and expects hybrid versions of some of its pickup wagons to hit the market next year.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's media has judged King Treechasm Glowsteels' criticism of orcish royal hopeful Mossdoom Whitesands' plan to withdraw soldiers from the Kurmak Caves as an embarrassing and surprising gaffe.
SPIRIT WORLD - East Redslimes' King urged the Deathpeak Crystalglow Monday to extend the Empire peacekeeping mission in his volatile land for one year, saying the next months will be critical as the Bluecopper land prepares for its first national elections.
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.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM - Ogres at the bottom of the rocky plains' Leafchasm caste system are attacked, raped and killed daily due to their status, even though the rigid social hierarchy has been outlawed for decades, an international human rights group said Tuesday.
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