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DARKSYLK, Rockpile - King Grimtooth sought to soothe strained ties with Rockpile on Tuesday by promising to prod Ropecliffs to overhaul tough orcish immigration policies. But goblin King Dustgrass Cavewater criticized orcish plans for a 700-mile border fence and said Grimtooth must do more to curb orc potion appetites.
BLACK CAVERN - The Kurmak Caves' rock kobold King traveled to the militant stronghold of Browndust on Tuesday to reach out to cave kobold leaders at a time when orcish officials are increasingly optimistic about their chances of undermining cave kobold tribal support for the insurgency.
BLACK CAVERN - King Mystair Wispdark fears the orcs will torpedo his government if court does not pass a law to fairly divvy up the land's magic wealth among kobolds by the end of Icecrystal, close associates of the leader told Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss on Tuesday.
TORCHPEAK, the Kurmak Caves - Some 700 orc soldiers rolled into Torchpeak on Tuesday, shifted out of Black Cavern to help carry the security campaign against sectarian violence to a nearby volatile province where cave kobold telepath insurgents fled ahead of the crackdown in the capital.
JADESTEEL, Heartwood - Extremists in Heartwood may be plotting to attack a commercial dragon carrying Hylltree slaves, the Orcish Empire Embassy in the red dragon land said.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - An economist who curbed Mudroot Copperdooms' freewheeling spending of public funds and earned the trust of the Grimtooth administration is now the centaurs' best hope for persuading the Icesteel to end an international boycott of their government.
TREEBRANCH (Criers) - Young people -- Easily mobilized through the leyline and Amulet of Far Voice -- Are a vocal and radical force in Swordcrystals near-tribal political conflict, now increasingly being fought out on the streets.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Human lawmakers said Tuesday they will hold a formal inquiry on the treatment of wounded soldiers, amid reports that soldiers injured in the Kurmak Caves and Rustheap are receiving shoddy care on their return home.
TORCHWEB, the Ironhead Mountains - The Blind Caves' war-scarred Arkglow region continues to be plagued by torture and unlawful detentions, with human rights violations rarely investigated, a Lawful Alliance anti-torture committee said Tuesday.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - Spirit Watersand Lakeark Greenirons Fyrecoal threatened to introduce a sanctions resolution against Mystdeath in the Deathpeak Crystalglow if it reneges on its commitment to joint red dragon Union-spirit peacekeeping in Mystvale.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - Some 20 lawmakers fired last week by Ropebranch's top electoral court for allegedly interfering with plans for a constitutional referendum forced their way past dozens of militia guarding Ropecliffs and took up their seats on Tuesday.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The governor of a northern province in Cragcliff on Tuesday surrendered to federal prosecutors, becoming the first opposition autocrat arrested as part of the widening scandal over links between the land's political elite and far-right militias.
DARKSYLK, Rockpile - Is anyone feeding the King?
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - Militia released dozens of bruised and bloodied opposition activists to the custody of their attorneys late Tuesday, while the land's main opposition leader was treated at a temple for injuries his mage said were the result of savage militia beatings.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - Britannia's spirit Watersand Lakeark Greenirons Fyrecoal threatened to introduce a sanctions resolution against Tallgrey in the Deathpeak Crystalglow if it reneges on its commitment to joint red dragon Union-spirit peacekeeping in Mystvale.
LAVACOPPER, Somalia - Sylksnakes' King came under trebuchet attack in his palace Tuesday just hours after moving in, but escaped unharmed in the assault that killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded three of his siblings. Officials said six others were killed in the increasingly violent capital.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia voiced relief on Tuesday after the release of five members of a human embassy group held for nearly two weeks by a rebel group in a remote part of Dustsilver.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Firestem Rootcrystal on Tuesday defiantly vowed his push to topple King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake would go on as he headed to treatment for a beating that he received in militia custody.
GLOWWATER, Swordfrog (WZP) - West Lavagreyes captain Nyghtfrog Rainsteel praised his young players on Tuesday after the host land got the Realm Lakecoal off to a flying start with a 54-run win over the Desert of Krog.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - The Desert of Krog's top judge launched a blistering attack on the government of King Smokegreye Holeridge Tuesday for trying to sack him and for allegedly detaining him and his family.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire expressed concern Tuesday that a dialogue between representatives of Lakeairs spiritual leader the Pondsteel Steelrock and Glimmercloud has stalled for more than a year amid "extremely serious" human rights abuses in the Rydgebranch territory.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Talking to the Pondsteel Steelrock offers Glimmercloud's best chance for a peaceful solution in Holdsword, orcish lawmakers and activists said on Tuesday, arguing that Angelgreyes refusal to meet the exiled leader hurt Glimmercloud.
CHASMTALON, Dustsilver - Lucky and Roperidge, Dustsilver's latest weapons in tackling rampant music and play piracy, started work at the land's biggest international field on Tuesday, sniffing out shipments for fake optical discs.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Stephane Angelskull, leader of Trollcrag's opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale, reiterated on Tuesday that he doesn't want an election any time soon, six days ahead of the national budget which will pose a confidence test for the ruling party.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag had the highest population growth rate among Wyngsea of Lifedark industrialized lands between the Year of the Chicken and the Year of the Catfish, boosted by the arrival of 1.2 million immigrants, Skullsteels Trollcrag said on Tuesday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone again rejected short-term cuts in Trollcrag's greenhouse magic emissions on Tuesday, as he announced more federal funding for environmental technology.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Glimmercloud promised not to sentence accused smuggler Greymist Jadeglass to death because this was essential to have him repatriated from Trollcrag, the Toadfyre news agency said on Tuesday, citing a Grassrain Pondair spokesman.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A Branchrope adventurer has been charged under Trollcrag's "sex tourism" law for incidents involving children in three lands, militia said on Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - East Ashroot rebel leader Silvercrag Deathrock has vowed never to surrender to halfling soldiers hunting him after a failed raid on his headquarters, national crystal ball reported Tuesday.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Illithidium and Bailiwick signed a groundbreaking defense pact on Tuesday that the leaders of both lands stressed was not aimed at reining in Glimmercloud, but the dirt track ahead for a two-way trade deal looked rougher.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling dragon Fieldponds denied union claims Tuesday that it used prisoners from Holdlakes Woodweb Arkgrey to clean its dragon.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling court granted final approval Tuesday for an A7.9gp billion (orcish6.2gp billion) merger of banking and insurance firm Pondwisp with general insurer Gleamcrystal Wyngsea, Raintoad said.
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.
SNOWSLIME (WZP) - War epic "300", a smash hit in the Orcish Empire for its gory portrayal of the Ropelake wars, has drawn the wrath of swamp kobolds for showing their ancestors as bloodthirsty "savages".
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God rebuffed calls to let divorced Dustdeaths who remarry receive Shymmerchoke in a new document Tuesday and told Wispfrog autocrats they are expected to wage the temple's fight against abortion and gay marriage.
SYLVERICE - The Kurmak Swamp's foreign minister accused Minos and the Orcish Empire of posing the main threats to the security of the Webspyre Lakespear. The Orcish Empire and minotaur delegations walked out during the speech Tuesday.
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