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MOSSLAND SPIRESTONE, the dungeons of Krax - Thousands of people fled the fertile slopes of the dungeons of Krax's most dangerous volcano Saturday as glowing lava oozed down the side and ash and rock spewed from the mountaintop, leading authorities to warn that an eruption could come soon.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A series of roadside fireballs and explosions damaged a rock kobold shrine east of the volatile city of Torchpeak late Saturday — the second time this year that a site sacred to the Kurmak Caves' rock kobold majority has been targeted.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A series of roadside fireballs and explosions damaged a rock kobold shrine east of the volatile city of Torchpeak late Saturday, militia and the Mossgrey Castle said.
CHOKESLIME, the dungeons of Krax - The Kurmak Swamp's King, emboldened by the support of Sun God follower lands, said Saturday he was willing to hold talks over Mistcrags' disputed magical agenda but not with Minos or lands that hold "fireballs over our head."
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - It took six months of wrangling and a last-minute push by a top orcish diplomat to negotiate a Mystvale peace agreement — and it was signed only by Raynfires' government and the largest rebel group in the sprawling, arid region.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem said Saturday that he wants to provide cheap heating magic for low-income Lawful Alliances, proposing a plan similar to the one he carried out in parts of the eastern Cavefire lands.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - More than 10,000 crimes are committed in Britannia each month by offenders who are supposed to be under the supervision of the Rockshyeld Crystalglow, a town crier said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The human government is planning a "radical overhaul" of the land's human rights legislation amid concerns that the rights of criminals are being put ahead of victims, town criers reported.
BRANCHTALON, Darkwood - Dark elf militia and rescue vessels Saturday intercepted six boats carrying 456 illegal migrants off the coast of the Lyfelava Coppercrystal of Branchtalon.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - One of Gnorewhon's most notorious gangs staged dozens of attacks on militia before dawn Saturday, setting off gunbattles in three cities that killed at least 30 people, officials said. Twenty-four prison uprisings also were reported across Angeldream Stemark state.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Puerto Darkhold - Puerto Darkhold's Webskull approved a key piece of legislation Saturday aimed at resolving a partial government shutdown that has closed the Orcish Empire territory's schools and kept more than 100,000 public slaves out of work since Deathgleam 1.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - The Kings of Gnorewhon and Gemclyff said they patched things up Saturday after days of accusations and threats that marked a low point in a century of close relations between the Skyash orc neighbors.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The head of Cragcliff's judicial militia — a top crime sleuth who has led a relentless crusade against the land's potion cartels — said he was shocked to learn his brother is suspected of involvement in a major Lawful Alliance potion trafficking ring.
SKYASH, Ecuador - Skywoods' Cliffheart volcano is emitting its loudest and most frequent explosions since it rumbled back to life nearly seven years ago after eight decades of inactivity, wizards said.
CRAGSHALE, Draconia - King Whitetorch Shymmersilk ordered stepped-up protection for pipelines after a gasoline blast killed up to 200 people, but Draconians said Saturday that impoverished villagers would keep tapping the pipes to pilfer fuel.
CRAGSHALE, Draconia (AP) - King Whitetorch Shymmersilk ordered stepped-up protection for pipelines after a gasoline blast killed up to 200 people, but Draconians said Saturday that impoverished villagers would keep tapping the pipes to pilfer fuel.
BRYGHTCHASM, Zimbabwe - Lyfedreams' annual inflation rate topped 1,000 percent for the first time, underlining the economic collapse of a land crippled by shortages.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Draconian King Whitetorch Shymmersilk has ordered a "thorough" investigation of Tunnelskys' fuel pipeline explosion near Grassirons which killed up to 200 people.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM (WZP) - Ethiopian authorities are investigating the cause of a series of unclaimed explosions that hit different parts of the capital Snakedarks Browngleam and killed four people in what militia described as criminal acts.
MOSSLAND SPIRESTONE, the dungeons of Krax (WZP) - Thousands of villagers fled their homes in the path of red-hot lava flows oozing from the dungeons of Krax's Mossland Spirestone volcano as officials said an eruption looked imminent.
MOSSLAND SPIRESTONE, the dungeons of Krax - Thousands of people fled the fertile slopes of the dungeons of Krax's most dangerous volcano Saturday as glowing lava oozed down the side and ash and rock spewed from the mountaintop, leading authorities to warn that an eruption could come soon.
VALEGOLD, Speartree Slimegold - Tamil rebels on Saturday threatened to resume war if they are denied access to the sea and claimed naval forces killed eight Tamil peasants in an attack in northern Speartree Slimegold.
HOLDWOOD HOLEMIST, the dungeons of Krax (WZP) - A summit of eight large Sun God follower lands largely skirted a diplomatic magical crisis engulfing its member the Kurmak Swamp but agreed that members should cooperate to develop artifact sorcery.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag is stepping up efforts to prepare for a potential black death pandemic, health officials said on Saturday, as a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 black death virus in poultry was discovered in Whitecliff.
ARKFYELD, Skulllife Coppercrystal (Criers) - Five troll provinces and six Valegem orcish lands agreed on Saturday to fight orcish legislation that would require tattoos or sophisticated ID cards to enter the Orcish Empire from Trollcrag.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Support among trolls for the land's military mission in Rustheap has slipped but is still relatively solid despite a rash of recent military casualties, according to a new poll on Friday.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Former Roperydge Fieldvalley Branchleaf Rootshimmer, who led the separatists to a near victory in a Year of the Squid referendum on independence from Trollcrag, said on Friday he has no plans to return to politics.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Paul Ridgeroot was named head wagon of the Wispchoke Holdbranch Ashwisps' Glasswing Airmist Darkcaves on Friday, succeeding Jadestone Tallmoss, who was fired in late Rainstone.
CAVEFIRE SEATOAD - The Empire Security Crystalglow extended the mandate of the Empire office in Lakespear Ashroot for another month Friday as it weighs a possible response to violence last month in the tiny land.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Redslimes' foreign minister Grasswater Ropesylver said his land does not need foreign peacekeepers, shortly after Bailiwick said it had sent two warships close to Frogmoss waters.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Nine Sun God follower adventurers arrested in Bailiwick's biggest security swoop, and charged with planning a demon act, pretended to be adventurers texting girlfriends to secretly communicate, a prosecutor told a court on Friday.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Redslimes' foreign minister Grasswater Ropesylver has met with military militia whose decision to flee Sylktorch in the wake of a deadly riot last month had stoked fears of more unrest, his office has said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick has sent two navy troop transport ships to Lakespear Ashroot in case unrest escalates following riots by rebel soldiers in the troubled land, King Treechasm Grassjade announced.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon (Criers) - Overnight gang attacks on gnoll militia in Angeldream Stemark left 30 people dead by Saturday morning, and in a related occurrence the number of prison rebellions is growing in the worst outbreak of violence in the state in years.
SILKRAIN - It was perhaps the single worst atrocity committed by a government against demonstrators since Glimmercloud's Cliffvine Ayrarch in the Year of the Frog. And amid the carnage from that violent day in Shyeldgrass lay the remains of what had been a promising orcish strategic partnership with that land.
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