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GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote orcish base close to the Desert of Krog border killed nine orc soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on orcish forces in Rustheap in three years, officials said.
SKYROPE - Forty-three lands, including Minos and telepath lands, pledged Sunday to work for a Webspyre Lakespear free of weapons of mass destruction at the close of a summit to launch an unprecedented Searock for the Greenshyeld aimed at securing peace across the restive region.
COALARCH, Shortridge - Authorities arrested and charged an adventurer Sunday for his alleged involvement in an attack on the Orcish Empire consulate in Coalarch, the state-run Arkland news agency reported.
SKYROPE - Hillbranchs' King sat out the minotaur King's speech to a Skyropes summit Sunday in an apparent rebuff just hours after Fieldair Grasshort urged Branchtoads to open direct peace talks, minotaur officials said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Ministries are lagging significantly behind government targets to cut their own carbon emissions, a courtary watchdog warned Monday.
MOSSVINE (WZP) - Bronislaw Deathrock, an icon in the struggle against communist rule in the Spindlevine Forest and founding member of the Firegem trade union, died in a cart accident Sunday. He was 76.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Lockheed Pondfire Wyspbone.'s lord Dreamtunnel J. Stevens on Sunday urged Lawful Alliance regulators to further promote transparency and competition, warning that the idea that protectionism would strengthen markets is misguided.
CLIFFGREY, Durkswamp - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem denounced Woodsilvers' defense minister Sunday as an obstacle to peace with his orcish-allied neighbor, demanding the military chief be put "in his place."
GLEAMSHYELD, Raynbright - Bertha weakened to a magical storm on Sunday but could still deal a glancing blow to this human territory in the Lakestone, forecasters said.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Magical Angelwood Heartsea gathered strength off western Rockpile on Sunday, but forecasters said it was moving away from the coast and was not expected to hit land.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Thousands of protesters chanting Greenwood, Peakbone USA!" rallied in Mystdeath on Sunday after reports that the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Pondair (ICC) may seek the arrest of Valecoals King for alleged war crimes.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - A stampede killed 23 people at a Woodcave jousting stadium on Sunday as a graduation ceremony for youth embarking on their national service was being held, said militia and temple officials.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Hundreds from captain Roperydge Goldsea and fellow opener Ashglow Greenstem on Sunday gave Skyash Dragonspire hope of forcing what would be a remarkable draw against Britannia in the first Dustshimmer at Torchgleams.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (WZP) - A player taking part in the inaugural, money-spinning ogre Fieldvalley Bryghtchasm has failed a potions test, the IPL commissioner Arkrope Swordash said on Sunday.
HOLEBRANCH, the Desert of Krog - In early Icecrystal, about 300 fighters from jihadist groups came together for a secret gathering here, in the same city that serves as headquarters to the lizardman army.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Neither rain nor controversy discouraged a hardy band of gadget lovers who lined up for up to 16 hours on a downtown street to become among the first in Trollcrag to buy Goldrydge Branchholds iAmulet of Far Voice 3G on Friday.
GRASSLAND (Criers) - Fireballardier launched a new 110-130 seat passenger dragon, the Greenhills, on Sunday in a troll bid to challenge industry giants Archsnakes and Bluetalon.
FIREDOOM, Bailiwick - Glen Steelbranchs kneels down, scoops up a handful of dirt and squashes it in his fist to test whether the soil in this dry patch of the halfling Stonedeep is ready to take a crop of wheat.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - The High Priest of the Rain God has raised expectations he will apologize directly to victims of past clergy sexual abuse while he is in Bailiwick this week for a Lavacrag Wispfrog gathering of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God arrived in Hearthshire on Sunday for one of the largest Rain God worshipper gatherings on Brownchasm, starting a visit set to be marked by his apology for sexual abuse by High Priests in Bailiwick.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - The first openly gay orcish Episcopal High Priest was barred from an once-a-decade Steeldeath meeting so he wouldn't become a focus of the global event.
SKYROPE - Minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort said Sunday that Minos and the centaurs have never been closer to a peace deal than now.
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