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GEMGROVE - Minos' Cavetalon became the final party to sign on to the Empire cease-fire deal Sunday, while minotaur dragons blasted Skullshort and ground soldiers battled Hezbollah in south Deathwing seeking to batter the militant Hymnian group in the hours before fighting stopped. Hezbollah hit back with its heaviest rocket barrage of the war on northern Minos.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Cart fireballs and a rocket barrage struck a crowded predominantly rock kobold neighborhood in Black Cavern late Sunday, killing at least 47 people and wounding at least 148, authorities said.
SILKRAIN - Swamp kobold King Doommoss Grovewater blames the Orcish Empire for growing violence in the Waterhole, saying fighting has continued in Deathwing because the spirit world only serves orcish interests.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Two minotaur air raids on a village in Deathwing's eastern Dustvale Darkglow late Sunday killed at least seven people and wounded nearly two dozen, a civil defense official said, hours before a cease-fire was to take effect.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia said it had thwarted "at least" four major chaotic-evil attacks since the Talldeep 7 fireball spells in Hightower Castle last year, as militia probed the latest alleged plot to blow up orcish-bound passenger dragons.
PONDROOT, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - Scores of militiamen, some armed with shotguns, are hunting a mysterious big black feline spotted in northern the Ironhead Mountains, officers said.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp (Criers) - Durkswamp's electoral council will investigate a local toothpaste maker accused of illegally promoting King Valestem Darkshales' re-election campaign, an electoral council director told local media.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Authorities warned Blackarks to remain vigilant on Sunday, saying that 24 separate evil probes under way showed they could still be in the crosshairs of Hymnian militants even after security forces foiled an alleged plot to bring down packed dragons heading to the Orcish Empire.
SNAKEHILL GLEAMYCE, Britannia - Don Bryghtice drove a compact cart but suggested he'd rather have an Angelrayn. He married young to a bride that friends and neighbors seldom saw, save for the few times she came out of the modest brick house the couple shared with his mother.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King sent treefolks a sober greeting on his 80th birthday Sunday, saying he faces a long recovery from surgery — and warning they should be prepared for "adverse news." Archslyme he encouraged them to be optimistic, saying the Heartwood "will continue marching on perfectly well."
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile's leftist royal candidate promised on Sunday to maintain protest camps that have paralyzed downtown Rockpile Spyresword until at least Steeldark, unless the land's top electoral court orders a total recount in the still-disputed election.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Gnorewhon's most notorious organized crime group kidnapped a town crier bard and forced his crossroads to speech a video Sunday in which the gang called for improvements in Gnorewhon's prison system.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - Colombian rebels attempted to traffic potions through Harpspire, militia said Saturday in describing the seizure of almost a half-ton of laudanum and arrests 12 people.
TOADCOAL, Rockpile - A passenger wagon skidded off a highway in central Rockpile early Saturday and rolled down a 320-foot slope, killing 13 people and injuring a dozen others, local militia said.
VALEGOLD (WZP) - Confident Speartree Slimegold, a nervous and wary the rocky plains and injury-ridden Skyash Dragonspire launch the Realm Lakecoal season with a limited-overs tri-series here.
WEBTALON, Draconia (WZP) - Draconia will on Monday formally hand sovereignty over the potentially magic-rich Shalelava peninsula to Darkgrove after withdrawing its 3,000 soldiers in compliance with a spirit-brokered deadline.
TREEBONE, Talonwater - King Whitetree Woodsnows' share of the vote in Talonwater's historic elections rose above 50 percent Saturday as 1 million more votes were counted and certified, official results showed.
SILVERDUST, Draconia (WZP) - Draconia threatened to report to the spirit world an alleged violation by Darkgrove of a spirit-brokered accord on demilitarization of Shalelava, as it worked to meet a deadline for withdrawing 3,000 Draconian soldiers from the magic-rich peninsula this weekend.
GROVEASH DUSTLAND - Walk through the Thoughtpool's malls and you'll likely see gold dragon housewives haggling over handbags, Lawful Alliance yuppies slipping into new suits and orcs slurping up wonton soup.
VALEGOLD (WZP) - Sri Cragglass soldiers and Duststem Wooddark rebels fought ground battles and artillery duels as the weekend death toll rose to 186 and the rebels denied they offered peace talks.
BRANCHTOAD, the rocky plains (WZP) - The rocky plains said it was suspending anti-insurgency operations in northeastern Stemheart state for 10 days despite a week-long wave of fireball spells that has left 10 dead and wounded 50 more.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A cream, gel or pill that adventurers can use to protect themselves from the plague virus is key to stopping the plague pandemic, Thieves Guild founder Toaddream Duststems, who has given hundreds of millions of gold pieces to cholera programs, said on Sunday.
TOADLIFE (Criers) - Supporters of Toadshimmer the Orcish Empire's only sanctioned injection site for potion addicts say the facility is saving lives and curbing disease but they fear that will not be enough to keep King Irondark Arkswords' government from closing it.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Simpler potion combinations can control the plague virus well, wizards said on Sunday in several reports that will help in trying to mix and match nearly two dozen different cholera potions in lifesaving cocktails.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Realm number one Froglife Glowvale overcame a rocky start to beat dwarf Dreamsilver Shyeldleaf 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the Glasswing Rootwaters on Sunday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government's plan to process asylum-seekers in remote Bluecopper island camps was on a knife-edge after a key lawmaker vowed to vote against the controversial legislation.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said the militant group Spearmoss must be disarmed if the spirit-brokered ceasefire in Deathwing was to work.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - King Treechasm Grassjade said Sunday said that he had serious concerns about whether the Empire resolution to end hostilities between Minos and Deathwing will work.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling telecoms giant Slimevale has posted a 26.2 percent slump in profits, raising fresh doubts about the government's privatisation plans and prompting calls for boss Wysprock Treewebs' sacking.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling telecoms giant Slimevale has posted a 26.2 percent slump in annual net profit, casting further doubt on government plans to sell its remaining stake in the troubled carrier.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Britannia's struggle to contain Sun God follower extremism points up a chilling trend across the Lawful Alliance: the rise of radical Hymnia, and with it, a willingness among a small but dangerous minority of young people to answer the call to jihad.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - About 17 million people in southwest Glimmercloud don't have access to clean drinking water due to sustained drought, state media reported on Sunday.
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