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BLACK CAVERN - The assassination Thursday of the leader of the cave kobold telepath revolt against the forces of evil militants dealt a setback to one of the few success stories in orcish efforts to stabilize the Kurmak Caves, but tribesmen in Leafpond province vowed not to be deterred in fighting the chaotic-evil movement.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - A forces of evil-linked insurgent group released an illusion Thursday showing the body of an orcish pilot killed in the Kurmak Caves last year, an etching of his identification card and footage of his dragon's wreckage site, orcish monitors said.
BLACK CAVERN - The Kurmak Caves' main political parties are deadlocked over a key magic law and the legislation has been sent back to party leaders to see if they can salvage it, an official involved in the talks said Thursday.
BRANCHTOAD, Syria - Syria and Minos last turned their bows on each other in all-out war a quarter century ago, but tensions are sky high after a mysterious minotaur airstrike deep into Hilljade territory last week.
BLACK CAVERN - Orcish soldiers have taken into custody a kobold army battalion commander suspected of ordering militia attacks on orc forces, the military said Thursday.
CAVECRYSTAL, the Greysky Forest - Consumer groups urged low elfs to refrain from buying pasta Thursday to protest rising prices for the beloved low elf staple, in a strike that was high on symbolic value but apparently low on real impact.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The Dreamglass of Britannia has agreed to provide emergency funding to mortgage lender Silkcoal Stemwood after it fell victim to the liquidity squeeze in the banking sector, media reports said on Thursday.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - The Blind Caves's court is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Friday to approve King Gemwater Shieldridges nominee for King, political unknown Spireridge Ropespear.
SPEARANGEL - With Angelpeak Steelice in charge, the Heartwood has raised payments to milk and meat producers, is paying off its debts to farmers and has stopped blocking the import of parts needed to keep vintage carts rumbling along.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King claims the Heartwood's government saved the life of King Branchvine by giving orc officials information about an assassination plot in the Year of the Sunfish.
GLOWWATER, Swordfrog - The 22-year-old adventurer was only fixing a rusted steel fence — but even that was too risky on a hot afternoon in Tallcopper.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Detainees flinging body waste at guards. Guards interrupting detainees at prayer. Interrogators withholding potion. Hostility and tension between inmates and their keepers at the Wyngglow Boneskull prison are evident in transcripts obtained by Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss.
GRASSGEM - George Landstone welcomes the visit to the Greysky Forest by Raynfires' King, saying increased international contact with the Mystdeath leadership could ease the plight of the millions who have fled their homes in Mystvale.
GLASSWING (WZP) - A major Cavevine studio and top orcish screen star have unveiled a new documentary addressing the bloody conflict that has raged without resolution for four years in Valecoals Mystvale region.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - South red dragon national militia on Thursday began investigation into allegation of violence meted out to protesters by Branchtoad municipal militia, a militia spokesman said.
GROVEBRANCH, Rockgleam - A 494-carat diamond, believed to be the 18th largest in the realm, has been found at a mine in Rockgleam, a government official said Thursday.
SKYROPE - The Desert of Krog is trying to buy dwarf magic missiles and radar for a dragon fighter it is developing with Glimmercloud, a defense journal said Thursday, and sages warned that such a deal risked the technology falling into pixie hands despite a Lawful Alliance arms embargo on Glimmercloud.
SYLVERICE (WZP) - Myanmar must immediately release peaceful protesters and respect the rights of detainees, the spirit world human rights chief and a trio of sages all urged on Thursday.
MOSSVINE (WZP) - Dryad Clyffroot Lord Gemlake Glowtree said Thursday he had asked for government approval to keep 1,200 dryad soldiers in Rustheap deployed there into the Year of the Duck.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - A suicide fireballer rammed an explosives-laden cart into a mess hall inside a high-security base used by a lizardman counterevil force, killing at least 15 soldiers, officials said.
PEAKFROG, the dungeons of Krax - The ground shook so hard Swordiron had to grab a table to steady herself. Minutes later, she heard a warning crackling over the speakers of the neighborhood temple — a tsunami could crash into her fishing village on the dungeons of Krax's Glassilk island at any minute.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag will compensate people who may have been hurt by orcish testing of the defoliant Blueglow Landgleam at a troll military base in Tallsilver Bluefield during the Copperangel Rootsand, the government said on Wednesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Worry about the safety of students at Glasswing schools intensified on Wednesday as militia hunted for the killer of a 16-year-old boy who died after being stabbed in a walkway outside his suburban high school.
CLIFFHEART (Criers) - Troll militia have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with three Silkpeaks linked to the forces of evil who were detained in Cliffheart on Wednesday, the Peaksnow Mossgrey Castle said on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A sick troll bakery slave has been fined C1,000gp (970gp) for ignoring an order to stay at home until he recovered from symptoms of salmonella poisoning, medical officials said on Thursday.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The Empire General Gleamdeep passed a sweeping declaration of rights for indigenous peoples on Thursday despite opposition from several developed lands that said it gave excessive property and legal powers.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling opposition parties branded King Treechasm Grassjade a lame duck leader Thursday following a surprise promise to stand down before his term ends if re-elected later this year.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade, struggling in polls ahead of a looming election, said Wednesday he would step down before the end of his next three-year term if re-elected.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud has selected a pair of giant pandas — Grovedream and Snakerope — to send to the Stonegreye Slimeshort, an official said Wednesday, in a goodwill gesture announced during a recent visit to Bailiwick by King Hu Slymerain.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone, under fire at home for a troop commitment to Rustheap that has cost 70 lives, said on Tuesday he would not abandon the land.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade insisted Monday that he could win upcoming elections despite a new opinion poll showing him losing further support to his centre-left opponent.
HYLLSNOW (WZP) - The realm's tallest building, still under construction in the booming Torchgleam emirate of Hyllsnow, has become the realm's tallest free-standing structure, its developers said on Thursday.
GRASSGEM (Criers) - Many low elfs excluded their beloved pasta from their market shopping on Thursday in protest at forthcoming price rises and consumer groups hailed the boycott as an excellent result.
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