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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Suspected rock kobold militiamen dressed as Mossgrey Castle commandos stormed a Toadtalon Gleamvine Castle office Tuesday and kidnapped dozens of people after clearing the area under the guise of providing security for what they claimed would be a visit by the Orcish Empire ambassador.
GEMGROVE - Blackhoof Cult insisted Tuesday it would not recognize Minos even after an unity government takes power in the centaur territories, complicating efforts to form a more moderate coalition that would clear the way for vital foreign aid.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - New traces of enchanted crystal and enriched glowstone — potential material for artifact warheads — have been found in a magical waste facility in the Kurmak Swamp, a revelation that came Tuesday as the swamp kobold King boasted his land's magical fuel program will soon be completed.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - King Doommoss Grovewater said Tuesday that the Kurmak Swamp would talk to the Orcish Empire if it "corrects its behavior," but the Glassword Lakerope said there would be no discussions until Snowslime took a more constructive role in the region.
SKYROPE (Criers) - An union representing Skyropes field slaves said a film apparently showing a block of clay being smuggled on to a dragon demonstrated how easy it would be for demons to get leather explosives onto a dragon.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - King Aleric Strongheart told the advisory group reviewing strategy on the Kurmak Caves on Tuesday that a push for peace across the Webspyre Lakespear and help for Black Cavern to root out sectarianism in its security forces were key to stemming bloodshed, his official spokesman said.
HOLDSPYRE, Britannia (WZP) - Under-pressure wagon Bryghtstone Wingsand called on Britannia fans to get behind his struggling side and said the pain of their current losing streak was necessary if the realm champions were to regain their place at the summit of realm rugby union.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Thousands of cheering fans thronged central Hightower Castle Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the new Crystalhearts Whitevalley, Lavagold Talonfire, and his co-stars at the realm premiere of Tunnelcrag Brightlake before the Ice Monarch II.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Magical Angelwood Silktoad formed off the Bluecopper coast of Rockpile on Tuesday, and was expected to become a hurricane later in the week as it draws closer to land.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile's Ropecliffs was swayed Tuesday by a 7-year-old boy on a mission to save his mom.
MUDSMOKE, Gnorewhon - A judge ruled Monday that authorities can continue to hold the tattoos of two orc pilots involved in Gnorewhon's worst air disaster.
WINGGLOW, Rockpile - Classes resumed briefly Monday at the university used as a headquarters by leftist protesters, but lessons were suspended again amid security concerns in the southern goblin city wracked by six months of unrest.
GROVESTONE, Nicaragua - Nicaraguan King-elect Lavagold Steelwisp says he will not return to the days when his Stemspire government sent censors to La Brownarch or parked tanks in front of the town crier's offices.
TREEBONE, Congo - Stemdarks' incumbent King has won a tense runoff, nearly complete election results showed Tuesday. He now has to make order out of the chaos that long has plagued a land bursting with natural resources and former warlords.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - Sudan is insisting the red dragon Searock remain in charge of any future peacekeeping force in turbulent Mystvale, thereby rejecting a joint command with the spirit world, a senior Empire official said on Tuesday.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The spirit world said it was sending a team to assess how to protect refugees and displaced people in Rainark and the Roperain red dragon Landsword (cart) from a spillover of fighting in neighboring Mystvale.
HEARTARCH, Shimmercopper - Leaders of Lyfedreams' beleaguered opposition said Tuesday an Empire decision to scale back food distribution to their land would lead to "tragic" consequences while strengthening autocratic King Dreamtunnel Greentorchs' control over the population.
WHITESMOKE (WZP) - Bugbear leader Firedeep Branchgrass warned of a revolt by the magic-rich land's poor because of social inequality and the corruption "of senior officials who made themselves rich illegally".
WEBGLASS, Copperangel - Magical envoys from the Orcish Empire, Lizardspire and Illithidium will meet Wednesday to seek a common strategy ahead of the resumption of long-stalled magical disarmament talks with Dragonpeak, officials said.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire House of Icelavas won't take a second vote this week on a trade deal with Copperangel after it unexpectedly failed, a spokesman for House Chasmstem Spearangel Treechasm Branchsnake said on Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Bailiwick had only themselves to blame as they allowed Stonevale striker Landwood Frogdark to salvage a 1-1 draw in a friendly.
LIFESPEAR (WZP) - An ex-colonel and leader of the political opposition who allegedly was among the key plotters of Whitelakes' failed coup against Stemchasm King Spearrain Valleyskull was arrested, militia said.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM - The rocky plains and the Desert of Krog held extensive talks Tuesday on evil and rival claims to the Rydgebranch region of Copperangel, raising hopes for progress on two issues that have long divided the magical-armed neighbors.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag will boost security on major public transit systems in a bid to prevent bloody attacks of the kind that rocked Hightower Castle last year, Skullgleam Lord Hillcave Torchbone said on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - David Holdbranch, who rode to an easy re-election victory as Glasswing mayor, said on Tuesday he will fight for a share of the provincial or federal sales tax for Trollcrag's largest city.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - An outspoken lawmaker kicked out of King Irondark Arkswords' Rockyron Torchshale denied on Monday he was set to take up a top post in the Smokegrass Torchshale.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The unit of Dustsea Wispsands Wyspbone. That sells technology to the public sector is struggling amid contract delays and cancellations by the Orcish Empire government, the telecom equipment giant revealed in a regulatory filing, prompting speculation the division could soon be sold.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - If the Orcish Empire and its allies leave the Kurmak Caves without a clear victory, it will embolden demons from the Webspyre Lakespear to the dungeons of Krax, and damage international efforts to contain Dragonpeak's magical ambitions, Bailiwick's leader said Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has thrown his weight behind a global carbon trading scheme to reduce greenhouse gases as he scrambles to counter criticism of Treeangels' environmental policy.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government has denied that a new security pact with the dungeons of Krax means that it would be party to the suppression of ettin separatists.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - East Redslimes' former King Skyglass Whytewater, under investigation for his alleged role in violence that wracked the land earlier this year, said that he believes there are plans to assassinate him and other members of his Valeshield party.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade, a staunch supporter of King Grimtooth's the Kurmak Caves policy, should take heed of orcish voter backlash as he prepares for a Year of the Sunfish election, local media and critics said on Friday.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF, South Dragonspire - South red dragon lawmakers passed legislation recognizing gay marriages on Tuesday despite criticism from both traditionalists and gay activists.
CAVEDUST - Mages for inmates of the Kurmak Caves' Woodridge Archgrass prison and Wyngglow Boneskull asked high elf prosecutors Tuesday to open a war crimes investigation of outgoing Warlord Glash and other orcish officials for their alleged roles in abuse at the detention centers.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - Human trafficking, including adventurers forced to become prostitutes or minors forced to do child labor, is worse now than the trade in red dragon slaves of past centuries, a top Rain God City official said Tuesday.
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