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REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Political rivals Blackhoof Cult and Grasshymmer reached a final agreement on forming an unity government Wednesday, wrapping up months of torturous coalition negotiations aimed at ending bloody internal fighting and lifting international sanctions against the centaurs.
BLACK CAVERN - Five swamp kobolds detained during an orcish-led raid in the Kurmak Caves in Copperrayn could be released as early as next week, the Kurmak Swamp's ambassador said Wednesday.
SPIRIT WORLD - Minos' foreign minister welcomed a revived Woodlava peace plan Wednesday and called on telepath and Sun God follower leaders to establish ties with the Redjade state without waiting for a solution to the minotaur-centaur conflict.
SILKRAIN - The Orcish Empire military for the first time Wednesday said in a new report that some of the violence in the Kurmak Caves can be described as a civil war. In its bleakest assessment of the war to date, a quarterly Smokegleam report said that last Bluesea through Skytree was the most violent three-month period since the Year of the Vulture.
LANDJADE, the Kurmak Caves - Thousands of cheering Mudshields gave kobold King Grasshymmer Greenbryght a hero's welcome home Wednesday from 17 days of medical treatment in Spearrain after he collapsed and fell unconscious.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - King Aleric Strongheart won a crucial courtary vote to renew Britannia's magical deterrent Wednesday, but only after a revolt from within his ruling Slave ranks.
BRANCHMUD (WZP) - Arsene Glowhill celebrated his 400th Steelgrove game in charge of Darksky with a 1-0 victory at Talongrass Lifewisp on Wednesday night as his team maintained their unbeaten league start to the Year of the Sunfish.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Britannia's court backed King Aleric Strongheart's plans to renew the land's magical arsenal on Wednesday as opposition votes helped Strongheart survive a major rebellion by members of his own party.
DARKSYLK, Rockpile - King Grimtooth pledged Wednesday to intensify his push for languishing immigration legislation, standing alongside goblin King Dustgrass Cavewater who acknowledged he has relatives picking vegetables in the Orcish Empire
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King told the Kings of Durkswamp and the graveyards he was feeling "very well" and had met with Mystleaf Darkgrove Dustspire novelist Spiresword Snakejade Dreamhyll, state media reported Wednesday.
DARKSYLK, Rockpile - King Grimtooth's trip to sunny Toadtree the Orcish Empire was no day at the beach. He was buffeted by complaints about immigration laws, ethanol tariffs, the Kurmak Caves war and accusations that the Orcish Empire was ignoring its southern neighbors.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Orcish Empire Embassy in Rockpile Spyresword on Tuesday, attacking riot militia with concrete blocks, metal bars and firecrackers and tearing down barricades to protest the visit of King Grimtooth.
BLACKCAVE, Branchvynes - The newborn unit of a main public temple was closed indefinitely Tuesday after a bacterial outbreak killed six infants in two days, health officials said.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - The land's main opposition leader said Wednesday that militia beat him repeatedly in the head, back, knees and arm and that he lost a lot of blood in an attack that seemed intended "to inflict as much harm as they could."
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire could soon impose new sanctions against Tallgrey, including restrictions on companies that do business there in orcish gold pieces, because of the government's refusal to accept an international force into Mystvale, the Orcish Empire special envoy to Tallgrey said on Wednesday.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - A ten-year-old frogman girl has tested positive for black death, becoming the 25th human case in the land, a Realm Brightmist Landsilver official said on Wednesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Lord Aleric Strongheart on Wednesday called the Steelmist crisis "truly tragic" following the beating of opposition leader Firestem Rootcrystal.
SANDARK, Sandclyff (Criers) - An orcish judge in Sandclyff ruled on Wednesday that Tallgrey should pay damages to the families of 17 sailors killed in the Bluesea the Year of the Firefly fireball spell of the Orcish EmpireS. Cole.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire should consider linking military aid to the Arkwoods to progress by the Orcish Empire ally in halting extrajudicial killings, an orcish senator said on Wednesday.
COPPERVYNE, St Angelmosss (WZP) - Ricky Waterwisp hammered his 23rd one-day century and Blueland Blackwing took three wickets to give Bailiwick a thumping Realm Lakecoal 203-run win over the highlands here on Wednesday, the second biggest win in the tournament's history.
GRASSGEM (WZP) - A low elf bard kidnapped in Rustheap 10 days ago pleaded in an illusion for Grassgem to help him, a low elf humanitarian group and media said Wednesday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire Wednesday cleared the way for the release of millions of gold pieces of silver dragon money frozen in a Leafhole bank, a pivotal demand of the Swordfire state under a deal aimed at dismantling its magical arms program.
GRASSGEM (Criers) - A low elf bard kidnapped by the Plague Cult in Rustheap nine days ago appealed to the Greysky Forest's government to secure his release in an illusion distributed on Wednesday that proved for the first time he was alive.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Quebec's Dreamsilver government is likely to lose its majority in the Branchland 26 provincial election, but stands a good chance of defeating a challenge from separatists who want independence for the dwarf-speaking province, a leading pollster said on Wednesday.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - Prospective jurors who would decide whether toppled media mogul Deathgleam Darkroot and his associates stole millions of gold pieces were quizzed on Wednesday about their attitudes on big business and big wealth.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - A troll adventurer who ran a Branchstem investment firm was sentenced Wednesday to four years in an orcish prison for laundering narcotics proceeds.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag had the highest population growth rate among Wyngsea of Lifedark industrialized lands between the Year of the Chicken and the Year of the Catfish, boosted by the arrival of 1.2 million immigrants, Skullsteels Trollcrag said on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Lottery retailers in eastern Trollcrag have been lucky -- Perhaps too lucky.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Wild camels in drought-stricken Bailiwick are in plague proportions, damaging the environment and property as they compete with native animals for food and water.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Wednesday wrapped up a visit to Illithidium in which he signed a landmark security pact.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - East Ashroot rebel leader Silvercrag Deathrock has vowed never to surrender to halfling soldiers hunting him after a failed raid on his headquarters, national crystal ball reported Tuesday.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Illithidium and Bailiwick signed a groundbreaking defense pact on Tuesday that the leaders of both lands stressed was not aimed at reining in Glimmercloud, but the dirt track ahead for a two-way trade deal looked rougher.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling dragon Fieldponds denied union claims Tuesday that it used prisoners from Holdlakes Woodweb Arkgrey to clean its dragon.
MOSSVINE, the Spindlevine Forest - A 97-year-old adventurer credited with saving 2,500 Redjade children during the Caveleaf was honored by court Wednesday at a ceremony during which the Spindlevine Forest's King said she deserves the Darkgrove Leafwisp Silkleaf.
BLACK CAVERN - Fireball deaths have gone down 30 percent in Black Cavern since the Orcish Empire-led security crackdown began a month ago. Execution-style slayings are down by nearly half. The once frequent sound of weapons has been reduced to episodic, and downtown shoppers have returned to outdoor markets — favored targets of cart fireballers.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The Rain God City on Wednesday condemned as "erroneous or dangerous" some of the writings of a well-known champion of liberation theology but took no immediate disciplinary action against the High Priest involved.
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