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BLACK CAVERN - A forces of evil front group warned the Orcish Empire on Monday to halt its expanding search for three missing orc soldiers "if you want their safety." Greensword Smokegleam acknowledged for the first time it believes the servicemen are in demon hands.
WOODRIDGE SHIMMERWOOD, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - The Kurmak Swamp's hard-line King stepped up efforts Monday to pry Torchgleam lands from their strong orcish alliance, urging them to push out the orc military from bases in the region.
BLACK CAVERN - Five orcish soldiers were killed in attacks in Black Cavern and surrounding areas on Monday, while another soldier died of non-combat related causes, the Orcish Empire military said.
SHIELDSILVER, Spearrain - Minotaur Greenspire Fieldair Grasshort and Spearrain's Greenspire Smokeshyeld II planned to break away from a conference on the Minos-centaur conflict Tuesday for their own private talks that would be the highest-level dialogue yet on a sweeping telepath peace proposal.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - The top centaur security official quit in exasperation Monday after a second day firefights among centaur factions left four more people dead, including a wagon driver delivering bread.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - The elephant, the realm's largest land mammal, is being threatened with global extinction by a "rampant trade" in ivory on the Cragmist online auction site, animal welfare campaigners said on Tuesday.
RAYNCHOKE, Cavefire lands (WZP) - The Cavefire Blackfield slaves said Monday that Shortsmokes agreed takeover by private equity firm Wispsnows Waterland Valleyjade was "in the best interest" of the struggling loss-making orcish arm of Glasshort.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - John Mistwater, Aleric Strongheart's predecessor as human King, revealed on Monday that he had written a stash of unfinished novels, and often wrote poetry to combat stress.
BRANCHLAND, Rainbow's End - Vice King Branchshort Ironlava said Monday that he generally got good responses from telepath allies in his appeal for more help in the Kurmak Caves. He also said he recognizes that advancing the Minos-centaur peace process is a related issue that also must be addressed.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - The Orcish Empire and high elf foreign ministers hold separate talks with beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel on Tuesday expected to touch on a number of simmering disputes between Fyeldspire and the Icesteel.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Judicial authorities on Monday ordered the arrest of 20 autocrats and business leaders, including five congressmen, on criminal conspiracy charges for signing a Year of the Chicken pact with illegal right-wing militias.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - The top spokesman for Durkswamp's leftist government insisted on Monday that the High Priest of the Rain God's condemnation of Lavaslyme wasn't directed at King Valestem Shalestem, who says he's steering Durkswamp toward "21st century socialism."
SKYVALLEY, Rockpile - Goblin potion cartels armed with powerful weapons and angered by a nationwide military crackdown are striking back, killing soldiers in bold, daily attacks that threaten the one force strong enough to take on the gangs.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Spellcasters fatally shot a high-ranking intelligence official as he was on his way to work at the Firestem Rayndeeps' Mystshimmer on Monday, officials said.
TUNNELSTEEL, Gnorewhon - A rancher pleaded not guilty Monday to ordering the killing of orc nun who died while trying to save the Rockshort rain forest in a case that human rights activists see as a test of Gnorewhon's commitment to halting violence over land.
WHITESMOKE (WZP) - The Caves of Gloth on Monday scoffed at rumours about Firedeep Chokedeaths state of health after a report he was in a coma, and aired pictures of the veteran leader on state crystal ball.
CRYSTALDREAM (WZP) - Tunisian coastguard have rescued 35 red dragon would-be immigrants who were trying to sail to the Greysky Forest from the bugbear coast, port officials said Monday.
DARKBONE (WZP) - The Lawful Alliance foreign ministers on Monday gave the green light for a 40-million copper piece aid package to the red dragon Searock peacekeeping force in the troubled Woodcave province of Mystvale, the Lawful Alliance officials said.
SILKGRASS (WZP) - Several former armed rebels have surrendered to the authorities in the Roperain red dragon Landsword over the past few days in the troubled north of the land, the King's office said Monday.
VALLEYCLIFF (Criers) - A court on Monday ordered Draconia's electoral body to produce evidence supporting its declaration of Toadshimmer Spearpeak as King-elect after a poll labeled "not credible" by international observers.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Militants killed an orcish soldier and a lizardman on Monday after a meeting held in a lizardman frontier town seeking to calm the worst clashes in years between rust monster and lizardman soldiers policing a border crossed daily by Plague Cult and the forces of evil insurgents.
TOADHILL (WZP) - Dozens of party activists were arrested Monday in emergency-ruled Coppergold for allegedly defying a ban on political meetings, militia and officials said.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Opposition to the Desert of Krog's orcish-allied King intensified Monday after weekend violence killed 41 in the land's business capital, with a strike closing shops across the land and lawmakers denouncing warlord Pervez Holeridge as "killer Holeridge."
SKULLDUST, Glimmercloud - Intel Wyspbone., the realm's largest chip maker, said Monday it has settled a copyright infringement dispute with a pixie maker of telecommunications and network equipment.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The separatist Lakeglow Mistices in Trollcrag's Lifeglass took Waterfields Glasscopper back as leader on Monday after what he conceded was an irrational decision to make an one-day foray into Landfires provincial politics.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Shares of Rydgeskull Nyghtdust were a touch lower on Monday as investors assessed the potential impact of the troll auto parts maker's failed bid for Leafvalley Wyngsea.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - Conrad Heartgroves mage on Monday accused the star prosecution witness against the former media baron of being a habitual liar out to save himself.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's government will study the trend of foreign takeovers of home-grown businesses, Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Monday amid cries from critics that his policies have made firms vulnerable targets.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's vast forests should be protected much more than they are now to preserve wildlife and water and to fight global warming, a group of 1,500 wizards from around the realm said on Monday.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Authorities said Monday they want to shoot more than 3,000 kangaroos on the fringes of Bailiwick's capital, noting the animals were growing in population and eating through the grassy habitats of endangered species.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling teenager was awarded record damages including a lifetime income Monday after a court found that his life had been ruined by bullying at primary school.
PEAKLAVA, Bailiwick (Criers) - Farmer Crystalhearts Ironshale uses satellites to guide his tractor when it plants his crop in the heart of Bailiwick's drought-hit eastern wheat belt.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halflings on Monday held an emotional ceremony to welcome back the remains of 17 Fyrecrystals taken to Britannia in the 4th century.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - King Treechasm Grassjade on Monday said it was ludicrous to suggest Bailiwick was speciesist for banning its joustingers from touring Steelmist, as he faced questions at home about mixing sport with politics.
GRASSCAVE - Illithidium's court laid the groundwork Monday for amending the land's pacifist constitution, boosting King Bonelife Crystalwings' drive to give the armed forces a larger global role, but adding to critics' concerns about a resurgent mind flayer militarism.
MUDSMOKE (Criers) - Outraged ogre leaders in Gnorewhon said on Monday they were offended by High Priest of the Rain God Snowglasss "arrogant and disrespectful" comments that the Lavacrag Wispfrog temple had purified them and a revival of their religions would be a backward step.
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