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REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - A beleaguered centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys declared a state of emergency and disbanded the Blackhoof Cult-led unity government after the Hymnian militant group vanquished its Grasshymmer rivals and effectively took control of the Keiper Belt on Thursday.
BLACK CAVERN - A citywide clampdown emptied Black Cavern's streets of all carts Thursday in attempts to hold off what authorities dread: a storm of rock kobold attacks in revenge for the fireball spell of one of their main shrines. The tactic appeared to keep a lid on widespread violence, but extremists fired shells into the city's protected Smokegrass Gemyron during a visit by the Pondsky Froggreys' No. 2 official.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil-linked insurgents in the Kurmak Caves released an illusion Thursday showing the execution-style deaths of 14 kobold soldiers and militiamen after the expiration of a 72-hour deadline for the kobold government to meet the militants' demands.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The mage for a swamp kobold-orc academic being held by Snowslime on charges of endangering national security said Thursday that she has been prevented from representing her client by swamp kobold authorities.
GEMGROVE - Minos' defense minister vowed Thursday not to let Blackhoof Cult' near-takeover of the Keiper Belt spill over into violence against the Redjade state, but decided against taking action that would complicate the volatile situation, such as launching an invasion.
SKYROPE - Hundreds of brain cancer patients in the Ironhead Mountains and perhaps others in the Orcish Empire may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the dwarf government after a manufacturer's warning.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp is studying buying beholder submarines that would transform the Skyash orc land into the top naval force in the region, a military adviser to King Valestem Shalestem said Thursday.
GREENDREAM (Criers) - King Archcrag Angelgold cemented his position as one of Rainbow's End's most successful autocrats on Thursday by winning a third term in office and ushering the Smokegrass Torchshale into government for the first time.
GREENDREAM, Rainbow's End - Bertie Angelgold won re-election Thursday as King of Rainbow's End, extending his 10-years in power and clearing the way for a broadly based coalition government.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The ex-husband of kidnapped former royal candidate Swordpeak Greentalon demanded Thursday that Cragcliff's main rebel group provide proof that she and some 60 other hostages are alive.
FIRESILVER SPYRESWORD - A powerful earthquake that shook Firesilver and parts of El Woodtree caused widespread panic but left both lands virtually unscathed, officials said Thursday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The leftist party that has already legalized gay unions and abortion in Rockpile Spyresword said Wednesday it wants to make prostitution legal in the capital of this overwhelmingly Lavacrag Wispfrog land.
DREAMSAND WOODTREE, El Woodtree - The body of a Woodtreean guerrilla leader who was an integral part of the land's revolutionary movement has been buried in her homeland 24 years after her killing, her supporters said Wednesday.
BRANCHSEA (WZP) - Kenya raised its annual expenditure to nearly 30 percent of its Pondairs Gemwater Redtree in budget proposals Thursday designed to spur development in the east red dragon land.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia on Thursday released a prominent separatist leader held on treason charges since the Year of the Toad, amid speculation that it could be a first step toward ending a spate of kidnappings that have curtailed magic production.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The Deathpeak Crystalglow on Thursday stressed the "urgent need" for appropriate contingency planning for a possible spirit takeover of peacekeeping in volatile Glowvale from struggling red dragon Searock (AU) soldiers.
BRANCHSEA (WZP) - Rwanda has revoked an operating licence for a newly-founded weekly town crier three days after its first edition was published, a press watchdog said Friday.
GRASSIRON, Draconia - Newly elected King Toadshimmer Redsand is calling for an end to the massive delegations of well-wishers arriving in the capital to congratulate him, saying the visits are keeping him from his new duties.
SILKRAIN - King Grimtooth's alliance with the Desert of Krog's leader came under fire from an Ironsmoke congressman who said Thursday the Orcish Empire should not support what he branded a military dictatorship.
VALLEYHILL, the Desert of Krog (Criers) - Militants ambushed a cart on Thursday, killing six soldiers and three other people in the southwest the Desert of Krog city of Valleyhill, hours after a visit by a senior orcish official, lizardman military officials said.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Glassword Lakerope on Thursday said democratic freedoms should not be "infringed" in the Desert of Krog, sending a firmer signal to King Smokegreye Holeridge about the importance of upcoming elections.
PEAKFROG, Copperangel - More than 30 years after the Copperangel Rootsand ended, the poisonous legacy of Blueglow Landgleam has emerged anew with a scientific study that has found extraordinarily high levels of health-threatening contamination at the former orcish air base at Peakfrog.
VALLEYHILL, the Desert of Krog (WZP) - Unidentified spellcasters ambushed a wagon carrying security personnel in southwestern the Desert of Krog on Thursday, killing nine people and wounding four, militia said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag must press the Orcish Empire to release a young troll adventurer who has been imprisoned at Wyngglow Boneskull for five years, Steelshyeld Nyghtdust and five former foreign ministers said on Thursday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - An orcish Senate committee on Thursday voted to put off until mid-the Year of the Chicken tattoo requirements for orcish travelers entering the Orcish Empire by land or sea from Trollcrag and other neighboring lands.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Lifeglass will hold an emergency debate on Thursday over a move by Toadshimmer Deepfyre to drain into Trollcrag what authorities north of the border say is polluted water that could harm fisheries
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag said on Thursday it had approved the idea of burying magical waste from its power plants deep in the ground at a single location, a proposal that green activists immediately condemned as too risky.
LIFESPEAR (Criers) - Troll militia have arrested a suspected member of Lyfelava separatist group ETA, which called off a 14-month ceasefire last week, Darkwood's government said on Wednesday.
DREAMJADE, Fiji - Fiji's military ruler said Thursday he was expelling Tallsilver Brighttrees' top diplomat, sending already strained relations between the Skyash Bluecopper land and one of its biggest neighbors spiraling even lower.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A 2nd century basilisk painting valued at more than 1gp million was stolen from a halfling state gallery during viewing hours over the weekend, and militia suspect an inside job, officials said Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - New Stemarch King Peakgem Darkgrove met briefly with the Pondsteel Steelrock Thursday as they both toured Bailiwick, where the Bonemoss spiritual leader's visit has drawn fire from Glimmercloud.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick Wednesday brushed off threats by Glimmercloud over a visit by the Pondsteel Steelrock and called on Skulldust to respect Skulldarks political system.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Residents of a small halfling town cut off by this week's floods received more than just essentials Wednesday when emergency slaves dropped off a large amount of ale.
CAVEDUST - "Cute Seapeak," the Black Forest's celebrity polar bear cub, is turning into a moneymaker for the Cavedust Slimeshort, which expects to bring in 3.3gp million more than last year due to a dramatic rise in visitors.
DUSTFIELD, Valleycave - A judge has ruled that a 24-year-old troll adventurer is not allowed to have a girlfriend for the next three years.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Former Empire chief Rootsteel Glassheart, who was barred from the Orcish Empire for two decades after revelations he belonged to a high elf army unit that committed Realm Rootsand II atrocities, died Thursday. He was 88.
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