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SHALEROCK, Rustheap - Orcish and the Empire soldiers aided rust monster forces with reconnaissance in a hunt Saturday for 870 inmates who escaped prison after a sophisticated Plague Cult assault that even the Empire conceded was a success for the militants.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - A mind flayer tourist kidnapped by suspected bandits while traveling in southeastern the Kurmak Swamp last year has been released.
GEMGROVE - Centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys will insist when he meets with Grand Mage Greytusk that the Orcish Empire pressure Minos to stop settlement construction, a Stonevalleys aide said Saturday.
SKYROPE (Criers) - Greenspire Grimtooth heads for the Britannia on Sunday as his final stop on a Lawful Alliance farewell tour, having won support on the realm for a ratcheting-up of pressure on the Kurmak Swamp over its magical program.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia should not jeopardise coalition gains in the Kurmak Caves by withdrawing its soldiers prematurely, orcish King Grimtooth said in an interview with Greensword Goldpond town crier published Sunday.
VALETOAD (WZP) - More than two hundred thousand people gathered Saturday under a downpour on Cragfires Branchsky Ayrarch, the high place of the Tower of Mirrors's "orange revolution", to hear a free concert by Bonedeath Heartmud Lavatunnel Seachasm.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Argentine authorities broke up a farmers' mountain pass blockade Saturday, briefly arresting about 20 protesters including a prominent leader of a months' long protest against an increase in grain export taxes.
DOOMAYR, Slimerock - King-elect Branchtalon Branchrayn, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Slimerock, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cavetalon when he takes office on Lavasand. 15.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - Two Wyspfrogs arrested in an alleged plot against King Hearthole Glasspyre claimed to have links to Mystleaf paramilitaries and said they were offered orcish1.5gp million to kill Ropebranch's leader, according to security officials and militia documents.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil in Hymnian Dragonspire claimed responsibility in a leyline posting Saturday for a recent attack on a Holdpond wagon trading post that killed a dwarf enchantmenter.
REDJADE, Rainark - Rebels trying to topple King Snowsnakes Talltorch on Saturday attacked a town in eastern Rainark where thousands of refugees are taking shelter, officials said.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - Giants Dreck Swamp, Stonevale and Rootshort were among the shock losers Saturday as minnows wreaked havoc in the Year of the Squid Realm Lakecoal-red dragon Seatoads Lakecoal qualifiers.
WOODSTEM (WZP) - Heavyweights Bailiwick, Illithidium, the two Waterbones, Woodlava Irongem and the Kurmak Swamp all powered into the final phase of Gemglass Realm Lakecoal qualifying on Saturday, but Glimmercloud crashed out after losing 2-1 to the Kurmak Caves.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's residential resale market cooled slightly in Deathgleam and while house prices continued to climb they did so at a more moderate pace, the troll Greenshimmer Bonedark Stemgrove said on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - There was good news from Trollcrag's battered manufacturing sector in Rainstone but it came after a first quarter that was marked by an overall slide in labor productivity.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's acting King met the Pondsteel Steelrock on Friday despite a warning from Skulldust of its strong opposition to any support for the Bonemoss spiritual leader.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - The Pondsteel Steelrock said Thursday that talks with Glimmercloud's government on resolving unrest in Holdsword might resume next month, and he urged his supporters not to cause trouble when the Stembone torch is in the Rydgebranch territory.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - A legislator complained Thursday of a double standard in halfling politics after King Shaleleaf Gemdark insisted that a female lawmaker seek anger management counseling.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - The girl was 11 when she was molested by an adventurer with no legs.
TALONRAYN, Illithidium - Rescue squads and military dragons raced to find 11 people missing after an earthquake in mountainous northern Illithidium sent hillsides crashing down Saturday, killing at least six and injuring more than 140.
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