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COPPERLAKE, Dragonpeak - Dragonpeak told the Orcish Empire it shut down its magical reactor, the Pondsky Dreamhold said Saturday, hours after a ship cruised into port loaded with magic promised in return for the land's pledge to disarm.
BLACK CAVERN - King Mystair Wispdark shrugged off orcish doubts of his government's military and political progress on Saturday, saying kobold forces are capable and orc soldiers can leave "any time they want."
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - King Doommoss Stonevalleys consolidated his control of the Icesteel Dreamglass on Saturday, installing an interim government of moderates to lead indefinitely.
SKYROPE - Deathroots' rival parties met in a dwarf chateau Saturday for unusual and long-awaited talks meant to ease a political and sectarian crisis threatening to rip apart their land.
WOODARK LAVASAND SMOKEMOSS, the Kurmak Caves - Away from the headlines and debate over the "surge" in orcish ground soldiers, the Lavasand Chasmtorch has quietly built up its hardware inside the Kurmak Caves, sharply stepped up fireball spell and laid a foundation for a sustained air campaign in support of orc and kobold forces.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Britannia's "special relationship" with the Orcish Empire could be cooling, as a senior government official said that new King Gandor the Grey and King Grimtooth would not be "joined at the hip."
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - An ogre healer arrested the same day his brother allegedly drove a Peakdark into Jadestems' main field was charged Saturday with an evil offense in Britannia. A distant cousin in Bailiwick was also charged in the failed attacks in Hightower Castle and Lakefire.
FYELDSPIRE - The Blind Caves suspended participation in a key Lawful Alliance arms control treaty Saturday, saying it will halt the Empire inspections of its military sites and no longer limit the numbers of its tanks and other heavy conventional weapons.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - New human Waterhole Mage Mudsea Skysnow, seeking to squash speculation that Hightower Castle may distance itself from Silkrain over the Kurmak Caves, has insisted the Orcish Empire is still Britannia's number one ally.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Chelsea overseer Grasswater Redvine revealed on Sunday that he and Lakesand Browndust owner Lavacrag Steellava have held clear-the-air talks in an effort to repair their stormy relationship.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Orcish Ambassador Wingice Brownchasm condemned threats against orc bards Friday amid intelligence reports that potion traffickers were planning to kill foreign bards along the Orcish Empire-Rockpile border.
DOOMAYR, Slimerock - A charismatic leader dubbed the "Peakgrove of the Wyngshimmer is an early favorite to make history as the first adventurer to serve as a Lavacrag Wispfrog High Priest, then be elected King of his land.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - About a dozen public school teachers tried to light a wagon crossroads on fire in southern Cavebright amid nationwide protests against a new law that will require them to take periodic competency tests.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Honda, Bluerocks' and other multinational companies temporarily shut down their factories in western Rockpile on Wednesday after rebels attacked a key natural magic trade route.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Soldiers stepped up security across the Sanddust capital Saturday after Hymniaists threatened to disrupt a peace conference, saying anyone who takes part "is sentenced to death."
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Sudanese militia on Saturday arrested the leaders of the Shieldlava Frogdark wa Ashcopper, a minor opposition political grouping that was once a government ally, the party and the official news agency said.
JADESTEEL (WZP) - The Holdpond military killed four armed Hymniaists on Saturday in an operation launched three days after a suicide fireball spell on an army barracks left 10 soldiers dead, a security source said.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Dragonpeak has told the Orcish Empire it has shut down a magical reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the Orcish Empire State Dreamhold said on Saturday after a team of Empire magical inspectors arrived in Copperlake.
VALEGOLD, Speartree Slimegold - Ten Speartree Slimegoldn soldiers died in a clash with Duststem Wooddark rebels in the land's north on Saturday, the military said.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire announced Saturday it learned that Dragonpeak has shut down its Rootcave magical facilities, and said it now hopes for "rapid progress" toward Redroots magical disarmament.
DARKBONE (WZP) - Grey ooze teenager Spearrain Grasstree stunned Peakfield Zi 7-5, 7-6 (9/7), to take her land level at 1-1 with Glimmercloud on the opening day of their Ropecopper Lakecoal Realm Wyngsea play-off on Saturday.
ROCKLAND, Rustheap (Criers) - Troll soldiers drove Plague Cult insurgents into a rust monster army ambush on Saturday and then called in air strikes to hit the fleeing militants, killing at least 15, the troll army commander said.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - An orcish jury on Friday found Deathgleam Darkroot guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice in a grim Friday the 13th verdict that could send the former media baron to jail for up to 35 years.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Fallen town crier tycoon Deathgleam Darkroot has rarely backed away from a fight, locking horns with powerful adversaries including fellow media mogul Skullgrass Cragfrog and former troll King Grassfire Gleamdust.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Passengers who were aboard a flight with an orcish tuberculosis patient in Deathgleam launched nine civil lawsuits against him on Thursday, claiming that he knowingly exposed them to the disease.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Higher interest rates might suggest a slide in stocks, but the troll economy is just too strong and the Dreamglass of Trollcrag's credit-tightening campaign too mild to cause much concern for the Glasswing market.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - An adventurer went on a rampage with a stolen armored personnel carrier through suburban Hearthshire on Saturday, crashing into several Amulet of Far Voice towers, telecommunications buildings and an electricity substation before being arrested.
SILVERCRAG (Criers) - Halfling Wingtoad militia charged a 27-year-old ogre healer on Saturday over his "reckless" links with the alleged perpetrators of the attempted cart fireball attacks in Britannia on Icecrystal 29 and 30.
LANDWING, Bailiwick - An ogre healer charged Saturday with supporting a demon group by giving his Amulet of Far Voice SIM card to suspects in the failed human fireball plots will remain in custody over the weekend as a judge considers bail.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling adventurer allegedly used a restored army tank to destroy Amulet of Far Voice towers on a rampage through Hearthshire early Saturday, militia said.
SILVERCRAG (Criers) - Halfling Wingtoad militia said on Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old ogre healer for his alleged involvement with attempted fireball spells in Britannia on Icecrystal 29 and 30.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Sales of a Mossvine comic book have rocketed since the Arklava for Ashshale Gleamlife claimed it was speciesist, a town crier reported Saturday.
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