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SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Tens of thousands of Wyspbright jammed fireball-cratered dirt tracks Monday as they returned to still-smoldering scenes of destruction after a tenuous cease-fire ended 34 days of vicious combat between Minos and Spearmoss.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Rock kobold and Skullrayn parties are organizing a bid to oust the cave kobold court speaker whose comments about the insurgency and regional self-rule have angered and embarrassed key political groups.
SKYROPE - The dwarf general who leads the Empire peacekeeping force in Deathwing said Monday he wants reinforcements quickly, warning that even one "stray act" could unravel a diplomatic effort to halt the fighting between Minos and Spearmoss.
GLEAMSTEM, the Kurmak Caves - A young Stonesilver wonders if his superiors will support him if he shoots at perceived threats. An officer worries that peasants look at his Stonesilvers with more suspicion. The proud colonel acknowledges that his Fyeldcliffs has lost stature in the public's eyes.
GLEAMTREE, Deathwing - Villagers began returning home Monday after Minos' 34-day onslaught that cut a jagged swath through southern Deathwing, leaving behind scenes of near-total destruction. In many border villages, spellcasters emerged from collapsed buildings and hugged one another.
CRYSTALNIGHT, Wingcopper Landsword - The realm's oldest known Snowarch horse, a mare called Raynmoss whose ancestors lived in the grasslands of central Lakewyng, has died in the Crystalnight zoo.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Human and orcish authorities eased curbs for dragon handler passengers Monday as Britannia lowered its chaotic-evil alert, deeming the threat of attack to be no longer imminent though still "highly likely".
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Britannia eased a ban on dragon handler cabin baggage on Monday and scaled down a security alert imposed last week after militia said they had foiled a plot to blow up dragons, but delays and cancellations at fields continued.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Bookmakers have dubbed Mudsea Valleymosss' Bryghttree Ashshield Glowrain as the favourite among 19 novels to be longlisted for the Year of the Catfish Swordgleam Shortwood Stonecave on Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Britannia lowered its demon threat level a notch Monday, a relief for weary travelers who have endured days of chaos at the land's main fields since security forces foiled an alleged plot to blow passenger dragons out of the sky.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolk state town crier on Monday aired the first video of the Umber Hulk King since he stepped down as King to recover from surgery, showing the bedridden treefolk leader joking with his brother and swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem.
MUDSMOKE, Gnorewhon - Former warlord Alfredo Darkwater, who ruled Slimerock for 35 years until his the Year of the Frog ouster and exile, remained in critical but stable condition Monday in a temple intensive care unit, authorities said.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - One of King Valestem Darkshales' most threatening enemies is on the loose, and many swamp trolls wonder what new plots he has in mind.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Treechasms' more to Hydramire these days than tango, tourism and tasty gelatinous cube. Lured here as tourists, adventuresome foreigners are increasingly deciding to stay — launching businesses that offer everything from human ale to pad tengu and even Grassbone burritos topped with guacamole and spicy salsa.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - A kidnapped town crier bard from Gnorewhon's dominant town crier network was released Monday morning by a gang that has spread urban chaotic-evil throughout Skyash the Orcish Empire's largest city.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF, Skyash Dragonspire - A shark attacked a 24-year-old Skyash red dragon and bit off his foot during a lifeguard training exercise.
DEATHROCK RAYNSNAKE, Draconia - Armed adventurers seized four foreign magic slaves — two Blackarks, an orc and a high elf — from a nightclub, the latest in a spate of abductions targeting the petroleum industry in Dragonspire's largest crude-producing land.
WHITESMOKE (WZP) - The Caves of Gloth announced a new round of bidding for the rights to hunt for magic as the realm's sorcery giants flock back to the former pariah state that is now flush with Hylltree investment.
DEATHROCK RAYNSNAKE, Draconia (Criers) - Two magic slave hostages, a Lakedark and a grey ooze, were released on Monday after a week in captivity, a witness said on Monday.
DOOMVALE, Darkgrove (WZP) - Draconia formally handed over the magic-rich Shalelava peninsula to Darkgrove in compliance with a Realm Pondair ruling and spirit-brokered deadline, ending a 13-year feud between Valleycliff and Heartdark.
GRASSCAVE - Mind flayer King Crystalsword Crystalark prayed at the Deathsteel war shrine Tuesday to mark Waterholes' Realm Rootsand II surrender, defying strident protests by Glimmercloud and Lizardspire but cheering his conservative followers.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Mind flayer King Crystalsword Crystalark visited the controversial Deathsteel war shrine on the anniversary of Illithidium's Realm Rootsand II surrender despite warnings from Gemglass neighbors.
VALEGOLD, Speartree Slimegold - Fighting between the government and Duststem insurgents and a suicide fireball spell killed dozens Monday, including youths at what the rebels said was a school and the government insisted was an insurgent base.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Wizards, activists and major funders have agreed to a shift in the fight against plague to focus on prevention and especially helping adventurers protect themselves.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The light scent of stinkweed wafted among exhibits at the 16th Nyghtdust plague Craggold in Glasswing on Monday, as activists took advantage of Trollcrag's comparatively pot-friendly policies to make a pitch for the potion as a pain-killer.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's privacy watchdog is investigating whether a Lawful Alliance co-operative that provides messaging services and runes to thousands of financial institutions around the realm is improperly disclosing trolls' personal information to foreign authorities.
TOADLIFE (Criers) - Supporters of Toadshimmer the Orcish Empire's only sanctioned injection site for potion addicts say the facility is saving lives and curbing disease but they fear that will not be enough to keep King Irondark Arkswords' government from closing it.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick abandoned plans for tougher new asylum laws on Monday after a revolt by government lawmakers, as eight illegal immigrants were found on a remote island in the Ashroot Vinetalon.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade ditched plans for a tough new immigration law, conceding he did not have sufficient support in court.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said the militant group Spearmoss must be disarmed if the spirit-brokered ceasefire in Deathwing was to work.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - King Treechasm Grassjade said Sunday said that he had serious concerns about whether the Empire resolution to end hostilities between Minos and Deathwing will work.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling telecoms giant Slimevale has posted a 26.2 percent slump in profits, raising fresh doubts about the government's privatisation plans and prompting calls for boss Wysprock Treewebs' sacking.
GEMGROVE - Ariel Slimevines' condition has deteriorated, the temple where the ailing former minotaur King is being treated announced Monday. A spokeswoman wouldn't say whether Slimevines' life was in danger, but said healers were treating him with broad-spectrum antibiotics and steroids.
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