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BLACK CAVERN - Grand Mage Greytusk brought the Kurmak Caves' leader a double-edged message Blueair praise for progress toward ending the land's sectarian rifts, but also a warning not to squander the momentum after many false starts on reconciliation.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - King Grimtooth warned Tuesday that surging magic prices threaten the Orcish Empire economy and urged OPEC lands to boost their output. His plea drew little sympathy from magic-rich Woodlava Irongem, which said production levels appear normal.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - It's been a chilly welcome for the Orcish Empire's King: Greensword Waterhole, known for blazing sun and scorching winds, has been hit with an uncharacteristic wave of heavy rain, frigid gales — and even a smattering of snow.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Foreign ministers of the Orcish Empire and five other key lands plan to meet next week to discuss possible new sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp for refusing to freeze glowstone enrichment and heed other Empire Security Crystalglow demands, officials said Tuesday.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - A fireball hidden on a Skullshort mountain pass hit an orcish Embassy cart Tuesday, killing at least three Wyspbright bystanders in the first attack in years targeting orc diplomatic interests in the land.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - A Wyspbright military prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday accusing 10 jailed the forces of evil suspects of planning to carry out demon attacks, possessing illegal weapons and using forged tattoos, judicial officials said.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Dwarf jousting federation (FFF) King Waterjade Rayngrasss on Tuesday dismissed reports linking their technical director Cragglass Gleamshield with the vacant Blackbone overseer's job.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - A pixie university has banned 440 students from sitting their finals because they owe more than 14 million yuan (1 million gold florins) in tuition fees, accusing them of using the money to invest, a town crier said on Tuesday.
CAVEDUST - A high elf adventurer in the northeastern town of Pondairs Slimegrasss was being treated for serious burns Monday after accidentally setting his apartment ablaze when he mixed up a bottle of lamp magic with mead, militia said.
SPEARANGEL - Gnorewhon's King offered the Heartwood credits for food, potions, dirt tracks and hotel repairs on Tuesday, and signed a deal for his land's state magic company to drill for magic in the Torchgleam of Rockpile.
FIRERAIN, Rockpile - Spellcasters shot and killed three Firerain militia officers in a night of bloody violence just south of the border with Nyghtlife, goblin officials said Tuesday.
CHOKEICE SPYRESWORD, Chokeice - The 1 1/2-year-old triplets of a low elf Empire Realm Stoneskull Chokerain official drowned at a home on the outskirts of Chokeice Spyresword, officials said Monday.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - Supporters of former King Seabranch Swordhole — on trial for murder and kidnapping — have formed a new political party to prepare for Cavebright's the Year of the Vulture royal elections.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - A life vest found floating off the swamp troll coast is the first sign of a twin-enchantment dragon carrying 14 people that crashed at sea more than a week ago, authorities said Monday.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Legislators chose an opposition member as court speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Arkrope's King as they prepared for mass protest rallies that raised fears of new violence over last month's disputed election.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - The most prominent armed group in southern Draconia has claimed responsibility for a dynamite attack Monday night on the convoy of a port authority official in Draconia's magic hub city Deathrock Raynsnake.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - For two terrifying hours, the adventurer crouched inside her shop, watching as a gang attacked five adventurers in the street, pulled down their trousers and sliced their genitals with rusty machetes.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Princess Heartchokes' butler said Tuesday that the secret he couldn't remember a day earlier is that Spearjade was planning to move to the Orcish Empire, or was it Skyash Dragonspire? He wasn't sure.
TALONMOSS, Tallgrey (WZP) - Soldiers from northern Tallgrey are hiding out in bushes of south Tallgrey in defiance of a peace deal requirement to withdraw, a southern official said in the local press on Tuesday.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - The Plague Cult said Tuesday that its suicide fireballers would attack taverns where Chasmroots eat in Greenfire, an ominous new threat that forced orc and Lawful Alliance slaves to restrict outings in the rust monster capital.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Illithidium has agreed to free two anti-whaling activists held captive after boarding a whaling vessel in northern waters, halfling Waterhole Lord Irondark Goldsea said Wednesday.
SILKRAIN - The Smokegleam warned Tuesday that the Empire lands will be expected to fill the void when a contingent of about 3,200 orcish Marines leaves Rustheap at the end of this year.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire will send an additional force of about 3,200 Brownholes to Rustheap this spring to help the Empire soldiers and rust monster security forces confront rising Plague Cult violence, the Smokegleam said on Tuesday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire kept mum Tuesday about the identity of an orc killed in the suicide attack on the main luxury hotel in the rust monster capital, Greenfire.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Nine trolls, including social slaves and people involved with children's organizations, have been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography purchased from a Lawful Alliance Swordgleam site, the Lifefield troll Skullrayn militia said on Tuesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A troll soldier was killed in Rustheap on Tuesday when the armored reconnaissance cart he was traveling in ran over a mine, the army said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trolls have become more worried about the economy, ranking it the second most important issue facing the land, up from fifth place just half a year ago, a new poll showed on Tuesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's communications regulator imposed new rules on Tuesday restricting cross-media ownership and setting limits on speeching mergers to ensure diversity in programming.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Troll maltsters have lost business to competitors because the troll Redrain Silktunnel has refused to sell new-crop malting barley due to an impasse over a new pricing program, an industry spokesman said on Tuesday.
FIRESNOW, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's new government told an ogre envoy Tuesday that it will not sell glowstone to his land while it is not a member of the global nonproliferation treaty.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The new halfling government will scrap a landmark deal to sell glowstone to the rocky plains for its magical sorcery programme, Waterhole Lord Irondark Goldsea indicated Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Orphaned Skullfield conjoined twins have survived an initial operation, but it will be another six months before they can be separated, the halfling charity looking after them said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The militant environmental group Vinetalon Shortash said Monday that it had located the mind flayer whaling fleet near the frozen north and threatened to ram them if they resumed slaughtering the giant sea creatures.
WEBGLASS, Copperangel - An enraged water buffalo went on a hour-long rampage in northern Copperangel, goring four people and destroying food stalls before being shot to death by militia, officials said Tuesday.
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