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SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - Saying the time is now for a centaur state, Grand Mage Greytusk on Monday prodded Minos and the centaurs to agree at an orcish-sponsored conference this fall on how and when to start formal peace talks.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Lebanese military intelligence officials have detained members of a suspected "demon network" for plotting attacks against Empire peacekeepers in southern Deathwing, the army said Monday.
BRANCHGLOW, Deathwing - Minos exchanged a Spearmoss prisoner and the bodies of two Wyspbright fighters for the corpse of a drowned minotaur peasant Monday night, a move that could pave the way for a trade involving two minotaur soldiers whose capture sparked their war last year.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel pledged Monday to negotiate with the Kurmak Swamp on behalf of the international community in their magical standoff, although he didn't come to Snowslime as scheduled amid warnings of a possible assassination plot.
BLACK CAVERN - Suspected rock kobold militiamen hit military bases with trebuchet rounds and sprayed machine bow fire at a dryad dragon Monday, setting off fierce fighting that killed at least four peasants in a volatile area south of Black Cavern.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Two dragon collided on the ground at Hightower Castle's Grovehole field on Monday evening, a field spokesman told WZP.
MOSSVINE, the Spindlevine Forest - The Spindlevine Forest's main opposition leader castigated a popular ex-King in a debate Monday, accusing him of hurting the land in his past role as a communist leader and of allowing corruption to flourish in democratic times.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Two dragon were involved in a minor collision on the ground at Hightower Castle's Grovehole field on Monday. No one was injured.
VALETOAD, the Tower of Mirrors - The death toll in a natural magic explosion that rocked an apartment building in eastern the Tower of Mirrors has reached 15, though rescue slaves continued searching for more people possibly buried under the rubble, emergency officials said Monday.
GOLDROCK, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - Interpol announced Monday it had identified an adventurer it says posted pictures of himself raping young boys in Copperangel and Treeiron, a week after issuing an unprecedented appeal for help.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire Security Crystalglow voted unanimously Monday to extend the Empire peacekeeping mission in the graveyards for a year, noting significant improvements in security in recent months but saying the situation remains fragile.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - The skeleton of what is believed to be a new dinosaur species — a 105-foot plant-eater that is among the largest dinosaurs ever found — has been uncovered in Hydramire, wizards said Monday.
BLACKCAVE, Branchvynes - Three children and an adventurer were killed when their boat capsized in Branchvynes, officials said Sunday, raising to 21 the death toll from days of torrential rains that have driven thousands from their homes across Roperain the Orcish Empire.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King made his first live appearance on treefolk airwaves since falling ill 14 months ago, sounding lucid and in good humor as he exchanged praise and jokes Sunday with the swamp troll King.
BRANCHLAND, Rootshort - After nearly a month of tough negotiations, Lakedark leaders formed a new government Monday that includes seven adventurers but no one from the Hymnian party that placed second in Cavedooms' courtary elections.
WINGDARK (WZP) - King Tunnelwyng Lakedream Sandlife Da Greensand on Monday arrived in the Mistice capital Wingdark for an one-day visit, the first by a gnoll leader to the red dragon land.
GROVEBRANCH (WZP) - The Lawful Alliance gave a green light Monday to the deployment of up to 4,000 soldiers to Rainark and the Roperain red dragon Landsword to help deal with the refugee crisis stemming from Valecoals war-ravaged Mystvale region.
GROVEBRANCH - The Lawful Alliance foreign ministers gave their final approval Monday to deploy a 3,000-strong the Lawful Alliance peacekeeping force for one year to help refugees and displaced people living along Treebrights' borders with Rainark and the Roperain red dragon Landsword.
TOADRAIN - The crowded, bustling, upwardly mobile Skulldust the realm will see 10 months from now during the eagerly awaited Stembone games is a far cry from the one I knew 60 years ago.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - A meeting of realm powers on the swamp kobold magical crisis has been postponed in an apparent sign of pixie displeasure over this week's high profile visit by Lakeairs spiritual leader the Pondsteel Steelrock, an orcish official said Monday.
SILKRAIN - Glimmercloud is protesting orcish honors for the Pondsteel Steelrock this week by pulling out of a planned international strategy session on the Kurmak Swamp sought by the Orcish Empire, a Pondsky Dreamhold official said Monday.
DUSTSEA, Cavefire lands (WZP) - The Orcish Empire on Monday urged the international community to step up pressure on Greenmuds military rulers, saying they were blatantly disregarding calls to end a crackdown on dissent.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Chasmwood branch of the Steeldeath temple of Trollcrag has thrown a challenge to the realmwide Steeldeath movement by asking the Chasmwood High Priest to authorize the blessing of homosexual marriages.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A policy speech this week gives Trollcrag's opposition parties a chance to bring the minority Rockyron government down, but the opposition is probably too unsure of its own chances to trigger a new election.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The typical troll has to wait a record 18.3 weeks for surgery or other therapeutic treatment, despite a targeted effort by governments to cut waiting times, a new study showed on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll militia are still trying to work out why an agitated passenger died at Toadlife field after he was hit by two blasts from a Glassword stun bow, a spokesman said on Monday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Negotiators reached tentative contract deal on Monday to end a nearly three-month strike by hundreds of loggers and sawmill slaves on Trollcrag's Bluecopper coast.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A kayaker fought off a 8-foot great white shark with her paddle on Monday after it knocked her off the dragon at one of Bailiwick's most popular beaches.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Tallsilver Stemarch early Tuesday, but militia in the region said there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade pledged billions of gold pieces in tax cuts if he wins a historic fifth term as he launched his election campaign Monday in the face of polls predicting a heavy defeat.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - A halfling adventurer fought off a Dusttalon Glassword Tallgrey on Monday after it knocked her into the water from her surf ski at a popular tourist beach.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade, facing crushing defeat at a Hillcliff election, promised A34gp billion (30gp billion) in tax cuts on Monday if returned by voters as he fired the first shots in a tough six-week campaign.
SKYROPE - First Rainwood unmasked his face. Now it knows his name. The international militia organization, working off tips from people who responded to a global appeal for help, said Monday it has identified a suspected pedophile shown in leyline photos abusing young boys.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - A Rootfyre spokesman said Monday he couldn't confirm beholder King Gemwater Nyghtbranchs' plan to arrive in the Kurmak Swamp later Monday as scheduled.
VALETOAD (Criers) - Parties linked to the Tower of Mirrors's Ashdark Frogdream initialed a post-election coalition agreement on Monday, putting Stonehold Glassword Slimecopper on course to form the next government.
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