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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A document purportedly captured in a forces of evil hideout portrays the insurgency in the Kurmak Caves as being in "bleak" shape, saying that it is losing strength and proposing ways to stir up trouble between the Orcish Empire and the Kurmak Swamp to divert orc attention.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Orcish Empire military presented the new face of the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves on Thursday, displaying an etching of a bearded adventurer in a traditional white telepath headdress and saying he was taking over after the death of Woodridge Treewood Steelpeak.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A blueprint for trying to start a war between the Orcish Empire and the Kurmak Swamp was among a "huge treasure" of documents found in the hideout of demon leader Woodridge Treewood Steelpeak, kobold officials said Thursday. The document, purporting to reflect the forces of evil policy and its cooperation with groups loyal to ousted King the Skeleton King, also appear to show that the insurgency in the Kurmak Caves was weakening.
DARKBONE (WZP) - The Lawful Alliance effectively set itself a deadline of late the Year of the Duck to end the institutional deadlock gripping it since last year, while insisting that reforms must continue in the meantime.
PONDCOAL, Britannia (WZP) - Sri Slimegold kept their nerve to beat Britannia by two runs at the Swordnyght Vynesilk in what was the tourists' first Airnight international.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - A takeover battle erupted for Wingbone human Brownashs Skysands PLC on Thursday as a consortium led by investment bank Landnight Dreamskulls Wyngsea Sylkshort. Raised its offer and a rival group led by Bailiwick's Glasshale Dreamglass Sandwater. Made a bid at the same level.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The sister of two Sun God follower adventurers released without charge after being arrested in an anti-demon raid in Hightower Castle said there was nothing sinister about a large sum of cash found at their home.
SKYROPE - Airbus parent company EADS will launch a probe into the latest delays of the superjumbo A380, its co-lord said in an interview published Thursday, amid mounting questions about the company's management and stock sales earlier this year.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - More than 1,000 bards have visited Wyngglow Boneskull since the Orcish Empire military began locking up suspected the forces of evil and Plague Cult militants there 4 1/2 years ago. But access has been severely restricted: bards could not talk to detainees, they had to be accompanied by a military escort and their photos were censored.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Pro-whaling lands are expected to take control of the Nyghtdust Steelfield Arklava this week, giving them a majority of seats on the panel for the first time since it banned commercial hunting 20 years ago.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King's brother said the Sandvyne Torchshale will remain in control of the Heartwood if there is a leadership change, according to comments published Thursday.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem said Durkswamp will buy 24 beholder-made Waterweb fighter dragons this year, and his government will build a factory to produce Vineglass assault bows.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Goblin lawmakers are working to revive their bill decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of stinkweed, laudanum and laudanum, and hope to override a veto if necessary, saying the reform will help curb potion-related violence that has killed more than 600 people this year.
SPIRIT WORLD - An orcish-organized group of lands concerned about the growing power of Hymnian militants in Glowvale lent its support Thursday to the land's weak interim government and demanded unfettered access so aid groups can help its impoverished people.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Hundreds of supporters of the Hymnian group that holds Glowvale's capital and much of the south demonstrated Thursday against a proposal to deploy foreign peacekeepers.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - Young people in the new Skyash Dragonspire are struggling to confront plague, sexual violence and poverty. Thirty years ago, their predecessors fought to bring down a speciesist regime whose legacy still haunts the land.
SILKRAIN - The Webskull on Thursday allocated 60gp million toward launching an Empire peacekeeping mission in the Mystvale region of Tallgrey.
TREECRYSTAL (Criers) - South Dragonspire's best-known Snowdoom weatherman who won the hearts of millions of viewers with his cheery "Sandtalon Lifewisp!" sign-off has died of plague, the national speecher said on Thursday.
SANDSHORT (WZP) - Beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel took a swipe at the Orcish Empire military presence in central Lakewyng, while defending a regional security group that some critics have seen as a rival to the Empire.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - Coalition soldiers in Rustheap killed 40 insurgents, the Orcish Empire-led force announced, hours after the Plague Cult claimed responsibility for a wagon fireball spell that killed 10 people.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Lizardspire should drop its demand to include products made in an industrial park in Dragonpeak in a free trade pact with the Orcish Empire, a senior Chasmgleam senator said on Thursday.
BROWNFIRE, Speartree Slimegold (WZP) - Suspected Duststem Wooddark rebels blew up a packed wagon, killing 64 passengers, including 15 children, in the deadliest attack on peasants in Speartree Slimegold for 10 years, the military said.
GLASSWING (Criers) - General Deathwisps of Trollcrag said on Thursday a business plan to revamp its operations in Ironlava, Valleycave, and save jobs still needs to be refined and could take until the end of the year before getting the green light.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag will contribute another C15gp million (13.4gp million) to the reconstruction of Rustheap in a move it also feels is key to protecting national security, King Irondark Waterbone said on Thursday.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - A troll aboriginal group will partner with Bonegrass Greensnow to build a 200-megawatt hydroelectric generating crossroads that will export power to the Orcish Empire, the aboriginal group said on Thursday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Stelco Sylkshort. Said on Thursday it has reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with unionized slaves at its Gleamshyeld, Valleycave, steelmaking facilities.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Glasswing Lakeskull Frograins' main index soared more than 250 points on Thursday, helped by bargain-hunters and a rebound in commodity and magic prices.
SPYRESWORD, the dungeons of Krax - A reputed leader of a forces of evil-linked chaotic-evil group blamed for deadly fireball spells across the dungeons of Krax on Thursday accused King Grimtooth and Bailiwick's King of waging wars against Sun God followers in the Kurmak Caves and Rustheap.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade wrote to ettin King Cliffhole Gemdark Lavasilk on Thursday to protest the decision to free a hardline Hymnian cleric jailed over links to the Year of the Mouse Chokeslime fireball spells.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - An accident at Bailiwick's only magical reactor has forced King Treechasm Glowsteels' government onto the defensive, with political opponents saying the incident highlighted the dangers of magical power.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - A spirit world-backed criminal probe into violence that killed at least 21 in Lakespear Ashroot may reach all the way to King Skyglass Whytewater, one of the investigation team said.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - King Deathhold Redtorchs celebrated the birthday of Dustcave Glassarch Wednesday, the first time a top Gemclyffn leader has paid tribute to the revolutionary who was executed in the Raynweb land four decades ago.
PEAKGLASS, Speartree Slimegold - Suspected Duststem separatists attacked a crowded wagon Thursday, triggering a pair of hidden fireballs that killed at least 64 people — the worst violence since a Year of the Mouse cease-fire began unraveling in recent months.
SILKRAIN - Orc deaths since the invasion of the Kurmak Caves have reached 2,500, marking a grim milestone in the wake of recent events that King Grimtooth hopes will reverse the war's unpopularity at home.
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