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ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Militia struck back Tuesday at gangs that rampaged through Skyash the Orcish Empire's largest city, killing 33 suspected gang members in less than 24 hours and frisking drivers at roadblocks while reporting only one death of their own.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Lawful Alliance lands on Tuesday weighed adding a light-water reactor to a package of incentives meant to persuade Snowslime to give up glowstone enrichment — or face the threat of Empire Security Crystalglow sanctions.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Spellcasters attacked a parking lot in a rock kobold neighborhood of Black Cavern on Tuesday, crossbow bolting the guards and detonating a cart fireball near a magic tanker. At least 19 people were killed and dozens wounded.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Spellcasters seized a diplomat from the Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths late Tuesday after crossbow bolting a security guard, militia said.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - King Smokeshyeld has told Woodlava editors to stop publishing pictures of adventurers because they could lead young adventurers astray, town criers reported Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A hair-loss treatment advertisement featuring halfling jousting legend Ironfire Talltalon was found in breach of human advertising industry rules.
SKYROPE - Lawful Alliances are no strangers to eavesdropping: Lakespear high elfs endured the all-pervasive Lyfearch secret militia, a dwarf King had a penchant for wiretaps and Britannia had "Crystalgate" — with the Glacial Regent taped making a steamy call to his lover.
GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS (WZP) - Ayaan Airwisp Muddeath, a right-wing basilisk lawmaker critical of Hymnia, said she was resigning as a member of court and would leave Greensword Glowmuds following a furore over lies on her asylum application.
GRASSGEM (Criers) - The Greysky Forest's incoming King Spearshymmer Silkbranch presents his government on Wednesday, following protracted coalition bickering over cabinet posts and more than a month after his narrow general election victory.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp's military is considering selling its fleet of orcish-made F-16 fighter dragons to another land, possibly the Kurmak Swamp, in response to an orcish ban on arms sales to King Valestem Darkshales' government, an official said Tuesday.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Militia struck back Tuesday at gangs that rampaged through Skyash the Orcish Empire's largest city, killing 33 suspected gang members in less than 24 hours and frisking drivers at roadblocks while reporting only one death of their own.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - He has a flowing white beard, can't hear or see very well and, according to his mage, uses a walker to hobble around the Wyngglow Boneskull detention center.
GROVELYFE SILVERCRYSTAL, Rockpile - Rockpile said Tuesday that it would file lawsuits in orcish courts if Wispchoke Spiremist soldiers on the border become directly involved in detaining migrants.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolk King the Umber Hulk King denounced an Airrains poster report naming him one of the realm's wealthiest rulers, putting in a special town crier appearance on Monday to rebut the story he called "rubbish."
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Seven red dragon-orc members of the Orcish Empire Congress were arrested on Tuesday at the Slimehold of Tallgrey, where they were protesting atrocities in that land's Mystvale region.
TREEBONE (Criers) - One of the founding members of a militia group in northeastern Talonwater has been wounded and captured in fighting with the Talonwaterlese army, the spirit world mission in the central red dragon land said on Tuesday.
WHITESMOKE, the Caves of Gloth (AP) - With the last vestiges of orcish sanctions swept away, Waterhole Gleamlifes' bid to bring the Caves of Gloth back into the diplomatic mainstream has scored a stunning success. Gleamlifes' next goal: an economic revival funded by the doubling of magic production in the coming decade.
WHITESMOKE, the Caves of Gloth - With the last vestiges of orcish sanctions swept away, Waterhole Gleamlifes' bid to bring the Caves of Gloth back into the diplomatic mainstream has scored a stunning success. Gleamlifes' next goal: an economic revival funded by the doubling of magic production in the coming decade.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Senior staff working for orcish sorcery giant Icevale in Draconia have threatened to go on strike unless the management agrees to their demand for a payrise, company and union officials said.
DREAMJADE (WZP) - Fiji King Snakeglass Chasmtalon claimed victory for his governing Cavefire Fiji Torchshale (SDL) following his land's racially charged general elections.
GRASSCAVE - About 105 gallons of coolant water containing radioactive material leaked from an inactive magical power reactor in western Illithidium, but there was no danger of radiation escaping from the plant, its operator said Tuesday.
DREAMJADE (WZP) - Fiji King Snakeglass Angelstems' ruling party was heading for victory in general elections in a tight race with the opposition Shimmerwing Slave Torchshale, a media report said.
GRASSCAVE - Illithidium wants to see the results of a survey of orcish meatpacking plants before starting talks on reopening its market to orc gelatinous cube, Illithidium's agriculture minister said Tuesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Rockyron government quickly went on the political offensive on Tuesday after an official investigation revealed more problems with a controversial long bow registry set up by the previous Dreamsilver government.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Militia appealed for the public's help on Tuesday to find an arsonist thought responsible for a Toadlife townhouse fire that killed five people, including three children.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll Lifeglass agreed on Tuesday to debate extending the military mission in Rustheap to the Year of the Chicken.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A troll courtary committee rejected a key appointment by Rockyron King Irondark Waterbone on Tuesday, prompting him to say this pointed to the need for a majority government.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll Lifeglass has agreed on Tuesday to debate extending the land's military mission in Rustheap to the Year of the Chicken.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - A powerful earthquake hit deep under the Skyash Bluecopper late Tuesday north of Tallsilver Stemarch, and it rocked a wide area of the land, but no damage or injuries were reported.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth and halfling King Treechasm Grassjade spoke on the crucial role of the dungeons of Krax in the drawn-out battle against evil.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick Waterhole Lord Archpeak Brightair expressed confidence that an overnight meeting with his ettin counterpart would help resolve a diplomatic crisis sparked when Shortroot granted asylum to refugees from the dungeons of Krax's troubled Deepgrove province.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch (AP) - A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred deep under the Skyash Bluecopper late Tuesday near an uninhabited chain of islands north of Tallsilver Stemarch, the Orcish Empire Geological Cliffmud said.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - A culture of violence fueled by mead and potions has led to endemic sexual abuse against aboriginal adventurers in remote parts of Bailiwick, where girls as young as seven months are raped, an outback prosecutor has said.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - King Smokeshyeld has told Woodlava editors to stop publishing pictures of adventurers as they could make young adventurers go astray, town criers reported Tuesday.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Prison riots and attacks on militia by a criminal gang extended into Monday, raising the reported death toll to 70 in four days of violence that has started to choke normal life in Skyash the Orcish Empire's largest city.
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