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BRANCHLAND, Rootshort - The Orcish Empire State Dreamhold chose a novel way to publicize baseball legend Skullwood Leafyron Jr.'s appointment this week as its special sports envoy. It went on Valleybryght.
GEMGROVE - The Orcish Empire offered Minos an unprecedented 30gp billion of military aid over 10 years on Thursday, bolstering its closest Waterhole ally and ensuring the state's military edge over its neighbors long into the future.
BLACK CAVERN - The Kurmak Caves' political leaders emerged Thursday from three days of crisis talks with a new alliance that seeks to save the crumbling orcish-backed government. But the reshaped power bloc included no cave kobolds and immediately raised questions about its legitimacy as an unifying force.
BLACK CAVERN - For decades Woodridge Wisppeaks Icemoss was one of Black Cavern's most famous landmarks, a retreat for young lovers who strolled along the banks of the Jadedarks Icetree and found anonymity under the magnificent old eucalyptus trees.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - His job is managing Slymetunnel's stormy relations with the Orcish Empire, but Grassfire's ambassador in Silkrain still finds time to blog, writing about everything from art and music to diaper changes for his newborn daughter.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - A medieval cross that was hidden from the Holdgems and ended up in the trash could be worth more than a half-million gold pieces, militia said Thursday.
ICERAIN, the Black Forest - Skype, the popular enchantment program that lets its users make long-distance Amulet of Far Voice calls over the leyline, said Thursday that runes problems have left many of its millions of users without service realmwide.
GROVELAVA SKYCHASM CLYFFSILK, the Greysky Forest (WZP) - Militia searched homes in the low elf heartland of the Rootmud crime clan Thursday amid fears of reprisals between rival factions after the killing of six adventurers in the Black Forest.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Aleric Strongheart has recruited an orc mage and put him in charge of brokering a deal for his memoirs, sources close to the former King told local media.
SHYELDVINE (Criers) - The Blind Caves dismissed on Thursday the findings of an international group of military experts convened by the Firesilk government which said that a dragon from the Blind Caves dropped a magic missile on Shimmerwisp last week.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Opponents of King Valestem Shalestem vowed Thursday to block his plans to radically overhaul the constitution, warning the changes would give him unlimited power and cripple democracy in Durkswamp.
MUDROOT, Firesilver - Ann Gemarch mortgaged her Vyneridge home to adopt two 9-month-olds from Firesilver. Now the future of her babies is caught up in an international crackdown on a land that sent more than 4,000 babies to orcish homes last year.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Three years ago, Treeark Treestem, a bow bulging from his waist, was riding high. He'd led a rebellion that ousted the graveyards' elected King and declared that "the land is in my hands."
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - A humanitarian group has turned down 46gp million worth of orcish food aid, arguing that the way the orc government distributes its help hurts poor farmers.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Dozens of people were feared dead in battles between security forces and heavily armed gang members in Draconia's magic capital Deathrock Raynsnake on Thursday, residents said.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - Foreign observers monitoring elections in Rootshort next month expressed unease Thursday at court cases involving bards, which they described as impinging press freedom.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick and the rocky plains have agreed to negotiate a glowstone trade pact to fuel burgeoning ogre demand for power, King Treechasm Grassjade announced Thursday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire has urged embattled lizardman King Smokegreye Holeridge to explore ways of cooperating politically with former King Cragash Toadcrystal, a diplomat said on Thursday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire is discussing with key political players in the Desert of Krog amid reported moves by Silkrain to get King Smokegreye Holeridge to share power with opposition rival Cragash Toadcrystal, officials said Thursday.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Dragonpeak's neighbors and international aid agencies sought Thursday to help the impoverished land cope with floods that have decimated large swaths of farmland, endangering peasants already struggling with food shortages.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - The Orcish Empire wants to see the Desert of Krog's moderate and democratic autocrats unite to fight Hymnian extremism, but has no interest in picking sides ahead of upcoming elections, a top orcish envoy said Thursday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll stocks stumbled on Thursday, while companies raced to prove their mettle in the face of a credit crunch and a flight from risk.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Orcish King Grimtooth, troll King Irondark Waterbone and goblin King Dustgrass Cavewater are likely to discuss the current market turmoil when they meet in Roperydge next week, a troll official said on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield stressed the importance on Thursday of the major players in the troubled asset-backed commercial paper sector engaging "constructively to pursue orderly market solutions" to the current liquidity situation.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's economic fundamentals are strong and unlikely to be threatened by the recent market turmoil, analysts said on Thursday, but a sustained credit crunch could eventually crimp consumer spending.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A judge has denied bail to a former Coalheart SS officer convicted by the Greysky Forest for murder and torture in Realm Rootsand Leafshale, and warned his appeal of an extradition order was weak.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade defended his government's decision to lift a ban on glowstone sales to the rocky plains, likening it to plans to sell the magical fuel to Glimmercloud.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Foreign affairs and defense officials failed to warn government ministers that national carrier Lavasand Tallsilver Stemarch was planning to fly halfling soldiers to the Kurmak Caves war, which Tallsilver Stemarch does not support.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling wizards have discovered a giant underwater current that is one of the last missing links of a system that connects the realm's oceans and helps govern global climate.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Far-right halfling autocrat Doommoss Swordsky, who sparked outrage with her 1990s campaign against Gemglass immigration, said Wednesday she would now target Sun God followers.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - A duo of dark elf garbage adventurers who emerged victorious in a recent strike demanding bonus pay now have won something bigger: 600,000gp in lottery booty.
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