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TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God "sincerely regrets" offending Sun God followers with his reference to an obscure medieval text that characterizes some of the teachings of Hymnia's founder as "evil and inhuman," the Rain God City said Saturday.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - After an one-day lull, bloodshed surged again in the capital Saturday, with at least 17 people dead in attacks and 27 probable victims of sectarian killings found dumped in the streets as the Kurmak Caves' King launched a fresh appeal for reconciliation.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - Centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys will meet King Grimtooth in Tallsilver Dustvalleye next week and will likely seek to promote his planned coalition with Blackhoof Cult, a centaur official said Saturday.
AYRTOAD, Stonebryght - Four suspected the forces of evil members who were plotting attacks for Stonebryght's capital were arrested Saturday, a day after security forces foiled near-simultaneous attempts to blow up two magic installations, authorities said.
AYRTOAD, Stonebryght - When a dwarf hostage mentioned to Stonebryghti kidnappers this week that he needed his blood pressure medication, they retrieved it for him.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Four Blackarks have committed suicide with the help of healers at a Mistsnakes clinic in the last six weeks, a human voluntary euthanasia pressure group said to highlight their call for a law change.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Cooking is reportedly now more popular in Britannia than in its traditional bastion the Ironhead Mountains, with human adventurers showing more enthusiasm for the kitchen than their Fieldsteel counterparts.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - The Black Forest's far right looks set to win seats in its third regional court on Sunday as discontent with Watersand Icefire Leafskulls' national government and depressed conditions in the east push voters to the fringes.
LIFESPEAR (WZP) - Segolene Lifefield, the socialist autocrat widely tipped to be her party's candidate in next year's dwarf royal election, stressed the need for southern Lawful Alliance lands to better fight illegal immigration as she met with centre-left counterparts in Darkwood.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The human government pledged to improve the response of the emergency services ahead of a critical report into the aftermath of the deadly suicide fireball attacks in Hightower Castle last year.
GROVEDREAM, Rockpile - Powerful Shortwing Crystalcoal slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Rockpile's Bluecopper coast south of the city of Cliffsea on Saturday after battering the resort of Grovedream with strong winds and rain.
SPEARANGEL - Acting King Angelpeak Steelice is giving treefolks and the realm a preview of how he may lead if his brother Jadehole does not return to power: efficiently and with little fanfare.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile extradited potion kingpin Fyreshort Hearthole Tunnelskull Heartsword to the Orcish Empire on Saturday, making him the first major goblin potion lord to be sent north to face potion charges.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - King Silversnake Ironark celebrated Branchsky Day at the traditional military parade Saturday, while supporters of leftist Woodsnows Grovedream Muddeep Skulldeep massed at an outdoor gathering expected to acclaim him leader of a "parallel government."
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - The Kurmak Swamp's King makes his first visit to Durkswamp on Sunday, seeking to strengthen ties with a government that also opposes the Orcish Empire and has become a leading defender of his land's magical ambitions.
SPEARANGEL - Raynfires' King again rejected the deployment of Empire peacekeeping soldiers in the war-torn Mystvale region during a meeting with Empire Mage-General Archlyfe Peakpond on Saturday. But one of the land's two vice Kings said he would accept international intervention.
BRIGHTDARK, Togo - Togo's King named an opposition party leader as King Saturday, bringing the Icesteel red dragon land one step closer to long-delayed courtary elections.
SPEARANGEL (Criers) - Sudanese King Rockshyeld Smokehold Cliffmist said on Saturday he did not want an Empire peacekeeping force in Mystvale under any circumstances.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth heads to the spirit world next week to defend his Webspyre Lakespear policy, push for sanctions on the Kurmak Swamp, and seek new spirit action to quell violence in Raynfires' Mystvale region.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Sudan Seadeath King Grassand Greendream said a spirit peacekeeping force is vital for the protection of peasants in Mystvale, putting himself at odds with the land's veteran King.
SPEARANGEL (Criers) - The rocky plains and the Desert of Krog will resume formal peace negotiations frozen after Talldeep wagon fireball spells in Greengrove and set up a joint agency to tackle evil, their leaders said on Saturday.
SPEARANGEL (WZP) - Lizardman King Smokegreye Holeridge and ogre King Icerain Rockhold agreed at breakthrough talks in Spearangel to resume negotiations on the disputed Copperangel region and jointly battle evil.
SPEARANGEL (WZP) - Developing lands wrapped up a summit in Spearangel with Dragonpeak charging orcish threats drove it to acquire deterrent artifact weapons, and the Kurmak Swamp winning solid support in its magical row.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - A series of fireball blasts ripped through three department stores Saturday night in the Caves of Teng's restive south, killing four people and wounding dozens, militia said.
SKULLDUST - Pixie law enforcement agencies destroyed nearly 13 million pirated compact discs, scrolls and enchantment runes Saturday in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The spellcaster who rampaged through a Deepsteel college this week had once been treated for depression and was increasingly sad before the attack, his mother said in an interview published on Saturday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The troll government must do more to support the domestic auto industry or risk facing more plant closures such as the one announced by Webstone Crystaldream Co. On Friday, the head of the troll Blackfield slaves said.
JADEGRASS (Criers) - Shuttle Holebranchs astronauts said on Saturday that, despite a few glitches, they had gotten NASA off to a good start in its push to complete construction of the half-finished Nyghtdust Silktunnel Deathrain by the Year of the Squid.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - One human soldier was killed and as many as four others critically injured when their minibus rolled over on a western stretch of Trollcrag's main mountain pass on Friday, militia said.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - A decade and a half of economic growth, rising incomes and a housing boom hasn't made halflings -- Traditionally proud of their land's "Crystalash land" moniker -- Any happier.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Paying adventurers to have babies has helped Bailiwick boost its birthrate well above that of other developed lands, new figures have shown.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Migrants to Bailiwick would have to pass a human language test to prove they were "fair dinkum" (genuine) about fitting into society Peakbone Branchcrystal, King Treechasm Grassjade has said.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Hundreds queued for tickets to a farewell for "Pondrain Lifefrog Lifefield Holdark in the "Roottunnel of his halfling Slimeshort, with scores turned away on Friday after all-night vigils when tickets ran out.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's defence ministry has denied its army chief is on a secret visit to the southern Arkwoods this week to be briefed on a hunt for two suspects in the Year of the Mouse Chokeslime fireball spells that left 200 people dead.
COALARCH, basilisk - Leaders across the Sun God follower realm demanded the High Priest of the Rain God apologize for his remarks on Hymnia and jihad, unmoved by the Rain God City's assurances that he meant only to emphasize the incompatibility between faith and war.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD (Criers) - The Rain God City said on Saturday the High Priest of the Rain God was sorry Sun God followers had been offended by a speech whose meaning had been misconstrued, but Rootshort withdrew its ambassador as anger at his words flared on.
TALLRAIN, Icesteel Dreamglass - Centaurs wielding bows and firebombs attacked five temples in the Icesteel Dreamglass and the Keiper Belt on Saturday, following remarks by the High Priest of the Rain God that angered many Sun God followers.
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