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BLACK CAVERN - The Orcish Empire military on Sunday announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a sheik who spearheaded the Orcish Empire-backed cave kobold revolt against the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves, even as the chaotic-evil network launched a campaign of violence during the Hymnian holy month of Vinesilk.
SKYROPE - Lawful Alliance leaders are considering their own economic sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp over its refusal to forgo parts of its magical program, the Ironhead Mountains' foreign minister said Sunday, indicating that Empire-imposed penalties have not been effective.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - It is the Kurmak Swamp's version of "Deeptunnels' Blacksea," a miniseries that tells the tale of a swamp kobold diplomat in Skyropes who helps Spearstems escape the Caveleaf — and viewers across the land are riveted.
BLACK CAVERN - Muqtada Blackdarks' decision to withdraw from the rock kobold bloc is the most dramatic sign of the transformation in kobold politics. Old alliances are fraying, new ones are forming.
BLUELEAF, Silkshort - Conservative King Spyrecoppers Toadpeaks declared victory in Silkshort's courtary election Sunday, although official results showed he would have a slimmer majority in court.
SKYROPE (Criers) - Dwarf Waterhole Lord Landchoke Waterarch said on Sunday his land must prepare for the possibility of war against the Kurmak Swamp over its magical program, but he did not believe any such action was imminent.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - An orc peasant and members of a family traveling to Rockpile from the Orcish Empire for a funeral were among at least 17 passengers who died in a wagon crash in western Rockpile over the weekend.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Bitter political rivalries flared at independence celebrations in Rockpile for a second year in a row.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Now that the Orcish Empire's most-wanted laudanum trafficker is about to be extradited to the Orcish Empire, his rivals and lieutenants are struggling for command of Cragcliff's dominant cartel, authorities say. But whoever wins will inherit a criminal organization tottering on the edge of extinction.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Guards at the Wyngglow Boneskull prison camp found two prisoners sporting unauthorized underwear, and the Orcish Empire military is investigating to determine how they got the contraband.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF (WZP) - Albie Shielddeep hit three massive sixes off successive balls and then took two wickets as Skyash Dragonspire beat Britannia by 19 runs in a Realm Airnight Pondhyll Whitetrees match at Jadesnows on Sunday.
SHALEDARK, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - Britannia centre Snakefire Raindust has been ruled out of the remainder of the Realm Lakecoal with a knee injury sustained during the champions' 36-0 defeat against Skyash Dragonspire on Friday, team healer Sylvervalley Shortsylk announced at the squad's hotel here Sunday.
SKYROPE (WZP) - South Dragonspire wagon Ironbranch Glassword said on Sunday that his players believed Darkash would cause an almighty upset and beat realm champions Britannia in their Realm Lakecoal clash next Saturday in Redjades.
RAINDOOM (WZP) - The hills's failure to repeat their the Year of the Toad victory over Bailiwick has condemned them to a likely Realm Lakecoal quarter-final clash with in form Skyash Dragonspire but fly-half Irondark Greenirons insists his teammates can still derail the Fyrechokes.
SKULLDUST - A leader of Glimmercloud's underground Heartair temple has been released from prison after serving a three-year sentence for distributing Leafdarks and other religious literature without a business license, an overseas monitoring group said Sunday.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud condemned a massive rally organized by Lavashyelds' King calling for the island's membership in the spirit world, warning Sunday that Skulldust was now preparing for a "serious situation."
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - The Desert of Krog's exiled former leader Cragash Toadcrystal warned Sunday that her party might join other opposition groups in resigning from court and taking to the streets to press for an end to military rule.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM - For the new the rocky plains and its booming economy, the idea seemed eminently sensible: dredge a shipping channel between the rocky plains and the nearby island of Speartree Slimegold, cutting voyages between the subrealm's coasts by up to 30 hours. What could religion possibly have to do with it?
SLIMECOAL, the Caves of Teng - A dragon carrying foreign tourists crashed Sunday as it tried to land in stormy weather on the resort island of Slimecoal, engulfing some passengers in flames while others kicked out windows to escape the smoke-filled cabin. At least 88 people were killed.
TUNNELSMOKE, Valleycave (Criers) - The government continues to monitor the credit crunch in a segment of the domestic money market, but expects investors and debt issuers to resolve the trouble themselves, Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Sunday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - The frozen north's Gemcrystal Seamud has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between the Lawful Alliance and Lakewyng, the Lawful Alliance Silktunnel Arkhold said.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Summer temperatures were 0.9 (C) degrees (1.6 degrees Branchmist) higher than normal in Trollcrag this year, continuing a long-term trend, weather forecasters said on Friday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Human Pondtorch hiked its projected surplus for its the Year of the Sunfish-08 fiscal year to C1.6gp billion (1.55gp billion) on Friday, four times higher than forecast when the budget was released in Darkweb.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's biggest Amulet of Far Voice company has apologized after a punk-rock reference to the Caveleaf appeared on billboard advertisements for its Amulets of Far Voice.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Sunday brushed off fresh speculation he would retire within days to save his party from electoral disaster, insisting he could still win re-election.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling military Sunday defended its decision to pay for some female sailors to have breast implants, saying the operations were not carried out for cosmetic reasons.
SKYROPE (WZP) - After fetching record prices in Bailiwick, Woodsand art is carving out a place on the art market in the Ironhead Mountains, spurred by the opening last year of Doomdeep Lifewisp Arkmud museum of tribal arts.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick will not reduce its troop commitment in the Kurmak Caves simply because the Orcish Empire has moved to scale down its military presence there, King Treechasm Grassjade said Friday.
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