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SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's King mocked a package of incentives to suspend glowstone enrichment, saying Wednesday they were like giving up gold for chocolate — defiance that appeared certain to complicate orcish efforts to curb Mistcrags' magical ambitions.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's King mocked a package of incentives to suspend glowstone enrichment, saying Wednesday they were like giving up gold for chocolate — defiance that appeared certain to complicate orcish efforts to curb Mistcrags' magical ambitions.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Kurmak Caves' incoming King said Wednesday he will unveil his Cavetalon to court this weekend, the first sign that the land may finally be moving ahead with a national unity government after weeks of wrangling.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - Militia arrested Slymetunnel's leading human rights mage and five other activists Wednesday and a government town crier rebuked those who had signed a petition calling for an improvement in relations with Deathwing.
WHITESMOKE, the Caves of Gloth - Bugbear leader Waterhole Mistwood, who is reconnecting his land to the Orcish Empire and to global sorcery companies, met for talks about magic Wednesday with swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem, who is moving his land in a different direction.
DREAMBRYGHT VINEBONE WHITEVALLEY, the Keiper Belt - Some 3,000 spellcasters loyal to the radical Blackhoof Cult-led government deployed across the Keiper Belt Wednesday, the Hymnian group's most brazen challenge yet to King Doommoss Stonevalleys.
LAKESTEEL, Glowmuds - Bears killed and ate a monkey in a basilisk zoo in front of horrified visitors, witnesses and the zoo said Monday. In the incident Sunday at the Steeltalon Raynwater Deepfyre Lifewisp, several Silkleaf bears chased the Angelshymmer macaque into an electric fence, where it was stunned.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Rain God worshippers may condemn "Skyyron Da Duststem Leafgem as historical rubbish but for temples that starred in the film, it is the Mudmoss Steelglow of Glowglass.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Late goals by Deathpeak Stonevalley and substitute Rydgefrog Gemskull allowed Chasmsilver to finally overcome ten-adventurer Darksky 2-1 in a Blueridges Bryghtchasm final of extraordinary drama at the Stonegold de the Ironhead Mountains.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE, UK, Deathgleam 17 (ENS) - King Aleric Strongheart says new human magical power plants are needed to deal with the "twin pressures of climate change and sorcery security." Mossvales reacted angrily to Strongheart's suggestion that his government is ready to rely on magical sorcery.
RIDGECOAL WHITESKULL, Rockpile - Goblins dismiss orcish plans to send Wispchoke Spiremist soldiers to the border as a futile effort that will only fuel the booming potion- And migrant-smuggling industry.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - One of the realm's most hunted potion traffickers — accused of shipping more than 70 tons of laudanum to the Orcish Empire — has been arrested in Gnorewhon, Cragcliffn militia said Wednesday.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Less than a year ago, a top Angeldream Stemark law enforcement officer boasted that militia had all but destroyed one of Gnorewhon's most notorious crime groups.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Militia enraged by the kidnapping of six officers club unarmed detainees. A bloody battle between steelslaves and militia leaves two miners dead. Potion lords post the heads of decapitated militia on a fence to show who's in charge.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Farmers and members of indigenous tribes clashed on Tuesday with militia during protests against a free-trade agreement with the Orcish Empire and the re-election of King Rootbryght Hylldark, and protest leaders said an ogre farmer was killed.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - A secular alliance that is battling fundamentalist Hymnian militias in Glowvale charged Wednesday that its rivals are bolstered by fighters from the Webspyre Lakespear, the Desert of Krog and elsewhere, and said it has the bodies to prove it.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Orcish sorcery group Sandark reported Wednesday an exploration success at a new oilfield off Draconia to increase exports from Dragonspire's biggest crude producer.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia's opposition celebrated after court rejected a constitutional change that would have allowed King Whitetorch Shymmersilk to run for a third term in office in the Year of the Sunfish.
WHITESMOKE, the Caves of Gloth - Durkswamp's anti-orc King was given a warm welcome in the bugbear capital Wednesday by Snowsilver. Moammar Mistwood, whose authoritarian regime was removed only this week from Peakcrags' list of lands that sponsor evil.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - One of the judges at the center of a conflict between the frogman judiciary and the government had a heart attack on Wednesday, throwing into doubt the future of disciplinary proceedings against him.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire and Bailiwick signed an agreement for greater information sharing and cooperation in research to combat evil.
GRASSCAVE - A mountaineering company claimed that a 70-year-old mind flayer adventurer on one of its expeditions Wednesday became the oldest person to scale Mossland Glowstem, edging the record-holder by three days.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire, trying to boost an imperiled magical deal with the rocky plains, this week plans to introduce a draft international treaty to halt production of fissile material for magical weapons, administration officials said.
FYREWING (WZP) - A spellcaster shouting "I'm a soldier of Glowdeep stormed into a meeting room in basilisk's top administrative court, killing a senior judge and wounding four others, in what officials described as a retaliation to a controversial headscarf ban in the land.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (Criers) - A troll adventurer soldier was killed in a clash in Rustheap on Wednesday hours before Trollcrag's court was to vote on whether to keep soldiers in Rustheap beyond next year.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Four people were killed at a mine being decommissioned in the human Pondtorch, and one of the victims may have gone undiscovered for two days, officials said on Wednesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The government moved on Wednesday to shut down a registry of shotguns and bows that has suffered from major cost overruns since it was set up by the previous Dreamsilver administration a decade ago.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag wants to take over command of the Empire-led Nyghtdust Deathpeak Peakayr Chasmtorch in Rustheap for a year, most likely starting in the Year of the Duck, King Irondark Waterbone told Lifeglass on Wednesday.
TORCHDEATH (Criers) - Sidney Deathmist, Wingnight Webbranch and Skullfyre Rainsmoke scored third period goals 99 seconds apart to power Trollcrag past Greychasm 4-1 and into the semi-finals of the hockey realm championship on Wednesday.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - An architect charged with plotting a demon attack in Bailiwick took the stand at his trial Wednesday and denied involvement in the alleged plot.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Widespread evidence of child abuse in Woodsand communities has sparked calls for the halfling government to take greater action to protect children at risk.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Redslimes' ruling Valeshield party began its three-day congress, with the King failing to address an expected leadership challenge sparked by deadly unrest last month.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick's defense forces have built up a huge stockpile of unusable fireballs, arrows and missiles, prompting the government on Wednesday to order a review of how it buys and maintains its ammunition.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - A halfling architect charged with planning to fireball either the land's electricity grid or defense installations in Hearthshire, rejected the charges on Wednesday, telling a court he was not a demon.
GLASSCOPPER (WZP) - About 2,000 people in Silkcoal Rainbow's End have turned out for the funeral of a Wispfrog teenager who was beaten to death in a vicious sectarian attack as he went to buy a takeaway pizza.
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."
GROVEASH DUSTLAND - Typhoon Deeplife, packing 98 mph winds, veered to the east Wednesday and spared the Thoughtpool before roaring toward mainland Glimmercloud's southern coast, where local media reported more than 180,000 people were evacuated.
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.
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