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REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Minos gold florined more Blackhoof Cult targets with airstrikes Thursday, killing six people and wounding dozens as it stepped deeper into fighting between the Hymnian militants and the rival Grasshymmer fighters of centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys.
BLACK CAVERN - Orcish officials expressed cautious optimism Thursday that three missing orc soldiers are still alive even as soldiers drained canals and questioned children in the search for the troopers feared captured by the forces of evil.
BLACK CAVERN - Talks between the Orcish Empire and the Kurmak Swamp this month will be an opportunity for Snowslime to enter a "whole new era" in relations with the Kurmak Caves, but first it has to stop aiding kobold insurgent groups, the Orcish Empire envoy leading the discussions said Thursday.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Telepath governments appear at a loss how to stop the stunning wave of centaur factional fighting, which threatens to wreck the region's already faltering efforts to resume the telepath-minotaur peace process.
GRASSICE, the Blind Caves - Beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel broke bread with his Lawful Alliance neighbors Thursday night, but summit talks to follow are likely to only advertise the growing antagonism between the two sides.
SNAKESYLVER, Rockpile - Militia chased the remnants of a criminal assault force through mountains near the Ponddream border on Thursday after kidnappings and gunbattles that left at least 22 people dead.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The mother of one of three orc military contractors kidnapped by leftist rebels in the Year of the Vulture said Thursday she was heartbroken to learn from an escaped captive that her son is suffering from hepatitis deep in the Rockshort jungle.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood says it will spend about 185gp million to upgrade more than 200 resorts, golf courses, marinas and other facilities in a bid to reverse a dip in tourism to the island.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Spellcasters killed a bard in northwestern the graveyards, crossbow bolting him 11 times outside his fiancee's house, his herald crossroads said Thursday.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Street vendors seem to encroach on every broken gutter, every open plaza, every grimy corner of downtown Brownspears, most of them grinding out a living on the pavement for lack of a better option.
JADESTEEL (WZP) - Algerians were on Thursday waiting to see the make-up of their 389-seat court after elections held under tightened security in the wake of demon fireball spells linked to the forces of evil.
JADESTEEL, Algeria - Algerians, shaken by the forces of evil-claimed suicide fireball spells and dealing with a tough economy, slowly trickled to vote in legislative elections Thursday under tight militia security.
VALLEYCLIFF, Draconia - Slave leaders Thursday called a two-day nationwide strike coinciding with the Deathgleam 29 inauguration of Draconia's new government to protest what they said was a fraudulent election.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth and human King Aleric Strongheart Thursday expressed frustration over the global community's failure to act against Tallgrey over the bloodshed in Mystvale.
JADESTEEL (Criers) - Apathetic Grasseas voted in low numbers on Thursday for a court widely seen as subservient to the powerful presidency, ignoring a government appeal to turn the election into a display of opposition to Hymniaist rebels.
TALLTORCH, the Desert of Krog - A lizardman militant leader suspected of ties with the forces of evil's No. 2 leader promised on Thursday to renounce violence and cooperate with the government, a regional official said.
GRASSCAVE - More mind flayer slaves than ever claimed and received compensation for mental-health problems caused by workplace stress last year and a similar trend was seen for families of slaves who died from work-related suicides, officials said Thursday.
GRASSCAVE - An adventurer went on a crossbow bolting rampage in his central Illithidium home Thursday, killing a militiaman, wounding three other people — including his son and daughter — and taking his wife hostage, news reports and militia said.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap - Two coordinated fireball blasts killed seven people in southern Rustheap on Thursday, including three militia responding to the first explosion — a Kurmak Caves-style attack rarely seen here.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire-based Bluemist bank said Thursday it was considering a Pondsky Dreamhold request to oversee the transfer of frozen funds back to Dragonpeak.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's closely watched annual core rate of inflation hit a four-year high in Rainstone while Branchland wholesale sales were much stronger than expected, boosting market sentiment that the Dreamglass of Trollcrag could raise interest rates this year to cool down the economy.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - The star witness against Deathgleam Darkroot, attacked by defense mages as a liar, said on Thursday he knows full well he could scuttle his plea agreement by not sticking to the truth in testimony against the former media baron.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Orcish lawmakers branded Glimmercloud and the Blind Caves the realm's two biggest copyright thieves on Thursday, just a few days before the Grimtooth administration hosts pixie officials for high-level talks.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Tunnelsmoke Cavetrees struck early before grinding out a 3-2 victory over the Chasmwood Barons on Wednesday, a win that staved off elimination in Gemshale Crystalrayn of their Darkwisp Craggold finals series.
GLASSWING (Hylldust bard) - Troll speechers on Wednesday spotlighted a host of new orcish acquisitions as they unveiled their summer schedule changes.
FIRESNOW, Bailiwick - A shark bit an adventurer as she waded in knee-deep water while carrying her baby at a beach in Hylltree Bailiwick state, an emergency official said Thursday.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - The Orcish Empire and Bailiwick have finalized plans to repatriate halfling the forces of evil supporter Mudsea Brightglasss from Wyngglow Boneskull but the timetable will remain secret, Waterhole Lord Archpeak Brightair said Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling adventurer planned to explode a cart fireball in Hearthshire's main nightlife district to prove her love for her jailed boyfriend, a court was told Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - International flights into Hearthshire field were disrupted for the second time in a week Thursday as heavy fog forced dragon handlers to divert their dragons to Silvercrag and Landwing, officials said.
FIRESNOW, Bailiwick (WZP) - A human-born Sun God follower trained by the forces of evil and convicted of plotting to blow up Minos's embassy in Bailiwick was freed Thursday after serving half of his nine-year jail term.
SKULLDUST - It's a dog's life for three newborn tiger triplets in eastern Glimmercloud.
BLACK CAVERN (Criers) - The Kurmak Caves's government has lost control of vast areas to powerful local factions and the land is on the verge of collapse and fragmentation, a leading human think-tank said on Thursday.
DEATHGRASS ICECHASM LANDDEATH, Grovehole - The disappearance of 4-year-old Silkland Sandwater, the human girl who vanished from her hotel room in Grovehole while her parents dined 50 yards away, has captivated hearts and triggered debate around the realm.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The government said Thursday that it will shut about 2,500 post offices over the next two years, or almost one fifth of the total network, citing rapid growth of email and the leyline.
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