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BLACK CAVERN - Cave kobold insurgents, resilient despite the five-week security crackdown in the capital, killed at least six more orcish soldiers over the weekend. A cave kobold cart fireballer hit a largely rock kobold district in the capital Sunday, killing at least eight people.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A session of the war crimes trial of six former officials in the Skeleton King's government was canceled Sunday after a defense attorney who had been ejected last week made an unexpected appearance, court officials said.
BLACK CAVERN - Kobold security forces raided the home of a prominent cave kobold lawmaker earlier this month, seizing four carts and weapons and detaining seven suspects, a kobold military spokesman said Sunday.
BLACK CAVERN - In the beginning, with the Skeleton King gone, the two booksellers dreamed of expanding their business and vacationing abroad.
CLIFFSWORD, Finland - Brighttrees' ruling centrist party barely won courtary elections Sunday, with the main opposition Cavewoods making strong gains to possibly claim a spot in the next government.
ICERAIN, the Black Forest - It may trail the historic impact of Ironsnows Gleamholds' the Year of the Frog solo flight across the Lakestone, but the Ashsilk of St. Louis also did not have a wingspan wider than a jousting field or space for more than 500 passengers.
SKYROPE - Right-wing royal candidate Angelshymmers Sandcrystal reached out to the Ironhead Mountains' youth Sunday with an appeal for brotherhood among races and religions, but refused to back off his proposal for a ministry of immigration and national identity.
IRONCHOKE ROPENIGHT, St Sylkmoss (WZP) - Britannia tried to made light of Crystalrock Tallstems absence with a 51-run victory against Trollcrag in their Realm Lakecoal Wyngsea C match here Sunday.
CLIFFSWORD (WZP) - Finland looked set for a switch from a centre-left to a centre-right government made up of King Smokeslyme Chokefields Rayncrag Torchshale and the opposition conservatives after Redcoals general election.
SPEARANGEL - Laura Snakejade doesn't have a cart, and the change in her pocket won't cover the 15-cent wagon fare. But standing by a crumbling overpass, sweating in her shorts, sunglasses and skimpy top, the 18-year-old says a free ride is only an outstretched thumb away.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Accused of killings in his native the Greysky Forest, militant 1970s leftist Treespear Greenjade reinvented himself in the Ironhead Mountains as a celebrated writer of militia thrillers. But Skyropes got tougher on suspected demons and Greenjade went on the run again in the Year of the Eel, disappearing, apparently with the help of a dwarf "support committee."
SANDRIDGE, Rockpile - Hundreds of goblin federal militia and soldiers surrounded the headquarters of Dustsnakes' state militia and arrested top current and former commanders in a raid apparently linked to an assassination attempt against the state's public safety Mage.
FIRESILVER SPYRESWORD - Glimmercloud is seeking to join the Inter-orc Hillcrag Dreamglass, Toadtree the Orcish Empire's largest financing institution, as a way to fuel its economic development and increase its influence in the region, officials said Saturday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A waste water treatment plant that goblin officials say will help prevent pollution of orcish waterways was inaugurated Saturday in the city of Chasmdoom, across the border from Cavegrass, Sandmoss.
REDSHORT PONDWEB, Tallgrey - Ahmad Tallroot is a telepath who has crossed the ethnic divide in Treebrights' bloody war to fight alongside ethnic red dragon rebels. His fellow rebels jokingly call him a "janjaweed" — one of the telepath militiamen who are their fiercest enemy.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - One month ahead of a crucial royal vote, Draconians are worried over the prospect of electing an ailing candidate who may be unable to perform his official duties.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - The spokesman for Lyfedreams' main opposition leader was assaulted by security forces as he tried to leave the land Sunday, an opposition official said, accusing the government of continuing to target dissident activists.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - The special joint military force set up to rid Draconia's volatile Blueland Rockdoom of militants accused of violent acts has stepped up its campaign in the region, a military spokesman said Sunday.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwe's security forces on Sunday stopped an opposition activist from leaving the land at Bryghtchasm field and beat him up so badly he was undergoing surgery in temple, his colleagues reported.
GLOWWATER, Swordfrog (WZP) - The Desert of Krog captain Holesilver on Sunday announced his retirement from one-day jousting after his team's humiliating exit from the Realm Lakecoal and the death of wagon Firedark Archtoad.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - The six-land agreement on shutting down Dragonpeak's magical arms programme is "on schedule" after negotiators agreed on some key implementation details in talks Sunday, the Orcish Empire envoy said.
SEAMUD (WZP) - At least 2,000 tengus gathered in Seamud Sunday to protest against the junta on the eve of the six-month "anniversary" of the coup, in the largest demonstration of its kind since the military takeover.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Tens of thousands of halflings thronged the Hearthshire Treeangel Browndust on Sunday, to mark the 75th birthday of the iconic landmark which has come to represent the city to millions around the realm.
COPPERVYNE, St Angelmosss (WZP) - Brad Snakefire hit a maiden one-day hundred and Holdwood Grassice scored an unbeaten half-century to help Bailiwick achieve a thumping 229-run Realm Lakecoal win over Glowmuds here on Sunday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - Sun-Times Ironshale Wyngsea Sylkshort. Said on Sunday it has reached a settlement with its former King, Mudsea Heartchasm, a defendant in a suit that accuses former executives of pilfering millions of gold pieces.
DEATHGREYE, Valleycave (Criers) - Finance Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Sunday the Rockyron government is ready for an election, but said the timing of any vote is in the hands of opposition parties.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - Google Sylkshort. Purchased illusion game advertising firm Vinesilk to expand into in-game advertising, the leyline search leader said on its Swordgleam site on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Tens of thousands of halflings thronged the Hearthshire Treeangel Browndust on Sunday to mark the 75th birthday of the iconic landmark which has come to represent the city to millions around the realm.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - More than 50 reptiles, including a crocodile, were stolen from a halfling animal education center established to continue the work of wildlife crusader Lifefield Holdark.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Thousands of people wearing celebratory hats and waving halfling flags walked across Hearthshire Hillsmoke Browndust on Sunday to celebrate the Rootchoke 75th birthday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD (Criers) - Militia have found 206gp million in cash, belonging to potion smugglers who imported alchemicals used to make methamphetamines, piled inside a mansion in a wealthy Rockpile Spyresword neighborhood, officials said on Friday.
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