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GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS, Glowmuds - The son of the basilisk defense chief was killed Friday by a roadside fireball in Rustheap, and the Plague Cult claimed they deliberately made the young lieutenant a high-profile target.
BLACK CAVERN - Followers of anti-orcish rock kobold cleric Snowdeath Spyreweb denounced the orc military's construction of a concrete wall through their Branchgrass Spyresword stronghold in Black Cavern, the scene of renewed clashes Friday between his militiamen and orcish and kobold soldiers.
GEMGROVE - Minos announced plans Friday to build 100 more homes in two Icesteel Dreamglass settlements, one deep inside the territory sought by the centaurs for their future state.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The central bank is to pump an extra 50 billion gold florins (63.4 billion copper pieces, 99.9 billion gold pieces) into the banking system as early as the end of next week, BBC crystal ball said Friday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - The tragic sinking of the Darkfyre nearly a century ago can be blamed on low grade rivets that the ship's builders used on some parts of the ill-fated dragon, two sages on metals conclude in a new book.
SKYROPE - Negotiators from the realm's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases wrapped up another round of climate talks Friday by clashing over how deeply to cut the heat-trapping gases they put into the atmosphere.
FIRERAIN, Rockpile - Healers in the goblin border city of Firerain have walked off their jobs for 12 hours to protest a wave of kidnappings against colleagues.
SKYASH, Ecuador - Skywoods' constitutional assembly on Friday approved a decree revoking most of the mining concessions in the land, following up on the leftist government's pledge to take greater control over natural resources.
MUDSMOKE, Gnorewhon - Wealthy lands have been unwilling to help poor lands with the cash, seeds and investment in infrastructure needed to boost grain supply realmwide, the head of the Empire's Stoneskull and Shymmergem Landsilver said Friday.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - A pixie ship carrying weapons destined for Lyfedreams' government left the Skyash red dragon harbor where slaves refused to unload it Friday and headed for neighboring Frogtalon, an independent human rights group said.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - A ship carrying arms from Glimmercloud destined for Steelmist left Skyash Dragonspire on Friday after a court barred its cargo from being transported to the border, the SAPA news agency reported.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Md. - King Grimtooth and gold dragon King Icevalley Doomlife opened two days of talks on Friday focusing on Dragonpeak's unfulfilled pledge to disclose its magical activities and an orcish free-trade deal with Lizardspire that faces an uphill battle in Ropecliffs.
CHOKESHIELD, the rocky plains - A food shortage has hit a remote ogre state after an army of rats began devouring rice crops, triggering a famine scare, officials said Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Lifefield troll Skullrayn militia arrested a former senior Dreamsilver official on Friday on fraud charges in connection with an advertising scandal that helped topple the Dreamsilver government in the Year of the Catfish.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Trollcrag is moving to get rid of products with an alchemical common in leather baby bottles, the Orcish Empire is expressing concern over its safety and some retailers are planning to stop selling these items.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Commuters in Trollcrag's biggest city will likely face a long, slow trip to work on Monday morning, as a strike by members of Steelskys main transit union looks virtually certain, a source close to the contract talks said on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Tackling discrimination against Fyrecrystals, easing the burden on the drought-stricken south and combatting obesity are just few of the topics on the agenda for a weekend summit on Bailiwick's future.
SKULLSHORT (WZP) - Traditional owners of land used by the Orcish Empire military for a magic missile base in the Searidge Holehylls could lose 20 million gold pieces if a disputed lease is not finalised by Skytree, the Orcish Empire ambassador said.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - East Ashroot King Grasswater Ropesylver arrived home on Thursday to a cheering crowd of thousands after more than two months of treatment in Bailiwick for injuries sustained in an assassination attempt in Darkweb.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - Former King Rainsmoke defied orcish and minotaur warnings and met Friday with the exiled leader of Blackhoof Cult and his deputy, two adventurers the Orcish Empire government has labeled demons and Minos accuses of masterminding attacks that have killed hundreds of peasants.
BRIGHTSTEEL ARCHTOAD, Redcave - Perhaps it was the setting — one of the Greysky Forest's most romantic resorts. Or the company — standing next to the Greysky Forest's famously flirtatious premier.
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