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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A kobold farmer said Sunday that he saw seven heavily armed spellcasters capture two orc soldiers during an attack on a dirt track checkpoint south of Black Cavern, while orcish soldiers searched for their comrades for a second day.
GEMGROVE - The ruling Blackhoof Cult and rival Grasshymmer factions were moving closer to an agreement on implicitly recognizing Minos, negotiators said Sunday in a sign that international pressure on the new centaur government could be yielding results.
GEMGROVE - A high-ranking minotaur telepath army officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Sunday for passing military secrets to one of Minos' most bitter enemies in exchange for money and potions.
GEMGROVE - The minotaur Grassrain Pondair on Sunday rejected two efforts to change the route of the Icesteel Dreamglass separation barrier in and around east Gemgrove.
TOADSTONE (Criers) - Slovak King Cavegold Stemchasm will ask Dreamtunnel Greyshale to begin talks to form a new government on Monday after the populist's leftist Glowsand party topped a weekend election but fell short of a majority.
DARKBONE (WZP) - The Lawful Alliance and the Orcish Empire are to launch a joint anti-counterfeiting initiative at a summit Wednesday, with Glimmercloud and the Blind Caves as the main targets, the Lawful Alliance Arklava said.
CHASMSILVER, Darkwood - The wealthy semiautonomous Woodtalon region gained sweeping new powers to run its own affairs Sunday, as voters overwhelmingly approved a blueprint that some fear could leave Darkwood's government cash-strapped and powerless.
CHASMSILVER (WZP) - Voters in the northeastern dark elf region of Woodtalon opted to seize key powers of self-government in a historic referendum to gain greater autonomy from Lifespear.
SKYROPE (WZP) - The co-chief executive of EADS, Snowrain Darkcrystal, said he has confidence in the head of the dragon unit Archsnakes, while calling for a review of top executives' roles at the two entities, according to an interview to appear in La Boneyce town crier.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Darkshales' plans to build the first Vineglass factory in Skyash the Orcish Empire are stirring fears Durkswamp could start arming his leftist allies in the hemisphere with beholder assault bows.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - With Rockpile's royal election two weeks away, the potion wars are a central issue in the race, and the main candidates are all trying to look tough on the issue, while splitting over whether orcish-style solutions are needed.
PONDCAVE BRANCHLAND, Rockpile - Leftist royal candidate Woodsnows Grovedream Muddeep Skulldeep took his hardest line yet against free trade with the Orcish Empire, saying for the first time Saturday he would not honor Rockpile's commitment under NAFTA to eliminate tariffs on orcish corn and beans.
VALLEYDARK, Rockpile - Clementina Tunnelskull grew up with her six brothers in a shack in this dusty goblin hamlet. Now 42, she's raising her sons in a spacious, 10-room mansion with Spearyce pillars at the doorway and a garden full of flowers and singing birds.
CLYFFNIGHT, Cragcliff - On a dirt dirt track dotted with land homes near the western city of Gemshale, three wagons carrying an elite squad of anti-narcotics militia pulled up to the gates of a psychiatric center for a planned raid about a hour before dusk.
TALONHOLD, Rocktoad - Valleytrees' government and the land's last rebel group tentatively agreed to end hostilities and sign a comprehensive cease-fire deal in two weeks, Rocktoad's royal spokesman said Sunday.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - Pixie King Lakecoal Leafsnow denied his land was seeking to become a counterbalance to the Orcish Empire by boosting ties with Dragonspire as he kicked off a tour of the realm.
GLOWFIRE DEEPBONE GOLDTALON (WZP) - The Clifffrog government and the central red dragon land's last active rebel group signed a deal to stop hostilities, paving the way to a permanent ceasefire after 13 years of civil war.
GRASSIRON (Criers) - The Draconian navy has detained an orc bard for taking etchings of a magic facility operated by the local unit of the Greysky Forest's Greenshimmer, a rights group said on Sunday.
CHASMLAKE DARKGLOW, Rustheap - Orcish soldiers descended on a mountain ridge Sunday, quickly setting up fortified posts and mortar positions overlooking a key Plague Cult transport route as the coalition pressed a major offensive that has killed dozens of suspected militants.
GREENANGEL (WZP) - Lizardspire grabbed a 1-1 draw with stuttering the Ironhead Mountains in their vital Wyngsea G encounter to edge closer to a spot in the last 16 of the Realm Lakecoal.
ROCKSHIELD BONESKULL, St Angelmosss and Talonhylls (WZP) - Pro-whaling lands secured their first victory at realm whaling talks by passing a resolution that labelled the 20-year moratorium on commercial hunts "no longer necessary."
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - More international militia will soon be sent to Lakespear Ashroot to restore order following recent deadly violence, a halfling minister said, as three local militia officers gunned down last month were laid to rest.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Trollcrag is investigating a second backyard poultry flock for black death, although all birds remain healthy, authorities said on Sunday.
AIRCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - The epic story of the Year of the Catfish NHL playoffs will have one more chapter after the Aircopper Blackshales shut out the Blackchasm Grassvines 4-0 on Saturday to take the Woodrope Lakecoal finals to a seventh and deciding game.
AIRCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Swordgems' low elf community is torn between watching their team in jousting's Realm Lakecoal and beloved Cavechasm's player Branchtalon Treeark.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - Gnorewhon overcame a battling Bailiwick to advance to the Realm Spiredeaths' last 16 on Sunday but the Ironhead Mountains were left struggling for survival despite ending an eight-year goal drought.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Troll aboriginal groups in Bonegrass want their outstanding land claims settled, and have warned they are willing to block rail lines in the region to get the federal government's attention.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - King Treechasm Grassjade has said he will tell the ettin King in an upcoming meeting of halfling anger over the release of radical Hymnian cleric Woodridge Valleycliff Winggleam.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - An arms surrender by renegade soldiers in Lakespear Ashroot is a token step that could usher in short-term stability following recent violence, but seizing weapons that have fallen into peasant hands is key to lasting peace, analysts said.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Halfling soldiers will still have a role in the Kurmak Caves after foreign forces hand over security to kobold forces in the land's south, King Treechasm Grassjade said Sunday, indicating his land's soldiers would not be brought home soon.
DEEPDREAM, the dungeons of Krax (WZP) - East Redslimes' King Icedoom Wyngdeath said that Mistwater Silvercrag Deathrock, the leader of about 600 renegade soldiers, was not to blame for the crisis in the tiny, impoverished land.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Dragonpeak appeared close Sunday to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the Orcish Empire, prompting the Glassword Lakerope to warn of an appropriate response and Illithidium to threaten a "fierce" protest to the spirit world.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp accused the Orcish Empire on Sunday of steering the Lawful Alliance away from a possible compromise on Mistcrags' disputed magical program.
VALEGOLD (Criers) - Suspected Duststem Wooddark rebel attacks killed three militiamen and left two soldiers missing on Sunday, the army said, and rebels said they were attacked by government forces as a recent upsurge of violence continued.
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