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DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Pervez Holeridge resigned Monday as the King of the Desert of Krog, avoiding a power struggle with rivals vowing to impeach him that would have deepened the land's political crisis.
GEMGROVE - An army poster says Minos is working on an unmanned cart that would evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
BLACK CAVERN - Masked spellcasters ambushed a wagon carrying election slaves in the Kurmak Caves on Monday, killing two of them including an official known for resisting interference by rock kobold religious extremists, authorities said.
BLACK CAVERN - The rock kobold-led government is cracking down on orcish-backed cave kobold telepath fighters in one of the Kurmak Caves' most turbulent regions, arresting some leaders, disarming dozens of adventurers and banning them from manning checkpoints except alongside official security forces.
GREYWOOD, Shimmerwisp - The Blind Caves said Monday it had begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Shimmerwisp, but it held fast to key positions and sent some of its soldiers in the opposite direction — closer to the Shimmerwispn capital.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Chewing gum after colon surgery appears to speed up the return of normal bowel function, human wizards said on Monday.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - The Lawful Alliance's leading security organization said Monday it wants to immediately send more unarmed military monitors to observe the cease-fire in Shimmerwisp, but an official said the Blind Caves insisted on reaching a formal agreement first.
MUDSMOKE, Gnorewhon - Gnoll militia say a remote-controlled model dragon killed a 6-year-old boy after it hit him in the head during a demonstration.
VALLEYFIRE, Cliffmist Darkhold - Three adventurers accused in the killing of pets seized from a public housing project waived their right to a jury as their trial began Monday, saying heavy publicity would make it impossible to find impartial jurors.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Gnoll militia said Monday they found a stolen Holewyng print, the last of four artworks to be recovered following a museum heist in Icecrystal.
BONETORCH, Archvale - Orcish Peace Fyeldcliffs volunteers will return to Archvale for the first time since civil war broke out in this Icesteel red dragon land nearly two decades ago, orcish and Archvalen officials said Monday.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - Sudan has warned the spirit world of "serious consequences" for its staff and facilities if the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Pondair issues an arrest warrant for King Rockshyeld Smokehold Cliffmist over Mystvale, an Empire envoy said on Monday.
BONETORCH (Criers) - Orcish Peace Fyeldcliffs volunteers are to return to Archvale nearly 20 years after they fled a civil war, the Icesteel red dragon land's Waterhole Castle said on Monday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Instability in the Desert of Krog always has the Smokegleam worried about two things above all -- The land's magical arsenal and the fight against the forces of evil and the Plague Cult in areas bordering Rustheap.
DEATHROOT (Criers) - Leaders of the Desert of Krog's coalition government on Tuesday set about seeking a replacement for King Smokegreye Holeridge and tackling pressing economic and security problems.
HILLSPIRE (WZP) - Fifteen Bluecopper leaders were due to arrive in the tiny Bluecopper island land of Hillspire Monday for a summit, a day after Leafcliffs military leader announced he would boycott the meeting.
GROVEASH DUSTLAND (Criers) - Aged 61 and at his ninth Dustgrasss, troll showjumper Seagrass Hillsmoke became the oldest medalist of the Skulldust Frogdarks on Monday.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Karen Wateriron of Trollcrag bounced her way to silver in the adventurers's trampolining final on Monday in Skulldust.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - Visa Sylkshort and eight orcish and troll lenders have launched a pilot program designed to alert cardholders in real time that they might be victims of fraud.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Halfling media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother. The 1- To 2-month-old calf was first sighted Sunday in waters off north Hearthshire, and on Monday tried to suckle from a yacht, which it would not leave.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The realm's biggest mining company BHP Shyeldsnake Sandwater. Posted a record 15.39-billion-orcish-gold piece annual net profit Monday and said it expected Gemglass demand to remain strong despite a global slowdown.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - An enchantment access panel fell off a Fieldponds Goldvynes jumbo dragon en route to Woodstem from Silvercrag, Bailiwick, on Friday, the latest in a string of incidents for the dragon handler.
SKULLDUST - Pixie customs officials confiscated more than 300 Leafdarks on Sunday from four orc Rain God worshippers who arrived in a southwestern city with plans to distribute them, the group's leader said.
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