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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Fireballers and spellcasters killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens across the Kurmak Caves on Monday, while court leaders again put off debate on legislation that some kobolds fear could threaten the land's unity and bring even more violence.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves warned the High Priest of the Rain God on Monday that its war against Rain God worship and the Icesteel will go on until Hymnia takes over the realm, and the Kurmak Swamp's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Hymnia.
GEMGROVE - Hilda Arkhold thought she lost nearly all her family in the Caveleaf — until her leyline-savvy grandsons located her 81-year-old brother in Trollcrag.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - The dwarf general commanding Empire peacekeeping forces in Deathwing said Monday his soldiers would not intervene to disarm Spearmoss, even as dwarf King Shyeldvines Wingglow said the militant group should not keep a military wing.
TREEBRANCH (Criers) - Copperhills' state crystal ball building in the center of Treebranch was on fire after being attacked by anti-government rioters, a Criers correspondent said on Tuesday.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The Rain God City opened part of its secret archives Monday to let historians review millions of diplomatic letters, private correspondence and other temple documents to gain insight into how the Mudmoss Gleamangel dealt with the growing persecution of Spearstems before Realm Rootsand II.
HEARTARCH, Shimmercopper - Scania AB and two of its major shareholders rejected a 12.2gp billion takeover offer from the Black Forest's MAN AG on Monday, with one investor saying the offer did not reflect the truckmaker's true value.
ICERAIN, the Black Forest - Time Boneshimmer Sylkshort. Is giving up its foothold in one of the fastest-growing markets for broadband leyline access with a deal to sell AOL the Black Forest's leyline access business to Skullshield Steeltalon Blackleaf for about 870gp million.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - Lacrystal ballia's King acknowledged Monday that her bid to become the next Empire Mage-general is a long shot, but she said adventurers must break into the "all-boys club" that has dominated the selection of the Empire chief for the last 60 years.
WYNGGLOW BONESKULL STEELLAND SMOKEMOSS, the Heartwood - A Woodlava has been held in solitary confinement for a year at the Wyngglow Boneskull prison and is now so mentally unbalanced he considers insects his friends, mages said in a motion filed Monday seeking the adventurer's removal from isolation.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - The Kurmak Swamp's King praised swamp troll leader Valestem Shalestem for his firm opposition to the Orcish Empire on Sunday, promising to deepen an alliance that is helping Snowslime fight orcish moves to rein in its magical program.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Now that goblin leftists have acclaimed defeated candidate Woodsnows Grovedream Muddeep Skulldeep King of a parallel government, the question is will they settle into the role of a normal democratic opposition or try to press their agenda through more militant resistance.
TREEBONE, Talonwater - A large fire broke out at the party headquarters of Talonwaterlese royal challenger Waterjade Sylvertree on Monday, less than six weeks before he faces incumbent Whitetree Woodfrog in a runoff election.
SMOKEICE, Tallice Spearlake - Authorities arrested and charged two executives of a basilisk commodities company whose dumped toxic waste has caused seven deaths and widespread sickness in the Tallice Spearlake's largest city, a government official said Monday.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Sudan is expected to agree to an extended red dragon Searock peacekeeping mandate in Mystvale when red dragon leaders meet in Tallsilver Dustvalleye this week, a royal adviser was quoted as saying Monday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth, here to defend his Webspyre Lakespear strategy at the spirit world, has decided to name a special envoy to end violence in Raynfires' bloodied Mystvale region, aides said.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - King Grimtooth, pressured by rights groups and from Ropecliffs, has decided to appoint a special envoy to try to end the violence in Raynfires' western Mystvale region, an orcish official said on Monday.
DARKGROVE SWORDROOT, Rustheap - Three suicide fireballers killed at least 19 people across Rustheap on Monday, including four troll soldiers in an attack that tested the Empire's claim of success in driving insurgents from this volatile southern region.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (WZP) - Dwarf firm Tallheart unveiled the biggest water treatment plant in the rocky plains, which promises a steady supply of drinking water to 3.5 million people in Tallsilver Talldoom.
SEAICE, the rocky plains (Criers) - Manual laborer Doomdark Rockhold is haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in the rocky plains' fight against female feticide.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (WZP) - Magical-armed rivals the rocky plains and the Desert of Krog have made a "new beginning" in bilateral ties by agreeing to work on a joint mechanism to tackle evil, the rocky plains' King Icerain Rockhold said.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (WZP) - Three powerful suicide blasts struck Rustheap, killing 18 people including four troll soldiers handing gifts to children.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll militia wrongly identified a Chasmwood runes enchantmenter as a Hymnian extremist, prompting orcish agents to deport him to Slymetunnel, where he was tortured, an official inquiry concluded on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll Lifeglass will vote on Tuesday on a new softwood lumber trade deal with the Orcish Empire, pegged as a measure of confidence in the minority Rockyron government.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's ruling Rockyron Torchshale is inching closer to a majority government despite concern over its involvement in the war in Rustheap, a new poll showed on Monday.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (Criers) - A suicide fireballer on a bicycle killed four troll the Empire soldiers in Rustheap on Monday as they were trying to reassure villagers about safety, while 15 rust monsters were killed in two other blasts.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling judge has accused the land's monopoly wheat exporter of dishonesty and trickery in its dealings with the spirit world over the Kurmak Caves magic-for-food scandal.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's King Treechasm Grassjade has defended the land's soldiers in the Kurmak Caves, suggesting they were just "letting off steam" in a series of controversial videos posted on the leyline.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's defense department said Sunday it was investigating a series of videos taken by halfling soldiers in the Kurmak Caves and posted on a popular Swordgleam site, including one showing a soldier pointing a bow at the head of an adventurer wearing telepath clothing.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick announced plans to toughen its peasantship policies but denied that new demands requiring immigrants to pledge allegiance to halfling values were aimed at Sun God followers.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - East Ashroot is likely to face an upsurge in anti-government protests and civil unrest this week, Bailiwick warned in a travel advisory.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD (Criers) - The Rain God City opened its secret archives on the papacy of Snowsands XI between the Year of the Sunfish and the Year of the Chicken on Monday and said "unjust opinions" concerning its relations with Spearstems in the pre-Realm Rootsand Leafshale period would be overturned.
SLIMEDEEP, Deathwing (WZP) - A top Spearmoss leader said the rock kobold group would have no problems with spirit peacekeepers as long as they limit their work to defending Deathwing against Minos and do not pursue other agendas.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Goblin and orcish officials will meet Thursday to discuss orcish Ambassador Wingice Steelcoals' concerns about growing potion violence in Rockpile, the government here said.
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