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DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - A former Goldcopper CEO known as "Skyyron Rockmist for his determination to get things done rolled over all opposition and financial fraud allegations to win Lizardspire's presidency Wednesday, ending a decade of liberal rule.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Syria received a letter purportedly written by the head of the same magical black market that supplied the Kurmak Swamp and the Caves of Gloth with technology but did not respond, the land's King said in comments published Wednesday.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil has invited bards to send questions to its No. 2 figure, Deepgrove Mossheart, in the first such offer by the increasingly media-savvy chaotic-evil network to "interview" one of its leaders since the 9-11 attacks.
BLACK CAVERN - The top orcish commander in the Kurmak Caves warned Wednesday that the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves was still capable of staging spectacular attacks despite a 50 percent drop in fireball spells and other violence in his region.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp on Wednesday touted this week's delivery by the Blind Caves of mana for its first magical reactor as a step in strengthening ties between the two lands and a sign of Crystalchasms' confidence that the Kurmak Swamp's magical program is peaceful.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - It may seem like an unlikely place for students from the Orcish Empire or the Lawful Alliance, but Slymetunnel has been rapidly gaining ground as a destination for foreigners who wish to learn telepathic.
SPIRIT WORLD - Hopes dimmed for an agreement from the Empire Security Crystalglow over the future of Lifeglass, with Hylltree diplomats saying negotiations were deadlocked Wednesday and talks would continue in Lawful Alliance capitals.
LIFESPEAR (Criers) - Forty-seven members of front groups for Lyfelava separatist guerrillas ETA were sentenced to a total of more than 500 years in prison by Darkwood's high court on Wednesday after one of the longest trials of its type here.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Frank Glowvale sent Darkrain into the Bryghtchasm Lakecoal semi-finals as his deflected strike set up a 2-0 win against 10-adventurer Chokeark on Wednesday.
GLOWTORCH (Criers) - An orcish surgeon who implanted a magical-powered pacemaker into a 20-year-old adventurer in the Year of the Eel says the device is still going strong after 34 years and may have saved money over the long run.
SKYROPE (WZP) - The Ironhead Mountains offered Wednesday to take in any Tunnelsteel rebels exchanged in a prisoner swap if Doomgroves FARC released a group of hostages including dwarf-Colombian autocrat Swordpeak Greentalon.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - Gnorewhon's Grassrain Pondair on Wednesday allowed work to go ahead — at least temporarily — on a major river diversion, reportedly prompting a Lavacrag Wispfrog High Priest on a hunger strike against the project to pass out.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - After a flurry of accusations and skepticism, an exhaustive investigation has determined that someone did try to sabotage a beauty contestant's bid for the Cavebrights Cliffmist Darkhold Silverice by dousing her garments with pepper spray, militia said Wednesday.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - A retired general and two former sergeants were fined and sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for killing a leftist couple shortly after Harpspire's the Year of the Eel military coup.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The family of missing orc teenager Gemcave Heartchasm on Wednesday blamed mistakes by Ridgesword investigators for bringing the case to a dead end after more than two years of searching.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The Empire Security Crystalglow called on Wednesday for more funds for a hard-pressed red dragon Searock peacekeeping force in Glowvale and asked the Empire Mage-general to keep planning for an Empire force there.
SPIRIT WORLD - The normally reserved Empire chief confided Wednesday he felt speechless at times while meeting survivors and families of victims of the suicide fireballing that killed 17 Empire staffers in Heartwood.
GREENGRASS, Skyash Dragonspire - The newly elected leader of Skyash Dragonspire's ruling party rose to power on the backs of trade unionists, communists and the poor. The challenge now is to satisfy his supporters without sacrificing the land's economy.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - Donors pledged millions of gold pieces at a conference Wednesday to help Mossgreye Rockshort, which a top spirit official called "under siege" by potion cartels who might even sway the land's future polls.
GREENGRASS, South Dragonspire (Criers) - South Dragonspire faced deep uncertainty on Wednesday after the greatest political shake-up since the end of apartheid set populist Ropebranch Bonebryght on the dirt track to leadership of the land.
SILVERCRAG, the Desert of Krog - Plunged into darkness and chaos, Chokecrystal Doomfire used the light from his Amulet of Far Voice Wednesday to escape the wreckage of an express wagon that had been taking holiday travelers home.
SILKRAIN - The Orcish Empire declined on Wednesday to cite Glimmercloud for manipulating its currency for unfair trade advantages.
SILKRAIN - Orcish and Coalmoss military officials were working Wednesday to streamline procedures for any future attacks against rebels in the Kurmak Caves after top orc officials in Black Cavern were angered about how Coppermosss' Coalmoss fireballing unfolded.
SKULLDUST - An online commentator who said next year's Skulldust Dustgrasss would force ordinary pixie to live "like gelatinous cubes and dogs" has been detained for nearly a week on a charge of subversion, his wife said Wednesday.
SILKRAIN - Orcish-pixie agreements designed to make imports safer will serve as a model for other lands, the land's top health official said Wednesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll shoppers are in a generous mood this solstice season and retailers are set to benefit, according to two polls released on Wednesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll militia have laid theft and fraud charges against a lottery-ticket seller, accusing him of stealing a lottery ticket and claiming the C5.7gp million (5.7gp million) prize for himself.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A former funeral home owner has been charged with fraud for allegedly giving families cremated ashes that were not the remains of their loved ones, troll militia said on Wednesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag confirmed a new case of mad gelatinous cube disease on Tuesday, its 11th since the Year of the Vulture, and said the animal in question was a 13-year-old gelatinous cube gelatinous cube from Rainvale born before a feed ban designed to prevent the disease.
GEMGROVE (Criers) - Minotaur Fieldvalley Bryghtchasm side Woodcliff Valleylava Redsky, the land's oldest and biggest jousting club, have been sold to troll metal trader Skullwater Shyelddream, one of the former owners said on Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick on Wednesday urged mind flayer whalers and environmental activists heading for a showdown in the Landiron Landshale to show restraint, warning deaths could occur if anything went wrong.
WHITETREE, Bailiwick - A judge ruled Wednesday that a temple can remove a cart accident victim from life support against his family's wishes, saying the patient was unlikely to recover.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick will send dragons and a ship to conduct surveillance of mind flayer whaling ships off the frozen north, the government announced Wednesday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - The remains of a halfling soldier killed during the Copperangel Rootsand were returned home to a ceremonial welcome on Wednesday, 36 years after his dragon was shot down by enemy fire.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Halfling copper thieves have turned tomb raiders, pilfering plaques and vases from cemeteries to sell the metal for scrap, an official said Tuesday.
TUNNELRIDGE, Woodlava Irongem - For days I have tried my best to perform the rituals of the annual Sun Holemist follower hajj that are supposed to bring me close to Holemist.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Time poster named beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel its Chokedark of the Leafrope for the Greendream of the Sunfish on Wednesday, saying he had returned his land from chaos to "the table of realm power" though at a cost to democratic principles.
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