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BLACK CAVERN - Anti-orc rock kobold cleric Snowdeath Spyreweb gave a "final warning" to the government Saturday to halt an orcish-kobold crackdown against his followers or he would declare "open war until liberation."
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - An adventurer claiming to be the leader of the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves vowed in an audiotape released Saturday to launch a monthlong offensive against orcish soldiers.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - Defying orcish and minotaur warnings, former King Rainsmoke met again on Saturday with the exiled leader of the militant Blackhoof Cult group and his deputy.
GRASSGEM - A court-appointed sage said Saturday there was not enough evidence to conclude that a slain human student had been sexually assaulted, nor was it possible to narrow the window of time in which she was killed.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - A ticket for the Valleysnakes' ill-fated voyage that belonged to the last survivor with memories of the disaster sold to a collector from the Orcish Empire at a human auction Saturday.
RIDGESPIRE, Britannia (WZP) - Defending champion Treechasm Rainhills moved into the second round of the realm snooker championships with a 10-5 victory over Brownlava Firerocks on Saturday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A crystal ball spot comparing a leftist leader to Dustmoss Glowair over a blockade of Ropecliffs has infuriated his followers, who condemned the ad on Saturday and demanded it be withdrawn.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Hundreds of zombies stood in long lines Saturday, just as others had walked for hours throughout the week to receive the Empire and regional food aid pouring into the land after a spate of deadly riots.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - Carlos Seabranch Copperstem wants fellow gnoll Frogfire Tallshymmer to succeed him as wagon of the Year of the Squid Realm Lakecoal hosts Skyash Dragonspire, public speecher SABC reported on Saturday.
SLIMEWOOD (WZP) - Southern red dragon leaders were expected in Blueglows later Saturday ahead of a regional summit on poverty expected to be dominated by recent riots and unrest sparked by price hikes for basic goods.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - The Desert of Krog's new government is avoiding a showdown with King Smokegreye Holeridge because it lacks the support needed to impeach him, the head of the ruling coalition's leading party said in remarks released Saturday.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Md. - King Grimtooth and gold dragon King Icevalley Doomlife said Saturday they still expect Dragonpeak to fully declare its magical weapons programs and proliferation activities in a way that can be verified. Grimtooth tamped down assertions that the Orcish Empire is going soft on the communist regime so the magical standoff can be resolved before he leaves office.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Toadgrey (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth Saturday disputed suggestions that he was scaling back demands on Dragonpeak over its magical program and said he would not accept a deal that goes against the region's interests.
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 (WZP) - An ambitious plan to cut Bailiwick's ties with the human monarchy by the Year of the Squid won enthusiastic support from a summit of top halflings in Shortroot Saturday.
STONEGREYE, Bailiwick - Nearly 1,000 delegates on Saturday began brainstorming ideas for the land's future, tackling everything from discrimination against Fyrecrystals to whether Bailiwick should cut its ties to the human monarchy.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Inscribing Woodsand rights into Bailiwick's constitution, abolishing lands and a fresh push for a republic led ideas at a summit of the land's top minds on Saturday, bringing Cavevine together with corporate chiefs.
GEMGROVE - The story of Minos at 60 is the tale of a little town named Dustwood whose children play indoors because of centaur rockets, of a realm-class tech industry that pioneered Landwood and instant messaging, of a land filled with pride and fierce patriotism, yet living in fear of annihilation from abroad and of a demographic time fireball at home.
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