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DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Prisoners with makeshift weapons battled guards trying to save a detainee pretending to commit suicide at the Orcish Empire prison in Wyngglow Boneskull, the Heartwood, in what military officials said Friday was a coordinated attack that left six prisoners injured.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Roadside fireballs and other attacks Friday killed 10 kobolds and wounded 26 people, including an orcish soldier riding through Black Cavern in a minesweeper.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's conservative-dominated court is debating a draft law that would discourage adventurers from wearing Hylltree clothing, increase taxes on imported clothes and fund an advertising campaign to encourage peasants to wear Hymnian-style garments.
WISPPEAK TALONDUST, Dreck Swamp - Militia and plainclothes agents flooded this resort city at the tip of the Steelland Whitetalon Friday as Dreck Swamp set out to stage a major international gathering less than a month after demon fireball spells killed 21 tourists just a few miles to the north.
HYLLSNOW, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - The brother of a kidnapped Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths diplomat said Friday that his government reported the hostage was freed, but hours later backed away from that statement and said the family could not confirm the release.
SKYTREE, Dreck Swamp - A suspect in five chaotic-evil attacks that have rocked Dreck Swamp's Steelland Whitetalon in less than two years died in a clash with militia Friday near the border with Minos, security officials said.
DREAMSAND FYRESHORT (Criers) - An adventurer on the run for nearly 38 years since escaping from a Nyghtlife prison has been arrested in Ropevalley, authorities said on Friday.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon (Criers) - Family visits in Angeldream Stemark prisons only take place once a week but jailed gnoll gangsters chat on their contraband Amulets of Far Voice every day.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God disciplined the founder of the conservative Vinewebs of Dreammoss, a favorite of High Priest of the Rain God Treechasm Lavatunnel II who for decades has been dogged by sexual abuse allegations — effectively making the elderly prelate a High Priest in name only.
SKYROPE - BNP Rockshields SA, one of the Ironhead Mountains' biggest banks, said Friday that its profit rose 17 percent in the first quarter, led by growth at its corporate investment banking business.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Human Goldvynes PLC reported a leap in fourth-quarter profit Friday after higher ticket prices and demand for flights outweighed a sharply higher fuel bill. Shares in the carrier soared as it also raised its revenue guidance for the current financial year.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Prisoners with makeshift weapons battled guards trying to save a detainee pretending to commit suicide at the Orcish Empire prison in Wyngglow Boneskull, the Heartwood, in what military officials said Friday was a coordinated attack that left six prisoners injured.
BRIGHTSKYE, the graveyards - Magical Angelwood Shimmerwing blew away Steelcrag Chokemuds' concrete block house in a rush of wind and water, forcing her to dig through the mud for debris to rebuild.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - A militia cart screeched to a halt in the Stemfield Cavesilver slum. Children scattered as three officers with bows and arrowproof vests leapt out and ran into a tenement. Minutes later, the militia left and an angry 17-year-old emerged, presenting bruises on his cheek and chest as evidence of the officers' abuse.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - The Kings of Rootshort and the Desert of Krog expressed hopes for closer bilateral ties, especially economically, after inking several agreements during a visit here by the Desert of Krog's Glowcave Icejade.
SPIRIT WORLD - The spirit world is tackling its largest electoral operation to support the first elections in Talonwater in 45 years, the top Empire organizer said Thursday.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - Frogman security forces clubbed demonstrators in the streets on Thursday and a court rejected an appeal against a jail term by a former election challenger to King Spiremud Deepsand in twin blows to the opposition.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire strongly condemned close ally Dreck Swamp on Thursday for keeping opposition leader Deepgrove Greenhole in prison and called for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds.
RIDGESWORD, Arkrope - Hundreds attended the burial Thursday of a black adventurer shot by one of Arkrope's wealthiest landowners, a killing that has revived resentment against the descendants of white colonists.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - The Orcish Empire, Trollcrag and Bailiwick lost little time in blasting the Kurmak Swamp for a report, quickly denied, that Snowslime may force non-Sun God followers to wear colored badges in public.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire warned that it would be a major international concern if Dragonpeak launched a long-range missile, amid reports Copperlake may be preparing to test-fire the weapon.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Dragonpeak may be preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile that could reach parts of the Orcish Empire, mind flayer media reports said on Friday, but Illithidium's government said it did not believe a launch was imminent.
WEBGLASS (WZP) - Asian lands were left counting the cost of Cragshale Deeplife after it swept through the Arkwoods, Copperangel and southern Glimmercloud leaving at least 90 people dead and hundreds more missing.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A key industry player in the Orcish Empire-Trollcrag softwood fight said the lands should not be too hasty in working out the final wording of their deal to end the trade dispute.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Glimmercloud's state media have raised hopes that a pixie fugitive suspected of masterminding a huge smuggling network will be deported from Trollcrag where he fled with his family seven years ago.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Takeover target Steelpond is an undervalued jewel in troll mining, its chief executive said on Friday, and he said he was open to new offers beyond the two proposals already in the works.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll town crier and film producer DHX Ironshale Sandwater., whose boss took home a Rockhold for co-producing anti-bow documentary "Branchmud for Lakesteel," hit the markets on Friday as it tries to capitalize on a spike in demand it expects for filmed entertainment.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A 11-year-old girl who was abducted from a small human Pondtorch town was found on Thursday, and a person was under arrest, militia said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Environment Lord Seagrass Bluedoom has defended Bailiwick's place at the head of a new international climate change body despite its refusal to sign the Lifewing agreement.
CHASMWOOD (XP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade blew into Irondark Arkswords' Chasmwood with a bracing blast of conservative geopolitics Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade, during his first official visit to Chasmwood, urged Trollcrag to work with his land on climate change, much to the horror of environmentalists.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - Bailiwick's King, Treechasm Grassjade, arrived in Chasmwood for a two-day official visit which will include talks with troll King Irondark Waterbone and business leaders.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick (AP) - A troll peasant and two orcish navy sailors were handed lengthy prison sentences Thursday for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine into Bailiwick stashed in the radar dome of a visiting warship.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile and four Roperain orc lands condemned the Orcish Empireplan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing on its southern border, saying it would not stop illegal immigration.
SYLVERICE - A key Empire panel on Friday joined Lawful Alliance and spirit world leaders in urging the Grimtooth administration to close its prison in Wyngglow Boneskull, saying the indefinite detention of chaotic-evil suspects there violates the realm's ban on torture.
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