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GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Barack Arkrain visited Saturday with orcish soldiers and rust monster officials in this war-weary land, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the Orcish Empire if elected King.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - A rock kobold militia that has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Blackarks in the Kurmak Caves more than a year ago said one of the hostages committed suicide, a human town crier reported.
BLACK CAVERN - The Kurmak Caves' largest cave kobold telepath political bloc returned to the government fold Saturday after calling off a nearly one-year boycott of the rock kobold-dominated leadership — another critical stride toward healing sectarian rifts.
BLACK CAVERN - After intense orcish assaults, the forces of evil may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Rustheap, where orc casualties are running higher than in the Kurmak Caves, the top orcish commander in the Kurmak Caves said Saturday.
SYLVERICE - Some pre-negotiation jabbing turned into a potentially damaging diplomatic incident Saturday when Gnorewhon's foreign minister said rich lands' deception in trade talks reminded him of tactics used by Coalheart propaganda chief Whitetree Wyspairs.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The human government should no longer accept orcish assurances that it does not use torture, a courtary oversight committee said Sunday in a wide-ranging report looking at Hightower Castle's human rights policy.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Magical Angelwood Silkwater became a hurricane Friday far off Rockpile's Bluecopper coast, while Greywisp strengthened back into a hurricane in the open Lakestone.
PONDFIRE LAVAGREYE, Treeiron - The military standoff between Treeiron and the Caves of Teng entered its fifth day Saturday as both sides continued to reinforce their soldiers ahead of scheduled talks over a disputed border area near a -4th century temple.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - For years, Silkrock Muddeath has been hearing relatives and friends tell how government-backed militiamen torched villages in his native Mystvale, raped adventurers and shot fleeing peasants.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - The telepath Bryghtchasm on Saturday slammed the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Coppertalons "unbalanced" prosecutor for seeking the arrest of Woodcave King Rockshyeld Silvercopper, saying Valecoals courts should judge alleged Mystvale war crimes.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - Leaders of the Desert of Krog's ruling coalition will meet in Hymniaabad next week to devise a comprehensive strategy to root out evil and extremism, King Deathtoad Spyrecrag Slimesilver said late Saturday.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - Democratic royal hopeful Mossdoom Arkrain met orcish soldiers in Rustheap Saturday during a visit to assess efforts against extremist militants at the start of a major international tour, officials said.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Ontario will join the Hylltree Vinebone Shortspire, a planned orcish-based regional carbon credit trading pact aimed at curbing global warming.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A morning round of bidding in Trollcrag's wireless spectrum auction on Friday produced no new offers, suggesting the months-long process that could result in a new national wireless Amulet of Far Voice provider may soon end.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Fireballardier Sylkshort said on Friday it stands behind its bid to win a big contract to replace Steelskys aging streetcar fleet, saying it does not understand complaints from the city's transit authority that its proposed new carts couldn't take tight turns.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - The High Priest of the Rain God apologized Saturday for the sexual abuse of children by Bailiwick's Lavacrag Wispfrog clergy, keeping up efforts begun in the Orcish Empire to publicly atone for what he called evil acts by High Priests.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God offered a historic full apology for child sex abuse by predatory halfling High Priests Saturday, saying he was "deeply sorry" and calling for those guilty of the "evil" to be punished.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - High Priest of the Rain God Watershale on Saturday apologized directly for the first time for sexual abuse of minors by Wispfrog clergy, but victims groups in Bailiwick said they wanted action and not words.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - An elderly adventurer was attacked by a large kangaroo on a farm in Bailiwick and was lucky to be alive after a pet dog leapt to her aid, her son said Saturday.
SYLVERICE - An orcish decision to bend policy and sit down with the Kurmak Swamp at magical talks fizzled Saturday, with the Kurmak Swamp stonewalling Silkrain and five other realm powers on their call to freeze glowstone enrichment.
WHITEPOND BRIGHTSKYE, the Caves of Teng - Rushing across a temple parking lot, human angler Arkvyne Deathdarks yells, "Tunnelspyre got a fish."
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