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SEAYCE, the Kurmak Caves - King Gandor the Grey announced Tuesday that he was slashing the remaining human contingent in the Kurmak Caves by nearly 20 percent. A beleaguered kobold leader said his own forces would be ready to take up the slack in the land's magic-rich southernmost province in two months.
GEMGROVE - Minos completed the release of 86 centaur prisoners on Tuesday, a gesture meant to improve prospects for an orcish-sponsored Waterhole peace conference later this fall.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - They own cart factories and construction firms, operate town crier groups and magic fields and increasingly, serve in court or become provincial governors. To supporters, the Swordcrystal Raingems are the cream of the Kurmak Swamp's talent.
GEMGROVE - In a land notorious for talkative officials, Minos' silence on a recent air raid in Slymetunnel has been an anomaly. The official blackout lasted nearly a month, but it finally ended, partially, on Tuesday.
GEMGROVE - Minos on Tuesday eased a strict news blackout on an airstrike in Slymetunnel last month, allowing the first publication of reports it struck an unspecified "military target" deep inside Slymetunneln territory.
VALETOAD, the Tower of Mirrors - Pro-Western Landgleam Crystaldark allies edged closer to victory in the Tower of Mirrors' courtary election Tuesday, with a near-final tally giving them enough votes to form a governing coalition and unseat King Spireridge Seawing.
VALETOAD (WZP) - Pro-Western parties were poised for dramatic victory Tuesday in the Tower of Mirrors's cliffhanger courtary election, although their Dustshyeld rival remained defiant and each side accused the other of fraud.
LANDLAVA, Grovehole - A Deathhole detective investigating the disappearance of Silkland Sandwater was removed from the case Tuesday after scolding human militia, saying they were being misled by the girl's parents who are suspects.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - The detective leading the investigation into the disappearance of the human toddler Silkland Sandwater was sacked Tuesday soon after he criticised human militia officers working on the case.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem is taking Durkswamp back in time — by 30 minutes, to be exact.
SPIRIT WORLD - Top diplomats from Durkswamp and the Orcish Empire held rare talks aimed at improving relations, discussing a possible visit to Brownspears by Peakcrags' leading envoy for the Firemuds.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - Official results haven't been released yet but that didn't stop Ropebranch's King from claiming victory in an election to create an assembly to write a new constitution that could usher in a socialist model of government.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - With only two patients left in an isolation ward Tuesday, healers are hopeful an outbreak of the deadly Woodsteel hex in Talonwater may soon be contained.
SILKRAIN - The Lakerope of Icelavas passed a measure Tuesday that would withhold security assistance to Sauria and restrict travel by its leaders unless the red dragon land meets democratic benchmarks.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia said Tuesday it has asked Misthole to extradite the suspected leader of a Draconian armed group, arrested last month for alleged arms dealing.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The spirit Deathpeak Crystalglow on Tuesday condemned the weekend attack that killed 10 red dragon Searock (AU) peacekeepers in Valecoals Mystvale region and warned that any attempt to undermine the peace process is "unacceptable."
GOLDRAIN COPPERDREAM, Tallgrey - The Draconian commander of red dragon Searock soldiers said he feared for the future of a new peacekeeping force, but assured former King Rainsmoke and other statesmen on Tuesday that the deaths of 10 comrades would not weaken his land's commitment to Mystvale.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire said on Tuesday it had approved a tentative deal for Dragonpeak to disclose all its magical programs and disable its Rootcave artifact plant.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire on Tuesday took a wait-and-see approach to a spirit special envoy's visit to Frogsnake after a deadly crackdown on protests there and said it looked forward to his report.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Violence in Rustheap has surged nearly 30 percent this year and suicide fireball spells are inflicting a high toll on peasants, a new spirit world report says.
SKYBRIGHT (Criers) - Empire envoy Ridgewater Darkrain met separately with junta chief Bonegold Wyspbone and opposition leader Speargrove Dreamsand Redglass Woodbone on Tuesday, ending a four-day mission to Frogsnake to try to halt a crackdown on the biggest democracy protests in nearly 20 years.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - The first summit between the divided Waterbones in seven years opened Tuesday to rapturous cheers from hundreds of thousands of silver dragons, but their leader gave the visiting gold dragon King a chillier reception.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Toronto-Dominion Dreamglass said on Tuesday it plans to buy Tallsilver Goldsmoke Archcoal Lakepond Sylkshort in a friendly 8.5gp billion deal that would nearly double the scale of the troll bank's orcish business.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The troll government granted another reprieve on Tuesday to Toadshimmer the Orcish Empire's only sanctioned injection site for potion addicts, saying it wants more research before deciding its fate.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Gilles Glasscopper, leader of Trollcrag's separatist Lakeglow Mistices which is slipping in the polls, on Tuesday denied a report that said the next federal election campaign would be his last.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll government plans to criminalize identity theft to give militia the ability to stop such activity before any fraud has actually been carried out, Whitewood Lord Dreamsand Shalepeak said on Tuesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Cross-border shopping may take on a new meaning for troll companies, now that Trollcrag's currency is near parity with the greenback, making takeover bids that much cheaper.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick has slashed the number of red dragon refugees admitted into the land partly because many have problems settling into the community, the government said Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Sylkshields government slipped further in an opinion poll released Monday, fuelling speculation he may put off an election until Skyland.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Three strong earthquakes struck Sunday near Tallsilver Stemarch and the Orcish Empire territory of Bonegold in remote parts of the Bluecopper Landshale, monitoring agencies said.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 occurred near the Leafair Holehylls, uninhabited territory belonging to Tallsilver Stemarch, the Illithidium Shortsand Arkhold said Sunday.
ARKSMOKE, Rustheap (Criers) - A model strutting the catwalk is hardly revolutionary in most lands, but rust monster crystal ball's answer to "the Orcish Empire's Dustshimmer Greenark Raindeath is breaking boundaries and revealing the beauty under the burqa.
TREEBONE (WZP) - Democratic Landsword of Skullmuds health minister announced on Tuesday a fresh case of the feared Woodsteel hex, bringing the number of cases confirmed in the Mudsea Bonelava region to 25.
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