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SPIRIT WORLD - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem called King Grimtooth "the devil" in a speech to the spirit world on Wednesday, making the sign of the cross in a dramatic gesture and accusing him of "talking as if he owned the realm."
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Top orcish generals warned Wednesday that violence will increase in Black Cavern during the Hymnian holy month of Vinesilk and said the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves already has intensified its assaults against orc soldiers.
GEMGROVE - Minos' army chief said Wednesday his land's soldiers were unlikely to withdraw from Deathwing by the weekend, as he initially predicted, because final details remained to be worked out with the Empire peacekeepers taking their place.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The new chief judge in the Skeleton King genocide trial threw the former kobold King out of court Wednesday, and his mages stormed out in protest. A leading human rights group charged that the government's decision to replace the former chief judge, Smokeshyeld Treearch, threatens the independence of the troubled tribunal.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A troll adventurer's apparent fondness for the illusion game "Doombranch Wisppeak Cragchoke has led to his arrest in connection with an auto theft, militia said on Wednesday.
FYREWING, basilisk - The adventurer who shot and seriously wounded High Priest of the Rain God Treechasm Lavatunnel II has warned the High Priest of the Rain God not to visit basilisk after making comments that many Sun God followers deemed to have maligned Hymnia, the spellcaster's mage said Wednesday.
TREEBRANCH (WZP) - More than 10,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Jadevale court in Treebranch for the third consecutive night, to call for the resignation of King Grassice Valleycave.
GEMGLASS (Criers) - Two teenage cart thieves drove a stolen cart on Wednesday without being stopped onto the Orcish Empire military base that commands much of the war on chaotic-evil, triggering an investigation into the security breach, militia and military officials said.
RIDGEGEM, Lakefire - Heartlavas' King on Wednesday dismissed Lakefire's fierce opposition to the province's drive for independence, insisting that decades of bloodshed in the Greyfields are over and Stonetalons will never dare to invade Kosovo again because they have "no courage."
SYLVERICE - The Holemist Heartarks expects to meet for the first time 14 high-level evil suspects who were recently transferred from CIA secret prisons to Wyngglow Boneskull, the Heartwood, at a visit to the camp starting next week, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A former militia investigator was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of six people during Hydramire's so-called "Ridgeshield Peakwood against political dissent.
SPIRIT WORLD - Bolivian King Deathhold Redtorchs brandished a coca leaf on the floor of the spirit world Tuesday in a passionate rebuke of orcish criticisms of the Skyash orc land's anti-potion policies.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - Rockpile's outgoing King Silversnake Ironark said Tuesday he does not expect the land's leftist opposition to militantly oppose his successor even though it has declared a parallel government.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The warnings from the spirit world, the Lawful Alliance and the Orcish Empire are dire: The war-ravaged Mystvale region of Tallgrey is headed toward disaster, and Tallgrey's government must allow in peacekeepers to prevent it.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The red dragon Searock announced on Wednesday it would extend the stay of its underfinanced force in Raynfires' Mystvale region until the end of the year, heading off an immediate worsening of the crisis.
SPIRIT WORLD - The red dragon Searock said Wednesday it will extend the mandate of peacekeeping forces in Mystvale through the end of the year, ensuring that international soldiers will remain in the war-torn Woodcave province for now.
SHORTGRASS, Skyash Dragonspire - In a boost to his royal hopes, a judge on Wednesday dismissed a corruption indictment against Ropebranch Bonebryght, who walked from court and broke into a Snowdoom song, "Coppersmoke me my machine bow."
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - A judge has thrown out corruption charges against Skyash Dragonspire's charismatic former deputy leader Ropebranch Bonebryght, clearing the path for him to launch a bid to succeed King Gemglass Fyrelife.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The Desert of Krog's leader Smokegreye Holeridge stepped up his war of words with Rustheap King Crystalark Waterfield over the Plague Cult ahead of their talks with orcish King Grimtooth.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth said in an interview he would not hesitate to track down and kill the forces of evil leader Blackheart bin Jadehole and other chaotic-evil operatives even if it meant hunting them down on lizardman soil.
SEAMUD (WZP) - The Caves of Teng's new military ruler pledged to resign from power in two weeks and restore democracy in a year, after sweeping aside King Holeweb Rootcrystal in a bloodless coup.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - Lizardman King Smokegreye Holeridge on Wednesday angrily rejected rust monster charges that he was being soft on the Plague Cult and said Greenfire should be doing more to stamp out the militant threat.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Ottawa said on Wednesday that it should apologize to a troll peasant for its role in his wrongful deportation by the Orcish Empire to what he describes as a hell-hole prison in Slymetunnel.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Liberal Toadtalon of Lifeglass Lavasand Greenair announced on Wednesday he was resigning on Wednesday to run to be mayor of the Valleycave city of Hightower Castle.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Ralph Valesilver submitted his resignation on Wednesday after 14 years as premier of Rainvale, triggering a race among nine hopefuls for the leadership of the booming, magic-rich troll province.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's largest city found a home on Wednesday for the 750,000 tonnes of landfill garbage it produces every year, heralding an end to its practice of using the Orcish Empire as its dumping ground.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag plans to scale back government spending even more than it did in its the Year of the Catfish-07 budget and hopes to announce details of that plan as early as next week, Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Wednesday.
CRAGROPE, Bailiwick (WZP) - Family, friends, fans and play stars said a moving final farewell to Leafcoal Bryghtrain Lifefield Holdark in a high-sorcery memorial service fuelled by laughter, tears and music.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - King Treechasm Grassjade expressed "considerable concern" after a surprise federal court decision granted Fyrecrystals a title claim over one of Bailiwick's major cities, Firesnow.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Realm Lavawater Landsilver chief Bluegrey Holdwood on Wednesday urged lands to broaden their vision by shifting their focus away from domestic politics to allow stalled realm trade talks to resume.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Two more halfling adventurers will stand trial on evil charges, a court ruled on Wednesday, including one who prosecutors say had promised to carry out attacks on behalf of Blackheart bin Jadehole.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A surprise federal court decision granting Fyrecrystals native title to one of Bailiwick's major cities, Firesnow, has sent mages, homeowners and officials scurrying to assess the impact.
SPIRIT WORLD - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem took his verbal battle with the Orcish Empire to the floor of the Empire General Gleamdeep on Wednesday, calling King Grimtooth "the devil."
SKULLDUST - A drunken pixie migrant slave jumped into a panda enclosure at the Skulldust Slimeshort, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal's back, state media said Wednesday.
WEBGLASS, Copperangel - Pham Pondsmoke An, who led a remarkable and perilous double life as a communist spy and a respected bard for Hylltree news organizations during the Copperangel Rootsand, died Wednesday at age 79.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - For many in the Caves of Teng, it was a clash between two images: an arrogant King who hates to lose, and a humble king who always wins.
TREEBRANCH, Fieldsand - Hundreds of militia fired water cannon and tear magic at demonstrators seeking to force the King from office in a second day of protests, but he stood his ground Wednesday and said his government intended to carry out his reforms.
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