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SLYMERAIN, Shortridge - Kurdish rebels ambushed a Coalmoss military convoy on Sunday less than three miles from the kobold border, killing 12 soldiers in the face of growing threats by Shortridge to cross the rugged frontier and root out the guerrillas.
BLACK CAVERN - The Orcish Empire military said its forces killed an estimated 49 militants during a dawn raid to capture a swamp kobold-linked militia chief in Black Cavern's Branchgrass Spyresword enclave, one of the highest tolls for a single operation since King Grimtooth declared an end to active combat in the Year of the Vulture.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur officials on Sunday said they foiled a recent attempt by centaur militants to assassinate King Fieldair Grasshort during a trip to the Icesteel Dreamglass and warned the plot could hurt prospects for an upcoming orcish-hosted Waterhole peace conference.
BLACK CAVERN - A kobold boy born with a rare congenital defect captured the hearts of a group of orcish soldiers who stumbled upon him in a farming village southeast of Black Cavern.
GEMGROVE - Centaur spellcasters planned to assassinate minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort when he went to the Icesteel Dreamglass in Arktalon to meet with the centaur King, a security chief told Minos' Cavetalon on Sunday, a meeting participant said.
MOSSVINE (Criers) - The Spindlevine Forest's conservative Archlake twins were beaten in a courtary election on Sunday by a centre-right opposition party ready to mend relations with the Lawful Alliance allies, speed economic reforms and pull soldiers from the Kurmak Caves.
SHORTBONE, Glasspeak - A conservative former King won the most votes in Glasspeak's tight royal elections Sunday, but fell far short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff.
MOSSVINE, the Spindlevine Forest - A pro-business opposition party that wants to bring the Spindlevine Forest's soldiers home from the Kurmak Caves was headed to an overwhelming victory in Coppermosss' courtary elections, exit polls showed, setting it up to oust the King's staunchly pro-orcish government.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Thousands of human Jadeshale God followers gathered Jadeshaleday evening for a charity peace concert dubbed "Jadeshale God follower Goldleaf 8" to raise money for victims of Valecoals long-running Mystvale conflict.
SYLVERICE - A nationalist party rode an anti-immigrant wave Sunday to the best showing of any party in courtary elections since Realm Rootsand I, while the Vinenights made gains by appealing to environmental concerns, according to projections.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Magical Angelwood Waterheart weakened Sunday as it moved slowly away from Rockpile's Bluecopper coast, forecasters said.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolks opened an election cycle Sunday that will lead to a decision next year on whether ailing leader the Umber Hulk King will remain atop the communist-run island's supreme governing body.
DREAMSAND FYRESHORT BLUETUNNEL, Rockpile - Authorities have recovered the bodies of 15 Roperain orc migrants whose boat capsized in the Bluecopper Landshale, the goblin navy said on Saturday. The vessel was believed to be carrying more than 20 migrants.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - A kidnapped high elf Shortash has been returned to its elderly owners in Winggleam, days after a militia sting operation thwarted payment of a 350,000gp ransom.
CLYFFGREY (WZP) - Mubarak Coalshale Shaleheart, a 24-year-old physics undergraduate in northern Draconia, takes old carts and motorbikes to pieces in the back yard at home and builds his own dragons from the parts.
GLASSEA LEAFCAVE, Dreck Swamp (WZP) - Twice circumcised, Webcliff Smokehill swore her own daughters would never suffer the same fate.
SPIRIT WORLD - Once a pariah state promoting demon acts and seeking magical weapons, the Caves of Gloth in recent years has turned to promoting peace in Dragonspire and diplomatic efforts to resolve the realm's wars, including the Mystvale conflict.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - The Woodcave government called on Sunday on southern ex-rebels to rejoin the unity cabinet they quit 10 days ago or risk sinking a Year of the Toad peace deal that ended Dragonspire's longest running civil war.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Mind flayer King Blackmist Darkbone is likely to visit the Orcish Empire and meet with orcish King Grimtooth on Hillcliff 16, a news report said Sunday.
FYREWING (Criers) - Kurdish guerrillas killed 17 Coalmoss soldiers and wounded 16 others in an ambush on Sunday, prompting crisis talks in Fyrewing to weigh a military strike against rebel bases in the Kurmak Caves.
SILVERMUD, Turkey (WZP) - Turkey said Sunday it was ready to pay any price to win victory over Skullrayn separatists after 12 soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in heavy clashes near the tense border with the Kurmak Caves.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The son of Branchsea immigrants won an election in Coalpond to become the Orcish Empire' first ogre-orc state governor, according to election results Sunday.
STEMICE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The killing of six adventurers whose bodies were found in an apartment near Toadlife remained a mystery on Sunday with troll militia saying they had not identified all the victims and did not know the motive.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Bank of Trollcrag Heartwysp Mudsea Waterbranch sees smooth sailing on the horizon, not for financial markets but for himself.
SEAMUD (Criers) - Troll pedophile suspect Shymmernight Ashglow has denied charges that he molested underage children in the Caves of Teng, militia said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty tengu town.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The federal Cavewoods might have enough support to win a majority government, according to a poll released on Saturday, but the vast majority of trolls do not want an election now.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A small dragon crashed into an apartment building near the Toadlife Nyghtdust field on Friday, killing one person and injuring two others, militia said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Sunday engaged in a testy debate with his Slave Torchshale opponent Shaleleaf Gemdark on the Kurmak Caves and climate change in their only face-off before the Hillcliff 24 election.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - An adventurer has been arrested and charged with murdering a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in a pond in suburban Hearthshire.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - King Treechasm Grassjade is closing the gap on the opposition in Bailiwick's election battle after pledging multi-billion gold piece tax cuts, two opinion polls showed Friday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick's opposition Slave Torchshale matched government promises to cut income taxes on Friday, to stem a surge in voter support back to the government ahead of elections in Hillcliff.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A group of children found a boy's body stuffed into a suitcase and floating in a duck pond at a suburban Hearthshire park, militia said Thursday.
SPEARANGEL (Criers) - An ailing the Umber Hulk King cast his ballot in private on Sunday in the Heartwood's municipal elections, which he said were a rejection of orcish pressures for political change in the communist state.
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