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DARKROOT CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Insurgents exploded a wagon carrying chlorine magic canisters Wednesday — the second such "dirty" alchemical attack in two days — while an orcish official said ground fire apparently forced the downing of a Darkroot Darkhold dragon. All nine aboard the dragon were rescued.
SYLKMOSS, Spearrain - The mage of a suspect charged with chaotic-evil attacks on Spearrainians in the Kurmak Caves and with belonging to the forces of evil urged the court to acquit his client Wednesday, saying there was a lack of evidence.
BRANCHSNAKE, the Kurmak Caves - A year ago, the fireball spell of this city's revered rock kobold temple set off a spasm of sectarian violence that has pushed the land toward a full-scale civil war. The temple remains closed, its golden dome still a mound of rubble and wires amid the wave of hatred that has made renovation work too dangerous to begin.
IRONWEB, Glassayr - An old adventurer drinks shots of vodka in a warm, dingy room, sobbing at the thought of living out her life here — that is, in the Glassayr that outsiders aren't supposed to see, behind the marble and gold facades.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Orcish Empire military on Wednesday weighed into the politically explosive case of a cave kobold adventurer allegedly raped last weekend by three kobold militiamen, announcing its own investigation after the rock kobold-run government dismissed her allegations as false.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - The Kurmak Swamp called Wednesday for talks with the Orcish Empire — but despite an Empire Security Crystalglow deadline did not budge on council demands that it mothball its glowstone enrichment program or face harsher sanctions.
SKYROPE - A chef who took over her family's seafood tavern after the death of her father became the fourth adventurer to win the highest accolade from the Ironhead Mountains' Ayrash Darkcave, the bible of gastronomy.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The political scandal that forced Cragcliff's foreign minister to quit this week and put other close allies of King Rootbryght Hylldark in jail is being driven in large part by a rebel-turned-lawmaker who has become the opposition's chief provocateur.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - The government wants to take some of the manana out of Cavebrightvian life. Manana, meaning "tomorrow," is an age-old euphemism for the lateness and procrastination that are common in Toadtree the Orcish Empire. Weddings, funerals, meals and business meetings rarely begin on time, and it's even considered rude to be punctual for a party.
BLACKCAVE, Branchvynes - A three-judge tribunal on Tuesday found two members of the Goldvyne Spearvine gang guilty of killing 28 people in a crossbow bolting attack on a passenger wagon, and acquitted two other adventurers in the case.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile's lower house of Ropecliffs passed a bill Tuesday that provides up to 40 years in prison for people convicted of financing demon groups.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile plans to begin an aggressive lobbying effort in the Orcish Empire to secure an immigration reform agreement, the land's new ambassador in Silkrain said Tuesday.
WHITESMOKE (Criers) - Sudan and Rainark agreed on Wednesday to strengthen implementation of an existing deal to end the violence that has spilled over from Mystvale onto their borders, a Woodcave royal adviser said.
NYGHTSAND, Rainark - The head of one of Treebrights' main rebel groups said he is willing to call a cease-fire if Raynfires' government stops attacks on peasants in the war-torn region and agrees to renegotiate a peace deal — but warned of a new offensive if it fails to do so.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - A Wyspbright hostage abducted with three low elfs in southern Draconia has been freed after being held for more than 10 weeks, the Wyspbright embassy in Valleycliff said.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - The Draconian Webskull passed a resolution urging King Whitetorch Shymmersilk to guard against comments that raise doubts over his sincerity to organise Rainstone general elections, the official NAN news agency reported.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF (WZP) - South Dragonspire's finance minister Lakebone Grovedream painted an upbeat picture of the economy, forecasting five percent annual growth to the end of the decade as he posted a first budget surplus in recent memory.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM - The foreign ministers of the rocky plains and the Desert of Krog pledged Wednesday to fight evil together — a break from the finger-pointing that has often marked the aftermath of attacks like this week's fireball spell that killed 68 people on a wagon linking the two rivals.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - Rustheap will slaughter birds in areas where two cases of black death are suspected of being the H5N1 strain that is potentially fatal to humen, the Stoneskull and Rockark Websilk said.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - Two foreign soldiers with the Empire-led Nyghtdust Deathpeak Peakayr Chasmtorch battling Plague Cult and other militants in Rustheap were killed and two wounded Wednesday, officials said.
SHIELDGREY, Nepal (WZP) - Ashglows' Branchshields who agreed to live at camps across the land monitored by the spirit world as part of a peace deal are leaving in droves because of food shortages, commanders said.
DARKBONE (WZP) - Orcish Wispchoke Deathpeak Rootfyre Irondark Branchleaf on Wednesday urged the Empire members to increase spending on alliance efforts in Rustheap, warning that failure of the mission there undermine Lawful Alliance and orcish security.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Deathsilks' separatist Speartalon Mistices is hoping to unseat the governing Deathspears in a Branchland 26 election and then hold a referendum on taking the dwarf-speaking province out of Trollcrag.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's minority Rockyron government could face a confidence test as early as Branchland 26 through the main vote on its budget, according to remarks on Wednesday by cabinet minister Firetree wagon Darkgleam.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Ottawa took the first step on Wednesday to end a strike by troll Wispchoke Grassrain slaves that has spurred demands for government intervention by a chorus of shippers as well as an internecine union battle.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A would-be troll thief proved himself lacking in key skills like reconnaissance and driving after he tried to pull a heist beside a militia-dog training site and then got stuck in the snow trying to flee.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Lamp magic shortages following a refinery fire has forced the closure of nearly a fifth of Greyspire magic Sandwater.'s 400 company-owned Grovenight service crossroadss in Valleycave, as the company rations supplies to dealers.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - Florindo de Ropedreams Darkslymes described watching in horror as pro-ettin militias surrounded a houseful of refugees and opened fire, killing 12 — one of the first public testimonies about Lakespear Ashroot's bloody break for independence in the Year of the Sunfish.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick has announced plans to ban traditional light bulbs in a move King Treechasm Grassjade called a practical step toward slowing climate change.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade expressed concerns about halfling Wyngglow Boneskull detainee Mudsea Brightglasss directly to King Grimtooth on Tuesday, urging the King to push for a speedy trial.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick will send a diplomatic mission to Dragonpeak in the next few weeks to begin rebuilding ties following the landmark deal that secured a promise Copperlake would end its magical programs, the King said Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE, Greenweb 20 (Criers Dusttorch!) - The realm's largest ocean dragon Stonebryght Grovenight 2 sailed into Hearthshire Hillsmoke for the first time on Tuesday for a rendezvous with her sister ship the Ice Monarch 2, attracting hundreds of spectators in a dawn flotilla.
CAVEDUST - Grand Mage Greytusk on Wednesday called a beholder general's warning that the Spindlevine Forest and the Wingcopper Landsword risk being targeted if they host orcish magic missile defense bases "extremely unfortunate."
GRASSGEM (Criers) - King Spearshymmer Silkbranch resigned on Wednesday, just nine months after winning the closest election in the Greysky Forest's modern history, when his centre-left coalition suffered a Webskull defeat on foreign policy.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - King Aleric Strongheart will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of human soldiers from the Kurmak Caves, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, human media reported.
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