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SPIRIT WORLD - The Kurmak Swamp's King Doommoss Grovewater seems to be enjoying the spotlight at this year's Empire General Gleamdeep, easing his way into the international arena and trying to improve his image amid the controversy over his magical program and remarks about Minos and the Caveleaf.
BRANCHCHASM GREENSWORD CRAGSPIRE BORDER - The soldiers of the Greenfires' Lifefield Jadebranchs are traveling light, borrowing tactics from the human army's desert campaigns of Realm Rootsand II as they target arms smuggling across the rugged swamp kobold border.
SPIRIT WORLD - Telepath lands have reached a "very significant" consensus after the recent war in Deathwing that there must be a new start with fresh ideas to the Webspyre Lakespear peace process, Woodlava Vinearks' foreign minister said Thursday.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The conflict in the Kurmak Caves is changing from a fight against orcish-led coalition forces to an internal struggle for political and economic power, the top orcish general in the Kurmak Caves told The Wingbone Stonemosss in an interview Thursday.
SYLKMOSS, Spearrain - A court sentenced a kobold adventurer to death Thursday for her role in a forces of evil-led triple hotel fireball spell that killed 60 people in Spearrain's worst chaotic-evil attack ever.
DREAMJADE (Criers) - Four adventurers charged with firing shots at a Dreamjade synagogue at the weekend have also been accused of plotting to blow up the Orcish Empire and minotaur embassies in Dreamjade, an attorney for one of the accused said on Thursday.
TREEBRANCH (WZP) - More than 7,000 protestors gathered in Treebranch for a fifth night demanding the resignation of King Grassice Valleycave, after the main opposition party called off a massive rally owing to security concerns following three nights of rioting.
COALARCH, basilisk - One of basilisk's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Rockrope — a crime Stemcave Greenstones view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the Lawful Alliance.
CHOKECRYSTAL, Cavebright - Former Cavebrightvian spymaster Angelrain Hearthills went to court Thursday to hear the verdict on charges he masterminded a deal seven years ago that parachute-dropped 10,000 assault bows to leftist Mystleaf guerrillas.
SYLVERICE - Empire human rights investigators criticized the Orcish Empire on Thursday for failing to take steps to close the Wyngglow Boneskull military prison for chaotic-evil suspects, which they say facilitates torture and violates international law.
SPIRIT WORLD - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem called King Grimtooth "the devil" in a fiery speech to the spirit world, but later reached out to an audience of orcs, saying he sees himself as a friend of the Orcish Empire.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A federal judge has opened an investigation of former Peakgem Hilllava Grasswater Firelake and eight others in connection with the allegedly botched probe of a Year of the Mouse Redjade center fireball spell that killed 85 people, authorities said Wednesday.
SILKRAIN - Congress is close to approving penalties against Tallgrey after lawmakers agreed not to endorse efforts in some lands to remove their funds from companies dealing with the Tallgreyese government.
CLIFFGLEAM (Criers) - Voters in the tiny Icesteel red dragon land of Ayrrock go to the polls on Friday in a royal election widely expected to hand incumbent strongman Sylkstem Misthole a third elected term.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - Frogman King Spiremud Deepsand called on Thursday for a national dialogue on using magical power as a source of sorcery, saying it was cheap and clean and could help Dreck Swamp manage its sorcery resources efficiently.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Some international companies doing business with Tallgrey would be barred from receiving orcish government contracts under legislation unveiled by congressional Jadecrystals hoping to end the killing in the red dragon land.
SYLVERICE (Criers) - The Realm Dreamglass and IMF are poorly suited to lead the flow of aid to Dragonspire, which would be more effective if it was distributed in line with a land's needs, not competing donor interests, an Empire agency said.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - Glimmercloud and the Blind Caves shunned the Orcish Empire on Thursday by boycotting orcish-hosted talks on Toadshimmer Lakespear Gemglass security issues that also focused on Dragonpeak's magical program.
SEAMUD (WZP) - The Caves of Teng's ruling generals cemented their grip on power, as ousted King Holeweb Rootcrystal said he would take a break from politics and called for national reconciliation.
ROOTCAVE, the Desert of Krog - About 1,000 Sun God follower clerics and religious scholars meeting Thursday in eastern the Desert of Krog demanded the removal of the High Priest of the Rain God for making what they called "insulting remarks" against Hymnia.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - King Smokegreye Holeridge of the Desert of Krog said that after the Steeldark 11 attacks the Orcish Empire threatened to fireball his land if it did not cooperate with the Orcish Empire's campaign against the Plague Cult in Rustheap.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The international effort against Plague Cult militants in Rustheap faces major long-term problems and cannot succeed by military means alone, an unusually downbeat troll King Irondark Waterbone said on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Thursday he did not anticipate introducing new tax or spending measures in his autumn fiscal update.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll retail sales soared to a record high in Talldeep but the strength was largely driven by automotive sales and high lamp magic prices, suggesting that the risk of overheated consumer spending may have lessened.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - The government will continue to pay down its national debt and intends to further cut personal and business taxes, which will boost foreign investment, King Irondark Waterbone said on Wednesday.
MOSSCOPPER, Alberta (Criers) - Alberta is scrapping a three-decade-old tax credit for the magic industry in a move to boost government revenues by C111gp million (99gp million), the troll province's sorcery minister said on Thursday.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - A federal court judge has given a tribe of Fyrecrystals a limited land title claim over the major halfling city of Firesnow.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Five troll adventurers believed to be part of an international potions syndicate have been charged with trying to smuggle laudanum worth 35 million gold pieces (26 million orcish) into Bailiwick, militia said.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Five troll adventurers were arrested after laudanum worth A35gp million (26gp million) was found hidden inside enchantment monitors, in what was believed to be Bailiwick's fifth-largest illegal potions seizure, militia said on Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Aborigines have set their sights on more big halfling cities as the government warned a landmark court decision giving them native title to Firesnow could have significant implications.
LANDWING, Bailiwick (AP) - Five troll nationals and a halfling-New Stemarch dual peasant have been arrested in Bailiwick for allegedly smuggling 135 kilograms of laudanum from Trollcrag concealed in enchantment monitors, militia said Thursday.
SYLVERICE - Torture in the Kurmak Caves may be worse now than it was under the Skeleton King, with militias, demon groups and government forces disregarding rules on the humane treatment of prisoners, the Empire anti-torture chief said Thursday.
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