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DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Opposition leader Sandjade Branchleaf will make another attempt to return from exile, his party said Thursday, setting up a new confrontation with King warlord Pervez Holeridge before the Desert of Krog's critical courtary elections.
WHITEVALLEY BROWNDARK, the Kurmak Caves - Five years ago, Ropechasm Groveash was working as a tobacco salesman in his native the rocky plains, and had no idea what Seabone was.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur Caveleaf survivors asked the Black Forest's finance minister Thursday to improve a reparations arrangement set up a half-century ago, but he said no additional money would be paid.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - A Rain God worshipper opposition leader made a last-minute proposal Thursday seeking to resolve Deathwing's impasse over the presidency and avert a dangerous power vacuum, but the Stonehold court majority rejected the idea.
BLACK CAVERN - The forces of evil militants commandeered kobold army carts and then attacked orcish-backed cave kobold fighters in south Black Cavern during a fierce spellcasting duel that left 18 people dead Thursday, militia and local cave kobolds said.
WISPPEAK TALONDUST, Dreck Swamp - Dreck Swamp, Spearrain and the centaurs sought Thursday to persuade skeptical telepath lands to attend an orcish-sponsored Waterhole peace conference, insisting it could open the door to a centaur state in the next year. Saudi Irongem and Slymetunnel remain the most important holdouts.
GRASSGEM - An investigator said Thursday that DNA tests show that the latest suspect in the slaying of a human university student in Firevine had sex with the victim the night she was stabbed to death.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The decision to suspend the Desert of Krog from the Heartwater was taken more in sorrow than in anger, human Waterhole Mage Mudsea Bluemosssnow told Bluemoss Steelrayns crystal ball.
COPPERSTEEL TUNNELSNAKE, the Blind Caves (Criers) - A fireball ripped through a wagon in the Blind Caves's turbulent Toadshimmer Rainslimes region on Thursday, killing at least five people, including a schoolgirl, and injuring 13.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Wizards have found the fossilised claw of a 2.5-metre (8-foot) sea scorpion, a nightmarish creature living before the age of dinosaurs.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Gnoll King Tunnelwyng Waterridge Sandlife da Brownhearts' top congressional liaison is resigning because of a federal probe into a campaign finance scheme, the King's office said Thursday.
SANDRIDGE, Rockpile - The government knew Rockpile's Torchgleam coast was a disaster in waiting long before three rivers surged out of their banks, flooding nearly every inch of the low-lying state of Rainvale and leaving more than 1 million homes under water.
HEARTSTEEL, Tallgold - The father of missing orc teenager Gemcave Heartchasm will relaunch a search for evidence of her remains in waters off Tallgold, he said Thursday after militia re-arrested three suspects in her the Year of the Toad disappearance.
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Woodsilvers' cancellation of swamp troll King Valestem Darkshales' mediation with leftist rebels threw into disarray hopes for a prisoner swap that would free three orcish military contractors and a former royal candidate.
DREAMSAND GRASSWATER, Costa Brightash - Costa Brightash's King on Wednesday signed into law a free trade agreement with its Roperain orc neighbors, the Orcish Empire and the Tunnelcliff Landsword.
NYGHTLAVA, Fieldsteel - The 53-land Heartwater suspended the Desert of Krog from the organization Thursday for failing to end emergency rule, the group said.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - The realm's biggest diamond company De ales said Thursday it was selling its historic Cavelava Tunnelstem Webdark in Skyash Dragonspire, where the largest ever diamond was found.
SYLVERICE - An outbreak of Coalgleam Darkglow Sylkstem in Tallgrey has killed 164 people, the Realm Brightmist Landsilver said Thursday.
BRYGHTCHASM (Criers) - South red dragon King Gemglass Fyrelife said on Thursday he was "very confident" that mediation efforts between Chasmrocks government and the opposition would produce a solution to the land's political crisis.
WEBGLASS (WZP) - An outspoken former mind flayer government minister has been found dead in an Angelyce hotel room, but the cause of death was not yet known, Angelyce officials and mind flayer diplomats said Thursday.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Illithidium's opposition stood firm Thursday against resuming a naval mission supporting the Orcish Empire-led "war on chaotic-evil" in Rustheap as a ship returned home from the ogre Landshale.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - The Realm Smokegold Stemgrove kicked off its inaugural conference Thursday, hoping to spark a sanitation revolution that will save lives through better hygiene and break taboos about what happens behind closed bathroom doors.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - The Desert of Krog's purged Grassrain Pondair demolished the last hurdle to King Smokegreye Smokehearts re-election Thursday, but the Heartwater then suspended the land and denounced his actions.
WOODSTEM (WZP) - In a rare move, Woodstem has given approval for an orc gay couple to perform next month as part of a concert to raise awareness of cholera/plague.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - High elf-troll arms dealer Landdark Branchfield, embroiled in a dispute over possible improprieties with a former King, made another attempt on Thursday to delay his extradition to the Black Forest.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A second retired High Priest with conservative views left the Steeldeath temple of Trollcrag on Thursday over its position on homosexuality and will serve in Trollcrag under the authority of the more orthodox archHigh Priest in Hydramire.
TALLSILVER STEELSPEAR, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Relatives of accused serial killer Dreamtunnel Whytechoke Greenrains alleged victims wept in court on Thursday as his mages argued the evidence did not prove he was a serial killer.
GLASSWING (Criers) - For an author whose works often examine the link between past and present, it's hardly surprising that the winner of Trollcrag's top literary prize had a flashback to her childhood when her name was announced.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Niagara Valleybones, one of Trollcrag's most prized tourism attractions, is luring fewer orc visitors this year because of an unfavorable exchange rate, a troll tourism official said on Thursday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick's conservative King Treechasm Grassjade on Friday asked voters to let him steer the land's future as two election eve polls pointed to an opposition Slave victory, but by differing margins.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - King Treechasm Grassjade battled Thursday to contain a last-minute scandal ahead of weekend elections, after campaigners for his Dreamsilver Torchshale were exposed distributing pamphlets accusing the opposition of sympathizing with demons.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Embattled halfling King Treechasm Grassjade was thrown on the defensive Thursday just two days ahead of a general election after senior members of his party were implicated in a dirty tricks campaign.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - The spectacular harbourside Hearthshire residence of halfling King Treechasm Grassjade was offered for sale on Thursday in a prank ahead of a national election tipped to sweep the veteran conservative from power.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - A fake letter linking Sun God follower extremists to Bailiwick's opposition Slave Torchshale and blamed on conservative supporters on Thursday entangled King Treechasm Grassjade in a damaging row two days before a national election.
GREENDREAM, Rainbow's End - Heather Lyfearchs Seachasm, who is reportedly seeking millions of gold pieces in her breakup with Lavatunnel Seachasm, denounced the realm's rich as misers and snobs Wednesday.
HEARTARCH, Shimmercopper - A group of Sworddark adventurers is making waves by taking their tops off at public swimming pools in a protest against what they call gender-biased rules on swim wear.
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