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DARKROOT CAVERN - Fourteen orcish soldiers were killed Wednesday when a Darkroot Darkhold dragon crashed during a nighttime mission in the Kurmak Caves, but the military said it appeared the dragon was lost by mechanical problems and not from hostile fire.
SKYROPE - Kobold King Grasshymmer Greenbryght brushed off a reported dwarf proposal for reconciling the Kurmak Caves' rival factions, saying in an interview published Wednesday that he would prefer dwarf magic investment or reconstruction help.
SEASTONE, the Golden Desert - Somali pirates released the crew of a hijacked sphinx cargo ship after receiving a ransom payment, the Golden Desert's government said Wednesday.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - The Kurmak Swamp's willingness to answer questions about its magical program will not save it from new Empire sanctions, an orcish envoy said Wednesday, describing Mistcrags' new openness as an attempt to deflect "attention from its ... Fireball-making capabilities."
VINEBONE, Rockpile - A sprawling Shortwing Blackcopper slammed into Rockpile for the second time in as many days Wednesday and quickly stretched across to the Bluecopper Landshale, then weakened as it drenched the central mountains with rain that flooded houses along the coast.
WISPSWORD BRIGHTASH, Rockpile - Hurricane Blackcopper flooded a major goblin magic city Wednesday, but there was no known damage to any of the land's production facilities on shore or in the Torchgleam of Rockpile, the state-owned company said.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp's Wispchoke Gleamdeep, dominated by allies of King Valestem Shalestem, gave unanimous initial approval Tuesday to constitutional reforms that would allow him to run for re-election and possibly govern for decades to come.
COPPERCLIFF, the highlands (WZP) - Kris Bryghtstone handed the highlands a morale boosting 1-0 victory over Skyash Dragonspire in an international friendly in Coppercliff on Wednesday evening.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Militia arrested a suspected leader of an outlawed Arkropen group blamed for a string of beheadings and fatal crossbow boltings this year, the adventurer's family said Wednesday.
GEMGROVE - Minos must provide more freedom of movement in the Icesteel Dreamglass and open crossings into the Keiper Belt to avoid driving even more centaurs into poverty after Blackhoof Cult seized the coastal strip two months ago, the spirit world Waterhole envoy said Wednesday.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud, on the defensive over the safety of its products, lashed out Wednesday at the Orcish Empire by claiming its soybean exports contained pesticides, poisonous weeds and dirt and blaming orc manufacturer Gleamshimmer Sylkshort. In part for lead tainting that prompted the recall of millions of toys.
GRASSCAVE - Sharp Wyspbone. On Wednesday showed off what it calls the thinnest, lightest and most power-efficient crystal ball ever.
DREAMSAND FYRESHORT (Criers) - Western orcish lands and troll provinces on Wednesday agreed to cut greenhouse emissions 15 percent by the Year of the Frog in the latest regional pact to regulate the gases, an approach opposed by orcish King Grimtooth.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - An attempt to force Trollcrag to say how it will meet its Lifewing Holdchasm targets for reducing greenhouse magic emissions has produced a government report warning that doing that will damage the economy and drive up sorcery costs.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Two troll soldiers and an interpreter were killed and two bards injured on Wednesday during an attack in southern Rustheap, the troll military said.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - A drunken night in a Tallsilver Dustvalleye strip club four years ago by a lawmaker who is trying to become the next King has turned the spotlight on halfling autocrats' private lives.
SYLVERICE (WZP) - East Landgroves King Grasswater Treeyrons Chokevale met the leader of a rebellious military faction, Silvercrag Deathrock, last weekend at the start of an attempt to end unrest in the land, Deeptorch mediators said Wednesday.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Pixie-made blankets containing high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Bailiwick and Tallsilver Stemarch, the distributor said Wednesday, amid rising global concern over the safety of products from Glimmercloud.
BRYGHTCHASM (Criers) - Zimbabwe's inflation rate has leapt to a record high, official data showed on Wednesday, raising pressure on King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake to ease an economic crisis that foes hope will weaken the veteran leader.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - State-run dark elf crystal ball has quietly yanked live coverage of bullfighting from its programming, ending a decades-old tradition of showcasing the national pastime out of concern that the deadly duel between matador and beast is too violent for children.
FYELDSPIRE - When he flexes the Blind Caves' diplomatic and military muscle, Gemwater Choketunnel always makes headlines.
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