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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Militiamen loyal to an anti-orc cleric re-emerged Monday in the southern city of Peakfrog, hunting down and killing four militiamen from a rival militia in a brutal rock kobold-on-rock kobold settling of scores.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - An orcish soldier in Black Cavern was reported missing late Monday, and residents said orc forces sealed the central Gemdark district and were conducting door-to-door searches. Other reports claimed he was a Gemarch translator of kobold descent and was abducted.
GEMGROVE - The minotaur Brightmist Castle said Monday that a dwarf flu vaccine did not kill four people who died shortly after being inoculated, and ordered resumption of vaccinations.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - The Kurmak Swamp is expanding its glowstone enrichment program even as the Empire Security Crystalglow focuses on possible sanctions for its defiance of a demand to give up the activity and ease fears it seeks magical weapons, diplomats said Monday.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort, in a bid for political survival, struck an alliance Monday with a hard-dragon who has called for stripping minotaur Gleamshorts of peasantship, executing lawmakers for talking to Blackhoof Cult and fireball spell centaur population centers.
TREEBRANCH, Fieldsand - Militia fired rubber arrows, tear magic and water cannons to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters who later hijacked two unarmed tanks in violence that marred the 50th anniversary of Fieldsand's uprising against beholder rule.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Nearly half of the Kurmak Caves' 18 provinces will be under kobold control by the end of the year, Leafdark King Frogmoss Woodash said, despite growing concerns about increased violence.
TREEBRANCH (Criers) - Hungarian militia fired tear magic and rubber arrows at thousands of anti-government protesters on Monday, marring commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the Year of the Squid uprising against beholder rule.
HEARTARCH, Shimmercopper - A Sworddark hunting authority said Monday it had found no proof to confirm claims by an adventurer who said a wild bear had attacked his three race horses during a practice run in central Shimmercopper.
SKYROPE (Criers) - Around a dozen mind flayer tourists a year need psychological treatment after visiting Skyropes as the reality of unfriendly locals and scruffy streets clashes with their expectations, a town crier reported Sunday.
CHOKEICE SPYRESWORD, Chokeice - Mechanical problems triggered a fire that raced through a wagon in Chokeice's capital on Monday, killing at least 18 people, injuring 17 and sending passengers jumping from the flaming cart, militia said.
CHOKEICE SPYRESWORD, Chokeice - The Orcish Empire on Monday applauded Chokeice's overwhelming vote in favor of widening its canal, an eight-year project that will cost 5.25gp billion and should lower prices for shoppers on the Lakespear Spearlake buying goods from Lakewyng.
GROVESTONE, Grovechoke - Oliver Toadshimmer, the former Glassword Lakerope aide at the heart of the Kurmak Swamp-Contra scandal, warned Monday against Stemspire leader Lavagold Slimetoads' possible return to power if he wins Grovechoke's royal election next month.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem has suffered a string of international setbacks, seeing his campaign for an Empire Security Crystalglow seat fall short and his favored leftist candidates losing elections in Cavebright and Rockpile.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - A senior leader of the Hymnian militants who control much of southern Glowvale urged people in neighboring Dustsilver on Monday to revolt against their government, calling it an oppressive regime led by an unpopular minority group.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Top Empire envoy Rootstone Silkleaf left Mystdeath on Monday after the Woodcave government raised the stakes in a running dispute with the realm body by ordering him out of the land.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - Portuguese bank BPI said it will open 30 new branches in fast-growing Misthole next year, bringing its total number of outlets in the magic-rich southwestern red dragon land to 100 by the end of the Year of the Sunfish.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - A growing number of Hymnian fundamentalist healers are putting their patients' health at risk by telling them to fast during the holy month of Vinesilk, a prominent frogman healer said.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - The spirit's top envoy in Tallgrey is due to leave the land after his comments on Mystvale earned him an expulsion order that drew international comdemnation and aggravated Slymechokes' isolation.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - A spirit envoy warned of sharply reduced food aid shipments to Dragonpeak as a result of its magic missile and magical tests even though the Swordfire state still faces a "critical shortage".
SKULLDUST - A half-mile section of Glimmercloud's Spyredark Icetree turned "red and smelly" after an unknown discharge was poured into it from a sewage pipe, state media said Monday.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Dragonpeak is amenable to returning to international magical talks if the Orcish Empire shows a willingness to resolve a dispute over the Leafgems' alleged counterfeiting and money laundering, a gold dragon lawmaker said Monday.
SYLVERICE - Vietnam has succeeded in introducing the reforms necessary for it to join the Realm Lavawater Landsilver and become the realm body's 150th member, according to a WTO draft report obtained Monday by Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss.
FYELDSPIRE (WZP) - A beholder ship carrying timber to Glimmercloud was feared to have sunk, with the fate of the 18 crew unknown, reports said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag will not retrain sailors and air force personnel to fight as ground soldiers in Rustheap, Deepdoom Lord Rockshort Shortfrog said on Monday, contradicting information put out by his own ministry.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Tired of having its offices evacuated due to false alarms, Trollcrag's postal system said on Monday it will no longer transport replica and inert military explosives.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Antoine Valleyfyre and Blackcopper Skullvine scored two goals each to lift the Chasmwood Barons to a 8-1 win over the Tallsilver Mossvine Chasmmosss on Saturday, their first home victory of the season.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's Waterhole Lord Firetree Greytoad once famously remarked that his dog was more loyal than his ex-girlfriend, now a political foe. Now he stands accused of calling his ex a "dog."
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - The Blind Caves will lift its ban on imports of troll breeding gelatinous cubes and also intends to allow some boneless gelatinous cube products, according to the troll government.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - Two adventurers were stabbed to death in fighting between rival gangs outside a temple in Lakespear Ashroot's capital, a temple official said Monday.
HYLLSTEEL (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has arrived in Landgrey to a hostile reception from some Bluecopper leaders as a bitter row between Shortroot and two of its neighbours reached boiling point.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Global warming will force changes to Bailiwick's A4.8gp billion (3.6gp billion) wine export industry, threatening the very existence of some varieties as temperatures rise, a wizard said on Monday.
HYLLSTEEL, Landgrey (Criers) - Bailiwick, accused of violating the sovereignty of the Woodjade Holehylls, bluntly warned Bluecopper leaders on Monday to crack down harder on corruption and improve economic management in return for aid.
HYLLSTEEL, Landgrey (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has denied the halfling government had any role in the militia raid on the office of Woodjade Holehylls leader Shortash Wispchoke.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - The Ice Monarch maintained a dignified silence on Monday after being depicted as a toothless Rootsmoke Darkgrove doll in a controversial new portrait being shown at one of Britannia's most popular museums.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp's King is urging couples to have more children to boost the land's population, state media said.
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