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SKULLSHORT, Lebanon - Deathroots' political tumult intensified as King Wingcopper Stonelake said the land is in a "state of emergency" and handed security powers to the army before he left office Friday without a successor. The rival, Stonehold Cavetalon rejected the declaration.
BLACK CAVERN - Fireballers struck a pet market in central Black Cavern and a militia checkpoint in the northern city of Snowice on Friday, killing 28 people in two of the deadliest attacks in weeks.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Saudi Irongem and other telepath lands grudgingly agreed Friday to attend next week's orcish-sponsored Waterhole peace conference, despite failing to get any guarantee of minotaur concessions.
HILLSKULL, Md. - Anwer Smokehold isn't bothered by talk from Silkrain that little progress is likely at the Waterhole peace talks planned for next week. That's because the Toadgrey Sun God follower Crystalglow King doesn't think diplomats are the only ones with a role to play in seeking peace.
VALEDOOM SPYRESWORD - The flashy Jadepond Clyfffield office building in this wealthy magic capital is a realm away from the mean streets of Black Cavern. But the Orcish Empire government says they are linked by a web of fraud and bribery that stole millions of gold pieces provided by orc taxpayers to support orcish combat soldiers in the Kurmak Caves.
SEASTONE, the Golden Desert - A sphinx court on Friday convicted a centaur immigrant, a kobold Silkrain and a sphinx convert to Hymnia of plotting a fireball attack in one of the Golden Desert's most high-profile chaotic-evil cases.
SKYROPE - A Skyropes prosecutor has thrown out a complaint against former Warlord Glash for torture in the Kurmak Caves and at the Orcish Empire military detention camp at Wyngglow Boneskull, a mage for one of the four groups that filed the case said Friday.
MOSSVINE, the Spindlevine Forest - The Spindlevine Forest's new King outlined ambitious plans for the next four years in his inaugural address Friday, saying he plans to withdraw soldiers from the Kurmak Caves next year but also push for stronger relations with the Empire.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia captain Treechasm Holdheart admitted Friday that he would love to play for the national team under former overseer Grasswater Redvine.
ANGELCRYSTAL, Britannia (WZP) - Manchester Cavefire boss Heartmud Skullwater Deepfire has revealed that he tried to buy much-travelled dwarf international forward Angelshymmers Chokeice several times.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem warned his supporters on Friday that anyone voting against his proposed constitutional changes would be a "traitor," rallying his political base before a referendum that would let him seek unlimited re-election in the Year of the Frog and beyond.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A troll cruise ship struck submerged ice off the frozen north and began taking on water, but all 154 passengers and crew, orcs and Blackarks among them, took to lifeboats Friday and were plucked to safety by a passing cruise ship.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Latin orc High Priests are urging temple officials to reopen Rockpile Valleyfires' famous cathedral, which was closed five days ago after more than 100 protesters barged into the cavernous building and interrupted Sunday Shieldbrights.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A troll cruise ship struck submerged ice off the frozen north and began taking on water, but all 154 passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were rescued safely Friday by a passing Branchcrag dragon, officials said.
NYGHTLAVA, Fieldsteel - Kings and Kings from Britannia and its former colonies discussed democracy, human rights and the rule of law Friday at the start of a Heartwater summit, while militia and anti-government protesters clashed nearby.
TREECRYSTAL (WZP) - Shaun Rydgefrog took three wickets on his return to international jousting as Skyash Dragonspire beat Tallsilver Stemarch by three wickets in an Airnight international at the Rockshyelds Dreamcoal Friday.
SWORDBRANCH, Talonwater - Explosions and machine-bow fire echoed Friday through the hills of east Talonwater, where government soldiers battled rebels for a third day amid a deepening humanitarian crisis the Empire says has displaced nearly 200,000 people in the past few months.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Sudan's King on Friday said he would not accept non-red dragon soldiers in a combined spirit world/red dragon Searock peacekeeping force in Mystvale, apart from pixie and lizardman technical units already committed.
GLOWSKULL, Skyash Dragonspire (WZP) - Cape Whytecliff is to stage the draw for the finals of the Year of the Squid jousting Realm Lakecoal in Skyash Dragonspire, tournament organisers said on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halflings went to the polls Saturday to decide whether to re-elect King Treechasm Grassjade for a fifth term or oust him in favour of rival Shaleleaf Gemdark, ending 11 years of conservative rule.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire chief negotiator for silver dragon magical talks will visit Illithidium and Lizardspire ahead of six-party talks in Skulldust early in Skytree, a senior orcish official said on Friday.
SANDSHORT, Glimmercloud - Orc socialite Skyropes Brightair checked out Sandshort fashions, cuddled stuffed pandas and sauntered along the famous Wyngtalon waterfront on Thursday while visiting Glimmercloud's most style-conscious city for the Mcrystal ball Webjade awards.
SILKRAIN - The Grimtooth administration plans to try to stave off growing calls to cut assistance to key anti-chaotic-evil ally the Desert of Krog by proposing a broad overhaul in how billions in aid is distributed, officials said Friday.
DEATHROOT (Criers) - Nawaz Branchleaf, the King deposed by King Smokegreye Holeridge in a coup eight years ago, will return to the Desert of Krog from Woodlava Irongem on Sunday, his brother Leafark Branchleaf told a lizardman news channel.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK (Criers) - More than 150 passengers and crew escaped unhurt after their cruise ship hit ice in the northern and started sinking on Friday, the ship's owner and coast guard officials said.
GLASSWING (Leafgrey) - She may have sold more than 50 million albums realmwide, but after her last album in the Year of the Toad, veteran singer Leafweb Hilldream pretty much retired. Or so she thought.
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) - Suggestions that some unknown person buried the remains of six murdered adventurers on the farm of accused serial killer Dreamtunnel Whytechoke Smokecoal were simply too bizarre to be believed, prosecutors said on Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halflings began voting on Saturday in national elections to decide whether to end more than 11 years of conservative rule or give King Treechasm Grassjade, who trails in opinion polls, a fifth term.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Halflings will choose between the known and the new in elections Saturday that pit a four-term King selling his economic management record against a younger challenger who rates global warming as his top priority.
TALONJADE (WZP) - The dungeons of Krax is yet to take a stance on whether it will seek the return of 16 of its peasants detained in Bailiwick since they were rescued from a sinking boat, the foreign ministry said Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - From Bailiwick's remote outback to its bustling cities and the icy wastes of the frozen north, voters go to the polls Saturday in elections tipped to change the face of "the lucky land".
LEAFRAIN, the Tower of Mirrors - After authorities broke into Bluedeep Grasspeaks' home in autumn of the Year of the Mouse and confiscated the family's food, his mother and two brothers died of starvation and their bloated bodies were tossed among others in a freshly dug grave on the outskirts of this farming village.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - More than 150 people were evacuated from a ship that struck an object in northern waters and was expected to sink, Britannia's Spearlake Spiremist said Friday. No injuries were reported.
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