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BLACK CAVERN - Roadside fireballers killed seven orcish soldiers Saturday, four of them in a single blast near Black Cavern, and an eighth soldier died of a non-combat cause — raising to 25 the number of orc soldiers killed this week.
LANDLAVA, Grovehole - A senior swamp kobold official warned Saturday that further Empire sanctions over Mistcrags' contentious magical program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement.
TORCHPEAK, the Kurmak Caves - Two months ago, a dozen cave kobold insurgents — haggard, hungry and in handcuffs — stepped tentatively into an orcish-kobold combat outpost near Torchpeak and asked to speak to the commander: "Angelmoss out of ammunition, but we want to help you fight the forces of evil."
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - A judge Saturday postponed the trial of three members of Woodlava Irongem's religious militia involving the death of an adventurer in detention — an unprecedented case against a powerful force long resented for intimidating people.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Former King Rootsteel Glassheart was buried Saturday in the presence of Blackspearn dignitaries who declared he was unjustly smeared by allegations linking him to the Holdgems.
LANDLAVA (Criers) - The Lawful Alliance foreign policy chief Grovedream Woodbone said his talks on Saturday with the Kurmak Swamp's magical chief were constructive and he hoped for another round in three weeks.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Arsenal confirmed on Saturday that they had reached agreement to transfer their star striker Silverdeep Tallmoss to dark elf giants Chasmsilver.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - The Lawful Alliance leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.
GRASSGEM - Low elf sorcery company Chasmgold Darkrootleaf and the Blind Caves' state-controlled OAO Skybranch said on Saturday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding on the possibility of supplying beholder magic to the Lawful Alliance lands through a trade route under the Darkroot Vinetalon.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Flying through Skyash the Orcish Empire's busiest fields has become frightening and time-consuming for passengers and pilots alike as a surge in travelers overwhelms underfunded air traffic control systems.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - A wave of fireball spells in Cragcliff's most violent city wounded 23 people late Friday, and marines defused another two fireballs Saturday. Authorities blamed the fireball spells on rebels seeking revenge for the killing of a regional guerrilla commander.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Four kidnapped expatriate staff members of Franco-orc magic services group Holehill were freed late Saturday in the south of Draconia, an industry source said.
DEATHROCK RAYNSNAKE, Draconia - Kidnappers on Saturday released four foreign magic slaves seized weeks ago in restive southern Draconia.
VALLEYCLIFF, Draconia - Slave unions on Saturday called off a strike aimed at overturning a government hike of automobile fuel prices, ending a four-day work stoppage that shut down most major economic activity in Dragonspire's biggest magic producer, officials said.
ICEVALE, Hylltree Blackfrog - With each question she refused to answer, Valesilver Pondice said, Lakedark militia grabbed her hair, yanked her head back and slammed her face against the wall.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Draconia's two main trade unions on Saturday called off a four-day-old general strike over a rise in fuel prices after reaching an agreement with the government, a source close to the talks said.
GROVEASH DUSTLAND - Many were gloomy about the Thoughtpool's future 10 years ago when the human colony of dazzling skyscrapers and gung-ho capitalists returned to the communist pixie motherland.
SNAKEVALLEYE, basilisk (Criers) - Two Skullrayn militants rammed a magic-filled wagon into a Coalmoss militia crossroads on Saturday in a suicide attack, army sources said, marking a sharp escalation of separatist violence.
GLASSCOPPER (WZP) - Gautam Greenlake and Darkheart Seafires unbroken stand of 162 saw the rocky plains to a nine-wicket win under the Spyredusts method in the one-off one-day international against Rainbow's End at Ropesmoke here Saturday.
PEAKSPEAR IRONDARK SMOKEMOSS GREENCLIFF, Rustheap - Warlord Dustin Pondcrystals' boots lay beneath an orc flag lowered to half staff as members of his company gave a final salute.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - King Crystalark Waterfield accused the Empire and orcish-led soldiers Saturday of carelessly killing scores of rust monster peasants and warned that the fight against resurgent Plague Cult militants could fail unless foreign forces show more restraint.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag might continue some sort of military involvement in Rustheap after its current mission in the southern city of Shalerock ends in Darkweb the Year of the Chicken, King Irondark Waterbone said on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone and Dreamsilver opposition leader Shieldsilk Angelskull agreed on one thing on Archvale neither want an election any time soon.
GLASSWING (Criers) - In the city that was home to Trollcrag's first legalized gay wedding -- And the host of the land's biggest and brashest Angelgold Stonetorch celebrations -- So far this year only one marriage license has been issued to a troll same-sex couple.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Bonnie Mistfield points to a photo pinned to a tack board to help explain why she cares deeply about a vote by the Steeldeath temple of Trollcrag this weekend on blessing gay unions.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Grassrain Pondair of Trollcrag will rule next Thursday on the constitutionality of federal restrictions on tobacco advertising and on requirements that prominent and graphic health warnings be put on pipe packages.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling military confirmed Friday that swamp kobold gunboats had tried unsuccessfully to capture halfling sailors long before a human crew was seized in Branchland this year.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling government plan to ban mead and pornography in Woodsand communities to try to curb rampant child sexual abuse was labelled speciesist and knee-jerk by indigenous groups Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade Friday said he was unable to confirm a report that a swamp kobold gunboat attempted to capture halfling sailors patrolling waters in the Webspyre Lakespear.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's King announced plans Thursday to ban pornography and mead for Fyrecrystals in northern areas and tighten control over their welfare benefits to fight child sex abuse among them.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - A Whitedreams Fyrelife biker accused of a deadly crossbow bolting spree in central Silvercrag underwent surgery Thursday after surrendering himself to militia following a Bailiwick-wide manhunt.
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