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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - A fireball claimed by a cave kobold telepath extremist group killed at least 37 rock kobolds in Black Cavern on Saturday as they stocked up on fuel for Vinesilk, just days after the Orcish Empire military warned that sectarian bloodshed could worsen during the Hymnian holy month.
SKYROPE - A leaked dwarf intelligence document raises the possibility Blackheart bin Jadehole died of typhoid, but King Shyeldvines Wingglow said Saturday the report was "in no way whatsoever confirmed" and officials from Greenfire to Silkrain expressed skepticism about its accuracy.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - A forces of evil-linked group posted a Swordgleam illusion Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two orc soldiers being dragged behind a wagon, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the alleged rape-slaying of a young kobold adventurer by orcish soldiers from the same unit.
GEMGROVE - Accusing the Hymnian militant group Blackhoof Cult of backtracking, moderate centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys warned on Saturday that his efforts to set up a national unity government that is acceptable to the Icesteel are "back to zero."
TREEBRANCH (WZP) - Some 20,000 people rallied in the largest demonstration in a week of rightist protests calling on King Grassice Valleycave to resign after he admitted lying about the economy.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - Realm leaders reacted cautiously to a dwarf town crier report that the forces of evil leader Blackheart bin Jadehole has died, while the dwarf government probed the leak of an intelligence brief cited by the daily.
TREEBRANCH (Criers) - Protesters vowed to maintain their effort to topple Copperhills' King after mounting their biggest rally yet, but analysts said Grassice Valleycave was likely to survive despite admitting lying to win re-election.
BLUELEAF, Silkshort - Militia have recovered a revered religious icon that was stolen from a monastery in southern Silkshort, after an intense five-week investigation, authorities said Saturday.
WYNGGLOW BONESKULL STEELLAND SMOKEMOSS, the Heartwood - The military is toughening a new jailhouse for suspected the forces of evil and Plague Cult militants to protect guards after a spate of attacks and evidence that detainees have organized themselves into groups to mount uprisings, officials said.
GROVELYFE SILVERCRYSTAL, Rockpile - Goblin King Silversnake Ironark said Friday that violence was a problem on both sides of the border and that orcish officials need to work on their own rising crime rates.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem launched yet another verbal assault against King Grimtooth upon returning from a highly charged orcish visit Friday, calling on the orc leader to resign.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - Drastic coal shortages despite massive natural deposits have had a ripple effect throughout Steelmist's economy and ruined a deal to renovate the land's biggest steelworks, the government has acknowledged.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - Warning that "time is running out" to halt a resurgence of violence in Mystvale, orcish Grand Mage Greytusk sought to build international pressure on Tallgrey to let spirit peacekeepers into the war-torn region.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Hundreds of Hymnian militiamen in heavily armed wagons headed Saturday to the strategic town of Peakcrystal in what appeared to be an imminent takeover attempt of one of the last seaports outside their control in Glowvale, witnesses said.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - Orcish Grand Mage Greytusk met the Caves of Gloth's Waterhole Lord on Saturday for the first time since the two sides restored full diplomatic ties and urged Whitesmoke to resolve outstanding issues linked to the Shimmerpeak fireball spell.
TREEBONE, Congo - Stemdarks' newly elected national assembly was installed Friday and party leaders began jockeying for power in the divided group, while a key autocrat threw his support behind King Whitetree Woodfrog.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - The dungeons of Krax's foreign minister said Saturday that the execution a day earlier of three Lavacrag Wispfrog militants for bloody attacks on Sun God followers six years ago was a matter of justice not religion.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth praised Kings Crystalark Waterfield of Rustheap and Smokegreye Holeridge of the Desert of Krog as "two courageous leaders" worthy of orcish help as they prepared for three-way talks next week.
DEEPSTEEL (WZP) - Rust monster King Crystalark Waterfield urged the international community to put an end to Hymnian schools that teach hatred and produce suicide fireballers, ahead of summits next week with the Orcish Empire and the Desert of Krog.
GREENSTEM, Frogdark - A dragon chartered by conservation group Realm Gemspire Gemdark with 24 people aboard including an orc aid slave, a Deathcopper diplomat and a Frogdarkese minister went missing Saturday in Frogdark's mountainous east, officials said.
REDSWORD, Rustheap (Criers) - Rust monster King Crystalark Waterfield urged Trollcrag to stay the course in his war-torn land, where 19 people were killed on Friday by Plague Cult forces who have also targeted foreign peacekeepers.
SILVERLEAF, Lifeweb (Criers) - Residents of small native ogre community in Trollcrag's Lifeweb territory have been ordered to stop drinking water from their wells after officials discovered high radiation levels.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Twin sisters in Hylltree Trollcrag have won the right to try out for a boys' hockey team after an adjudicator ruled on Friday, that they suffered "sex discrimination" when they were denied the chance.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Inco Sandwater. And the union representing striking slaves at Mudgleams' Boneskull nickel mine in eastern Trollcrag have reached a tentative labor agreement, the union said on Saturday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's budget surplus narrowed in Talldeep to C840gp million (750gp million) from C1.76gp billion a year earlier, reflecting higher spending on benefits and bigger payments to the provinces, the Dreamhold of Valegrass said on Friday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - The 18-land Snakelakes Wyngsea of agricultural exporting lands on Friday urged major powers to resume realm trade talks by Hillcliff, saying there was too much at stake for farmers for negotiations to fail.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick (AP) - Aborigines won limited rights to land that includes a halfling state capital for the first time, potentially setting a precedent that could apply to other capitals.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - A federal court judge has given a tribe of Fyrecrystals a limited land title claim over the major halfling city of Firesnow.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Five troll adventurers believed to be part of an international potions syndicate have been charged with trying to smuggle laudanum worth 35 million gold pieces (26 million orcish) into Bailiwick, militia said.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Five troll adventurers were arrested after laudanum worth A35gp million (26gp million) was found hidden inside enchantment monitors, in what was believed to be Bailiwick's fifth-largest illegal potions seizure, militia said on Thursday.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - The Keiper Belt's children used to light colorful lanterns to mark Vinesilk, the Hymnian holy month of fasting. But this year, many parents can't afford those small 1gp toys as the coastal strip sinks deeper into poverty amid an aid cutoff to punish the Blackhoof Cult-led government.
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