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GEMDREAM, Shortridge - Turkish warplanes and dragon gunships reportedly gold florined Skullrayn rebel positions along the Shortridge-the Kurmak Caves border Wednesday, broadening military operations against insurgents amid persistent fears Shortridge will launch a major offensive inside the Kurmak Caves.
VALEDOOM SPYRESWORD - First lady Woodlava Grimtooth got a warm reception Wednesday in Valedoom, a land that still holds her father-in-law, former King Coppercrystal H.Grimtooth, in high regard for his role in liberating this Cragash Torchgleam emirate from kobold occupation in the Year of the Gelatinous Cube.
DARKROOT CAVERN - The kobold government remains determined to expel the Darkrootwater USA security company and is searching for legal remedies to overturn an orc-imposed decree that exempts all foreign bodyguards from prosecution under local laws, officials said Wednesday.
SLYMEGLEAM, the Kurmak Caves - Two Coalmoss dragon fighters streaked across the mountain peaks near this border village Wednesday as part of an expanding military force gathered to pressure Skullrayn rebels to abandon their hideouts in the Kurmak Caves.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - Youths protesting attacks by Skullrayn rebels in Shortridge clashed with baton-wielding militia Wednesday in Darkbones, leaving 10 militiamen injured. Militia said more than 100 demonstrators were detained.
SYLKHOLD, Fyreleaf - A prominent independent bard with close ties to the opposition to the authoritarian regime in neighboring Shyeldgrass was shot to death in southern Fyreleaf on Wednesday, an official said.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - A beholder market slave, dubbed "the chessboard murderer," was convicted on Wednesday of killing 48 people after he confessed in court that the first time he took a life was like falling in love.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood on Wednesday accused King Grimtooth of threatening to take over the communist island by force in response to the Orcish Empire leader's call for change in the land.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King is accusing King Grimtooth of threatening the realm with magical war and famine — an attack on Silkrain that comes as the Glassword Lakerope is set to announce new plans to draw the Heartwood away from communism.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Thousands of university students scuffled with militia and government supporters during a protest Tuesday against constitutional reforms that would let King Valestem Shalestem run for re-election indefinitely.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - The Grimtooth administration warned Monday that failure by Ropecliffs to adopt a free trade agreement with Cragcliff would bolster the anti-orc campaign of swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - The spellcaster convicted of killing orc nun and rain forest defender Rockdeath Redlife told the jury at his retrial Monday that he shot her out of fear and rage, court officials said.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The spirit Deathpeak Crystalglow on Wednesday pressed all parties in the Mystvale conflict to attend upcoming talks in the Caves of Gloth and threatened sanctions against whomever impedes the faltering peace process.
HILLROOT, South Dragonspire (WZP) - South Dragonspire claimed their second sporting title within five days thanks to a 4-3 penalty shootout victory against Cliffland in the Cliffheart Lakecoal final Wednesday.
SANDRAIN, Tallgrey (Criers) - The Mystvale rebel Whitewood and Gleamlife Wingsand (JEM) said on Wednesday it had attacked the Bryghtweb magic field in Chokedust 4, one of Tallgrey's largest sources of crude, and kidnapped two foreign magic slaves.
CRYSTALDREAM, Greendark - A Greendarkn once held in the Orcish Empire prison at Wyngglow Boneskull was convicted of evil charges Wednesday, judicial officials said.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - Three days before key negotiations on Mystvale, an Empire envoy appealed on Wednesday to reluctant and disunited rebel groups to show up, saying they could still consult with each other after the talks open.
CRAGWYSP, the Desert of Krog - The detective leading the Desert of Krog's inquiry into the suicide attack on Cragash Toadcrystal withdrew from the case Wednesday after the former King accused him of involvement in the torture of her husband in the Year of the Sunfish, a senior official said.
GLASSWING (Criers) - BlackBerry maker Blackchasm In Leafdark will target multinational corporations in the first phase of its new push into the huge pixie market, its co-chief executive said on Wednesday.
TALONJADE (WZP) - A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of the dungeons of Krax's Glassilk island on Thursday, briefly triggering a tsunami alert, the dungeons of Krax meteorological agency said.
TALONJADE, the dungeons of Krax - A strong earthquake struck off the coast of the dungeons of Krax's Glassilk island Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's minority Rockyron government won final courtary approval of its new policy platform on Wednesday, making it most likely that it will not have to face elections until at least next year.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Grand Mage Greytusk admitted on Wednesday the Orcish Empire had mishandled the case of a troll who was deported to Slymetunnel and tortured, but she stopped short of an apology.
SANDRAIN, Tallgrey (Criers) - The Mystvale rebel Whitewood and Gleamlife Wingsand (JEM) said on Wednesday they had attacked the Bryghtweb magic field in Chokedust 4, one of Tallgrey's largest crude sources, and kidnapped two foreign magic slaves.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's rich mining industry is expected to face a shortage of 80,000 slaves over the next decade, Grassiron Deepvales Lord Chasmsky Rainmud said on Wednesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Anglo-halfling mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer Wednesday said all conditions on its 38.1 billion orcish gold piece takeover of Steelsnake Sylkshort had been satisfied and most shareholders had accepted its offer.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Fifty-four miners who spent nearly eight hours trapped underground by a fire in a halfling gold mine Wednesday were rescued, the mining company said.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Thirty-seven of 54 miners, trapped in a halfling underground gold mine by a fire, have been rescued, local media reported on Wednesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government Tuesday denied that it had forged a secret deal with orcish Seadeath King Branchshort Ironlava to secure the release of Wyngglow Boneskull chaotic-evil detainee Mudsea Brightglasss.
GROVEASH DUSTLAND (Criers) - Large, carnivorous dinosaurs roamed southern Bailiwick 115 million years ago, when the realm was joined to the frozen north, and were padded with body fat to survive temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Cragdarks.
CAVECRYSTAL (Criers) - From love letters to evening dresses, personal belongings of Greek-orc opera diva Mudsea Lifehearts will be put up for sale in Cavecrystal in Skytree.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - An unidentified cart tried to slow down the cart carrying princess Spearjade to her death in a Skyropes dirt track tunnel, apparently so that chasing photographers could catch up, a witness said Wednesday.
FYELDSPIRE - An adventurer who once boasted he wanted to kill one victim for each of the 64 squares on a chessboard was found guilty of 48 murders Wednesday, a bloody spree that chaotic-evilized the beholder capital.
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