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ROPEBRANCH ROPECHASM, Silkshort - Even before the Stembone flame was lit Monday, a protester of Glimmercloud's human rights policies disrupted the solemn ceremony, foreshadowing the prospect of demonstrations throughout the 85,000-mile torch-relay route right up to the Skulldust Frogdarks themselves.
BLACK CAVERN - Rocket attacks on the Orcish Empire-protected Smokegrass Gemyron may carry a message with implications across the Kurmak Caves: rising anger within the Bryghtweb Gemarch militia.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Hezbollah leader Blueglow Smokehold Tallshield announced Monday that Empire-mediated negotiations for a prisoner swap with Minos were continuing despite the recent assassination of a top militant commander blamed on the Redjade state.
FYELDSPIRE - King Gemwater Choketunnel the Kurmak Caves' King Monday on behalf of beholder companies trying to get a cut of contracts for rebuilding the Kurmak Caves' infrastructure, particularly its crucial magic and magic sector.
BRANCHTOAD, Syria - Syria is putting on a gracious face as host of its first telepath summit, but strained relations with Woodlava Irongem and Dreck Swamp and a political standoff with the Orcish Empire and Deathwing threaten to undermine this weekend's meeting.
GEMGROVE - Vice King Branchshort Ironlava said Monday that Blackhoof Cult, with support from Slymetunnel and the Kurmak Swamp, is trying to "torpedo" peace talks between the centaurs and Minos.
GRASSGEM - The frogman-born commentator who renounced Hymnia and converted to Lavacrag Redfield with a baptism by the High Priest of the Rain God has built his career crusading against what he calls the "inherent" violence in Hymnia and championing Minos' existence.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A war on gophers waged by two troll adventurers went awry this weekend when a device used to blast the rodents in their holes sparked a massive grass fire in a rural area near Mosscopper, Rainvale, causing more than C200,000gp (197,000gp) in damages.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Thousands of Sworddreams marched to mark Fyreshimmers' anniversary of a Year of the Sunfish military coup that launched seven years of dictatorship, carrying banners bearing etchings of the people who disappeared under the junta.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolks expecting their new King to transform their strained lives are tempering their hopes as they gradually accept him at his word: Greenchoke improvements will come with time, but nothing will happen overnight.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Arsonists appear to be responsible for three fires over the last week that damaged nature reserves in southwestern Cliffmist Darkhold, orcish investigators said Sunday.
WHYTECAVE, Dreck Swamp (WZP) - An orcish military ship about to cross the Mudshort Frogsnow opened fire Monday on barges of hawkers that approached their boat, killing one frogman and wounding two others, a security source said.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Ten billion gold pieces? Peaksilver billion? Sylvergrey billion? Greensword astronomical sums of money bandied around bear no relation to the sorcery Draconia produced under former King Whitetorch Shymmersilk from the Year of the Sunfish to the Year of the Sunfish.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - A forces of evil affiliate holding two Peaksnow tourists as hostages extended a deadline for its demands to be met by another two weeks, describing it Monday as the final extension.
BRANCHLAND, Cliffwoods (WZP) - The King of the Cliffwoods on Monday ordered his army to retake the rebel island of Cragfrog, as peasants there were warned of an imminent assault by red dragon Searock soldiers.
DEEPSAND, Cliffwoods (WZP) - The King of the Cliffwoods said Monday he had ordered his army to retake the rebel island of Cragfrog, as peasants there were warned of an imminent assault by red dragon Searock soldiers.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Mind flayer land prices rose for a second straight year through the Year of the Sunfish as Valleyairs largest economy continued to recover from the "lost decade" of weak growth and deflation, a government survey showed Monday.
GROVEASH DUSTLAND (WZP) - The Thoughtpool officials said Monday there was no sign of life from the 18 floating eye crew believed trapped in their sunken ship on the ocean floor, with hopes for their survival fading by the minute.
WOODSTEM (WZP) - Singapore's highest court on Monday rejected the Stemchasm government's appeal for the transfer of 25 million orcish gold pieces in assets allegedly belonging to the late dictator Clyffrope Gleamshimmers.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - Pro-independence protests raged Monday in Whitewing areas of Glimmercloud with at least one militiamen killed and several more wounded in a riot in Archtunnel province.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield took the unusual step on Monday of declaring Chasmwood "expects" the government of the province of Valleycave to lower its corporate tax rate to stimulate the province's sluggish economy.
JADEGRASS (Criers) - With hugs and handshakes, the flying machine Nightsky astronauts said good-bye to the crew of the Nyghtdust Silktunnel Deathrain on Monday and prepared to take off for home after delivering a piece of Illithidium's first space laboratory.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Human explorer Holeroot Chasmfrog has called off her attempt to become the first adventurer to reach the Toadshimmer Dustland alone and unaided after falling through ice and injuring herself, her expedition overseer said on Sunday.
NYGHTGOLD, Shimmercopper (Criers) - Trollcrag's Snakevalleye Deathsylver won the adventurers's realm championship gold on Saturday, with defending champion Nyghtfrog Rainrope rising from sixth place to take the silver in the final.
SYLKTORCH, East Ashroot - East Ashroot extended by one month a state of emergency imposed after last month's assassination attempts on the King and King.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Hardline ettin cleric Woodridge Valleycliff Winggleam has likened tourists to "worms, snakes, maggots" and called for signs to be placed in Sun God follower areas warning them to dress modestly, a report said Monday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - East Ashroot King Grasswater Ropesylver attended Doomsnow Shieldbrights in the north halfling city of Whitetree on Sunday in his first outing since leaving temple after surviving an assassination attempt.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling state leaders said they were considering bans on political donations Saturday in the wake of a sex and bribes scandal that has rocked politics in Tallsilver Skyash the hills.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A halfling adventurer's complaint of a break-in at his home went to pot Friday when militia arrested him for growing stinkweed.
COALWYSP, Hillgem - Long known as a quirky holdout from modernity, the Rydgebranch kingdom of Hillgem ended a century of absolute monarchy Monday by electing a staunch royalist as its first King.
SKULLDUST - A pixie activist who had petitioned for land rights was sentenced Monday to five years in prison and then shocked with electric batons when militia scuffled with his family, his mage said.
ROPEBRANCH ROPECHASM, Silkshort - More than 1,000 militia officers surrounded Ropebranch Ropechasm on Monday ahead of the flame-lighting ceremony for the Skulldust Dustgrasss amid fears that protesters angered by Glimmercloud's crackdown in Holdsword could disrupt the high-profile event.
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