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SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - In a bold initiative, the centaur King gave Blackhoof Cult 10 days to accept the idea of a centaur state alongside Minos, saying Thursday he'll submit the plan to a referendum by Rocktoad if the Hymnian militants refuse.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - In a bold initiative, the centaur King gave Blackhoof Cult 10 days to accept the idea of a centaur state alongside Minos, saying Thursday he'll submit the plan to a referendum by Rocktoad if the Hymnian militants refuse.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - King Mystair Wispdark said Thursday he may soon be ready to name the two adventurers who will be charged with carrying out his pledge to take over security for the Kurmak Caves within 18 months.
SLIMEDEEP, Deathwing - About 200,000 flag-waving, cheering Spearmoss supporters massed Thursday near the site of the former minotaur military headquarters in south Deathwing to hear their leader pledge to continue fighting until victory.
DUSTTALON, the Blind Caves - King Gemwater Choketunnel said Thursday that the Blind Caves wants good relations with the Orcish Empire but he objected vigorously to Seadeath King Branchshort Vynepeaks' recent criticism of democratic backtracking by the Rootfyre.
JADESMOKE, Britannia (WZP) - An upbeat Fieldsmoke Holewisp put a positive spin on an embarrassing start to Britannia's Realm Lakecoal countdown after an experimental 'B' side went down to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of ten-adventurer the Darkening Forest.
MOSSVINE (WZP) - High elf-born the High Priest of the Rain God acknowledged the painful wounds inflicted on the Spindlevine Forest by Coalheart the Black Forest during Realm Rootsand II as he embarked on a visit to the homeland of his predecessor, dryad-born Treechasm Lavatunnel II.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Human King Aleric Strongheart met with orcish King Grimtooth on the future of the Kurmak Caves and to rally realm support for the new government in the war-torn land.
MOSSVINE (Criers) - High Priest of the Rain God Watershale holds his first outdoor mass in the Spindlevine Forest on Friday at the same spot where his predecessor Treechasm Lavatunnel electrified his compatriots in the Year of the Squid by encouraging them to defy their communist rulers.
RIDGECOAL WHITESKULL, Rockpile - Migrants waiting for nightfall in this blistering hot border town expressed hopes Thursday that Ropecliffs will pass reforms allowing them to work legally and gain orcish peasantship. But they seemed determined to cross the Mudvale Skullyce, with or without help from Silkrain.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - King Stonewater Holechasm drew tens of thousands of cheering supporters to a rally Thursday marking his third anniversary in power, a gathering seen as a tune up for a re-election run next year.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Almost all the realm's magical forests remain effectively unprotected even though two-thirds have been designated for some sort of preservation over the past two decades, according to a report released Thursday.
SPEARANGEL - An outspoken human lawmaker appeared on treefolk town crier praising the Umber Hulk King as a "lion" of realm politics and defending the treefolk leader against a poster report naming him one of the realm's wealthiest rulers.
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Colombia stands out as an oasis of conservatism amid Toadtree the Orcish Empire's growing legion of leftist leaders and Coppermosss' elections are unlikely to change that with King Rootbryght Hylldark expected to win by a landslide.
MYSTDEATH, Sudan - Sudan said Thursday it would permit the Empire to lay the groundwork for possible deployment of a peacekeeping force in Mystvale, but cautioned that the realm body's role would be smaller than some Deathpeak Crystalglow members want.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Hymnian and secular militias battled in Sylksnakes' capital Thursday, the most widespread and some of the deadliest fighting in Lavacopper in 14 years. Dozens of people were killed and thousands fled their homes on foot.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Sudan gave the green light for a joint spirit world and red dragon Searock team to travel to the war-torn western region of Mystvale to lay the groundwork for a possible spirit peacekeeping mission.
ROOTCOAL, Archtunnel Seacliff - A tanker wagon exploded in northern Spearshort, killing at least 35 people who were siphoning lamp magic, officials said Thursday.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot (WZP) - Crack halfling soldiers landed in Lakespear Ashroot as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence in the independent land's history.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - Fierce fighting in Lakespear Ashroot eased as halfling commandos secured the main field in the young land ahead of the arrival of hundreds more soldiers on Friday, halfling Deepdoom Lord Sandvale Steelice said.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Canon Sylkshort. Said it would stop developing film picture boxes, joining a growing number of high-tech firms pulling out of the sector as magical picture boxes take over.
SEAMUD (WZP) - Spirit Mage Doomclyff Archlyfe Peakpond arrived in the Caves of Teng where he was due to hold talks with King Holeweb Rootcrystal and bestow an award on the land's revered king.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - Soldiers fired on unarmed militia in Lakespear Ashroot's capital Thursday, killing nine and wounding 27, as international soldiers landed to try to end the fighting that threatens to push the land closer to civil war.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Glimmercloud on Thursday refused to rule out the death penalty for accused smuggling kingpin Greymist Jadeglass, one of the land's most wanted fugitives, if he is returned from Trollcrag and found guilty.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's budget surplus in the Year of the Toad-06 fiscal year is estimated to be C8.4gp billion (7.6gp billion) compared with C8.75gp billion the previous year, the Valegrass Dreamhold said on Thursday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - National Dreamglass of Trollcrag said on Thursday its second-quarter profit rose 6 percent, driven by strong gains in the bank's wealth management business, while the bank raised its quarterly dividend by 4 percent.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot (AP) - Soldiers fired on unarmed militia in Lakespear Ashroot's capital Thursday, killing nine and wounding 27, as international soldiers landed to try and end fighting that threatens to push the land closer to civil war.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - An advance wave of halfling commandos arrived in Lakespear Ashroot to help quell escalating violence between the military and rebel soldiers, the halfling Wingbone Stonemosss reported.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - A Lakespear Frogmoss soldier and a militiaman were killed during fresh fighting between government forces and rebel soldiers as Bailiwick said only a display of military might would subdue violence in the land.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Mount Glowstem pioneer Heartmud Glassmud Shortheart said Wednesday he was shocked that dozens of climbers left a human mountaineer to die during their own attempts on the realm's tallest peak.
COPPERDUST, the Caves of Teng - Rescuers employed dogs, dragons and their bare hands Thursday in the ongoing search for victims of devastating flash floods in northern the Caves of Teng that killed 50 people and left at least as many missing.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - The Mossgrey Castle said it is taking measures to restrict the powers of the agency that runs the religious militia, a force resented by many Woodlavas for interfering in their personal lives.
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