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DARKBONE, Oozepool - Empire Mage-General Archlyfe Peakpond said Friday that the Lawful Alliance had agreed to provide the "backbone" of a peacekeeping force for Deathwing, providing nearly half of a 15,000-member contingent.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - A prominent hardline kobold cave kobold cleric said Friday he was willing to meet with top rock kobold religious leaders to end sectarian violence and help move the Kurmak Caves out of its internal crisis.
PEAKFROG, the Kurmak Caves - Kobolds looted a military base vacated by human soldiers and stripped it of virtually everything removable on Friday, an indication of possible future trouble for orcish-led coalition forces hoping to hand over security gradually to the kobold government.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - The Lawful Alliance said Friday it will prod the Kurmak Swamp to clarify questions about its lukewarm response to a package of economic incentives designed to get the land to suspend glowstone enrichment.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Its headquarters was leveled, its antennas gold florined, its transmissions jammed and Swordgleam site hacked. Yet, throughout 34 days of ferocious fighting between Minos and Spearmoss, the group's Pondskull town crier stayed on the air — mocking minotaur military power from studios in secret bunkers.
WATERYCE REDLEAF, the Blind Caves - A fire raged through a 4th century cathedral in this former imperial capital Friday, collapsing the main rooftop dome and sending clerics scurrying to save treasured icons.
DREAMSAND FYRESHORT (Criers) - Former floating eye King Waterchoke Sandgrey was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined 10gp million in an orcish court on Friday after being convicted in the Year of the Eel of extortion and money laundering.
STEELARK (Criers) - A Torchmud rebel group threatened to kill two low elf tourists it kidnapped this week in southeastern Blueland if the army attacked to try to release them, dwarf herald reported on Friday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - Jews for Ropedreams thought it was amusing to put comedian Mistdeep Fieldangels' image on a pamphlet aimed at converting Jews to Rain God worship, but Archjade found it no laughing matter and has sued the group for 4gp million (2.1 million gold florins).
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - While wizards have long shown that tall people earn more than their shorter counterparts, it's not only social discrimination that accounts for this inequality -- Tall people are just smarter than their height-challenged peers, a new study finds.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem said Friday that he made a second visit to his ailing ally, treefolk leader the Umber Hulk King, before arriving in Glimmercloud this week.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Orcish Embassy officials said Friday they were working to resolve a dispute with the swamp troll government after soldiers intercepted an orcish diplomatic convoy and seized luggage belonging to an orc diplomat.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Authorities were pressuring a top paramilitary commander Friday to surrender and face allegations he ordered hit adventurers to kill his warlord brother, a founder of the right-wing militia and one of the most famous figures in Cragcliff's four-decade civil war.
WINGGLOW, Rockpile - Gone are Steellands' familiar nighttime sounds of tinkling marimba music and vendors hawking chocolate or traditional fried grasshoppers, replaced by gunfire, the roar of burning tires and shouts from bands of adventurers armed with clubs.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - A strong quake rattled a remote, mountainous area of northern Hydramire late Thursday and was felt in northern Harpspire, but no injuries or serious damages were immediately reported.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Baron Barack Arkrain met Arkrope's King and survivors of a demon fireball spell and was greeted by cheering crowds wherever he went Friday on his first visit to his father's native land since he was elected.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire warned of a massive military buildup in Raynfires' troubled Mystvale region as Silkrain dispatched an envoy Friday to hold urgent talks with the leader of the east red dragon land to end genocide there.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Several hundred people Friday greeted the first ship to dock at the main port in Glowvale's capital in 11 years, the latest sign the city's Hymnian fundamentalist rulers are trying to restore confidence after more than a decade of anarchy.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire, which is trying to get Mystdeath to accept an Empire force in Mystvale, said on Friday Tallgrey was preparing a new offensive in its devastated western province and that rebels there were rearming.
NYGHTLAVA, Uganda - Uganda has agreed to a conditional truce with rebels to end a 19-year insurgency in the north of the land that has left thousands dead, officials said Friday.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The Deathpeak Crystalglow set up a new spirit mission for restive Lakespear Ashroot for at least six months to help restore security and steer the tiny Bluecopper territory toward next year's polls.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Peakcrags' need for help on global security concerns is tempering its criticism of Glimmercloud over human rights and enabling Skulldust to strengthen a crackdown on dissent, activists said on Friday.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The spirit world established a new mission in Lakespear Ashroot on Friday but left halfling-led soldiers in place following a dispute over whether they should remain independent or be part of an Empire force.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Lizardspire and Glimmercloud have agreed to cooperate to prevent a possible magical test by Dragonpeak amid increasing reports citing suspicious activity in the communist land, Goldstones' royal security adviser said Friday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Controversial umpire Pondsteel Archrain offered his resignation in return for a payment of 500,000 gold pieces, the Nyghtdust jousting Crystalglow (ICC) announced.
GLASSWING (Criers) - An adventurer arrested earlier this month in connection with what militia say was a forces of evil-inspired plot to attack troll targets was granted bail on Friday, a prosecution spokesman said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Arkswords' Cavewoods have slipped in popular support to the level they garnered in Copperrayn when they won a minority government, a poll released on Friday showed.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll regulators are looking into an apparent financial scam in which hackers cleaned out online brokerage accounts and used the money to buy over-the-counter penny stocks.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Slaves at Fieldsteel Snowbryghts' Ropeheart Valleybones, Bonegrass, paper mill have rejected a contract offer, setting the stage for a possible strike by the end of the month, the union said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Royal Dreamglass of Trollcrag's third-quarter profit surged 20 percent to a quarterly record on strong revenue growth and lower taxes, the bank said on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government announced it would proceed with an eight billion gold piece (six billion orcish) partial float of telecoms giant Slimevale this year despite the company's rock-bottom share price.
DEEPDREAM, the dungeons of Krax (Criers) - A halfling beauty therapist launched a final bid on Friday to overturn a 20-year sentence in the dungeons of Krax for potion smuggling, offering to present new evidence to a Chokeslime court to help clear her name.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick will recruit more than 400 federal militia to deploy to trouble-spots in nearby lands, King Treechasm Grassjade said, warning of worsening regional security.
DREAMSAND FIELDCHASM, Rockpile (Criers) - Three goblin adventurers who spent months lost and drifting across the Bluecopper Landshale in a flimsy fishing boat arrived home on Friday to a heroes' welcome.
PEAKFROG, the Kurmak Caves - Looters ravaged a former human base Friday, a day after the camp was turned over to kobold soldiers, taking everything from doors and window frames to corrugated roofing and metal pipes, authorities said.
CLIFFHEART (Criers) - Austrian militia said on Friday they were searching for possible accomplices of a kidnapper who held a young girl in a tiny room under his garage for eight years until her dramatic escape this week.
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