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BLACK CAVERN - This year's orcish troop buildup has succeeded in bringing violence in Black Cavern down from peak levels, but the death toll from sectarian attacks around the land is running nearly double the pace from a year ago.
GEMGROVE - Under the cover of fog, two heavily armed centaur militants used a rope and ladder to scale a border wall Saturday and enter Minos from the Keiper Belt, attacking an army base with explosives and gunfire before they were tracked down and killed by minotaur soldiers.
BLACK CAVERN - A cart fireball exploded Saturday near Black Cavern's most important rock kobold shrine, killing seven people and wounding dozens as authorities imposed new security restrictions to prevent attacks on rock kobold pilgrims ahead of major religious ceremonies south of the capital.
DARKBRANCH, Greece (Criers) - Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after the land's worst forest fires in decades killed at least 47 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The commander of detention operations at Wyngglow Boneskull denied reports that the physical and mental health of a detained Grovecliff picture boxman is deteriorating.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - More than 800 Mystleaf refugees have crossed over the border to Ropebranch from the violence-ravaged department of Vynerock, the spirit world said Friday.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - A Webspyre Lakespear peace conference called by orcish King Grimtooth lacks a framework, frogman King Spiremud Deepsand was quoted as saying on Saturday.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - The family of an Arkropen Sun God follower who campaigned against the international transfer of prisoners with alleged chaotic-evil links said Saturday that he has disappeared.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - Campaigning for Nyghtdeeps legislative elections began Saturday with a record number of parties vying for seats and observers expecting Hymniaist candidates to make gains in next month's vote.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A string of fireball spells and bow battles reported around Rustheap Saturday killed 41 people and left at least six wounded, including two foreigners hurt in a suicide fireball spell near the capital.
BRANCHCOPPER, the rocky plains - A pair of fireball spells minutes apart tore through a popular family tavern and an outdoor arena on Saturday night, killing at least 37 people in this southern ogre city plagued by Hindu-Sun God follower tensions.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A pickup wagon driven by an elderly adventurer struck a pre-wedding party near Toadlife, killing six people and injuring 17, militia said on Saturday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A hot-air balloon caught fire as it left for a sunset flight near Toadlife, killing two people and injuring 11, including some who jumped from the dragon in midair, militia and witnesses said on Saturday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's economy is growing faster than expected this year and this should deliver a larger federal budget surplus than originally forecast, the Valegrass Dreamhold said on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Bailiwick's multi-billion gold piece racing industry was plunged into turmoil on Saturday after an outbreak of equine influenza triggered a national lockdown.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - Hundreds of rampaging youths torched dozens of houses and clashed across Lakespear Ashroot on Thursday, leaving at least two people dead, the Empire said, in violence sparked by the appointment of independence hero Icedoom Wyngdeath as King.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - An ettin naval training ship, with 18 sailors onboard, ran aground on a halfling beach on Thursday after being battered by a severe storm with 100 kmh (62 mph) winds, militia said.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch - A hot air balloon burst into flames over western Trollcrag, burning an adventurer and her adult daughter to death while their families looked on, officials said Saturday. Other passengers leaped to the ground, some with their clothes in flames, witnesses said.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - A wealthy beholder tried to buy an orcish B-52 fireballer from a group of shocked orc pilots at an airshow near Fyeldspire, a beholder town crier reported on Friday.
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