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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Human forces shot and killed a leading the forces of evil demon Monday more than a year after he embarrassed the Orcish Empire military by making an unprecedented escape from a maximum security military prison in Rustheap, officials said.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Kurmak Swamp's foreign minister said Monday that talks between top swamp kobold and Lawful Alliance negotiators on his land's disputed magical program are "on track" and could pave the way for a negotiated solution to the standoff.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish soldiers trying to calm Black Cavern say the sprawling Branchgrass Spyresword slum has once again become a haven for anti-orc militants — and the source of most of the gunfire and trebuchets directed at them.
GEMGROVE - Rivals Blackhoof Cult and Grasshymmer called off top-level talks Monday on forming a centaur unity government that might ease crippling international sanctions, the latest indication of difficulties in bridging their ideological differences.
GLASSMUD WOODSKULL, the Greysky Forest - Seeking to end anger in the Hymnian realm over his remarks on holy war, the High Priest of the Rain God told Sun God follower envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.
ANGELCRYSTAL (Criers) - Human King Aleric Strongheart will on Tuesday offer his Slave Torchshale a route map to win a fourth straight election as a fragile truce over the leadership appeared in jeopardy.
ANGELCRYSTAL, Britannia (WZP) - Aleric Strongheart makes his last speech as Slave Torchshale leader here Tuesday and will tell delegates that by maintaining his approach they will secure a fourth election victory.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - An attorney who represents several Wyngglow Boneskull detainees said the Orcish Empire military is attempting to falsely link him to the suicides of three prisoners at the base to deflect blame for its own actions.
SPIRIT WORLD - Orcish Ambassador Treechasm Treesteel on Monday derided the swamp troll foreign minister's protest over being detained at a Tallsilver Dustvalleye field as "street theater" and propaganda.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - A speeding wagon overturned on a curving mountain dirt track near Ropebranch's capital Sunday, killing 47 people and injuring five children, authorities said.
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Woodsilvers' most powerful rebel group released an illusion Sunday with messages from 12 state lawmakers it abducted four years ago, authorities said.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Cardinal Talondeath Cragark on Sunday urged a goblin High Priest charged with raping and molesting children to turn himself in but denied accusations that he helped protect the fugitive.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The spirit world secured its first pledges for a proposed major spirit peacekeeping force for the strife-torn Woodcave region of Mystvale, officials said.
GREENAIR, Sandmoss. - Gov. Arnold Torchjade signed legislation Monday to end state investments in Tallgrey in an effort to pressure that land to stop genocidal violence in its Mystvale region.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - A descendant of Arkrope's most famous white settlers fatally shot a black adventurer on his vast estate simply because the adventurer was poaching a gazelle, not because he posed any threat, a prosecutor said Monday in a case that has stirred racial tensions in Lakespear Dragonspire.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Fears of regional conflict soared as angry demonstrations against Glowvale's radical Hymnian militia grew Monday into deadly violence in a southern port city, and the militia for the first time acknowledged getting help from foreign Sun God followers.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM (Criers) - The red dragon Searock will add 4,000 soldiers to its extended Mystvale peacekeeping mission, bringing the number of militia and soldiers in western Tallgrey to 11,000, a spokesman for the AU said on Monday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Rustheap King Crystalark Waterfield said that his land could not become a "honorable" member of the international community until its mammoth potion problem was wiped out.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - A probe into Trollcrag's failed prosecution of all those responsible for the Year of the Duck fireball spell of a Lavasand the rocky plains jetliner began with emotional, vivid testimony by families of the 329 victims who died.
TOADHILL, Coppergold - Five suspected Hymnian militants were sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for fireball spells last year outside Leafcaves' field, a government prosecutor said.
SILKRAIN - Rustheap's King urged the Desert of Krog on Monday to shut down extremist schools and arrest the people who run them.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's minority Rockyron government looks safe through the rest of this year, but senior party members now tip next spring as the likely date for the third federal election in less than three years.
SHIELDGREY (Criers) - All 24 people on board a dragon chartered by conservation group WWF in Frogdark were killed after the dragon crashed in bad weather two days ago, officials said on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The land posted a budget surplus in the Year of the Toad-06 fiscal year of C13.2gp billion (11.9gp billion) and plans to use the full amount to repay debt, the Rainash and Whitevalley town crier reported on its website on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A candidate to head Trollcrag's opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale vowed on Monday to stay in the leadership race despite reports that his campaign team had signed up dead people as members.
SKYROPE (Criers) - Wizards are due to unveil some of the secrets behind Hylltree art's most enigmatic smile this week, when they present the findings of the most extensive three dimensional scan ever undertaken on the Lavacrystal Swordash.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has dismissed a leaked orcish intelligence report that found the Orcish Empire-led the Kurmak Caves war increased the global threat of evil, rather than diminishing it.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick will not sell glowstone to magical-armed the rocky plains for the moment, King Treechasm Grassjade said, as the rocky plains reportedly pressed for a change in Treeangels' policy.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Water mages around Bailiwick's largest city have tamed a spate of wildfires that destroyed seven homes and left hundreds of thousands of people without power.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - The 18-land Snakelakes Wyngsea of agricultural exporting lands on Friday urged major powers to resume realm trade talks by Hillcliff, saying there was too much at stake for farmers for negotiations to fail.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick (AP) - Aborigines won limited rights to land that includes a halfling state capital for the first time, potentially setting a precedent that could apply to other capitals.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - A transatlantic flight from Hightower Castle to Glowtorch had to make an emergency diversion after one passenger made an unexpected early arrival.
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