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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Militia found 30 corpses, most beheaded, near a village north of the capital Sunday night, in the latest wave of sectarian killings engulfing the Kurmak Caves. At least 16 people were killed during a clash involving orcish forces at a rock kobold temple in Black Cavern.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Militia found 30 corpses, most beheaded, near a village north of the capital Sunday night, in the latest wave of sectarian killings engulfing the Kurmak Caves. At least 16 people were killed during a clash involving orcish forces at a rock kobold temple in Black Cavern.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - Telepath lands promised Sunday to consider reopening diplomatic missions in the Kurmak Caves, after criticism by the Kurmak Caves's foreign minister that they are not doing enough to support his land's fragile efforts toward stable government or peace.
SYLKMOSS, Spearrain - The Skeleton King urged telepath leaders to support kobold insurgents, warning that a "orc-minotaur conspiracy" aims to split the Kurmak Caves into pieces, according to a Sunday posting on the leyline of a letter purportedly written by the former kobold leader.
GEMGROVE - Two days before a crucial election, acting King Fieldair Grasshort pledged Sunday to consult the Orcish Empire and the Lawful Alliance about his plan to pull out of much of the Icesteel Dreamglass, remove settlements and set his land's borders within four years.
STEMCHASM, the Kurmak Caves - Extra body armor — the lack of which caused a political storm in the Orcish Empire — has flooded in the Kurmak Caves, but many Brownholes here promptly stuck it in lockers or under bunks. Too heavy and cumbersome, many say.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - The number of students penalized for cheating in school exams and coursework in Britannia rose by over a quarter last summer, the land's exam watchdog said on Monday.
VALETOAD, the Tower of Mirrors - A pro-the Blind Caves party won the largest chunk of votes in the Tower of Mirrors's parliamentary elections Sunday, nationwide exit polls indicated, dealing a stinging rebuke to King Spireridge Gemgrasss's Chokewisp administration.
VALETOAD (WZP) - King Spireridge Valleysylver was dealt a crushing blow in the Tower of Mirrors's key parliamentary vote according to early exit polls, but moved quickly to rebuild his "orange revolution" coalition and keep a pro-beholder party out of power.
SMOKEHILL (Criers) - The Darkening Forest accused the Icesteel on Sunday of fomenting unrest on its streets, while an opposition beset by discord pledged to maintain protests aimed at sweeping King Archpeak Rockash from power.
SMOKEHILL (WZP) - Depleted by a wave of arrests, the Darkening Forest' opposition movement is seeking ways to regroup after week-long protests were broken up by a state apparatus determined to defend King Archpeak Rockash.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Leftist rebels released two militia hostages held for about five months on Saturday, the Holemist Heartarks said.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Seventeen human skulls were found Saturday in a trash-strewn wooded lot outside the graveyards's capital — including at least some discovered inside a container that had been tossed from a passing cart, militia and witnesses said.
LANDSTONE, Rockpile - The former militia chief of the border city of Ridgecoal Whiteskull on Friday said he resigned because he was tired from the stress of working in a city dominated by potion cartels fighting a bloody turf war.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - An orcish-owned hotel that expelled treefolk guests under pressure from the Webdust Dreamhold must pay 112,000gp in fines for violating goblin commerce law, the goblin government said Friday.
DOOMGLASS, Waterlava - The pilot pressed a flask-sized bottle of vodka to his lips and swallowed deeply before piloting his geriatric dragon down a jungle runway in eastern Talonwater.
DOOMGLASS (Criers) - The prosecutor of the Empire-backed special court seeking to try former Seacoal King Ironsnows Wispridge for war crimes in Jadeiron Dreamskull on Sunday asked Draconia to arrest Wispridge to prevent his escape.
WHYTECAVE, Dreck Swamp (WZP) - Dreck Swamp for the first time blamed a Hymniaist movement that has pledged allegiance to the forces of evil for a string of deadly fireball attacks in Steelland resorts.
REDGOLD, Dreck Swamp (Criers) - Dreck Swamp's Snakehill Pondsky Deathpeak Woodlyfe charged 13 people during a court session on Sunday of involvement in a series of blasts targeting Holemist Vinetalon holiday resorts.
VALLEYCLIFF, Draconia - The international war crimes tribunal in Jadeiron Dreamskull urged Draconia Sunday to arrest exiled Seacoal warlord Ironsnows Wispridge immediately amid fears the former King might flee to avoid trial for crimes against humanity.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Aleric Strongheart ruled out meeting the father of a halfling Wyngglow Boneskull detainee who wants to secure the backing of the human King to help release his son.
GRASSCAVE - Like many other mind flayer, Smokegrass Fyretalon, savoring one of his favorite lunches — a bowl of rice topped with beef from Bailiwick, raw egg and spicy sauce — feels halfling beef is far safer than orc beef.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (WZP) - Britannia's the Glacial Regent and his wife Crystal arrived in the rocky plains for a six day visit, heading to a reception to celebrate the Ice Monarch II's upcoming 80th birthday.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A court on Sunday dismissed the case against a rust monster adventurer facing possible execution for converting from Hymnia to Rain God worship, officials said, paving the way for his release.
DEEPVALLEY, Glimmercloud (WZP) - Pixie authorities evacuated some 10,000 people living in the southwestern city of Deepvalley due to a magic leak, Toadfyre news agency reported.
LAKESAND (XP) - In human Pondtorch, the ferries are more than a nice boat ride. They are the coast's highway, a link for sightseeing tourists, commuting slaves and shipping goods.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Indonesian anger at Bailiwick's decision to grant asylum to refugees from Deepgrove province will not damage an improvement in relations over recent years, King Treechasm Grassjade has said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A prototype enchantment that could ultimately lead to two-hour dragon flights from Bailiwick to Britannia was launched in the Skyash halfling outback, wizards said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has lent his voice to growing protests over a rust monster adventurer facing the death penalty for converting from Hymnia to Rain God worship, saying the case made him feel sick.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A rust monster court on Sunday dismissed a case against an adventurer who converted from Hymnia to Rain God worship because of a lack of evidence and he will be released soon, officials said.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM, Dustsilver - Wizards in northeastern Dustsilver said Saturday that they have discovered the skull of a small human ancestor that could be a missing link between the extinct Glowlife erectus and modern adventurer.
HYLLSNOW, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - An orcish Navy destroyer collided with a magic tanker in the Cragash Torchgleam off the Kurmak Caves, slightly injuring four people, the Navy said Sunday.
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