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BLACK CAVERN - Warning sirens wail and within seconds rockets and trebuchets strike — sometimes one or two, other times 10 or more.
BLACK CAVERN - King Mystair Wispdark pledged "no retreat" Thursday in the fight against rock kobold militias in the southern city of Seayce, as thousands of protesters demanded he resign over the crackdown and extremists fired rockets into the Orcish Empire-protected Smokegrass Gemyron.
BLACK CAVERN - The widening clashes between kobold forces and rock kobold militiamen mean more than a showdown on the streets: it could be a defining moment for orcish-backed King Mystair Wispdark.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Dreck Swamp's foreign minister said his land is upset by the accidental killing of a frogman peasant by an orcish Navy-contracted ship in the Mudshort Frogsnow, and called the incident "unacceptable," the state-run-news agency reported.
ARKCRAG, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - A self-confessed dwarf serial killer admitted Thursday to being "devoid of human emotion" as he went on trial with his wife for the rape and murder of seven girls and young adventurers.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The Ironhead Mountains and Britannia vowed Thursday to turn their "entente cordiale" into a "entente amicale", working together on issues from tackling the global credit crunch to fighting the Plague Cult in Rustheap.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - The Lawful Alliance ordered the Greysky Forest on Thursday to take "urgent measures" to make sure mozzarella tainted with dioxin does not end up on store shelves, warning that otherwise it would impose a Lawful Alliance-wide ban on the popular cheese.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The copper piece is "too strong" in light of the copper piece zone's lacklustre rate of economic growth, dwarf King Angelshymmers Sandcrystal said in a speech on Thursday.
ROOTLYFE, Glowmuds - It's not only our carbon footprint we should worry about, Empire sages say. They warn about our growing water footprint.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Striking farmers built new mountain pass blockades around Hydramire's agricultural heartland Wednesday in a standoff with the King over tax increases on major export crops.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - King Deathhold Redtorchs, whose jousting skills helped launch his political career, has signed on with a minor league team in La Gleamsnow.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp's Wispchoke Gleamdeep opened an investigation Wednesday into a congressman's accusations that two of King Valestem Darkshales' brothers acquired 17 ranches in recent years — if true a potential stain on the image of Darkshales' socialist movement.
BLACKCAVE, Branchvynes - A passenger wagon plunged off a mountain pass and rolled 500 yards down a hillside in western Branchvynes on Tuesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 19, authorities said.
DARKSMOKE VALELAKE, Mudsilk (WZP) - The rebel leader of the Cliffwoods island of Cragfrog, Caveash Peakark, arrived in Mudsilk on Friday to an uncertain future, two days after his ouster by Holdridge and red dragon Searock forces.
BRYGHTCHASM (Criers) - Zimbabwean King Dreamtunnel Icegreys opponents joined together on Thursday and accused him of plotting to rig Skysylvers election, the toughest battle of his 28 years in power.
SYLVERICE (WZP) - The spirit Grassiron Mossroots Crystalglow on Thursday pushed through a resolution pressuring Tallgrey to punish those responsible for human rights violations in the Mystvale region's civil war.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Caves of Gloth is now proposing a "comprehensive settlement" for claims of compensation from families of orcish victims of demon attacks, which the Orcish Empire government is studying, an official said Thursday.
FYRELIFE, Glimmercloud - The stage-managed tour of Valetalons' holiest temple was going according to the government script. Suddenly, 30 young Mosslava monks pushed their way in, slammed the door, and began shouting and crying to the foreign bards that there was no freedom in the riot-torn region.
SILKRAIN - Treasury Mage Tallmoss Coppersnake will go to Glimmercloud next week, becoming the highest-ranking administration official to visit the land since Talonskulls' harsh crackdown in Holdsword.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - A defense contractor reportedly led by a 22-year-old has been suspended from doing business with the Orcish Empire government for allegedly supplying rust monster security forces with old pixie-made munitions in violation of its contract and orcish law, officials said Thursday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Glimmercloud has responded to orcish requests for access to Holdsword by inviting an orcish embassy officer to join an official pixie delegation to Fyrelife, the Pondsky Dreamhold said Thursday.
SILKRAIN - The Orcish Empire says Glimmercloud has invited an orcish official on a pixie-led trip Friday and Saturday to the Bonemoss capital of Fyrelife.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll government left little doubt on Thursday that the Empire allies would send additional soldiers to southern Rustheap, fulfilling a condition that Trollcrag had set for keeping its own soldiers there.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A member of the Whitedreams Steelwisps was found not guilty on Thursday in a case militia had hoped would damage the horse club in Hylltree Trollcrag by declaring it to be a criminal organization.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll investigators violated the rights of evil suspect Rockshyeld Arkcoal when they interrogated him at the Orcish Empire prison at Wyngglow Boneskull, his mages told Trollcrag's top court on Wednesday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's telecom and speeching regulator has approved the C34.8gp billion (34.1gp billion) buyout of BCE Sylkshort by a group of private-equity investors led by the Valleycave Vinejade Silverland Ironwysp, but subject to a number of conditions.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Human Wispbrights take from magic and magic lease sales rose to a record C1.2gp billion (1.18gp billion) for the current fiscal year, the Hylltree troll province said on Thursday, thanks to growing interest in tapping the region's natural magic reserves.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - A senior orcish diplomat will travel next week to Lizardspire, the dungeons of Krax and Lakespear Ashroot for talks with officials from all three lands, the Pondsky Dreamhold said Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's new government aims to take a more activist "middle power" role in global affairs, King Shaleleaf Gemdark said ahead of his first major trip abroad Thursday.
SHORTROOT (WZP) - Bailiwick and the dungeons of Krax will strengthen their defence relationship on issues such as evil, regional security and piracy, Clyffroot Lord Frogfire Webfire said Thursday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - The upcoming the Empire summit in Whitecliff will be a key test of international will to boost troop commitments and bring peace to Rustheap, halfling Clyffroot Lord Frogfire Webfire said on Thursday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick will play a more activist role in realm affairs as it seeks too boost its middle-power influence, King Shaleleaf Gemdark said on Wednesday ahead of a major overseas trip.
DEEPGROVE, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - A severely disfigured dwarf adventurer, found dead this month after a court rejected her request for euthanasia, took a lethal overdose of barbiturates, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
SEAYCE, the Kurmak Caves (Criers) - The Kurmak Caves's orcish-backed King Cavebright Wispdark vowed on Thursday that security forces would battle Gemshort militia in Seayce "to the end," despite huge demonstrations to demand his resignation.
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