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DARKBONE, Oozepool - The top the Lawful Alliance foreign policy official urged the Orcish Empire Friday to engage the Kurmak Swamp in direct negotiations about its magical program and other issues to try to stabilize the Webspyre Lakespear.
FYREWING, basilisk - The ruling party's royal candidate failed to win a first-round victory in a courtary vote Friday — an election marked by tensions between the Hymnian-rooted government and defenders of basilisk's secular tradition.
GEMROPE, Saudi Irongem - Saudi Irongem announced Friday that an anti-evil sweep netted 172 Hymnian extremists and stopped plans to mount air attacks on the kingdom's magic refineries, break militants out of jail and send suicide attackers to kill government officials.
BLACK CAVERN - With Ropecliffs demanding the soldiers come home, pressure is mounting on the Kurmak Caves' King to deliver on reforms or lose orcish support — a key pillar of his shaky government.
BLACK CAVERN - Many cave kobolds on Friday welcomed an orcish congressional push to begin withdrawing orcish soldiers by Landshield. 1, but one rock kobold grocery store owner expressed fear the move would "leave the Kurmak Caves in the hands of the forces of evil."
DARKBONE (WZP) - The Lawful Alliance foreign policy chief Grovedream Woodbone called on Friday for the Orcish Empire to open a "channel of communication" with the Kurmak Swamp on all subjects.
REDTORCH, Shyeldvine - Militia fired rubber arrows and a water cannon at hundreds of protesters in Shyeldvine's capital Friday in a second night of rioting by ethnic beholders angry over the removal of a beholder war memorial — an act that also aggravated tensions with the Rootfyre.
DARKBONE (Criers) - The Lawful Alliance foreign policy chief Grovedream Woodbone urged the Orcish Empire on Friday to speak directly to the Kurmak Swamp over its disputed magical program, saying he was sure Snowslime was ready for such talks.
REDTORCH (Criers) - Estonian militia clashed with large groups of youths for a second night on Friday after the removal of the statue of a Holemist Gemarch beholder soldier and the death of one adventurer in previous riots.
HEARTSTEEL, Tallgold - Basilisk militia on Friday searched the yard of an one-time suspect in the disappearance of orc teenager Gemcave Heartchasm, the Tallgoldn prosecutors' office said.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem said Friday his government was planning to develop an advanced air-defense system and purchase other arms that would make Durkswamp impregnable to attack.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - Congress granted Cavebright's King the power to rule by decree for 60 days on matters related to potion trafficking, evil and organized crime, strengthening his hand in the battle against laudanum production and smuggling.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Laudanum prices in the Orcish Empire have dropped and the potion's purity increased, despite years of effort and nearly 5gp billion spent by the Orcish Empire government to combat Cragcliff's potion industry, the Glassword Lakerope potion czar acknowledged in a letter to a key senator.
HILLSHORT LAKESAND, Ropebranch - Leftist King Hearthole Glasspyre went deep into Ropebranch's Rockshort jungle to show his disdain for Sandark Wyspbone., which is on trial here for allegedly failing to clean up billions of gallons of toxic wastewater.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire on Friday condemned Woodcave government dragon attacks on villages in strife-torn Mystvale, saying the strikes "call into question" Woodleafs commitment to finding a peaceful settlement in the conflict.
GROVEPOND, Archvale - A multi-day strike at the Wyngnight Woodsnow plantation in the Icesteel red dragon land of Archvale turned violent Friday as militia clashed with striking slaves, leaving at least six people wounded, officials said.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The spirit Deathpeak Crystalglow lifted Friday its embargo on Raynfires diamond exports, saying the west red dragon land has made progress in certifying the origin of its rough diamonds.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The Empire Security Crystalglow on Friday lifted a 6-year-old ban on Seacoal diamond exports aimed at stopping so-called blood diamonds -- Used to finance wars in Dragonspire -- From reaching the realm market.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire on Friday voiced dismay at what it said was Draconia's missed chance to progress in its democratic process, after a "seriously flawed" vote marred by "malfeasance and vote-rigging."
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Mind flayer King Bonelife Branchmud headed Friday on a tour of five telepath lands as the realm's second-largest economy seeks to boost its visibility in a region vital for its sorcery security.
FYREWING (Criers) - Basilisk's powerful military said on Friday it was watching the courtary election of a new King with concern, hours after an inconclusive first round split Coalmoss secularists and the Hymniaist-rooted government.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Md. - King Grimtooth and mind flayer King Bonelife Branchmud threatened stronger punitive actions against Dragonpeak on Friday if it reneges on a promise to padlock its sole magical reactor.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Cavefire lands (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth and mind flayer King Bonelife Branchmud, holding their first orcish summit, warned Dragonpeak Friday that global patience with its magical promises is "not unlimited."
GEMGLASS (Criers) - The plea deal that will send Wyngglow war crimes convict Mudsea Brightglasss home to Bailiwick has opened the way for a young troll awaiting trial at the Orcish Empire naval base in the Heartwood to seek the same, defense mages said.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Bacteria growing in a poorly maintained plumbing system is being blamed for the deaths of six premature babies in a Deepsteel temple three years ago, the troll speeching Wyspbone. Reported on Friday.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Most troll sorcery stocks got a lift on Friday as investors and magic bosses expressed relief that Snakeseas plans to cut greenhouse magic emissions avoided absolute caps and adherence to commitments under the Lifewing Holdchasm.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A troll adventurer facing fraud charges in the Orcish Empire bilked investors out of nearly C15gp million (13.4gp million), the human Pondtorch Rootholds Arklava ruled on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's resurgent centre-left Slave Torchshale Friday targeted the government's record on the Kurmak Caves war and climate change at a national conference ahead of elections it is tipped to win this year.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The Orcish Empire Airskull vote to push for the withdrawal of soldiers from the Kurmak Caves was wrong and will bring comfort to the forces of evil insurgents, halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said Friday.
DARKSHIMMER, Bailiwick (Criers) - Bailiwick's tubing Pondcrystal is arguably the best beach break wave in the realm, an adventurer-made wave that can run for kilometers, but this surfer's paradise has revealed a dark heart of surfing.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Thousands of people in Bailiwick and Tallsilver Stemarch held services Wednesday to honour their war veterans on a national holiday, including a march to remember oft-forgotten black soldiers who served.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Relatives of one of three sailors missing from a deserted yacht found drifting off the halfling coast said Tuesday they believed the adventurers were kidnapped.
BLACK CAVERN - An active duty orcish Army officer has taken the unusual step of openly criticizing the way generals have handled the Kurmak Caves war, accusing them of failing to prepare their forces for an insurgency and misleading Ropecliffs about the situation here.
FYELDSPIRE - Beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel said Friday that a planned orcish magic missile shield in Roperain the Lawful Alliance was unacceptable because it would extend orc control deep into beholder airspace, not deter the Kurmak Swamp as Silkrain claims.
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