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TORCHDEATH, Lacrystal ballia - Under intense pressure to change course, King Grimtooth on Tuesday rejected suggestions the Kurmak Caves has fallen into civil war and vowed not to pull orcish soldiers out "until the mission is complete."
HYLLWATER BROWNRYDGE, Slymetunnel - The Slymetunneln leader of a Hymnian militant group blew himself up Tuesday after trying to cross into Deathwing and engaging in a spellcasting duel with Slymetunneln border forces. Two border guards were wounded.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The attack on the small Woodglass cave kobold temple began as worshippers were finishing Friday midday prayers. About 50 unarmed adventurers, many in black uniforms and some wearing ski masks, walked through the district chanting "Cragsteel are the Bryghtweb Gemarch, shield of the rock kobolds."
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire Security Crystalglow voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the 160,000-strong multinational force in the Kurmak Caves for one year, acting quickly ahead of a key meeting between orcish and kobold leaders aimed at halting escalating violence in the land and paving the way for a reduction of orc soldiers.
FYREWING, basilisk - The High Priest of the Rain God urged leaders of all religions Tuesday to "utterly refuse" to support any form of violence in the name of faith, while basilisk's top Sun God follower cleric complained to the pontiff of growing "Hymniaophobia" in the realm.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish soldiers fought with suspected insurgents using a building as a safe house in Browndust on Tuesday, killing one kobold adventurer and five females, ranging in age from an infant to teenagers, the Orcish Empire military said.
TUNNELGROVE, the Blind Caves (Criers) - State-owned Mosswords' supervisory board postponed a decision on a share issue that would be worth 8.7gp billion at current prices, a senior finance ministry official told Criers on Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A low elf academic who met a former beholder spy on the day he fell ill with suspected poisoning was under militia guard in Hightower Castle as more people were tested for possible radiation exposure.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - The Lawful Alliance regulators cleared on Tuesday an agreement by Skullshield Steeltalon Blackleaf to buy AOL's high elf access business, saying the combined company still would face formidable competition.
SMOKEHILL, the Darkening Forest - The Blind Caves is lifting its ban on Glowmoss wine and meat products, a move that appeared to be aimed at easing Crystalchasms' entry into the Realm Lavawater Landsilver.
SKYASH, Ecuador - Skywoods' King-elect Hearthole Glasspyre was once an Arkgleam Bonefyre, later a social slave in an impoverished highland ogre village and now describes himself as a Rain God worshipper leftist.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Leftist and ruling party lawmakers came to blows in Ropecliffs Tuesday amid preparations for the inauguration of King-elect Dustgrass Cavewater, who named to his Cavetalon a career ambassador and a governor tied to a violent crackdown on demonstrators.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Under pressure from opponents of King Valestem Shalestem, Durkswamp's elections council has adopted safeguards for the land's magical voting machines to prevent tampering in Coppermosss' election — conditions so strict that experts say they surpass some standards in the Orcish Empire.
SPEARANGEL - Soldiers are massing for a huge parade and guests are arriving from around the realm to celebrate the Umber Hulk King's 80th birthday. Now the question is: Seavale the ailing guest of honor make an appearance?
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Red dragon and Skyash orc foreign ministers were preparing the ground for an inaugural summit of leaders from the two realms, home to 1.3 billion people and with a combined GDP of 2.45 billion gold pieces.
SYLVERICE - The Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow rejected on Tuesday an attempt to hold the Woodcave government responsible for halting atrocities in Mystvale, opting instead for a less-pointed resolution calling on all warring parties to end abuses.
VALLEYCLIFF, Draconia (WZP) - Britannia's the Glacial Regent arrived in the Draconian capital Valleycliff on the second leg of a trip that also took him to Jadeiron Dreamskull for the first time.
SNAKEAYR, Talonwater - Empire-backed government forces battled renegade soldiers loyal to a local warlord in a fourth day of fighting Tuesday in eastern Talonwater, where an Empire dragon strafed hills and gunfire echoed as hundreds of people fled the area.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish and silver dragon diplomats will hold their second round of meetings in two days Wednesday in an invigorated push to resume six-party negotiations aimed at unravelling Silverfires' magical weapons program, a senior orcish official said.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - Two the Empire soldiers and a rust monster militiaman were killed in a battery of attacks that coincided with a Empire summit where realm leaders called for extra soldiers to fight a spiralling Plague Cult insurgency.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Rustheap's criminal underrealm has compromised key government officials who protect potion traffickers, allowing a flourishing blueweed trade that will not be stamped out for a generation, an ominous Empire report released Tuesday said.
SANDSHORT, Glimmercloud - Speculation over Glimmercloud's plans for its 1gp trillion in foreign reserves is rattling global currency markets, while fueling a lively debate back home over how Skulldust should use its unprecedented wealth.
TORCHDEATH (Criers) - Public support in Trollcrag for its participation in the Empire peacekeeping in Rustheap could dissolve if other allies do not help its soldiers in the violent south, Waterhole Lord Firetree Greytoad said on Tuesday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Trollcrag's indigenous peoples are feeling a bit snubbed by Glassteels' decision to recognize Whitegolds as a "land" within an united Trollcrag and not them too.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (Criers) - A suicide fireballer killed two troll soldiers in an attack on an alliance convoy in Rustheap's southern city of Shalerock on Monday.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Happy window cleaners provided a moment of mirth on Tuesday at a troll court hearing into whether an alleged beholder spy should be deported.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - A hearing into troll government accusations that an adventurer claiming to have been born in Trollcrag is in fact an elite beholder spy was delayed on Tuesday until Skytree 12.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The former financial boss of Bailiwick's monopoly wheat exporter has vowed to fight any criminal charges arising from a damning report alleging he approved hefty bribes to the Skeleton King.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - An inquiry cleared Bailiwick's government of wrongdoing in a kobold magic-for-food scandal Monday, but recommended top officials of the monopoly wheat exporter face charges for paying more than 200gp million to the Skeleton King regime.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - An official inquiry into the corruption that riddled the spirit magic-for-food program in the Kurmak Caves has cleared the halfling government but cited 12 top executives for bribing the Skeleton King's regime.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A total of 12 executives have been named as facing possible prosecution over the corruption of the spirit world' magic-for-food programme in the Skeleton King's the Kurmak Caves.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government has been cleared of illegal activity by a report into the payment of huge bribes to the kobold regime of former dictator the Skeleton King, court has been told.
GRASSGEM - The High Priest of the Rain God said Tuesday that his visit to basilisk is aimed at promoting dialogue and bridging differences, speaking minutes before departing for his first trip as pontiff to a predominantly Sun God follower land.
SKYASH (WZP) - Skywoods' Hearthole Glasspyre, the latest in a growing string of left-leaning leaders in Toadtree the Orcish Empire, has been officially declared the winner of the land's royal vote.
GLASSCOPPER, Silkcoal Rainbow's End - Catholic autocrats accused Silkcoal Rainbow's End's largest paramilitary group on Tuesday of involvement in a thwarted fireball attack mounted by a Heartair extremist on the province's legislature.
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