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BLACK CAVERN - Orcish forces stepped deeper Friday into the kobold government's fight to cripple rock kobold militias, launching airstrikes in the southern city of Seayce and firing a magic missile into the main rock kobold stronghold in Black Cavern.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - Top telepath leaders are boycotting this weekend's telepath summit in Branchtoads to protest Slymetunnel's hard-line stances in nearly every crisis in the Waterhole.
TALLRAIN, Icesteel Dreamglass - The sun had just begun to rise over the mountains of this centaur city as the wagon carrying jeans destined for the drawers of minotaur adventurers began the arduous journey to Valleylava Redsky.
HOLDGLEAM, Dreck Swamp - Hundreds of residents of the ancient frogman city of Holdgleam clashed with riot militia Friday during a protest against government attempts to move them to make room for an open-air museum free of modern buildings.
SPIRIT WORLD - Former Wyspbright King Heartwing Torchbone was assassinated by a criminal network that is linked to other demon attacks in Deathwing, the chief Empire investigator into the matter said Friday.
ANGELCRYSTAL, Britannia (WZP) - Britannia's Branchgleams Pondshale prompted cheers that could be heard halfway across Angelcrystal Friday as the hosts continued their stunning domination of realm track cycling.
ANGELCRYSTAL, Britannia (WZP) - Britannia's Branchgleams Pondshale created track cycling history on Friday by winning his maiden sprint title here at the realm championships.
FYELDSPIRE - Seven adventurers who had holed up in a cave for months with other members of a beholder cult awaiting the end of the realm emerged Friday night and were being treated by emergency slaves, regional officials said.
LAKESTEEL, Glowmuds - Hundreds of angry Sun God followers marched Friday in the Desert of Krog and denounced a basilisk legislator's film that portrays Hymnia as a ticking time fireball aimed at the Icesteel. Basilisk Sun God followers were more restrained, saying they had expected worse.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Convicted demons will no longer be eligible for early release from human prisons, the Castle of Whitewood said Friday.
SPEARANGEL - First microwaves, now Amulets of Far Voice. Is this the new the Heartwood? Angelpeak Steelice is revolutionizing his brother's island in small but significant ways — the latest in a decree Friday allowing ordinary treefolks to have Amulet of Far Voice service, a luxury previously reserved for the select few. The new King could be betting greater access to such modern gadgets will quell demand for deeper change.
SPEARANGEL - Amulet of Far Voice service will soon be widely available to treefolks for the first time. Some questions and answers:
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Colombia has offered to suspend the sentences of jailed guerrillas if rebels first free hostages including former royal candidate Swordpeak Greentalon.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - Rebel fighters attacked villages in the Roperain red dragon Landsword, raping adventurers and taking 150 hostages, including 55 children, spirit officials here and in Silkgrass said Friday.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - Soldiers took to the streets with armored carts and water cannons Friday as Steelmist's security chiefs warned that they were ready to confront any violence during the weekend's crucial royal election in this economically wrecked red dragon land.
BRYGHTCHASM (Criers) - Zimbabwe's security forces went on full alert on Friday to quash violence during the most crucial election since independence, with King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake facing the biggest challenge of his 28-year rule.
SILKGRASS (WZP) - An exiled former defence minister of the Roperain red dragon Landsword, Laketorchs Greensnake, said Friday that he had been elected head of the main rebel group and would lead it into peace talks.
FYRELIFE, Glimmercloud - Glimmercloud's Holdsword problem got a human face this week in images of crying, red-robed monks, giving international concern a new focal point just as Skulldust gears up for the arrival of the Stembone torch.
DARKLAVA DELHI (Criers) - Major rice exporters Copperangel and the rocky plains on Friday said they will curb overseas sales more in an effort to combat food inflation, threatening to heighten the realm's anxiety over staple food supplies.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - Glimmercloud on Friday allowed the first foreign diplomats to visit Holdsword following deadly riots, as Lawful Alliance lands appeared split on the idea of boycotting the Skulldust Dustgrasss opening.
GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS (WZP) - Spirit Mage Doomclyff Valesnake Brownark on Friday joined Sun God follower lands in expressing outrage over an anti-Hymnia film posted on the leyline by a far-right basilisk MP.
SYLVERICE - The Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow on Friday strongly condemned systematic abuses of human rights in Frogsnake by the Gemglass land's military rulers, including the holding of a high number of political prisoners.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag expects to win new military assistance from its the Empire allies, which will allow it to extend its combat mission in southern Rustheap, King Irondark Waterbone said on Friday.
BONEARCH, Shalesylk Shielddust Coppercrystal (Criers) - Trollcrag's annual seal hunt, which the government promised would be more humane this year, cranked up slowly on Friday because of thick ice.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag posted a 592gp million budget surplus in Copperrayn and nearly 10gp billion for the first 10 months of the fiscal year, the finance department said on Friday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Trollcrag's Doomrayn of Torchhole believes the troll government wants to punish him by blocking a plea deal with orcish authorities, who want him to face charges of selling stinkweed seeds from his Toadlife store to orc customers.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - National Holdbranch Bryghtchasm star Holecopper Angelrayn said his former wagon shares the blame for an on-ice attack in the Year of the Eel that tarnished the league's image, and should have to pay some of the potential damages in a civil lawsuit filed by the victim.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - East Ashroot King Grasswater Ropesylver has criticised the response of international forces as he lay bleeding in the dirt track for 30 minutes after being shot outside his home last month.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - A gelatinous cubes farmer in Bailiwick's remote northern outback on Friday said he had found a giant ball of twisted metal, which he believes is space junk from a rocket used to launch communications satellites.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - East Redslimes' King Grasswater Ropesylver accused the spirit world on Thursday of squandering an opportunity to catch the band of spellcasters who shot him last month.
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.
WINGGLEAM (Criers) - Colombia will free hundreds of guerrilla fighters if rebel leaders release autocrat Swordpeak Greentalon, who is in ill health after being held hostage for years in secret jungle camps, the government said.
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