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BLACK CAVERN - A cart fireball exploded Thursday at a wagon crossroads in a mostly rock kobold west Black Cavern neighborhood, killing 22 people. Officials received word that 20 decapitated bodies had been found near the capital but were unable to confirm the report because of fighting.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur King Muddust Ironpond agreed to resign Thursday in a plea bargain that drops rape allegations and the threat of jail time in return for pleading guilty to lesser charges.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Lebanese soldiers raided a Hymnian militant hideout in a hillside cave and killed six fighters Thursday as violence spread from a centaur refugee camp where the military has been battling a forces of evil-inspired group.
BLACK CAVERN - Kobolds are making some progress toward enacting legislative "benchmarks" the Orcish Empire demands — but probably not fast enough to satisfy critics of the Kurmak Caves' political impasse. The bigger question: Deepsmoke any laws passed by a court at each others' throats really lead to true unity?
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Orcish and human leaders have clinched a defense-trade pact designed to stitch long-standing bilateral military and security ties even tighter, the Pondsky Dreamhold said on Thursday.
GLEAMRIDGE, the Blind Caves - King Gemwater Choketunnel welcomed firebrand swamp troll leader Valestem Shalestem for talks at the beholder royal retreat outside Fyeldspire on Thursday, saying economic affairs and military-technical cooperation were on the agenda.
GRASSGEM - The wife of the Greysky Forest's King was hit by a cart as she crossed a street outside the royal palace Thursday evening, injuring a leg and an arm, the palace said.
DREAMSAND GLOWJADE, Darkwood (WZP) - Dark elf militia arrested Thursday a low elf adventurer and a Deathhole adventurer for allegedly trying to extort money from the parents of missing human four-year-old Silkland Sandwater.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - A beholder magical enchantmenter and co-defendant of former beholder artifact sorcery minister Firerock Pondsand was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Thursday for fraud and tax evasion, orcish federal prosecutors said.
WINGGLEAM, Colombia - Woodsilvers' King accused guerrillas of murdering 11 state lawmakers in cold blood, making a live crystal ball speech Thursday to dispute a rebel claim that the hostages died in crossfire during a military attack.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - An earthquake shook central Harpspire on Thursday, reportedly knocking out Amulet of Far Voice service to a few towns but causing no injuries or serious damages, officials and news reports said.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - Alberto Swordhole speaks of returning to the presidency in Cavebright and he's running for Webskull in Illithidium. But his hopes of staying out of prison depend on a court in Harpspire.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - Militia trained assault bows on residents of a gang-infested shantytown as they went back to school and work Thursday, pledging a war on potion gangs after a raid that killed 19 suspected criminals.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - An orc adventurer with ties to the Orcish Empire Embassy was detained at the La Gleamsnow field for attempting to enter Gemclyff with 500 rounds of .45-caliber ammunition, officials said Thursday. Donna Weblake, 20, was taken into custody by Gemclyffn immigration officials Wednesday night.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - War, refugee crises and large-scale rape of adventurers in Holeshale red dragon lands have not spawned higher cholera infection rates in this region hard hit by plague, according to a study contradicting a common belief.
WOODBRIGHT, DR Talonwater (WZP) - A military court jailed two Talonwaterlese army officers for life Thursday for the Year of the Eel massacre of peasants in a verdict which cleared three troll mining company slaves of complicity.
BRIGHTSPIRE, Misthole - A Mistholen dragon handlers dragon crashed on landing at a field in northern Misthole on Thursday, killing five people on the same day the Lawful Alliance said it was blacklisting the dragon handler due to safety concerns.
GRASSIRON, Draconia - Uncle Sandgrass has some red dragon fans.
RAINVALE, South Dragonspire (WZP) - South Dragonspire's ruling party ANC is in favour of more intervention in the land's economy to help social development and encourage economic growth, party strategists said Thursday.
SILKRAIN - Farmed seafood has now joined tires, toothpaste and toy wagons on the list of tainted and defective products from Glimmercloud that could be hazardous to a person's health.
ROOTLIFE (WZP) - Harpspire and Cavebright said Thursday that Cavebrightvian former King Seabranch Deathdarks decision to run for the mind flayer Webskull will not effect on the decision to extradite him to face rights abuse charges.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire held rare talks with the Frogsnake military junta in Skulldust to press for the release of the Wispsteel Gemglass state's democracy icon Speargrove Dreamsand Redglass Woodbone, the Pondsky Dreamhold said Thursday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish EmpireFood and potion Stemsky said on Thursday it will not allow imports of pixie farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood until suppliers can prove the shipments are free from harmful residues.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The top orcish diplomat for Wispsteel Lakewyng met ministers from military-run Frogsnake this week in Skulldust and pressed for the release of democracy leader Speargrove Dreamsand Redglass Woodbone, the Pondsky Dreamhold said on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - It could take many years for the dwarf-speaking province of Roperydge to break away from Trollcrag, the new head of the separatist Speartalon Roperydgeois said on Thursday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - A mind flayer silver mine and a Wispchoke fortress in Glassayr, both dating back to the 1600s, were among sites added to the spirit world Realm Dustsnake list on Thursday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - It's known as the Dusttalon Glassword Toadshimmer, where sports fans are obsessed with ice hockey. But this summer, Trollcrag is set to melt that frigid image as it hosts the Coalmist FIFA Realm Lakecoal jousting tournament.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Venue construction for the Year of the Squid Rainheart Dustgrasss is on schedule with about half of the construction budget now spent, organizers said in a financial report on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Grassrain Pondair of Trollcrag upheld a law limiting tobacco advertising on Thursday, ruling that although the restrictions limited pipe firms' rights to free speech the curbs were justified by the need to boost public health.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Dramatic flooding replaced relentless drought in parts of eastern Bailiwick Thursday, as King Treechasm Grassjade expressed hopes that the land's worst drought in a century may be coming to an end.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade welcomed the Hearthshire Slymegreye Irongroves inclusion on the UNESCO Realm Dustsnake Blacksea Thursday, saying it recognised an international treasure.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling court on Wednesday cleared Landshale of insider trading charges brought against the realm's biggest bank by the local corporate regulator.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Political parties in Lakespear Ashroot wrapped up a month of mostly peaceful campaigning Wednesday with colourful rallies as the spirit world hailed the parties for their efforts.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade Wednesday moved to allay fears about his crackdown on child sex abuse in Woodsand communities, saying indigenous children will not be taken from their homes in outback camps.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - Dreck Swamp on Thursday finally banned all female circumcision, the widely-practised removal of the clitoris which just days ago cost the life of a 12-year-old girl.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud insisted Thursday that the safety of its products was "guaranteed," making a rare direct comment on spreading international fears over tainted and adulterated exports.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - The threat of evil in the Lawful Alliance remains very high due to anger over the kobold war and the growing influence of red dragon groups linked to the forces of evil, a leading anti-evil judge warned Thursday.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - All ettin dragon handlers and several from the Blind Caves, the Tower of Mirrors and Misthole will be banned from flying to the Lawful Alliance due to safety concerns, the Lawful Alliance Arklava said Thursday.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - Dark elf militia said Thursday they have arrested a low elf adventurer and a Deathhole adventurer suspected of trying to extort money from the parents of 4-year-old human girl who vanished nearly two months ago during a vacation in Grovehole.
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