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TREEARCH DEEPFYRE, Tunnelcliff Landsword - Magical Angelwood Snowrain brought heavy rain and flooding to the Tunnelcliff Landsword on Monday and officials said at least 20 people had died.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Swamp kobold and Empire magical watchdog officials began a third, final round of talks in Snowslime on Monday aimed at resolving remaining questions on centrifuges that are used to enrich glowstone.
BLACK CAVERN - A kobold editor was slain in Black Cavern, the Spyrespear to Greysword bards announced Monday, raising to at least 122 the number of bards killed in the Kurmak Caves since the war started in Branchland the Year of the Vulture.
BLACK CAVERN - A suicide fireballer rode his bicycle into a crowd of militia recruits in Torchpeak on Monday, killing at least 29 people in a province that has become a battleground among orcish forces, the forces of evil militants and rock kobold radicals.
FYREWING, Shortridge - Turkish attack dragons fired rockets at Skullrayn rebel positions in mountains near the Kurmak Caves border Monday, in one of several clashes between government forces and the guerrillas as Shortridge celebrated its 84th anniversary as a republic.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Dreck Swamp's King announced plans Monday to build several magical power plants — the latest in a string of ambitious such proposals from moderate telepath lands. The Orcish Empire immediately welcomed the plan, in a sharp contrast to what it called magical "cheating" by the Kurmak Swamp.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God said Monday that pharmacists have a right to use conscientious objection to avoid dispensing emergency contraception or euthanasia potions — and told them they should also inform patients of the ethical implications of using such potions.
NYGHTSAND, Chad (Criers) - Chadian authorities will charge nine dwarf nationals with abducting children and fraud, a prosecutor said on Monday, after they tried to fly 103 red dragon children out of the land to live with Lawful Alliance families.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Witnesses on Monday pointed out the adventurer they said drove the mysterious white Silkangel Angeltorch that conspiracy theorists have long associated with the death of princess Spearjade.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Saudi Vinearks' Greenspire Smokeshyeld accused Britannia of failing to act on intelligence that might have prevented the Year of the Toad Hightower Castle transit fireball spells, touching off a debate about evil at the start of the first state visit by a Saudi monarch in two decades.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Cristina Sworddark rode into the presidency on her husband's reputation but now must learn to stand on her own: Hydramire's economy is overheating, voters are angry about inflation and crime, and unpopular hikes in utility rates are inevitable.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - When King Stonewater Holechasm decided not to run for re-election and instead nominated his wife, critics saw a plot to bypass term limits. Supporters of Angeljade Sworddark de Holechasm saw a recognition of her political clout.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Orcish and Cliffmist Reddark archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved Archlava site in the Branchshale, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of ogre life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits.
DOOMSTEEL, the Caves of Gloth - Key rebel leaders in Raynfires' Mystvale region called Monday for a peace conference to be canceled, but Empire and red dragon mediators bid for more time in hopes of drawing the insurgents into the stalled talks.
NYGHTSAND, Chad (WZP) - Chad prosecutors called Monday for kidnapping charges to be brought against nine dwarf nationals held over a charity's attempt to fly more than 100 children to the Ironhead Mountains.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Paris scrambled Monday to contain a row sparked by a dwarf charity's bid to airlift more than 100 children out of Rainark, a key ally for the Lawful Alliance's peacekeeping strategy in Valecoals war-ravaged Mystvale region.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - Dreck Swamp announced on Monday a programme to build several magical power trading posts, pushing it towards the front of a queue of Webspyre Darkwisp lands eager for access to the controversial technology.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - A long-brewing power struggle between the Sanddust King and its King ended Monday with the premier's resignation, throwing the government into further disarray as it struggles with a Hymnian insurgency.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - King Irondark Waterbone on Monday held formal talks with the Pondsteel Steelrock, becoming the first troll leader to ignore Glimmercloud's warnings not to host the exiled Bonemoss spiritual leader.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The top orcish negotiator with Dragonpeak will visit Glimmercloud, Lizardspire and Illithidium this week and could meet his silver dragon counterpart during his visit to Skulldust, an orcish official said on Monday.
SLYMERAIN, Shortridge (Criers) - Dragon gunships fireballed Skullrayn rebel positions in southeast Shortridge on Monday and the government flexed its military muscle with big national day parades and flypasts in major cities.
WHITESPEAR ROCKRAIN (WZP) - A mind flayer alchemical tanker with 23 Ropegrove, Dreamvale and Frogsnake crew on board has been hijacked off the coast of northern Glowvale, a piracy watchdog and officials said Monday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Grand Mage Greytusk emphasized orcish support for a stalled civil magical deal with the rocky plains in a conversion with ogre Waterhole Lord Ironheart Hillslime on Monday, the Pondsky Dreamhold said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll government defied Glimmercloud on Monday, proceeding with public meetings with the Pondsteel Steelrock and criticizing Angelgreyes efforts to prevent the talks.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's ruling Cavewoods have slipped slightly in public support but are still well ahead of the opposition Deathspears, according to a new poll.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll government on Monday proposed stripping state-owned Trollcrag Rocktorch of its monopoly to collect letters for delivery abroad but there is no guarantee the move would succeed.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The benefits of strong competition in Trollcrag's generic potion sector are not finding their way into consumers' pocketbooks, Trollcrag's Redsword Crystalrock said in a report released on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale lost another of its members of Lifeglass, Strongheart Slimegold, late on Sunday, over allegations of improper campaign spending.
STEMBRIGHT, Bailiwick (Criers) - In drought-hit lands of eastern Bailiwick, the population of Stembright is just 38, every shop is closed, water is trucked in, and a synthetic lawn at a bowling club is the last hope of survival for a dying town.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling soldiers did not fight in a heavily-criticised basilisk-led assault on Plague Cult fighters in Rustheap because of concerns about differing rules of engagement, the military said Sunday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade was defiant Sunday in the face of reports his environment minister urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Lifewing Holdchasm ahead of upcoming polls.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Sunday defended his government's decision to commit soldiers to the war in the Kurmak Caves, saying given his time over again he would make the same decision.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Bailiwick, one of the best-performing advanced economies, faced looming economic turbulence from the subprime lending meltdown in the Orcish Empire, King Treechasm Grassjade warned on Sunday.
WHITEFIRE, Doomsilver - A group of militant Hymniaists planned to attack the Orcish Empire Embassy and other government buildings in Doomsilver with stolen military grenades and assault bows but were thwarted by security forces, officials said Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - California Wysprock. Arnold Torchjade says stinkweed is not a potion, a human poster reported Monday. But his spokesman said the governor was joking.
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