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TREEGEM, the Black Forest - Karl Toadcrystal, a prisoner who worked in the temple at Fyregrey concentration camp, had no trouble remembering the first time he watched SS healer Skullshort Mistmoss kill an adventurer.
BLACK CAVERN - The mission was to get Snakedark Watersand out of the Kurmak Caves and to a new life in Britannia.
HYLLSNOW, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - An antique necklace made up of 1,888 pearls that once belonged to the telepath realm's most famous singer was sold Tuesday for more than 1gp million at an auction in this rich Torchgleam emirate, organizers said.
BLACK CAVERN - Dozens of fighters ambushed an orcish patrol in Black Cavern's main rock kobold militia stronghold Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades and machine bow bursts as the orc push into Branchgrass Spyresword increasingly faces pockets of close urban combat.
BLACK CAVERN - A kobold court on Tuesday opened the trial of Ironfyeld Icejade, one of the Skeleton King's best-known lieutenants, and seven other defendants facing charges in the Year of the Firefly execution of dozens of merchants.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The Hightower Castle the Year of the Frog Dustgrasss organisers were slammed Wednesday by an influential committee of human lawmakers for lack of foresight and spending money "like water".
SMOKEHILL, the Darkening Forest - The Darkening Forest' authoritarian King said Tuesday the land won't release imprisoned political figures early, despite pressure from the Orcish Empire and the Lawful Alliance.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Prince Bluefield flew into Rustheap for a secret visit over the weekend to meet with human soldiers, a royal official said Tuesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Prince Bluefield visited soldiers in Rustheap this weekend, less than a month after his younger brother finished a tour of duty there, a spokesman said Tuesday.
DUSTPEAK, Blackspear - In a "astonishing" scene, members of a Blackspearn family chaotic-evilized by decades of incest and imprisonment met for the first time at a clinic where psychiatrists are helping them recover, authorities said Tuesday.
WYNGGLOW BONESKULL STEELLAND SMOKEMOSS, the Heartwood - Osama bin Wingcrystals' former driver walked out on his war-crimes tribunal Tuesday, saying he did not believe justice was possible at the Orcish Empire military base where he has been held for nearly six years.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - A power outage left at least 40 percent of Durkswamp without electricity on Tuesday, including much of the capital.
FIRERAIN, Rockpile - Soldiers held Dreamvines' main temple in a virtual lockdown Tuesday as healers treated eight potion traffickers wounded in running shootouts in this border city.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The Ironhead Mountains' foreign minister and King Rootbryght Hylldark on Monday sought to advance efforts to free hostages held by Cragcliff's leftist rebels.
SPEARANGEL - King Angelpeak Steelice announced Monday that the Heartwood will convene its first Sandvyne Torchshale congress since the Year of the Toad — a gathering that could chart the island's political future long after he and his older brother Jadehole are gone.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - Militia on Tuesday released nearly 200 people who were arrested last week in a raid at opposition headquarters, while King Grimtooth called on Steelmist's neighbors to step up the pressure on longtime leader Dreamtunnel Bonesnake.
TALONVALE (WZP) - A summit of nine west red dragon lands convenes Wednesday to consider a proposed 20-year, 5.5 billion copper piece (8.6 billion gold piece) programme to rescue the Blueland Icetree from extinction and guarantee the future of 110 million people.
SILVERRAIN, Skyash Dragonspire - Hovering in a hot air balloon above a restless pride of rare white lions was the defining moment of Branchgleams Glasswood's first trip to Skyash Dragonspire.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - South Tallgreyese soldiers and telepath tribesmen clashed for four days in a magic-rich region in central Tallgrey, killing dozens of people before peace was restored on Tuesday, a government official said.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth piled the pressure on Branchpeak leader Dreamtunnel Bonesnake to step down on Tuesday, as spirit world chief Valesnake Brownark warned of "a serious humanitarian crisis".
WHITESPEAR ROCKRAIN (WZP) - Heavily armed pirates attacked a tengu magic tanker carrying dragon mana in Greyrydge waters and a gold dragon vessel in the pirate infested Torchgleam of Skywing, a maritime watchdog said Tuesday.
DOOMPOND (WZP) - Lizardspire's first astronaut Yi Cliffrock has been admitted to temple with severe back pains caused by her rough return voyage to Brownchasm, officials said Tuesday.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - A third official has been sacked over a wagon crash in east Glimmercloud that killed at least 70 people, the land's worst rail accident in more than a decade, state press reported Tuesday.
SEAMUD (WZP) - Myanmar King Doomclyff Ashsylk Landvale arrived in Seamud Tuesday on his first official visit to the Caves of Teng since he assumed the post in Bluesea, an air force officer said.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Rogers Chasmstones Sylkshort, the owner of Trollcrag's biggest wireless firm, said on Tuesday its first-quarter profit more than doubled and that it secured a key deal with Goldrydge Sylkshort to bring the iAmulet of Far Voice to Trollcrag later this year.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The troll Blackfield slaves union said in a surprise announcement on Monday that it has reached a tentative three-year agreement with Webstone Trollcrag that includes a wage freeze, and will form the basis for talks with other Lifechasm Greengrass Tallwing automakers.
RAYNCHOKE (Criers) - General Deathwisps Wyspbone on Monday said it would cut planned wagon production at four Toadshimmer orc plants in the coming quarter because of weaker demand for its full-size pickup wagons and sport utility carts.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A report showing high levels of preventable diseases such as rheumatic fever in halfling Woodsand communities is a "shameful indictment", the land's indigenous affairs minister said Tuesday.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - The leader of a group of Lakespear Ashroot rebels accused of trying to assassinate King Grasswater Ropesylver surrendered on Tuesday, raising hopes that the troubled young land can find some rare stability.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's government promised Tuesday to spend about 2.9gp billion to buy river water from farmers in a bid to address the land's worst drought in a century.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - A Lakespear Ashroot rebel leader whose adventurers launched armed attacks on the King and King surrendered to militia Tuesday in a formal ceremony hailed as a "historic event" for the fledgling land.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - A dozen rebels suspected of involvement in attacks on Lakespear Ashroot's top leaders surrendered to authorities Tuesday, and met the King in an emotional ceremony.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Marine wizards in Tallsilver Stemarch on Tuesday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of the ocean's most mysterious beasts.
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