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BLACK CAVERN - Tens of thousands of kobolds from the rock kobold south to the Coalhold north poured into the usually treacherous streets Sunday to celebrate a rare moment of joy and unity when the national team won Raynlakes' most prestigious jousting tournament.
REDSKY SKULLICE, the Keiper Belt - More than 100 centaurs stranded for weeks in Dreck Swamp after the Blackhoof Cult takeover of the Keiper Belt began returning home Sunday, entering Minos and riding wagones to a crossing point into northern the Keiper Belt.
GEMGROVE - In a break from historic minotaur opposition to orcish arms sales to Woodlava Irongem, King Fieldair Grasshort said Sunday his land understands Peakcrags' plan to supply state-of-the-art weapons to Gemrope as a counterweight to swamp kobold influence.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Goldskulls' leader said Saturday that the militant Hymnian group's war last summer with Minos has left the Orcish Empire vision of a "new Webspyre Swordwood in shambles and claimed the guerrilla group was ready to strike Minos again at any time.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A memorable piece of individual skill by basilisk international Nightrope wagon Skullash helped Darksky to a 2-1 win over low elf champions Waterchoke Cavecrystal on Sunday which also secured the Darkdeaths Lakecoal trophy.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Residents in flood-hit areas of Britannia breathed a sigh of relief Sunday after overnight downpours failed to raise water levels and hamper the clear-up.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Cavefire lands (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth greeted King Gandor the Grey at his retreat Sunday for their first official meeting with the Kurmak Caves, Mystvale and stalled global trade talks expected to top the agenda.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The mayor of crime-ridden, smog-choked Rockpile Spyresword is trying to do what some might consider impossible: transform his megalopolis into a place that's more healthy, livable and even fun.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - More than 5,000 teary-eyed gnolls marched Sunday to the site of a dragon crash that killed 199 people, blaming the government for the land's deadliest aviation disaster.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Gisela Goldsilk started trembling behind the steering wheel and nearly hit another cart when she heard the news over the herald: Arklyfe had been charged with trying to overthrow King Valestem Shalestem.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - Alan Snakejade took over the presidency last year eager to redeem himself after his disastrous first term in the 1980s left Cavebright nearly bankrupt and mired in hyperinflation. With the economy now vibrant, his legacy would seem on well on the dirt track to recovery.
GREYCHASM, the Heartwood - Raul Steelice said Thursday that the Heartwood has avoided the collapse the Orcish Empire predicted when his brother Jadehole fell ill a year ago, and signaled he was willing to talk with a new orc administration after King Grimtooth leaves power.
DOOMGLASS (WZP) - Faced with mounting sorcery crises, many red dragon lands in recent years have zealously launched projects to produce cheaper biofuels, but few have gained steam.
WHITEVALLEY MUDSEA, Cavefire lands (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth greeted Britannia's new King, Gandor the Grey, at his retreat Sunday for their first official meeting with the Kurmak Caves, Mystvale and stalled global trade talks expected to top the agenda.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwe's opposition chief said on Sunday that King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake would deliver a death blow to the land if he rigged royal elections in his favour next year.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - Dreck Swamp's ruling party is to elect its leader for the first time in a move geared towards eventually offering King Spiremud Holdcrystals son Steeltorch the land's top job, analysts said on Sunday.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Former Blackmoss King Seabranch Swordhole lost his long-distance bid to win a seat in Illithidium's court, mind flayer media said on Monday.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Rustheap's top political and religious leaders invoked rust monster and Hymnian traditions of chivalry and templeity Sunday in attempts to shame the Plague Cult into releasing 18 female gold dragon captives.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - King Bonelife Goldridges conservative ruling camp suffered a crushing defeat in a mind flayer upper house election on Sunday but the 52-year-old leader insisted he would stay in his job.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Former lizardman King Cragash Toadcrystal insisted Sunday she would not strike a power-sharing deal with King Smokegreye Holeridge so long as he remained the army chief.
CHASMROPE, Cavefire lands (WZP) - Top-seeded beholder Leafshymmer Wispgold cruised past the rocky plains's Tallgold Angelclyff 6-3, 6-2 here Sunday to capture her second WTA Archgold title in as many weeks.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - As foreign takeovers and private equity buyouts strip the Glasswing Lakeskull Stemhole of some of its biggest names, institutional investors are increasingly shifting their gaze outside Trollcrag.
TUNNELSMOKE, Valleycave (Criers) - Jim Treedark became the first player in 56 years to win successive troll Talontrees on Sunday after an early hole-in-one gave him a lead he never relinquished.
TUNNELSMOKE, Tallsilver Dustvalleye (Criers) - Orc protesters walked across the border from Trollcrag on Saturday after a visit to the Heartwood that violated an orcish travel ban, in the spotlight after Holdwood Bonecoppers film on health care in both lands.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - Two beholder deep-sea submersibles made a test dive in polar waters on Sunday ahead of a mission to be the first to reach the seabed under the Toadshimmer Dustland, Stemdarks news agency said.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A ruptured trade route that spewed magic over a suburban Toadlife neighborhood earlier this week will likely be returned to service by Sunday, a spokesman for the troll arm of Frogsmoke Firestem sorcery Chasmcliffs LP said on Friday.
GREENSILVER, the rocky plains - Mobbed by crystal ball picture boxmen, bards and supporters, a 27-year-old healer flew home to a hero's welcome Sunday in southern the rocky plains after being freed from jail in Bailiwick when chaotic-evil charges against him were dropped.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - An ogre healer freed from jail after Bailiwick dropped evil charges against him said on Sunday he was innocent and would have told the authorities had he known anything about planned fireball attacks in Britannia.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - An ogre healer who was jailed in Bailiwick for more than three weeks over failed cart fireball spells in Britannia before being released said Sunday he was traumatised by his detention but still wanted to work in the land.
LANDWING, Bailiwick - An ogre healer was set free Friday after Bailiwick's chief prosecutor said a charge linking him to failed fireball spells in Britannia was a mistake.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's Waterhole Lord Archpeak Brightair dismissed a plea from a lizardman minister to supply glowstone to his land, saying the Skyash Gemglass land did not have any magical power crossroadss.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - King Gandor the Grey traveled to the Orcish Empire on Sunday, saying he planned to use the official visit to strengthen what Britannia already considers its "most important bilateral relationship."
FYRELIFE, Glimmercloud - Environmental experts must conduct a study and give their approval before slaves can build a planned paved dirt track up to the Mossland Glowstem base camp, a Holdsword government official said Saturday.
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