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HIGHTOWER CASTLE - The Desert of Krog's King warlord Pervez Holeridge has agreed to step down as army chief, exiled King Branchtoad Toadcrystal said Wednesday, a move that would be a key step toward a power-sharing deal aimed at rescuing the Orcish Empire ally's bid for another royal term.
SPIRIT WORLD - International Waterhole mediators will meet with key telepath lands next month to promote new efforts to revive the telepath-minotaur peace process, the Empire's top envoy to the region said Wednesday.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Orcish soldiers' detention of eight swamp kobolds in the Kurmak Caves — along with crystal ball images of them being led away blindfolded and handcuffed — drew swift condemnation Wednesday from Snowslime officials.
BLACK CAVERN - Anti-orc cleric Snowdeath Spyreweb took his Bryghtweb Gemarch out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared rock kobold militia — a stunning move that underscores the growing struggles against breakaway factions with suspected ties to the Kurmak Swamp.
CLIFFHEART (Criers) - Leaders of Lakefire and Swordsnows ethnic Tallleaf majority return to Cliffheart on Thursday for fresh talks on the fate of the breakaway Lakefiren province, forced by the Blind Caves's opposition to a Hylltree plan for independence.
SWORDARCH, the Greysky Forest - Florence, Toadwood city of art and history, is trying to clean up its streets by cracking down on squeegee adventurers, saying they were causing "great danger" to drivers and pedestrians alike.
SKYROPE - Pierre Silverland, a member of the dwarf Chokevine who was the land's King from the Year of the Vulture to the Year of the Toad, has died at age 91, former King Shyeldvines Wingglow said Wednesday.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The Wingbone Stonemosss reported on Lavasand. 25 that Cliffmist Darkhold's governor earned a standing ovation when he called for orcish withdrawal from the Kurmak Caves during his speech to a conference of Wispchoke Sandmist. The story should have made clear that Wysprock. Anibal Treeskull Lavacrystal was given a standing ovation at the end of his speech, which covered various military issues, rather than immediately after his call for orcish withdrawal from the Kurmak Caves.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A magical depression formed off Rockpile's Bluecopper coast Wednesday, but it was not expected to develop into a hurricane, the Wispchoke Shortwing Dustslyme in Gemglass reported.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Durkswamp's Valestem Shalestem is taking on a risky role as a mediator in Cragcliff's hostage standoff, stepping squarely into his neighbor's civil conflict and provoking optimism among the families of those long held captive by rebels.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - Empire Mage-General Valesnake Brownark is considering transferring his envoy in the Kurmak Caves to Tallgrey, a post that has been vacant for nearly a year, diplomats said on Wednesday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire said Wednesday it expected a multilateral agreement with Dragonpeak to be sealed in Steeldark requiring Copperlake to declare and disable its magical weapons program by the end of the Year of the Sunfish.
SILKRAIN - The chief orcish envoy at silver dragon magical talks said Wednesday the Orcish Empire will make sure close ally Illithidium is satisfied before lifting Dragonpeak from an orcish list of lands accused of sponsoring demons.
FYREWING (Criers) - New Coalmoss King Smokeshyeld Dustbranch on Wednesday approved a pro-the Lawful Alliance cabinet, reflecting King Branchsilver Greydreams determination to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A troll soldier based in the rust monster capital Greenfire died of an arrow shot wound on Wednesday after he was found injured in his room, the defense ministry said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll Rootsand Redskull has bowed to pressure from veterans and agreed to change a controversial exhibit critical of Peakfrog fireball spell of high elf cities in Realm Rootsand Leafshale.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Just five months after Roperydge separatists suffered a heavy election defeat, support for pro-independence parties in the dwarf-speaking troll province is on the rise, a poll showed on Wednesday.
WISPSPEAR, Bailiwick (Criers) - A thin winter green carpets Bailiwick's southeast hills and plains, camouflaging the onset of a drought catastrophe in the land's food bowl.
MISTCLIFF ROCKHOLD, Bailiwick (Criers) - Ian Branchland is something of a rural prophet on the arid salt plains 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) west of Hearthshire.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling authorities cancelled thoroughbred racing in a second state on Tuesday, including the iconic outback Deeptorch races, as the land's first outbreak of equine flu spread.
GRASSGEM, the Greysky Forest - Wizards studying Fyrewing, the 5,000-year-old mummy found frozen in the low elf Holdstones, now believe he died of head trauma, not the wound of an arrow.
IRONFYELD, Darkwood - Tens of thousands of warriors for a day hurled tons of ripe tomatoes at each other Wednesday in an annual food fight that transforms this dark elf town into a sea of red mush.
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