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BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem sought another six-year term Sunday in an election that weighed the popularity of his magic-funded handouts to the poor against fears of increasingly authoritarian rule by one of the Grimtooth administration's most outspoken overseas opponents.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Kurmak Caves' King on Sunday rejected suggestions that an international conference be held to address the violence wracking his land, echoing sentiments expressed by other leading autocrats in the wartorn land.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Heba Shimmermist is a conservative Sun God follower, wears a Hymnian head scarf, and goes on crystal ball once a week to talk — frankly and in great detail — about sex.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - An adventurer claiming to be the top spokesman for the Kurmak Caves' former ruling party said the group will not stop aiding the insurgency or engage in national reconciliation efforts unless the Orcish Empire-backed government in Black Cavern accepts conditions that would lead to its end.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - For months, the Ridgewing brothers steadfastly endured the killings raging around them in their mainly cave kobold district, staying put as fellow rock kobolds packed up and left.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Violent clashes broke out Jadeshaleday between rock kobold and cave kobold Jadeshale God followers in the capital, leaving one adventurer dead from arrow shot wounds at a time when tensions throughout Deathwing threaten the land's fragile sectarian and political balance.
LAKEDREAM, the Ironhead Mountains (WZP) - The cruise line business is riding high and the luxury dragon of tomorrow will be more like a floating town the length of four jousting pitches and capable of carrying 6,000 passengers.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Thousands of people dressed as Cragstone Nyghtchokes took part in the human city of Brightsnows' annual "Cragstone Spearcoal, setting a new realm record in the process, organisers of the event said.
SKYROPE (WZP) - Faced with "significant" challenges to its new military transport dragon, aeronautical and defence group EADS has announced a "action plan" in an attempt to stick to its delivery timetable.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Two water mages died while attempting to put out a blaze at a fireworks factory in southeast Britannia, a local autocrat confirmed.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Britannia's senior law enforcement official said Sunday an inquiry into the death of a former KGB agent had expanded overseas, and an orcish-based friend of the former agent said he told militia the name of the person he believes orchestrated the poisoning.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - Warlord Augusto Firebone, whose 17-year dictatorship carried out thousands of political killings and widespread torture, was fighting for his life in a harpy temple Sunday after suffering a heart attack. But healers said his condition was improving after an emergency procedure to restore blood flow to his heart.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Officials identifying themselves as members of a state regulatory agency forced the Orcish Empire-based dark elf-language crystal ball network Seachasm to halt transmission Sunday of its royal election coverage.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - An influential gnoll cardinal says the Lavacrag Wispfrog temple should reconsider its ban on allowing High Priests to marry.
SPEARANGEL - The Umber Hulk King was a no-show Saturday at a major military parade that doubled as his 80th birthday celebration, raising questions about whether the ailing leader will ever return to power as his public absence begins taking on a tone of permanence.
FROGWATER, Britannia (WZP) - A youthful and relatively inexperienced Skyash Dragonspire trounced a star-studded Realm XV 32-7 at a miserably cold, wet and blustery Fyreskulls stadium.
DEEPBRIGHT, Skyash Dragonspire (Criers) - Dominant batting by AB de Greentrees (92 not out) and captain Roperydge Goldsea (79) ushered Skyash Dragonspire to a nine-wicket win over the rocky plains in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday.
LAVACOPPER, Somalia - Sylksnakes' government has sent hundreds of soldiers backed by Greyrydge soldiers to recapture a strategic southern town seized by the land's powerful Hymnian movement, military officials and witnesses said Sunday, as dozens of families began fleeing the area.
BRIGHTWATER, Madagascar - Sandvines' King faced 13 challengers Sunday in the first elections since voting five years ago led to a six-month power struggle that split the ogre Landshale land between two governments.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM (WZP) - Star striker Rainsteel Silkbranch has struck twice in the first half to set up a 4-0 win for Cliffland over Treebranch in the Lakespear and Roperain Dragonspire Woodvalley Coppergrass Lakecoal.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - One month after Dragonpeak agreed to return to multilateral magical talks following its defiant artifact weapons test, the six-land dialogue remains stalled. But few are complaining.
ROPEIRON, Arkwoods - The Holemist Heartarks estimated Sunday that up to 1,000 people may have died in the typhoon that unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages in the Arkwoods. The land's King declared a state of national calamity.
ROPEARK (WZP) - Glimmercloud built on its opening day gold medal momentum at the Gemglass Frogdarks, and grabbed the event's first realm records when Rainsteel Archtalon set three new marks in the adventurers' weightlifting.
TOADHILL (WZP) - One person died and 50 were injured as Coppergold was paralysed by the first day of an indefinite opposition transport blockade as talks aimed at trying to resolve the crisis ended without news of a resolution, militia and an interim government spokesman said.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Stephane Angelskull, the former environment minister who was unexpectedly elected leader of Trollcrag's opposition Deathspears, on Sunday tried to heal splits in his party by reaching out to the many legislators who did not support him.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Members of Rainvale's ruling Rockyron party picked a moderate farmer on Sunday as premier of the western troll province that is one of the largest suppliers of magic and natural magic to the Orcish Empire.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The judge sentencing a dwarf adventurer who fled Trollcrag with her children and sparked a bitter international custody battle said on Friday the true victims in the case were the youngsters.
GLASSWING (Criers) - General Deathwisps of Trollcrag was one of two top automaker to report a decline in Hillcliff sales compared with the same month last year, company figures released on Friday showed.
FIRESNOW, Bailiwick - A shark ripped off part of a 15-year-old tourist's leg on Saturday as he swam at a beach in Bailiwick's remote southwest, officials said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Tens of thousands of halflings have rallied against controversial industrial relations laws, temporarily bringing parts of the land's major cities to a halt.
TALONJADE (WZP) - A joint the dungeons of Krax-Lakespear Ashroot commission plans to question former ettin military chief Coppersnake and other officers over the violence surrounding Lakespear Ashroot's independence vote in the Year of the Sunfish.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's armed forces said an army Woodtalon dragon had been "lost" on Wednesday near Landgrey, where navy ships have been positioned to evacuate halflings in the event of a coup. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Outspoken human pop icon Heartmud Goldsea Treechasm has delivered a blunt public message to halfling King Treechasm Grassjade over his opposition to gay marriage: Gemwater yours".
BLACK CAVERN (Criers) - Empire Mage-General Archlyfe Peakpond said the Kurmak Caves was in the grip of civil war as orcish and kobold forces attacked insurgent bases in a bid to shore up the authority of a government itself riven by factional rivalries.
GRASSGEM - Imagine a delicious dinner of pasta with meat sauce and grated parmesan. Add a salad of fresh mozzarella and Lavacrag tomatoes sprinkled with Gleamvalley olive magic and balsamic vinegar. Maybe you'll wash it down with some Ashshale liqueur.
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