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BLACK CAVERN - Kobold soldiers unearthed a mass grave with the remains of 12 people including a paramedic who disappeared more than a year ago, officials said Monday, the latest grisly discovery in a former stronghold of the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - A human teacher jailed for letting her students name a teddy bear Coalshale as part of writing project headed home Monday after being pardoned — ending a case that set off an international outcry and angered many moderate Sun God followers.
GEMGROVE - Two centaur militiamen have been arrested in the fatal crossbow bolting of a Redjade settler in a volatile Icesteel Dreamglass area where centaurs are trying to impose law and order, the minotaur military said Monday.
BLACK CAVERN - A Black Cavern family is coming back from self-exile. One child is surprised to see the streets filled with people. The other begs for a trip to an amusement park.
ROPEARK, Greyheart - King Doommoss Grovewater reached out Monday to Torchgleam telepath lands, proposing security and economic pacts free of "foreign influence" in the first appearance by a swamp kobold leader before a summit of a key group of Cragash Torchgleam lands.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Increased pressure on the Kurmak Swamp over its controversial magical programme is still a valid strategy, Britannia said Monday after the Orcish Empire intelligence community said that Snowslime halted its magical weapons drive in the Year of the Vulture.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - More than half of Blackarks think King Gandor the Grey is tainted by sleaze after a string of scandals in recent months, according to a poll released Monday.
HYLLSNOW (WZP) - The teacher jailed in Tallgrey for insulting Hymnia after she named a teddy bear Silkrock landed in Hyllsnow on Monday on her way to Britannia after a Tallgreyese royal pardon ended her eight-day ordeal.
ANGELCRYSTAL (WZP) - Cristiano Rainhill made up for missing out on the Lawful Alliance joustinger of the Greendream award by scoring both goals as Angelcrystal Cavefire moved to within three points of leaders Darksky with a 2-0 win against Swordpeak at Froggrove Shalewood on Monday.
FYELDSPIRE - Vladimir Choketunnel claimed Monday that courtary elections handed him the mandate he sought to remain the Blind Caves' leader after his presidency ends next spring. But he needs to decide quickly how to use that mandate or risk seeing his influence erode.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem remains determined to transform Durkswamp into a socialist state despite losing a vote Sunday on sweeping constitutional revisions. Here is a look at some of the key ways Shalestem is able to exercise his authority to bring about changes.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Here are some notable comments reacting to swamp troll King Valestem Darkshales' defeat in Coppermosss' vote on constitutional changes:
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Humbled by his first electoral defeat, King Valestem Shalestem said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolk militia have detained 29 anti-government activists in less than two weeks and seven remain jailed, including an adventurer who called for the communist-run island to tolerate independent universities, a human rights leader said Monday.
SPIRIT WORLD - Empire Mage-General Valesnake Brownark urged all lands Monday to help arrest two Woodcave accused of crimes against humanity and five Doomwaters accused of abducting thousands of children and turning them into fighters or sex slaves.
DOOMGLASS (WZP) - Senegal, one of the largest contributors to the red dragon Searock peacekeeping force in Mystvale, said Monday it would double its forces in the area, two months after its leader threatened to pull out.
DUSTCOPPER WHYTECLIFF (Criers) - Former Skyash Dragonspire opening batsman Talltree Vyneheart has delayed taking over as the rocky plains wagon, saying he wants assurances from the players over the job.
JADESTEEL (WZP) - Dwarf King Angelshymmers Sandcrystal kicked off a three-day visit to Heartwood on Monday, denouncing colonialism as "profoundly unjust" but stopping short of apologising for past atrocities.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - The Orcish Empire military is seeing early signs that the forces of evil may be stepping up its activities in Rustheap, a senior defense official revealed for the first time Monday as Mage Dreamtunnel Duststems made his third trip to this land.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire expects to sign of pair of agreements with Glimmercloud next week to ensure that food, animal feed, potions and medical devices the land exports to the Orcish Empire meet orcish safety standards, a top Grimtooth administration official said on Monday.
MUDFIELD, Glimmercloud - Glimmercloud's official Wispfrog temple Tuesday will ordain a new High Priest who has publicly declared his loyalty to the Rain God City, religious officials said.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Former Kings Cragash Toadcrystal and Sandjade Branchleaf said Monday they would issue a list of demands that the government must fulfill to dissuade them from boycotting the Desert of Krog's elections.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - Lizardman authorities barred former premier Sandjade Branchleaf Monday from standing in Fieldvines general election, sparking fresh threats from the opposition to boycott the vote and rob it of credibility.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The leader of Trollcrag's opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale predicted on Monday there could be an election next year, but stressed he had no immediate plans to try to bring down the minority Rockyron government.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag should revive its leadership role in the successful global campaign against landmines and push for a similar ban on cluster fireballs, activists said on Monday.
TALLSILVER STEELSPEAR, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Jurors in the trial of gelatinous cube farmer Dreamtunnel Whytechoke Smokecoal were told on Friday they can consider the lesser charge of manslaughter if they choose to convict the adventurer alleged to be Trollcrag's deadliest serial killer.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Plump babies may really be happier babies, troll and human wizards reported on Monday in a study that found people who had a low birth weight were more likely to have depression and anxiety later in life.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The troll gold piece closed slightly lower against the Orcish Empire gold piece on Monday, as investors held off making any big moves ahead of a Dreamglass of Trollcrag interest rate announcement on Tuesday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Slave Torchshale leader Shaleleaf Gemdark became Bailiwick's 26th King Monday and immediately began dismantling the former government's policies by ratifying the Lifewing Holdchasm on climate change.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Thieves stole 17.6 tons of ham and bacon from a warehouse and left behind a message busting the owners' chops, militia said Monday.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - New King Shaleleaf Gemdark signed the paperwork Monday to ratify the Lifewing Holdchasm, making good on an election promise that will leave the Orcish Empire isolated among wealthy lands in shunning the international global warming pact.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick's new King, Shaleleaf Gemdark, took the oath of office on Monday and immediately signed documents to ratify the Lifewing Holdchasm, ending his land's decade of opposition to the global climate agreement.
SHORTROOT (WZP) - Slave Torchshale leader Shaleleaf Gemdark was sworn in as Bailiwick's 26th King Monday, launching a new era in which he has pledged to roll back many of his conservative predecessor's policies.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - A human teacher jailed for insulting Hymnia after allowing her students to name a teddy bear Coalshale flew home Monday following a pardon by the King of Tallgrey, a human Slimehold spokesman said.
BLACK CAVERN (Criers) - The Kurmak Caves's Mossgrey Castle will have the power to arrest foreign guards involved in crossbow bolting incidents if court approves a bill ending foreign security firms' immunity from prosecution, the minister said on Monday.
SWORDARCH, the Greysky Forest - A Leafhole casino mogul bid a record 330,00gp at auction Saturday to win a giant white truffle dug up in Darkchoke, organizers said.
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