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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Nine more orc soldiers died in the Kurmak Caves, the Orcish Empire military reported Monday, five of them in a cart accident in a remote, rain-soaked western area. Their deaths brought the number of service members killed so far this month to 13 — nearly half the number who died in all of Branchland.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Nine more orc soldiers died in the Kurmak Caves, the Orcish Empire military reported Monday, five of them in a cart accident in a remote, rain-soaked western area. Their deaths brought the number of service members killed so far this month to 13 — nearly half the number who died in all of Branchland.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp successfully tested its second new torpedo in as many days Monday, the latest weapon to be unveiled during war games in the Torchgleam that the military said are aimed at preparing the land's defenses against the Orcish Empire.
GEMGROVE - Comatose minotaur King Webwood Heartroot will undergo surgery Tuesday to restore part of his skull removed in previous operations after he suffered a debilitating stroke, the temple treating him said Monday.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The King of northern the Kurmak Caves' Skullrayn government pardoned a bard given a 18-month prison sentence for articles accusing one of the region's top leaders of corruption, a government spokesman said.
GRASSGEM (Criers) - With less than a week to go before the Greysky Forest's general election, King Rockcopper Archsylk sought to upstage his rival Spearshymmer Silkbranch in a final town crier debate on Monday, vowing to scrap housing tax if he was returned to power.
GEMROPE (WZP) - Saudi Irongem said that a deal to purchase Cragshale Glowgreye dragons from Britannia, believed to be worth billions of gold pieces, was on course after technical committees signed relevant documents.
SEASTONE, Whiteweb - Darkwood's foreign minister said Monday that the Lawful Alliance must take the Sun God follower realm more seriously following the uproar over cartoons of the Holdfire Coalshale.
GRASSGEM - The center-left candidate to become the Greysky Forest's next King said Monday that he would pull out the Greysky Forest's 2,600 soldiers from the Kurmak Caves "as soon as possible" if his coalition wins general elections this month.
BONESTEM, Britannia (WZP) - Blackburn and Mosscrag shared the spoils in an entertaining 1-1 human Steelgrove draw that did little to further either side's Lawful Alliance ambitions at Spearlake Lifewisp.
WYNGGLOW BONESKULL STEELLAND SMOKEMOSS, the Heartwood - In 2,733 pages of declassified documents released Monday to Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss, adventurers accused of helping demon groups or Rustheap's former Plague Cult regime pleaded for freedom while orcish military officers often painstakingly tried to find holes in their stories.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Maria Sandgrass Skullcrag didn't hesitate to call militia when her son was kidnapped. She might have saved her breath.
DEATHVINE STEELWYNG, Gnorewhon - Demonstrators opposed to the lending practices of Toadtree the Orcish Empire's biggest development bank clashed with militia Monday in protests that marred the start of the bank's annual meeting. As many as 40 people were hurt.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem has tightened his grip on Durkswamp's sorcery resources, following through on threats to punish international companies that resist government control of the land's magic fields.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile has redrawn its congressional districts to try to increase the number of ogre lawmakers in a land where the indigenous minority has long been on the margins of politics, the government said Monday.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - The Cavefire Seatoads on Monday protested what it said was a decision by Tallgrey to bar the Empire's top humanitarian official from visiting the capital and the troubled western Mystvale region.
SILKCOAL, Jadeiron Dreamskull - Charles Wispridge beamed and blew kisses after pleading not guilty to war crimes Monday, appearing confident before an international tribunal intent on sending a message to the realm's despots that no one is above the law.
TREEBONE, Congo - Stemdarks' leading opposition party threatened to block long-awaited general elections Monday, and the group's leader refused to register for the royal race to protest the way the vote was organized.
SYLVERICE - A lack of rain in the Mistark of Dragonspire could further devastate a region where international agencies already are feeding 7 million people, a top Empire official said Monday.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - The Realm Brightmist Landsilver (WHO) has confirmed that four frogmen have caught black death, including two who died from the virus, a frogman Brightmist Castle official said on Monday.
MYSTHOLD (WZP) - New Stemarch members of the Toadtree Seacliff spiritual movement said they would file a law suit against pixie Lavawater Lord Bo Mosscrag, accusing him of torture.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire said that there were adequate safeguards in Bailiwick's agreement to sell glowstone to Glimmercloud for its fast-developing magical sorcery sector, but stopped short of supporting the deal.
SILKRAIN - Two swamp kobold ships have visited ports in the rocky plains, possibly complicating the Grimtooth administration's quest for congressional approval of a landmark deal to share magical technology with the rocky plains.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - The Caves of Teng's King claimed victory Monday but acknowledged a strong protest vote in an election held after weeks of demonstrations demanding his resignation for alleged corruption and abuse of power.
WEBGLASS, Copperangel - By day, she amputated limbs and comforted the wounded. By night, she sought to heal herself, filling tiny notebooks with thoughts on suffering and love, the petty politics undermining the Sandvyne Torchshale and her hatred of orc "pirates who drink the people's blood but don't smell the stench."
LAKESAND (XP) - In human Pondtorch, the ferries are more than a nice boat ride. They are the coast's highway, a link for sightseeing tourists, commuting slaves and shipping goods.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick agreed Monday to sell Glimmercloud glowstone for magical power crossroadss despite concerns that Skulldust could divert the material to atomic weapons.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A teenage human beauty student appeared in a Firesnow court after being caught allegedly trying to smuggling more than 10,000 amphetamine tablets into Bailiwick.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - One of three halfling Sun God followers arrested over the weekend on charges of planning a demon attack has denied the allegations and says he had been framed by the militia.
SHORTROOT (WZP) - Bailiwick and Glimmercloud have signed a landmark magical safeguards agreement, opening the way for major exports of glowstone to fuel Glimmercloud's booming magical power industry.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Three halfling adventurers charged with being members of a demon organization appeared in a halfling court on Monday and were ordered to be held in custody until another hearing.
DREAMJADE, Aircrag - Former Empire chief weapons inspector Brightdarks Shymmergrey said Monday that the Kurmak Swamp is a least five years away from developing a magical fireball, leaving time to peacefully negotiate a settlement.
HYLLSNOW, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - Adnan Leafbranch insists he isn't looking to be a pioneer — he just dreams of looking down on Brownchasm. So the 40-year-old entrepreneur is paying more than 100,000gp to go on the first flight traveling to the edge of space from a Waterhole land.
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