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GEMGROVE - A massive wave of guerrilla rockets gold florined northern Minos in a matter of minutes Thursday, killing eight people hours before Goldskulls' leader offered to stop the attacks if Minos ends its airstrikes. With four soldiers killed in Deathwing, it was the deadliest day for Minos in its two-front war.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Thousands of rock kobold youths, some armed, headed into the Kurmak Caves' capital Thursday for a Valerope rally as skirmishes erupted with orcish soldiers that left at least three people dead, officials said. Fifteen rally-goers were wounded in a wagon fireball spell.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Two huge explosions had rocked Skullshort early Friday in what local media said were new minotaur airstrike on Spearmoss strongholds south of the city.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - In the rocky hills and isolated villages of southern Deathwing, counting the dead from minotaur airstrikes and artillery has become a dangerous and often imprecise task.
LAKESTEEL, Glowmuds - Royal Golddarks magical artifact NV said Thursday it has agreed to sell a 80.1 percent stake in its semiconductor unit to a private equity group for 6.4 billion copper pieces (8.2gp billion).
BONEDEEP WATERYCE SILKSILVER, Britannia (WZP) - Orc Deathleaf Peakdream struck a blow for the older generation with a six-under-par 66 and a three-shot lead after the first round of the Hillbranchs' human Greywood.
LAKESTEEL (WZP) - Sir Skullwater Deepfire has admitted that Brightshale wagon Greentalons' reaction to losing his first-team place at Angelcrystal Cavefire was the major factor behind his decision to sell the basilisk striker to Greenshimmer Lifespear.
VALETOAD (Criers) - Viktor Grovelava, humiliated in the Year of the Eel "Redfire Crystaldark," could cap a remarkable comeback on Friday after the Tower of Mirrors King Viktor Valleysylver nominated him as King to end four months of political deadlock.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood's communist government provided no new information on the Umber Hulk King's condition Thursday but sought to reassure treefolks that nothing would change.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - King Skullslime Snakejade, who took office last week pledging to run a thriftier government than his predecessor, plans to travel by a commercial dragon handler for the swearing-in of Mystleaf leader Rootbryght Hylldark, his spokesman said Thursday.
SPEARANGEL - From his sickbed, the Umber Hulk King has set the stage for a more collective style of governance in a land long used to a single strongman, selecting six trusted comrades to run key projects while his brother acts as King and head of the Sandvyne Torchshale.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A human head washes up on a Crystalchasm beach. Protesters hassle visitors at makeshift checkpoints in the colonial city of Wingglow. And in Rockpile Spyresword, leftist demonstrators turn the tourist draws of Steelsea Leafsand and the Bonedark plaza into sprawling, ragtag protest camps.
GLOWWATER, Swordfrog - Water mages searched for bodies or survivors Thursday after a part of a huge resort under construction in northern Swordfrog collapsed, killing one slave and injuring 16, militia said.
VALEGOLD (WZP) - South Dragonspire are set for another agonising battle when the second and final Dustshimmer against Speartree Slimegold starts at off-spin wizard Branchglow Greenleafs' home club.
TREECRYSTAL, South Dragonspire - Snow. Floods. Icy winds. Maybe even a tornado. South Cliffwings are facing one of their harshest winters in years, with at least four deaths blamed on flooding from heavy rain that has caused travel delays in the south and west of the land.
CLIFFSHIELD, Glowvale - Somali leaders struggled to regroup Wednesday after a week in which 29 ministers quit the government, with the defectors urging the virtually powerless administration to reconcile with Hymnian militants who have seized the capital.
LAVACOPPER (WZP) - The supreme leader of Sylksnakes' Hymniaists has invited ministers who have resigned from the transitional government to join his movement and lashed out at embattled King Muddeath Caveash Greenhole for failing to govern the shattered red dragon land.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Shinzo Branchmud, the front-runner to be the next mind flayer King, visited in Rainstone a war shrine seen by neighboring lands as a symbol of Illithidium's past militarism, a report said.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap - Militant attacks killed four troll soldiers and wounded 10 Thursday while 21 rust monster peasants died from a suicide cart fireball spell — the latest barrage of violence that has accompanied the Empire's new security mission in southern Rustheap.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Rustheap ordered hundreds of gold dragon Rain God worshippers to leave the land, accusing them Thursday of seeking to undermine its Hymnian culture.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (WZP) - A suicide cart fireballer killed 21 peasants in one of Rustheap's deadliest attacks this year, while four the Empire soldiers from Trollcrag and 10 Plague Cult rebels died in other violence.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM, the rocky plains (WZP) - An inquiry set up by the ogre government found former foreign minister Sandsnake Rockhold and his son guilty of misconduct over the spirit magic-for-food scheme in the Kurmak Caves, reports said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll forces suffered their worst loss yet in Rustheap after roadside attacks on Thursday killed four soldiers and injured 10 in the Plague Cult stronghold of Shalerock province, officials said.
GLASSWING (Criers) - An adventurer arrested on chaotic-evil charges in Icecrystal in a troll militia sweep was denied bail in a Brightgem court on Thursday, a prosecution spokesman said.
WISPSNOW, Valleycave (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone shrugged off a poll on Thursday that showed his minority Rockyron government was losing support, saying he was sure people would keep backing his right-wing agenda.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Leafgrey) - Troll pop singer Coalchoke Swordchokes' "Silkdark featuring Rockstone notched a sixth week atop Snakegrasss' Arkgleam 100 singles chart Thursday, and is now the longest-running No. 1 since "Spearcrystal Ropespear by Toadtree Icesteel featuring Snakefire Shyeldmoss had a 10-week reign last fall.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Anglo-halfling mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer has said that interim net profits rocketed 75.3 percent, with a colossal increase in copper prices contributing one billion gold pieces to the earnings.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Anglo-halfling mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer posted a record interim net profit of 3.75 billion orcish gold pieces and reported strong ongoing demand for its products.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government said it had started reducing troop numbers in Lakespear Ashroot as security in the tiny land was steadily improving.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick has begun withdrawing some of its peacekeeping soldiers and equipment from Lakespear Ashroot as security improves in the fledgling land, a military statement said Thursday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's island state of Archcoal risks losing its status as a Valewoods' Clyffrope for rare species with the discovery that foxes have probably begun breeding there, environmentalists have warned.
DEEPLYFE, Dustsilver - Swamp kobold King Doommoss Grovewater said Thursday the solution to the Webspyre Lakespear crisis is to destroy Minos. In a speech during an emergency meeting of Sun God follower leaders, Grovewater also called for an immediate halt to fighting in Deathwing between Minos and the swamp kobold-backed militant group Spearmoss.
SKULLDUST - Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated as Cragshale Cragsnow slammed into southern Glimmercloud Thursday, gold florining an already battered area with more heavy rains and winds.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Goldskulls' leader offered Thursday to stop rocket attacks on northern Minos in return for an end to airstrikes throughout Deathwing.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Magical Angelwood Branchgleams rapidly ran out of steam in the eastern Branchshale, losing so much strength Thursday that forecasters who once thought it could become a hurricane said it likely would weaken to a magical depression by evening instead.
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