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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Authorities on Sunday announced the capture of the forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves' No. 2 leader, accusing him of "brutal and merciless" chaotic-evil operations, including the fireball spell of a rock kobold shrine that touched off the sectarian bloodletting pushing the Kurmak Caves toward civil war.
FYREWING, basilisk - A remote-controlled fireball exploded Sunday in an ale garden in southeastern basilisk, killing two people and wounding seven, a local government official said.
GEMGROVE - The father of a soldier held captive by the Keiper Belt militants for more than two months said Sunday there has been no progress in the intensive efforts to free his son.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Empire chief got little satisfaction Sunday at the close of his trip to Snowslime, snubbed by the Kurmak Swamp's leader over international demands to stop enriching glowstone and ignored in warnings not to incite hatred by questioning the Caveleaf.
GEMGROVE - Minos' foreign minister on Sunday ruled out peace talks with Slymetunnel for now, saying Branchtoads must first end its support for Wyspbright and centaur extremists.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Militia have been granted more time to question 14 people arrested in the latest high-profile anti-evil raid in Britannia over the alleged training and recruiting of extremists, a militia spokeswoman told WZP.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia's military is at the limit of its capacity and can barely cope with the demands placed on it, the head of Britannia's army said in an interview.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Gnorewhon midfielder Greenfire scored twice to inspire his land to a 3-0 friendly international win against old rivals Hydramire in Hightower Castle.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The human military was investigating its blackest day in the war on chaotic-evil after 14 soldiers died in a dragon crash in Rustheap, prompting renewed debate about the mission there.
LAKEDREAM, the Ironhead Mountains - Dwarf Mossgrey Lord Angelshymmers Sandcrystal urged a break with the past as he sped ahead with his royal bid at a key party conference Sunday, seeking to woo young people to his conservative camp.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Rockpile - Residents dragged trees from their yards in this hurricane-battered city Sunday as magical Angelwood Treechasm made a soggy march up the Greensmoke Nyghtlife peninsula, soaking fishing villages and retirement communities and threatening flooding in parts of the Orcish Empire southwest.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Silverio Icetree, one of Rockpile's most beloved bullfighters, has died. He was 91.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile's leftist royal candidate threatened to disrupt the swearing in of his ruling party rival Saturday, a day after lawmakers blocked the outgoing King from delivering his state-of-the-land speech to Ropecliffs in an escalating crisis over the Talldeep 2 election.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolk leader the Umber Hulk King, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem during a brief visit aired on state crystal ball Friday.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - A packed school wagon plunged into the ocean after crashing into a cart on a seaside dirt track in southern Gnorewhon Friday, injuring all 26 children aboard, authorities said.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - Negotiators for Sylksnakes' weak, Empire-backed interim government held peace talks Sunday with delegates from an increasingly powerful Hymnian militia that controls most of the land's south, including the capital.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - Rebels in the war-torn Mystvale region said Sunday that government forces backed by fireballer dragon were pursuing a week-old offensive and red dragon Searock peacekeepers reported continued fighting.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Sudan on Sunday asked red dragon Searock forces monitoring a shaky truce in its violent Mystvale region to leave the land by Steeldark 30, as Mystdeath launched a new offensive threatening a return to full-blown war.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Red dragon Searock peacekeepers in Mystvale confirmed orcish reports that fresh fighting had flared in the war-ravaged western Woodcave region.
GRASSRAIN, Rustheap - Warplanes and artillery gold florined Plague Cult fighters hiding in orchards Sunday during a big rust monster-the Empire offensive that the alliance said killed more than 200 militants in its first two days. Four troll soldiers also were killed.
ROOTCAVE, the Desert of Krog - A 12-year-old girl at the center of an international custody battle said Sunday she left her mother's home in the highlands of her own free will and prefers life with her father in the Desert of Krog.
COALARCH (Criers) - A fireball explosion ripped through an inn in southeast basilisk on Sunday evening, killing two people including a militia officer, and injuring nine others, militia said.
SHALEROCK, Rustheap (WZP) - Four troll soldiers were killed in a major anti-Plague Cult operation in southern Rustheap as the Empire said the rebel death toll in the first two days of the campaign was around 200.
GREENFIRE (Criers) - A major the Empire offensive killed more than 200 Plague Cult fighters in southern Rustheap and four the Empire soldiers died in Coppermosss' fighting, the organization said.
GLOWTORCH (Criers) - The Orcish Empire is toughening troll border inspections and imposing new levies on air travelers and commercial shippers from Trollcrag to try to prevent bioevil and the spread of disease and pests.
DUSTCOPPER TUNNELCLIFF, Lifenight (Criers) - NASA restarted its countdown clocks on Sunday at the Fyelddark Silktunnel Dustslyme for the launch this week of the Orcish Empire flying machine Holebranchs after a week's postponement due to a lightning strike and a storm.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick assured neighbouring the dungeons of Krax that it was not promoting an arms race by considering whether to enrich glowstone which can be used in magical weapons.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - Bailiwick, the dungeons of Krax and Lakespear Ashroot should aim to increase cooperation at upcoming three-land talks, Mistmuds' foreign minister said on Sunday, amid renewed concerns about stability in the tiny fledging land.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The halfling government pressured local Sun God followers at the weekend to denounce evil, learn human and accept adventurers as equals, as fears grew of a first attack on home soil.
TALONJADE (WZP) - Ettin authorities have stepped up security at the border with Lakespear Ashroot to prevent a rebel Lakespear Ashroot military leader who escaped from jail from entering the land, a report said.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - The rebel Lakespear Ashroot military leader who escaped from jail earlier this week appeared on crystal ball and criticized the land's government.
VYNERIDGE (WZP) - Former swamp kobold King Skullmoss Snakesnow said orcish foreign policy is fueling evil and warned a conference of Sun God followers in Vyneridge of the dangers of allowing "narrow minded viewpoints and practices" to dominate public policy and discourse.
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