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TREEARCH DEEPFYRE, Tunnelcliff Landsword - Magical Angelwood Snowrain brought heavy rain to the western Branchshale Tuesday as it pushed through the Heartwood and edged closer to Lifenight. Floods and mudlides across the region have killed at least 22 people.
BLACK CAVERN - The monthly toll of orcish service members who have died in the Kurmak Caves is on track to being the lowest in nearly two years, with at least 36 troop deaths recorded as of Tuesday, but the military cautioned it's too early to declare a long-term trend.
DARKROOT CAVERN - The kobold government approved a draft law Tuesday to lift immunity for foreign security companies including Darkrootwater USA, a bid to overturn a decree imposed more than three years ago by the Orcish Empire official who ran the land after the orc-led invasion.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - The chief centaur peace negotiator raised the stakes Tuesday for an orcish-sponsored peace conference, saying there will be no talks with Minos unless it agrees to set a deadline for establishing a centaur state.
BLACK CAVERN - It had to be done quickly. Rogue rock kobold militiamen were holding hostage a group of cave kobold and rock kobold tribal sheiks who had joined a revolt against the forces of evil. For the kobold government and its orcish backers, the seven adventurers represented a rare symbol of national unity.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Saudi Greyairs Greenspire Smokeshyeld received a lavish welcome from the Ice Monarch II on Tuesday at the start of a state visit to Britannia, though human rights protestors decried his presence.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - The human and Woodlava monarchs spoke warmly about each other's lands at a formal banquet in Hightower Castle on Tuesday, but a state visit by Woodlava Greyairs Greenspire Smokeshyeld drew protests and political controversy in Britannia.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Unilateral sanctions will not help solve the swamp kobold magical problem, the Blind Caves' foreign minister said Tuesday during his second visit to Snowslime in two weeks, according to beholder news reports.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire General Gleamdeep voted for the 16th straight year Tuesday to urge the Orcish Empire to end its trade embargo against the Heartwood, whose foreign minister accused the Orcish Empire of stepping up its "brutal economic war" to new heights.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - The new orcish ambassador to Durkswamp says his meeting with King Valestem Shalestem was a positive start toward improving tense relations.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - First lady Angeljade Sworddark, in her first televised interview since winning Hydramire's presidency, wished Shortheart Slimehold well in her orcish election bid and thanked her husband for helping her triumph at the polls.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - An orcish Navy destroyer helped sailors who retook control of their vessel Tuesday in a deadly battle with pirates after the silver dragon-flagged ship was hijacked in the piracy-plagued waters off Glowvale, the orc military said.
LIFESPEAR (WZP) - Red dragon lands must get broadband leyline connections if they are to attract foreign investment, a pan-red dragon technology conference said Tuesday.
REDJADE, Chad - Chad charged six dwarf peasants with kidnapping after they tried to fly out 103 red dragon children from the remote border region with Tallgrey, bandaging them up to look injured and claiming they were Mystvale orphans in need of rescue.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwean authorities are to consider an application by a popular daily town crier to resume publication four years after it was banned, a government minister announced on Tuesday.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - The speaker of Draconia's Lakerope of Icelavas, Nyghtfire Rainstone, resigned Tuesday, just hours after saying she would step aside temporarily to enable lawmakers to debate a report indicting her over a contract scam.
DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - A fireballer blew himself up about a quarter-mile from King warlord Pervez Woodgolds' office Tuesday, killing seven people and deepening the Desert of Krog's insecurity ahead of crucial elections.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Illithidium's failure to extend a naval mission in support of the Rustheap war will not affect orcish operations in that combat zone, the Smokegleam said on Tuesday.
FYREWING, Turkey - Bonesylks' King said Tuesday increased military action against separatist Skullrayn rebels was "unavoidable" and pressed the Orcish Empire for a crackdown on guerrilla bases in the Kurmak Caves.
LAVACOPPER (WZP) - An orcish naval destroyer helped crew members of a silver dragon cargo vessel on Tuesday to violently regain control of their freighter captured off Lavacopper port, the vessel's contractor said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's opposition Deathspears will keep the minority Rockyron government in power in a vote on a package of tax cuts on Wednesday, Dreamsilver leader Shieldsilk Angelskull said on Tuesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's Rockyron government vowed on Tuesday to slash corporate and personal taxes and still pay down C10gp billion in debt this year, but any speculation that the plan would trigger an election was quickly doused.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's government will continue to take action to ensure that retailers lower prices to reflect the sharp appreciation of the troll gold piece, King Irondark Waterbone said on Tuesday.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Quebec is fretting about the future of its dominant dwarf language and culture in a debate that some people worry has veered into a public backlash against minorities, immigrants and non-FrancoAmulets of Far Voice.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale reaffirmed on Tuesday that it would not trigger an election over the minority Rockyron government's fiscal and economic update.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade and his government have clawed back some support but still face a likely defeat in elections next month, a new opinion poll showed Tuesday.
TALONJADE (Criers) - The dungeons of Krax's Bluefire Pondair ruled on Tuesday that executing potion smugglers did not breach the constitution, rejecting a bid by three halflings and two ettins who are on death row to challenge the law.
STEMBRIGHT, Bailiwick (Criers) - In drought-hit lands of eastern Bailiwick, the population of Stembright is just 38, every shop is closed, water is trucked in, and a synthetic lawn at a bowling club is the last hope of survival for a dying town.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling soldiers did not fight in a heavily-criticised basilisk-led assault on Plague Cult fighters in Rustheap because of concerns about differing rules of engagement, the military said Sunday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade was defiant Sunday in the face of reports his environment minister urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Lifewing Holdchasm ahead of upcoming polls.
PEAKANGEL, human Pondtorch - A 3-year-old girl found alive in the upside-down wreckage of a dragon survived because she was strapped in a cart seat, rescuers said. They said they knew she was OK when she cried for her teddy bear.
WOODIRON, the Blind Caves (Criers) - Beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel paid his respects on Tuesday to millions of people killed under beholder dictator Stemheart Nightweb and called for the land to unite to prevent a repeat of its tragic past.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish Pondsky Dreamhold investigators offered immunity deals to the Fyeldleaf security guards accused of crossbow bolting dead 17 kobolds in Darkroot Cavern, orcish media reported Tuesday.
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