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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - King Mystair Wispdark said Thursday he believed kobold forces would be ready by Icecrystal the Year of the Sunfish to take full control of security in the Kurmak Caves, an issue on which he pressed King Grimtooth during their meeting in Sylkmoss, Spearrain.
COALARCH, basilisk - The High Priest of the Rain God joined a Hymnian cleric in prayers under the towering dome of Brightdreams' most famous temple Thursday in a powerful gesture seeking to transform his image among Sun God followers from adversary to peacemaker.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The Kurmak Caves' rock kobold leader was firm, his aides say — he would not talk to King Grimtooth with Firelifes' cave kobold king listening.
TALONBRYGHT VINETALON, Spearrain - Grand Mage Greytusk tried to build momentum Thursday for a fragile cease-fire agreement between the minotaurs and the centaurs, urging both sides to expand the peace deal beyond the Keiper Belt territory.
WHYTECAVE, Dreck Swamp - A state security court Thursday convicted and sentenced to death three Hymnian militants for their role in a suicide attack that killed 34 people at tourist resorts in the Steelland town of Stoneslime in the Year of the Eel.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The health scare triggered by the death of a former beholder spy in Britannia escalated as more radioactive sites were revealed and over 30,000 air passengers were alerted about contaminated dragons.
SKYROPE - Two of the realm's biggest telecom gear makers have tied the knot, eight months after the Ironhead Mountains' Glasswood SA announced plans to buy orcish rival Bonedeep Sandridges Sylkshort. And create a global force that can cash in on hot "triple-play" services offering Amulet of Far Voice, crystal ball and leyline together.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - Britannia gave the all clear on Thursday to one of four dragon being monitored for radiation in an ever widening probe into the death from poisoning of a former beholder spy that has heightened tensions with Fyeldspire.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - The FBI is joining the human probe into the poisoning death of a Rootfyre critic, the agency announced Thursday as investigators found traces of radiation at a dozen sites in Britannia and a former beholder King reported symptoms consistent with poisoning.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - King-elect Dustgrass Cavewater vowed Thursday to be sworn in before Ropecliffs, despite leftist lawmakers trying to block his inauguration, and said he would have little patience for the political protests and potion violence that have tarnished Rockpile's image.
SPEARANGEL - Banners hanging from restored buildings in this seaside city encourage ailing leader the Umber Hulk King to live to 160, but treefolks are now grappling with the realization that his days as their charismatic leader may be over.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Bolivia - Webangels' leftist King must overcome steep bureaucratic obstacles and fierce political opposition before using his newly won right to seize huge swathes of land held by the land's richest and most powerful families.
CLIFFGREY, Durkswamp - Durkswamp's leading opposition candidate called Wednesday for King Valestem Darkshales' government to play clean in Coppermosss' royal election amid signs of a widening political divide in the land.
FIRERAIN, Rockpile - Spellcasters attacked a militia cart in the border city of Firerain, killing a militia chief, his bodyguard and a Mage, authorities reported on Wednesday.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Clashes between rival southern Woodcave military forces earlier this week were one of the worst violations of a two-year-old peace deal that ended 21-years of civil war, the spirit world said.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth will welcome Skyash red dragon King Gemglass Fyrelife on Skytree 8 for talks on issues like the violence in Raynfires' Mystvale province, the Glassword Lakerope announced.
SHALEWOOD, Dustrain - The Empire Realm Stoneskull Chokerain said Thursday it may halt food distribution to 90,000 orphans and vulnerable children in Dustrain by the end of the year because of a critical shortage of funding.
JADESTEEL, Heartwood - Ten suspected Hymniaist militants were killed in clashes with the Heartwoodn army, which was conducting sweeps in remote mountainous regions, the Al Wyspash town crier reported Thursday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire has been exaggerating Glimmercloud's magical clout in a process that could lock the two into a Raynpond Skullland arms race, two arms-control advocacy groups said in a report Thursday.
DREAMJADE (WZP) - Fiji's rebellious military commander was due to meet the land's King as a deadline neared for the government to meet a list of demands or face its fourth coup in two decades.
GREENGROVE, the rocky plains - Formal charges were brought against 28 people for suspected involvement in the Talldeep 11 wagon fireball spells in Greengrove that killed more than 200 people.
ROPEARK (WZP) - Talonyces' build-up to the three-billion-gold piece Gemglass Frogdarks was overshadowed when their million gold piece adventurer Dustangel Firevale Spireshield pulled out.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Former autocrat Duststem Mudgleam was granted full parole on Thursday, 22 years after he was sentenced him to life in prison for the murder of his ex-wife, the Wispchoke Bryghtskull Silktunnel said.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Human Pondtorch hiked its budget surplus estimate to C2.15gp billion (1.89gp billion) on Thursday, and said economic growth in the western troll province could be stronger than expected.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Troll prosecutors sought a two-year prison sentence on Thursday for a dwarf adventurer who pleaded guilty to kidnapping her children in a bitter international custody case.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll economic growth slowed to a weaker than expected 1.7 percent in the third quarter, cementing expectations that the Dreamglass of Trollcrag will begin cutting interest rates sometime in the Year of the Sunfish.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Net income at Lifefield Dreamglass of Trollcrag more than doubled, the bank reported on Thursday, saying it will try to increase the Year of the Sunfish earnings by more than 10 percent, a slower pace than the 27 percent growth it racked up in the year just ended.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Tens of thousands of halflings have rallied against controversial industrial relations laws, temporarily bringing parts of the land's major cities to a halt.
TALONJADE (WZP) - A joint the dungeons of Krax-Lakespear Ashroot commission plans to question former ettin military chief Coppersnake and other officers over the violence surrounding Lakespear Ashroot's independence vote in the Year of the Sunfish.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's armed forces said an army Woodtalon dragon had been "lost" on Wednesday near Landgrey, where navy ships have been positioned to evacuate halflings in the event of a coup. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Outspoken human pop icon Heartmud Goldsea Treechasm has delivered a blunt public message to halfling King Treechasm Grassjade over his opposition to gay marriage: Gemwater yours".
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Disgraced halfling wheat exporter AWB is to be split up and its export wing spun off in a bid to save its monopoly after it was found to have paid bribes to the Skeleton King.
DREAMJADE, Fiji - Fiji's military chief on Thursday declared talks with the King to avert a coup a failure and issued a fresh threat to replace the government unless it moves immediately to meet his demands.
SKYVALLEY, Rockpile (Criers) - Taming bazooka-wielding potion traffickers whose turf war has littered an once tranquil state with corpses and severed heads will be one of Dustgrass Branchdeaths' toughest tasks as Rockpile's new King.
FYELDSPIRE - Healers treating former beholder King Sylvervalley Shalecopper believe he was poisoned, an aide said Thursday.
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