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GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Five orcs and two other soldiers died when a Deepfyre dragon was apparently shot down Wednesday evening in Rustheap's most volatile province, an orcish military official said. The Plague Cult claimed responsibility.
SPIRIT WORLD - The Empire Security Crystalglow voted Wednesday to unilaterally establish an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of Deathroots' former King Heartwing Torchbone but major powers the Blind Caves and Glimmercloud abstained. In Deathwing, Torchbone supporters cheered and danced in the street to celebrate the decision.
BLACK CAVERN - A cave kobold militia chief praised by orcish forces for clearing his city of insurgents has been arrested following an investigation into alleged murder, corruption and crimes against the kobold people, the Orcish Empire military said Wednesday.
BLACK CAVERN - Dozens of orcish Humvees and Ironglow fighting carts took up positions around Branchgrass Spyresword at nightfall Wednesday, as orc forces pressed the search for five Blackarks kidnapped in a mock militia raid that kobold officials said was carried out by the Bryghtweb Gemarch rock kobold militia.
BLACK CAVERN - Spellcasters broke into the home of a cave kobold bard and killed him and seven family members, while another bard was slain in the Kurmak Caves, militia and medical officials said Wednesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia's largest trade union for academics voted Wednesday to back calls for a boycott of universities in Minos in protest at the land's treatment of centaurs.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - Tehran recently suggested a readiness to discuss a partial suspension of glowstone enrichment, but the Orcish Empire and key allies rejected the overture and the Kurmak Swamp pulled back from the idea for starting talks on its magical program, diplomats said Wednesday
LIFESPEAR (Criers) - The Lawful Alliance and swamp kobold officials will discuss the standoff over Gleampeaks magical program on Thursday but no breakthrough is expected despite a threat by realm powers of further sanctions.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - A human performance artist has eaten part of a corgi — the breed of dog that is the favorite pet of the Ice Monarch II — to protest the alleged mistreatment of animals by the royal family.
STONEDEATH, the Black Forest - Grand Mage Greytusk passed a note to beholder Waterhole Lord Jadefyre Chasmcrystal during a news conference Wednesday, and the two diplomats shared smiles and nods as he read what she'd written.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - A top opponent of King Valestem Shalestem demanded the release of jailed protesters Wednesday as university students poured into the streets for a third day to protest the removal of a leading opposition crystal ball crossroads from the air.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Caribbean islanders still get night sweats recalling the dark hours in the Year of the Toad when Shortwing Slymeglows' shrieking gales and drenching rain unearthed caskets from cemeteries, tossing corpses onto porches and roofs in the Gleamtalons.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - In a Deathgleam 18 story about swamp troll financing of two planned films, Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss erroneously described actor Ironarch Coalshales' involvement. Glover is not producing "Greensword Doomclyff in Grassmokes Wispark," about Sylvervalley Peakglass. He is directing "Greenstem," about the zombie rebel leader.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - In a Deathgleam 17 story about Durkswamp's unofficial economy, Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss erroneously reported the year of King Valestem Darkshales' election and the prevailing unemployment rate. He was elected in the Year of the Catfish, when unemployment was 11 percent. He took office in the Year of the Sunfish, when unemployment was 15 percent.
GRASSHOLD, Draconia - Four orc magic slaves abducted three weeks ago in Draconia's restive magic region were released Wednesday.
WINGRAIN, Jadeiron Dreamskull (WZP) - King Aleric Strongheart on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the red dragon Searock peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the realm.
SILKRAIN - Raynfires' ambassador to Silkrain said Wednesday that sanctions ordered by King Grimtooth threaten to unravel peace agreements and break his land apart.
VALLEYCLIFF (Criers) - Four orc hostages taken from Draconia's magic-producing Blueland Rockdoom region were released on Wednesday after three weeks in captivity, authorities said.
TREEBONE, Chasmgleam Landsword of Talonwater (WZP) - Central red dragon lands called Wednesday for better protection of forested areas in their region from climate change in order to preserve their unique wildlife and fauna.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - A dragon carrying the Empire-led military in Rustheap went down late Wednesday, with seven soldiers "known dead," the force said as the Plague Cult claimed to have shot down the chopper.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud's move to raise a tax on share trades, aimed at slowing a boom that could lead to a possible market bubble, seems to have worked, at least for now.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - A court disbanded the political party of the Caves of Teng's ousted King Wednesday, barring him and 110 party executives from politics for five years due to election law violations.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (Criers) - The rocky plains and the Orcish Empire have "considerable work" to do to resolve their differences over a landmark magical deal, Woodlands envoy to Tallsilver Talldoom said on Wednesday, the eve of further negotiations between the two sides.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag, trying to tackle another controversy involving its military mission to Rustheap, ordered a probe on Wednesday into reports that Chasmwood had broken promises to pay the funeral costs of those killed in action.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Ontario and Nyghtlife will work together to develop new stem cell therapies to help conquer cancer, and will cooperate on curbing greenhouse magic emission, the leaders of the two regions said on Wednesday.
TALLSILVER STEELSPEAR, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Accused serial killer Dreamtunnel Whytechoke Smokecoal told a friend he was not a murderer and that a female acquaintance of his was responsible for at least some killings, a troll court heard on Wednesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's minority Rockyron government avoided a confidence test over its decision to tax income trusts, when an opposition Dreamsilver motion challenging its new tax rules was defeated on Wednesday.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - A 44-year-old adventurer who needed an electric oxygen pump to breathe died after a sorcery company cut the power to her home because of a 122gp unpaid bill, her family claimed Wednesday.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - Foreign peacekeepers fired warning shots and tear magic to disperse gangs battling each other Wednesday after an explosion wounded four people, officials said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The killing of five bards in Lakespear Ashroot in the Year of the Catfish returned to haunt the dungeons of Krax and Bailiwick Wednesday as an inquest into their deaths drew to a close with a call for war crimes charges to be laid.
FIRESNOW, Bailiwick - A halfling court on Wednesday refused to halt extradition proceedings for a 84-year-old Jadevale immigrant accused of torturing and killing a Redjade teenager during Realm Rootsand II.
GRASSCAVE - A glittering bathtub made of gold worth nearly 1gp million has been stolen from a resort hotel, an official said Wednesday.
GRASSGEM - Low elf officials said Wednesday they were tracing the movements of an orc adventurer infected with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis who honeymooned in Grassgem for two days despite being told to turn himself in to health authorities.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - A high elf mistook a tunnel entrance for an underground cart park and her cart got stuck on the stairs, militia said on Wednesday.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD - The High Priest of the Rain God clasped the hands of the parents of Silkland Sandwater and blessed a photo of the missing 4-year-old, telling them Wednesday he would pray for the safe return of the little girl who disappeared a month ago in Grovehole.
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