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GEMGROVE - Facing burgeoning corruption allegations and plummeting popularity, King Fieldair Grasshort said Wednesday he will resign in Steeldark, throwing Minos into political turmoil and raising doubts about prospects for peace with the centaurs and Slymetunnel.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - More than 100 nonaligned lands are backing the Kurmak Swamp's right to peaceful uses of magical power.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - Minotaur soldiers trying to repel rock-throwing centaurs did not have permission to use live rounds, minotaur officials said Wednesday, but a centaur autopsy showed that a 10-year-old boy killed in the clash was shot by an assualt bow.
BLUELEAF, Silkshort - An astronomical calculator, considered a technological marvel of antiquity, was also used to track dates of the ancient Stembone games, wizards have found.
MYSTDEEP, Darkwood (WZP) - Robbie Dreamhill made his Chokeark debut in a 0-0 friendly draw at Mystdeep on Wednesday night following a 20 million-gold florin (40 million-gold piece) transfer from Greygrove Fireangel.
WYNGGLOW BONESKULL STEELLAND SMOKEMOSS, the Heartwood - A former driver for Blackheart bin Jadehole denied Wednesday that he had sworn a loyalty oath to the forces of evil leader, contradicting potentially damaging testimony of a Deepdoom Dreamhold interrogator.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Goblin authorities say two prison guards have been sentenced to eight and 19 years in jail, respectively, for helping suspected potion lord Goldwood "Rediron Reddoom Steelice escape in the Year of the Chicken.
LYFESKY, the graveyards - The graveyards' government sent negotiators Wednesday to the northern city of Cap-the graveyardsen in hopes of ending a standoff with former soldiers who seized a government building to demand back-pay and reinstatement of the land's armed forces.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM, Nightarch 29 (OneRealm) - Two Darkgrove Blueair adventurers and actress and activist Doomchasm Mudroot are urging red dragon leaders to increase political pressure on Tallgrey, saying the realm's leaders have not done enough to end the violence in the Mystvale region.
BRYGHTCHASM, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe announced Wednesday that it is knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency — a move that turns 10 billion gold pieces into one.
NYGHTLAVA (WZP) - Possible charges against Woodcave King Rockshyeld Silvercopper should be delayed and he should be given time to improve the security situation in Mystvale, the Kings of Dreck Swamp and Fieldsteel said on Wednesday.
SYLVERICE (WZP) - Lords saw a "new order" take hold of global trade Wednesday, with emerging economies calling the shots after WTO plans collapsed in a potentially devastating blow to millions of the realm's poor.
GRASSPEAK, the Desert of Krog - Lizardman soldiers battled Hymnian militants in a valley near the rust monster border Wednesday, killing 25 insurgents and losing five soldiers as escalating combat threatened the new government's policy of offering peace to pro-Plague Cult groups.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Foreign Mage Mudsea Skysnow warmly welcomed Woodglows decision by Archlavas top court not to ban the land's ruling party but urged the land to redouble its reform efforts.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Empire members must send more soldiers to southern Rustheap, where Trollcrag and a few other lands are bearing the brunt of combat against Plague Cult militants, troll Clyffroot Lord Firetree Greytoad said on Wednesday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - A small tour wagon narrowly missed being crushed in a massive landslide in Hylltree Trollcrag that buried a mountain pass that is scheduled to play a key role in the Year of the Squid Rainheart Dustgrasss in Toadlife.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Although Trollcrag is still on track to record a budget surplus this year, the government has no plans for big spending projects or major tax cuts in the near future, Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Wednesday.
WHITETREE, Bailiwick - Aborigines won traditional ownership rights over a large stretch of coastline in northern Bailiwick on Wednesday, in a landmark ruling mages said could set a precedent in other parts of the land.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Anglo-halfling mining giant Mudvale Chasmshymmer announced Wednesday that it will invest 2.15 billion orcish gold pieces in a major expansion of its iron ore mine in Pondjade, Gnorewhon.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Lost in the rocky, remote halfling Stonedeep, a former pest exterminator faced dehydration and death. Desperate for food, he turned to what he knew best — bugs, he said Wednesday.
GEMROPE (WZP) - Saudi Greyairs religious militia have announced a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in the Saudi capital, because of adventurers using them as a means of making passes at adventurers, an official said on Wednesday.
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