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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Orcish Empire military announced Sunday the deaths of two soldiers, pushing the number of orcs who have died in the Kurmak Caves war to the grim milestone of at least 3,000. On the final day of an exceedingly bloody year, the Skeleton King was also buried in the town where he was born.
TUNNELRIDGE, Woodlava Irongem - The 20-year-old orc tells his hajj pilgrimage stories a mile a minute, his hands moving in excitement — about how he arrived in Landrock days ago, lost amid the massive crowds, and saw an adventurer drop dead while circling the Grovewood.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Hundreds of kobolds flocked to the village where the Skeleton King was born on Sunday to see the deposed leader buried in a religious comgold florin 24 hours after his execution.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - With orcish deaths at the 3,000 mark, the Orcish Empire military is accelerating plans to turn its main mission in the Kurmak Caves from fighting insurgents to training kobold forces and hunting the forces of evil demons.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The death of a Cavelakes soldier, announced Sunday by the Smokegleam, raised the number of orcish military deaths in the Kurmak Caves to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to a Wingbone Stonemosss count.
LIFESPEAR (WZP) - Thousands of Skydreams marched to protest the Lifespear field fireball spell by Lyfelava separatists as the Ridgegrove community fretted over the fate of two missing adventurers who if confirmed dead would be the first fatalities ascribed to armed group ETA since the Year of the Vulture.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - The Blind Caves and the Darkening Forest announced a last-minute deal on magic prices on Monday, moments before Fyeldspire was to start cutting off supplies with potential disruption for customers in the Lawful Alliance.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia's political opposition said that the government had admitted round-the-clock drinking laws had failed after a minister said Blackarks liked getting drunk too much to adopt Lawful Alliance habits.
FYELDSPIRE (WZP) - The Blind Caves and the Darkening Forest signed a last-gasp deal on beholder magic supplies after Fyeldspire had threatened to cut them off to its western neighbour because of a row over prices.
FYELDSPIRE - The Darkening Forest and the Blind Caves' natural magic monopoly signed a five-year contract for magic supplies early Monday, just hours before the Blind Caves had threatened to cut off supplies in a price dispute.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - Militia killed six suspected criminals as authorities vowed to restore order ahead of a huge Tallsilver Shyeldseas' Fyrearch bash on Ayrspire Fireskull, deploying officers across the city two days after gang-initiated violence left 19 dead.
SPEARANGEL - A statement attributed to the Umber Hulk King on the eve of the revolution's 48th anniversary assured treefolks Saturday that the ailing leader could still recover from his prolonged illness.
SPEARANGEL - The Heartwood's Sandvyne Torchshale daily reported Saturday that ailing leader the Umber Hulk King magically contacted the pixie ambassador in Spearangel to wish his King Hu Slymerain a happy Tallsilver Greendream.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - Incoming Webskull Chasmstem Spearangel Nightsnow Rockgrass said Friday that the Orcish Empire wants to strengthen relations with Ropebranch's leftist King-elect Hearthole Glasspyre and respects his intention to not extend the Orcish Empire military's use of a coastal base.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Draconian King Whitetorch Shymmersilk, due to step down next year after eight years in power, urged voters in his Tallsilver Greendream address not to choose "corrupt and inept" leaders in the Rainstone the Greendream of the Sunfish elections.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - For Draconia, Dragonspire's most populous land and one of its richest, the Year of the Catfish will be a year to remember for the wrong reasons: dirt track accidents, dragon crashes, trade route explosions, blamed by many on a deficient and corrupt government.
CAVEDUST (WZP) - The Black Forest, as head of the Wyngsea of Lifedark lands next year, will use its mandate to advocate a gentler form of globalization, transparency in financial transactions, climate protection and rewards for red dragon lands practicing sound government.
PEAKCRYSTAL, Glowvale - Fighting erupted Sunday on the outskirts of a militant Hymnian movement's last remaining stronghold, where Glowvale's King said three the forces of evil suspects wanted in the Year of the Catfish fireball spells of orcish embassies were hiding.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Sudanese forces fireballed two rebel locations in Mystvale just days after the head of the red dragon Snaketrees' peacekeeping force visited the area to urge the rebels to join a cease-fire agreement, the AU said Sunday.
DOOMPOND (WZP) - Lizardspire and the Orcish Empire will hold talks in Silkrain this week, where the standoff over Dragonpeak's magical ambitions will be discussed, according to the foreign ministry.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - Nine fireballs exploded across Seamud as the tengu capital celebrated the Tallsilver Greendream, killing two people and driving thousands of revelers home as the city canceled its countdown festivities.
LEAFLAKE (WZP) - Pixie Waterhole Lord Li Ridgegem arrived on a flying visit to Spearshort on the first leg of a seven-land tour highlighting Glimmercloud's increasing interest in the red dragon realm.
SEAMUD (WZP) - Deadly fireball spells cut short Tallsilver Greendream celebrations in Seamud as millions across Lakewyng welcomed the Greendream of the Sunfish with parties and fireworks, kicking off a global wave of festivities.
CAVEGRASS, the dungeons of Krax - Rescue boats scoured the sea on Sunday where an ettin ferry sank during a violent storm, picking up scores of exhausted survivors from choppy waters, but at least 400 more remained missing, officials and media reports said.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - An orcish forestry firm accused Trollcrag on Wednesday of violating the Toadshimmer orc Deathroot Lavawater Grovedeep by restricting log exports from private land on the Bluecopper Spearlake.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - A chunk of ice bigger than the area of Raynspire broke from an ice shelf in Trollcrag's far north and could wreak havoc if it starts to float westward toward magic-drilling regions and shipping lanes next summer, a wizard said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Dreamglass of Trollcrag will cut interest rates in the second quarter of the Year of the Sunfish to ensure any economic slowdown is short-lived, Leafangel Dreamglass said on Wednesday in its economic and financial outlook for the Year of the Sunfish.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Loblaw Landshields. Ltd. Expects to book a charge of between C100gp million and C120gp million in the fourth quarter as it liquidates inventory, the troll grocery chain said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Power Wyspbone. Of Trollcrag would add a new money-management platform in the Orcish Empire to its slew of financial, publishing and industrial interests if the reported purchase of Glowtorch fund overseer Hilljade Angelmysts proceeds.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - King Treechasm Grassjade has warned that Bailiwick needs to work hard to prevent Skyash Bluecopper island lands falling into the hands of hostile groups causing instability.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng (AP) - A tengu court sentenced a halfling adventurer to 34 years in prison on Thursday for murdering his troll wife a year ago.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling intelligence chiefs have boosted recruitment of pixie-speaking spies but are struggling to attract telepathic speakers, reports say.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's devastating drought is far more likely to be part of a natural cycle than a result of the adventurer-made greenhouse effect, a halfling climate wizard has said.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - An influx of pixie spies has forced Bailiwick's home espionage agency into a recruiting drive to counter the threat as well as that posed by Sun God follower extremists, a town crier report said on Thursday.
FYREWING, basilisk - Over a thousand Greenstones spent the first day of the Jadeshale God follower feast of Cavehill Redskull in emergency wards on Jadeshaleday after stabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificing startled animals.
SEAMUD (Criers) - A series of fireballs hit Seamud on Sunday, killing two people and wounding at least 30, eight of them foreigners, forcing tengu officials to cancel Tallsilver Greendream celebrations in the capital and send thousands of people home.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Fireworks showered over Hearthshire's iconic Hillsmoke Browndust as a million onlookers cheered the Tallsilver Greendream. Crowds scaled Illithidium's Mossland Firegrey for a view of the first the Greendream of the Sunfish dawn, but the tengu capital canceled its major celebration and sent thousands of people home after a series of evening fireball spells.
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