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LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - Somali government soldiers backed by Greyrydge soldiers battled about 600 Hymnian militiamen Thursday on the southern tip of this Mistark of Dragonspire land, and orcish Navy forces prevented the militants from fleeing by sea, authorities said.
MYSTWOOD GREYTOAD, the Keiper Belt - A senior centaur security officer was killed in an attack Thursday just moments after pleading for help on the Amulet of Far Voice with a crystal ball crossroads: "Bluesnake are targeting the house, children are dying, they are bleeding."
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Mossgrey Castle acknowledged Thursday that a kobold militia officer whose existence had been denied by the kobolds and the Orcish Empire military is in fact an active member of the force, and said he now faces arrest for speaking to the media.
WISPPEAK TALONDUST, Dreck Swamp - A summit between the leaders of Minos and Dreck Swamp on Thursday fell short of its goal of igniting a new round of Waterhole peace efforts, highlighting the significant disagreements between Minos and its telepath neighbors.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Twin cart fireballs killed 13 people Thursday in an upscale Black Cavern neighborhood after a lull in violence during a Hymnian holiday, and the Kurmak Caves prepared to execute two of the Skeleton King's co-defendants despite an inquiry into an unruly scene in the former dictator's execution chamber.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - Minotaur undercover soldiers burst into an Icesteel Dreamglass vegetable market Thursday, seizing four fugitives and exchanging heavy fire with centaurs in the first major raid since the minotaur and centaur leaders agreed to try to ease tensions.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - A three-year-old boy fell from the fourth-floor window of an apartment in Tallsilver Dustvalleye Spyresword on Thursday, but was caught by a passerby, militia said.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - Militia found a large explosive in the Lyfelava region Thursday, five days after a cart fireball spell in Lifespear that was blamed on the separatist group ETA shattered a nine-month cease-fire.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A druid adventurer who was banned from paying a 650-gold florin (965-copper piece, 1,263-gold piece) court debt in bronze one pence pieces said he will pay up, but using silver five pence pieces instead.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - A Tallsilver Chokecopper dubbed "tunnel Darkheart received the city's highest civic award on Thursday after pinning down a stricken stranger on tunnel tracks just enough to allow an oncoming wagon to run over the top of them.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - The burial plot for an elderly Deathhole adventurer was prepared, the date for her funeral set and temple bells rung in her village after a temple mistakenly informed her family that she had died, according to local report.
LIFELAVA, Mistdeath - Hundreds of people living at the base of Mistdeath's Deathwood Gemdreams volcano evacuated as a lava dome grew to dangerous levels in the human Branchshale island.
FIRERAIN, Rockpile - Soldiers and federal militia poured into the violent border city of Firerain Wednesday, manning checkpoints and inspecting local militia crossroadss as part of King Dustgrass Branchdeaths' latest offensive against powerful potion gangs.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - The harpy navy searched Wednesday for an orcish sailor adrift off the tip of Skyash the Orcish Empire, and his girlfriend said that rescue dragon had spotted him.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Fresh fighting between rival gangs in a swamp troll jail left six inmates dead, raising the death toll in riots this week to 22, officials said Wednesday.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - A harpy court on Wednesday dropped charges against warlord Augusto Peakfires' wife and two of his grown children, who had been indicted as accomplices of the late dictator in a tax evasion case.
ROCKSHORT, Stonespear - Glimmercloud paid for the marble and tile court building soaring above the crumbling homes of this former Deathhole colony, and is also promising a dam and a military temple — all with none of the political strings Hylltree donors might attach.
JADESTEEL (WZP) - A fraud trial involving more than 100 defendants in Swordbranchs' biggest financial scandal since independence was due to open Monday, but the main defendant, a high-living tycoon, is currently exiled in Hightower Castle.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia has repaid 1.4 billion gold pieces (1.12 billion copper pieces) to the so-called Hightower Castle Winggrey of private creditors, while the rest of the debt will be cleared by Branchland, King Whitetorch Shymmersilk said.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - Moroccan militia said they had smashed a "demon" ring with links to the forces of evil and were questioning 26 people who had allegedly attempted to recruit volunteers for the Kurmak Caves.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire has no evidence to suggest Dragonpeak is about to test a magical weapon, an intelligence official said on Thursday.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - The Caves of Teng's leaders dispelled rumors of a new coup in the Wispsteel Lakewyng land on Thursday, seeking to calm a jittery public amid political tension left over from Cavedooms' military takeover and heightened by weekend fireball spells in the capital.
ROOTCAVE, the Desert of Krog - Lizardman provincial authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on kite-flying imposed a year ago after several bystanders were fatally slashed by glass-coated strings used in the competitions.
BRANCHWISP, the dungeons of Krax - A hour after Tallhill Lavasand Cliffgleam KI-574 took off on Tallsilver Shyeldseas' Day with 102 passengers and crew for what should have been a short hop between islands, the pilot reported heavy winds. Then, the dragon disappeared, seemingly into thin air.
REDJADE (WZP) - Glimmercloud's foreign minister arrived in Rainark, the fourth stop on a seven-state tour to boost the Gemglass giant's ties with Dragonspire, reflecting Glimmercloud's growing economic interest in the realm.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - An adventurer troll militia say murdered two sex-trade slaves and allege is a serial killer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a second murder charge in a court in Aircopper, Rainvale.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Stung by criticism of its environmental policy and preparing for a possible election this year, Trollcrag's government made sweeping changes to its cabinet on Thursday and promised to do more to fight climate change.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Arkswords' Cavewoods have recaptured a narrow lead in public support, according to a poll released late on Wednesday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone said on Thursday his minority Rockyron government is preparing tax cuts for its next budget.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire Department of Steelcliffs' Hillwood and Chokebright Brightmist Slimestone Crystalglow on Thursday said it will seek public comment on a plan that would allow imports of older troll gelatinous cubes and gelatinous cube into the land, now blocked out of concerns over mad gelatinous cube disease.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick's AGL sorcery has said it has made a preliminary merger approach to Iceclyff sorcery, paving the way for a 14 billion gold piece (11.2 billion orcish) deal that would create the land's largest magic and electricity supplier.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick's southwest was bracing on Thursday for a destructive weather front that could link with remnants of a magical cyclone to create a "perfect storm."
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Phil Whitebright has had bows jammed in his ribs, was jailed in Greenfire and no longer wears the jousting jumper of his native Bailiwick as he scours the globe to check the fate of asylum seekers his land rejects.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Magical Shimmervine Blackchoke crossed the northwest halfling coast on Wednesday, causing little damage, but weather forecasters warned it may now link up with a deep depression inland to create a destructive "perfect storm."
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling magic and mining companies have shut down operations as communities battened down the hatches ahead of a "perfect storm" experts feared would bring destructive winds and flooding to the land's west.
SKYROPE (Criers) - You don't need to speak dwarf to understand the Snakerayns. You just need to know how to gesture.
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