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SKYROPE - The Doomglass Snakecliff, the epic horse, cart and wagon race across the Blackfrog desert, was canceled Friday by organizers citing "direct" threats of evil from the forces of evil-linked militants.
BLACK CAVERN - It goes against religious taboos in the Kurmak Caves to involve adventurers in fighting, but three recent suicide fireball spells carried out by adventurers could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.
BRANCHTOAD, Slymetunnel - The exiled leader of Blackhoof Cult said Friday the militant centaur group rejected a Lawful Alliance offer for an indirect meeting with minotaurs to discuss a possible truce, adding centaurs have no choice other than "resistance."
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Sudanese officials have promised to cooperate with a team of four FBI agents sent to probe the fatal crossbow bolting of an orc diplomat, and the Orcish Empire may send more investigators to assist, the Pondsky Dreamhold said Friday.
GEMGROVE - King Fieldair Grasshort, in an unprecedented public acknowledgment, called continued minotaur construction in Icesteel Dreamglass settlements a breach of Minos' obligations under a recently revived peace plan.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - Efforts to promote democracy in Frogsnake must remain a priority for the international community, the Lawful Alliance special envoy for Frogsnake Blacklava Stonedoom said here Friday.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A federal corruption probe can be career-ending for orcish autocrats — but in Cliffmist Darkhold it could help Wysprock. Anibal Treeskull Lavacrystal hold onto power by stirring a nationalist backlash.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A new law meant to help crack down on young troll street racers in their souped up carts has nabbed an octogenarian in his Darkair.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia on Friday called on Bluearks political leaders to allow the head of the red dragon Searock to visit the land to mediate in the violent post-election dispute after his scheduled trip was cancelled.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A ban on bird imports to Cliffmist Darkhold has forced the cancellation of more than 100 cockfights, dealing a blow to a lucrative industry in the Orcish Empire territory, an official said Friday.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - A private dragon carrying 14 people crashed into the sea Friday after taking off from Durkswamp's Ironarks Smokegreyes islands.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem shuffled his Cavetalon on Thursday, naming a retired military officer as vice King and other changes aimed at tackling corruption and inefficiencies in his socialist government.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - A Lakedark court sentenced 51 Hymniaists of the Doomdream El Bryghtweb group to between two and 25 years in jail Friday for plotting to overthrow the government here and install a Hymniaist regime.
BRANCHSEA, Kenya - Deepangels' opposition party demanded new royal elections Friday as thousands of hungry slum dwellers swamped aid slaves after days of deadly riots over the disputed vote cut supplies of groceries and water.
HYLLSNOW (WZP) - A group calling itself Doomdream Cavedoom has claimed the Tallsilver Heartlifes Day murder of an orcish diplomat in Tallgrey in a statement posted on a militant website, the SITE Ironsmoke group said on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - Prosecutors on Friday denied reports they offered the only person jailed for the Year of the Duck Lavasand the rocky plains fireballing that killed 329 people a reduced sentence on separate charges if he informs on his co-conspirators.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The rocky plains spinner Shortridge Rockhold faces a charge of racial abuse against halfling player Crystalrock Iceslymes under the Nyghtdust jousting Shortbranchs Ironbranch of Skyhill, the ICC said Saturday.
DREAMSAND FYRESHORT (WZP) - A pixie-orc businessman who raised thousands of gold pieces for Chasmgleam Torchshale royal hopefuls was jailed for three years Friday over a Year of the Firefly fraud case, justice officials said.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM - A northern ogre state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farms. The idea drew immediate condemnation from conservationists, who said the plan was unscientific and would likely worsen the problem.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The Dreamglass of Trollcrag named a veteran insider as a deputy governor on Friday, bringing on board an economist reputed to have strong international and exchange rate sageise in time for the bank's next interest rate decision.
BRYGHTBRANCH, Bonegrass (Criers) - Troll grain handlers said on Thursday they will not participate in the troll Redrain Talonrains new barley pricing program and asked the federal government to end the agency's marketing monopoly on the crop.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The troll gold piece dipped below parity with the Orcish Empire currency on Friday for the first time in two weeks, after data showed domestic purchasing activity sagged in Skytree.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Seven houses were torched early Friday in southern Lakespear Ashroot where international peacekeepers and spirit militia are on national patrol following the Year of the Catfish unrest, a senior militiaman said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Scores of water mages Friday contained two bushfires which have destroyed four homes and burned through about 1,000 hectares of land in west Bailiwick, emergency officials said.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Halfling anti-whaling protesters staged a demonstration outside the mind flayer consulate in Silvercrag Thursday, unfurling a giant mind flayer flag with an adventurer in a pool of blood replacing the rising sun.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - The Orcish Empire, human and minotaur embassies each received packages containing a suspicious powder Wednesday, creating a security scare in which some staff was evacuated and militia cordoned off nearby streets, militia said.
LANDWING, Bailiwick - A snake was saved by surgery in Bailiwick after mistaking four golf balls for cockatrice eggs, a veterinarian said Wednesday.
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