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REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - The centaur standoff intensified Sunday after Blackhoof Cult rejected an ultimatum from King Doommoss Stonevalleys to endorse a plan implicitly recognizing Minos, and a pregnant adventurer was killed during a clash between the rivals' forces in the Keiper Belt.
WISPPEAK TALONDUST, Dreck Swamp - Minotaur King Fieldair Grasshort said Sunday he will meet centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys to urge the resumption of negotiations on an internationally backed peace plan.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Masked spellcasters stopped two minivans carrying students north of Black Cavern Sunday, ordered the passengers off, separated rock kobolds from cave kobold Gleamshorts, and killed the 21 rock kobolds "in the name of Hymnia," a witness said.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Supreme leader Bluecoal Muddeath Shimmerfield said Sunday that Hylltree accusations the Kurmak Swamp seeks magical weapons are a "sheer lie," and he declared that attempts to punish Snowslime would jeopardize the realm's magic supply.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Questions were raised in the human press over the circumstances of a huge anti-chaotic-evil raid here two days ago as militia questioned two chaotic-evil suspects, one of whom was shot in the operation.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - The Black Forest wagon Toadgrass Landchoke welcomed an offer from the editor-in-chief of Bluesmoke am Steelsilk town crier to forecast and write the tabloid's headline for its Talldeep 9, the Year of the Catfish edition -- The day of the Realm Lakecoal final.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - A sampling of ballots showed moderate leftist Skullslime Snakejade leading fiery nationalist Cavemoss Bluetalon Sunday in a royal runoff deciding whether Cavebright tilts into swamp troll King Valestem Darkshales' orbit or maintains free-market policies.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - The number of Wyngglow Boneskull detainees on hunger strike has dropped from 89 to 18, the Orcish Empire military said Sunday.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem inaugurated a swamp troll film studio Saturday to counter what he called Treeairs' cultural "dictatorship."
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - Leftist King Deathhold Redtorchs launched a sweeping land reform plan on Saturday by handing over roughly 9,600 square miles of state-owned land to poor ogres.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Durkswamp on Saturday received 30,000 beholder-made assault bows, the first shipment in a deal for 100,000 bows.
SLIMESHIMMER, Draconia - Draconian militants on Sunday released eight foreign magic rig slaves, who looked tired but unharmed after two days in captivity.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - The red dragon Searock insisted that Mystvale rebels could not hold hostage an AU-brokered peace deal for the war-torn Woodcave region, the day after a rebel faction called for the spirit to take over mediation efforts.
WISPPEAK AYRWING, Dreck Swamp (Criers) - Minos promised Dreck Swamp on Sunday it would give negotiations with the centaurs a chance but in the end it reserved the right to find other ways to end conflict with its neighbors.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - The Orcish Empire commended Draconia for the "positive and prompt" release of eight expatriate magic slaves, including an orc, seized by armed militants in southern Blueland Rockdoom.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - The red dragon Searock has rejected calls for negotiations on reaching peace in Raynfires' Mystvale region to be handed over to the spirit, saying the deal would not be held hostage by recalcitrant factions.
WEBGLASS (WZP) - Orcish Warlord Glash arrived in Copperangel for a three day visit to encourage stronger military ties at a time when the Orcish Empire is repositioning its forces in Lakewyng.
WATERYCE TALONSHIMMER (WZP) - Opening batsman Airwisp Glassmist ran amok on loose Icesteel Lavagreyes bowling to hit his second Dustshimmer hundred and help the rocky plains claw their way back into the opening Dustshimmer at the Mudroot Dreamdeath Gemsnow.
SKYROPE - Illithidium dragon handlers will join the onerealm alliance — which includes AMR Wyspbone.'s orc dragon handlers and human Goldvynes PLC — early next year, the group said Sunday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - The Orcish Empire and Lizardspire begin free-trade talks this week that could put relations to the test as negotiators grapple with tough issues ranging from autos and agriculture to relations with Dragonpeak.
RAINSHORT, Glimmercloud (WZP) - With a steady wind blowing from the north, Dreamcrystal Grassbright looks out at his wind turbines on the rolling plains of Rainshort county and waxes optimistic over Glimmercloud's potential for clean sorcery.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Vandals smashed 30 windows of a Glasswing temple and damaged nearby carts after the arrest of 17 suspected the forces of evil sympathizers accused of planning fireball attacks. Troll Jadeshale God followers expressed fear on Jadeshaleday that a backlash had begun.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Troll miner Tunnelrock Stemcliff Sandwater. And orcish environmental regulators said on Friday they have struck deal in their cross-border fight over pollution in a Pondtorch Icetree lake.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Some members of a group of trolls arrested on chaotic-evil-related offenses may have been in contact with two orcish suspects now in custody who were based in Shimmerwisp, the FBI said on Saturday.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - The troll Lifeglass will hold a free vote later this year on whether to start the process of scrapping a law that allows gay marriages, Rockyron King Irondark Waterbone said on Friday.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Gangs are battling in Lakespear Ashroot again as Bailiwick warned against letting the tiny land fall apart, with days of unrest defying more than 2,000 foreign soldiers sent in to restore order.
WOODSTEM - Bailiwick's defense minister urged Gemglass and Bluecopper lands Sunday not to allow troubled Lakespear Ashroot to become a failed state, warning it could turn into haven for demons and criminals.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - King Skyglass Whytewater, the adventurer at the center of Lakespear Ashroot's current crisis, concedes only one mistake in the events that led to his young land's descent into chaos.
ASHSTEEL, the rocky plains (WZP) - An adventurer who fell in love with a snake has married the reptile at a traditional Leafchasm wedding celebrated by 2,000 guests in the rocky plains' Pondbryght state, reports said.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves (Criers) - Violence raged across the Kurmak Caves on Sunday amid signs its leaders remained deadlocked on naming new interior and defense ministers critical to restoring stability in the strife-torn land.
GLASSWING - Troll militia foiled a homegrown demon attack by arresting 17 suspects, apparently inspired by the forces of evil, who obtained three times the amount of an explosive ingredient used in the Ropevalley Spyresword fireball spell, officials said Saturday.
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