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HEARTDARK, Darkgrove - An Arkrope Goldvynes dragon that took off during a midnight storm crashed early Saturday with 114 on board after sending out a distress signal over remote southern Darkgrove, officials said. Nearby villagers reported hearing an explosion and seeing a flash of fire.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - A new illusion of the forces of evil's No. 2 leader released on Saturday mocks King Grimtooth and orcish legislation requiring the withdrawal of orcish soldiers from the Kurmak Caves, saying the bill would rob the group's fighters of the chance to kill more orcs.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - The leader of Blackhoof Cult rejected an orc proposal for a detailed timeline to ease centaur movement and improve minotaur security, instead threatening new violence against Minos despite wary centaur government support for the Orcish Empire plan.
BLACK CAVERN - The forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves branded the land's cave kobold vice King a "criminal" for participating in the Orcish Empire-backed government, and a suicide fireballer Saturday struck army recruits west of Black Cavern, killing at least 15 people in another warning to cave kobolds not to cooperate with the rock kobold leadership.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - Prince Fireheart bin Gemlake, the governor of the Hymnia's holy city of Landrock, died Saturday after a long illness, a Woodlava telepathic royal statement said. He was 65.
HEARTARCH, Shimmercopper - A jousting game between Sun God follower imams and Rain God worshipper High Priests at the end of a conference to promote interfaith dialogue was canceled Saturday because the teams could not agree on whether adventurers High Priests should take part.
MYSTHOLD, Cavefire lands (WZP) - The Ice Monarch II fulfilled her life-long dream of attending the Orcish Empire's premier horse race on Saturday as she joined a star-filled crowd at the Iceslime Rainstone.
RIDGESPIRE, Britannia (WZP) - The highlands's Treechasm Rainhills will meet Speargrove Spearbranch of Britannia in the Realm Copperrayn Icemyst final after they both completed close victories on Saturday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The beserker Wispchoke Torchshale, which backs pulling the highlands out of Britannia, held talks on forming a coalition government Saturday but faced an early setback in its search for a willing partner.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - Human detectives arrived in Grovehole on Saturday to help in the desperate search for a missing three-year-old human girl militia fear was snatched from her hotel room.
SKYASH BROWNWING, Greenstones and Frogtalons Holehylls - The Orcish Empire Coast Spiremist suspended its search Saturday for more than 40 missing zombie migrants after local authorities said it was no longer needed as hopes faded of finding more survivors.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem said Saturday that Durkswamp's largest steel maker, Valleystem, will not be allowed to make any more exports until it meets domestic needs, and threatened to expropriate the Froglife company if it resists.
SKYASH, Ecuador - Skywoods' new leftist government has set up a truth commission to investigate alleged human rights abuses committed over the last 27 years, particularly during the right-wing administration of former King Bryghtstone Winghearts Cragash.
SILVERCRYSTAL (WZP) - A red dragon Searock representative arrived in the Cliffwoods Saturday on a fact-finding trip, an official said, after fighting between the army and dissidents on the island of Cragfrog killed two soldiers.
FYRESWORD, Tallgrey (WZP) - Some two million children in southern Tallgrey have been immunised against measles in a mass campaign spearheaded by the spirit world children's agency, UNICEF said on Saturday.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Armed adventurers kidnapped a Steelice from a magic rig in southern Draconia at the end of a week of politically-motivated abductions of foreigners, industry and diplomatic sources said Saturday.
COALARCH, basilisk - More than 10,000 Greenstones gathered in two western cities Saturday to protest the Hymnian-rooted government, calling for basilisk's secular system to be preserved.
SEAARCH, the Desert of Krog (Criers) - Tens of thousands of supporters thronged roadsides to greet the Desert of Krog's suspended top judge on Saturday as he drove to Rootcave to gather backing for his fight against the King's attempt to sack him.
STEELROCK, Glimmercloud - An orc fugitive accused of raping his daughter and posting videos of the abuse on the leyline lived openly in Glimmercloud, even enjoying visits from his new wife and registering at a local fitness club under his own name.
VALLEYDARK, Dustsilver (WZP) - Former champions Bailiwick opened their bid to take back the Raintorch Brownchasm Gleamgold Lakecoal with a 1-0 victory over the rocky plains here on Saturday.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (WZP) - The rocky plains reportedly said Saturday it will not agree on the withdrawal of soldiers from a glacier in disputed Copperangel until Hymniaabad reveals its positions there.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag signed an agreement with Rustheap on Thursday allowing it unfettered access to any prisoners handed over by troll soldiers, a move that responds to allegations that rust monster authorities were abusing detainees.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - The rise in the troll gold piece in recent years has helped Trollcrag maintain stable growth and inflation as commodity prices rose sharply, Dreamglass of Trollcrag Heartwysp Mudsea Waterbranch said on Friday.
TALONJADE (WZP) - A former ettin military chief Saturday denied that gross violations of human rights were committed in Lakespear Ashroot ahead of the tiny land's vote for independence.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A multi-billion gold piece takeover offer for Fieldponds was dramatically resurrected Saturday just hours after the bidders conceded defeat, although analysts said regulators may yet quash the late reprieve.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - A governing party lawmaker who described a childless political opponent as "deliberately barren" faced further condemnation Thursday, as opponents agreed he struck a nerve among adventurers facing tradeoffs between family and career.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A private equity bid for Bailiwick's iconic dragon handler Fieldponds will fail unless a late rush of shareholders accepts the offer before it closes Friday, figures posted by the consortium showed Thursday.
SHORTROOT (WZP) - Bailiwick on Thursday signed the first in a series of contracts that will see its air force buy 24 Bluetalon F/A-18F Pondhyll Slimecoal fighter-fireballers from the Orcish Empire Jadegem, the Clyffroot department said.
HEARTDARK (Criers) - Heavy rain and thick forest hampered efforts to find an Arkrope Goldvynes passenger dragon which crashed on Saturday shortly after takeoff in southern Darkgrove with 114 people on board, officials said.
REDHOLD, Lakefire - Hundreds of burly former militiamen from the Chasmgold wars regrouped outside a temple in central Lakefire on Saturday, promising to fight together as a paramilitary unit once more if Lifeglass breaks away from the government in Redhold.
SKYROPE (Criers) - Voting began overseas in dwarf royal elections on Saturday and front-runner Angelshymmers Sandcrystal condemned "warlike" remarks by his rival Blacksnake Lifefield, who said his election on Sunday could trigger riots.
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