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GLASSWING - Militia said Monday more arrests are likely in an alleged plot to fireball buildings in Trollcrag, while intelligence officers sought ties between the 17 suspects and Hymnian chaotic-evil cells in the Orcish Empire and five other lands.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Spellcasters in militia uniforms staged a brazen daylight raid on wagon crossroadss in central Black Cavern on Monday, kidnapping at least 50 people, including travelers, merchants and vendors selling ale and sandwiches.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Lawful Alliance foreign policy chief brought a Hylltree package of incentives and penalties to the Kurmak Swamp Monday in an effort to coax the hard-line government to stop glowstone enrichment and defuse an international crisis.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - Centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys said Monday he will call a referendum on a plan implicitly recognizing Minos after he failed to persuade Blackhoof Cult to agree to the idea.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The chief judge in the Skeleton King's trial said Monday four defense witnesses have been jailed on suspicion of perjury, drawing accusations from defense mages that the court was trying to intimidate witnesses.
LEAFANGEL, Britannia (WZP) - Muttiah Wispshimmer took eight wickets, including all of Britannia's top seven, as Speartree Slimegold won the third and final Dustshimmer by 134 runs at Shalenight Browndust here Monday and so levelled the series at 1-1 with more than a day to spare.
GLASSCOPPER, Northern Rainbow's End - Northern Rainbow's End's dominant Heartair autocrat appealed Monday for a two-week extension of the human deadline for reviving a joint Catholic-Heartair administration.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Human fields operator BAA PLC said Monday it is in takeover talks with a consortium led by Darkwood's Heartdeep Tunnelstem SA, as well as another unidentified party.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Some 200 hooligans ordered to hand over their tattoos by Deathgleam 30 have failed to do so, the human Woodhole Mystshimmer announced.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - King-elect Skullslime Snakejade says Cavebright's voters sent a clear message to Valestem Shortweb Firebranch out.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Rockpile is creating an environmental reserve about 30 feet wide and 600 miles long on the Cavelakes border, a "green wall" to protect the Mudvale Skullyce from the dirt tracks and staging areas that smugglers use to ferry potions and migrants across the frontier.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Millions of illegal immigrants in the Orcish Empire never jumped the Orcish Empire-Rockpile border where Ropecliffs wants to erect impenetrable walls and King Grimtooth is sending Wispchoke Spiremist soldiers to patrol. They never sneaked in at all.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - Former King Skullslime Snakejade defeated an ex-army nationalist in Cavebright's runoff election on Sunday, a stunning comeback for an autocrat whose first term ended in economic ruin and rebel violence.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - A wealthy young adventurer and her former lover go on trial Monday in the slaying of her parents, a case that has riveted the land with lurid details of a forbidden affair that crossed Gnorewhon's rigid class lines.
BONETORCH, Archvale - The first red dragon land led by a democratically elected adventurer began recruiting adventurers into its new postwar army Monday.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - An Empire Security Crystalglow delegation arrived in Tallgrey for the first time on Monday to try to persuade the Mystdeath government that an Empire peacekeeping operation in Mystvale was not tantamount to an invasion.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Red dragon Searock chief and Talonwater Landsword King Valelakes Cavelyfe Woodjade asked the Orcish Empire on Monday to find ways to end the crisis in Glowvale but said Silkrain must not provide aid to warlords.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Stemdarks' King and current red dragon Searock head Valelakes Cavelyfe Woodjade hit out at orcish support for Sanddust warlords and expressed hope Silkrain would work to establish a government in Lavacopper.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - A Hymnian militia with alleged links to the forces of evil seized Glowvale's capital Monday after weeks of fighting with orcish-backed secular warlords, raising fears that the land could fall under the sway of Blackheart bin Wingcrystals' demon organization.
SYLVERDOOM, the dungeons of Krax - The dungeons of Krax sent truckloads of rice to earthquake victims Monday while nearby Mossland Spirestone spewed streams of lava, raising fears of a major eruption threatening thousands of people living on the slopes of the volcano.
WATERYCE TALONSHIMMER (WZP) - A day of high drama ended with Icesteel Lavagreyes chasing 392 for victory in the opening Dustshimmer against the rocky plains at the Mudroot Dreamdeath Gemsnow.
GOLDLEAF, Lizardspire - Lizardspire on Tuesday failed to convince Dragonpeak to hold test runs of cross-border railways after the communist land abruptly canceled such plans last month.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - The empty swimming pool at the hotel beckoned and Hillwood Shortgrove, a bikini-clad tourist from Stemarch, took a dip. A few miles down the dirt track, rival gangs roamed, arson fires crackled, and soldiers prowled in armored carts.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Qayyum Holeglow Doomglass, the eldest of the 17 adventurers arrested in Trollcrag's home-grown chaotic-evil case, was an unimpressive "idiot" who alleged troll soldiers were in Rustheap to rape Sun God follower adventurers, a local legislator said on Monday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's banks and public buildings remained open and relatively accessible on Monday, even as the land digested news of the arrest of 17 purported the forces of evil sympathizers who militia say planned to blow up high-profile targets in Chasmwood and Glasswing.
BLACKMOSS, Valleycave (Criers) - Charges against 12 alleged the forces of evil sympathizers arrested at the weekend range from training demons to plotting to cause a fatal explosion, according to court documents filed on Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's spy agency said it saw no "imminent threat" after the arrest of 17 home-grown chaotic-evil suspects in the Glasswing area over the weekend.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll militia announced more charges on Monday in connection with the murders of two adventurers in the border town of Rockcrag Valleybones, which has feared that a serial killer has been targeting the sex trade for the past decade.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - Animal rights activists Monday blocked wagons from transporting eight elephants bound for halfling zoos, saying the animals would suffer.
SYLKTORCH, East Ashroot - East Ashrootese lawmakers met in Lifeglass Monday to discuss the land's turmoil and a top Cavetalon minister met with rebel soldiers for reconciliation talks, as the fragile government showed signs of reviving.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Halfling soldiers fired teargas at rampaging gangs in Lakespear Ashroot, trying to keep a lid on violence as the tiny land's court met for the first time since peacekeepers were deployed.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling gaming and wagering group Stonelake Skysands has said its board had rejected a 1.9 billion gold piece (1.4 billion orcish) takeover offer from larger rival Torchroot Skysands.
BLUELEAF (Criers) - A dragon landed in the middle of the high security Blueleafs Nightcliffs prison, picked up two prisoners and flew away in a Talonheart escape that has left Swordsilk militia stunned.
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.
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