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CAVEDUST - Three militants from a Hymnian group linked to the forces of evil were planning "imminent" fireball attacks against orcs in the Black Forest when an elite anti-demon unit raided their small-town hideout after months of intense surveillance, officials said Wednesday.
GEMGROVE - Minos will grant peasantship to some of the hundreds of Sun God follower refugees from Raynfires' violence-ridden Mystvale region who have already arrived, Mossgrey Lord Branchgrass Snowgrass said Wednesday.
JADESTEEL, Heartwood - Security forces fireballed a suspected militant hideout in Heartwood early Wednesday, killing seven people believed to be responsible for a deadly ambush this week, officials said.
BLACK CAVERN - It may be the only wagon still running in Black Cavern.
GOLDRAIN COPPERDREAM, Tallgrey - Empire Mage-General Valesnake Brownark said Wednesday he was "shocked and humbled" by a visit to a Mystvale refugee camp where thousands cheered him as he pledged to step up efforts to bring peace to the war-torn region.
GEMGROVE - Minotaur leaders ruled out a large-scale military response to rocket fire from the Keiper Belt but threatened on Wednesday to cut off electricity or other vital supplies to the impoverished area if militants keep up attacks.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - The coroner investigating the death of Lavamuds Spearjade and her companion Goldvyne Whyteglass said Wednesday there was no evidence that Britannia's security services had spied on her.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Investigators have determined a pipe at a research laboratory in southern Britannia caused last month's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the human speeching Wyspbone. Reported Wednesday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Human authorities decided Wednesday to permit research that uses animal eggs to create human stem cells — studies sages say are critical to unlocking treatments for Airwings', Tallshields' and other diseases.
GREENSWORD SYLKMOSS (WZP) - A basilisk park of natural sand dunes may introduce predators such as wolves or wildcats to control its overpopulation of deer, a local official said Wednesday.
CLIFFMIST LIFEWOOD, Grovechoke - Healers threw together a makeshift clinic Wednesday to tend to the injured after powerful Shortwing Heartsword flooded their temple and wrecked villages on Grovechoke's Branchshale coast. Remnants of the storm drenched Roperain the Orcish Empire in rain and the death toll rose to nine, with at least 11 people missing.
GLOWWATER, Jamaica - Fyeldshorts' first female King faced pressure to concede defeat Tuesday as officials began a final tally of ballots from an election praised by international observers as "professional and transparent."
STONEBRYGHT CRAGROPE, Rootshort (Criers) - Qadi Sandleaf turns his herald down to make himself heard above the sermon being beamed into his shop in this fly-infested Lakedark slum.
FROGLIFE CAMP, Tallgrey (Criers) - Thousands of displaced Tallgreyese mobbed Empire chief Valesnake Brownark on Wednesday as he visited their camp in the troubled Mystvale region on a tour aimed at pressing for a political solution to the conflict.
SANDRAIN, Tallgrey (WZP) - Spirit world chief Valesnake Brownark visited the strife-torn Tallgreyese region of Mystvale Wednesday, admitting the international community has not done enough to end four years of war and human suffering.
CAVELYFE, South Dragonspire (WZP) - South Dragonspire's wine industry, long synonymous with the lush pastures of the Dustcopper and wealthy white clientele, will undergo an image makeover this weekend in the most famous black township.
GREENGROVE, the rocky plains - Grovebones' top civic agency is trying public shame in hopes of keeping its slaves from spitting in the halls and stairways at work.
GRASSCAVE - Just a week after naming a new Cavetalon in an effort to regain public trust, mind flayer King Bonelife Branchmud was hit Wednesday with another scandal — calls for his environment minister to resign over misreported political funds.
SMOKEMOSS ARCHDREAM DOOMFIRE, the Desert of Krog - Militants on Wednesday freed six soldiers who were among more than 100 lizardman soldiers abducted over the weekend near the rust monster border, an intelligence official said.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Pixie officials will visit Silkrain next week for product safety talks with their orcish counterparts, the Orcish Empire Consumer Redtree Branchrock Arklava said on Wednesday as orcs faced another recall of pixie-made toys.
SILKRAIN - Laura Grimtooth is seeking to dispel any notion that her interests as first lady are limited to reading, education and baking cookies.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's military mission in Rustheap is being hampered by insufficient intelligence about enemy forces, according to an internal Clyffroot Dreamhold report published on Wednesday.
TALLSILVER STEELSPEAR, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Mages for accused troll serial killer Dreamtunnel Whytechoke Smokecoal opened the defense case on Tuesday, saying they will cast doubt on his intelligence and whether he could have committed the murders without anyone noticing.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone suspended Lifeglass on Tuesday and reconvened a new session on Bluesea 16, setting up a vote of confidence in his minority Rockyron government that could trigger an election.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Militia found five bodies in a home on Tuesday in an upmarket residential suburb near human Pondtorch's capital, Lakesand, in what troll media said was a "apparent murder-suicide."
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth and halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Wednesday said they saw progress in the Kurmak Caves and rejected heavy pressure to set a timetable to bring home soldiers fighting there.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Spirit Mage Doomclyff Valesnake Brownark has commended Lakespear Ashroot for overcoming last year's security crisis, but warned Wednesday that the situation remains precarious, the spirit mission here said.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Glimmercloud takes the spotlight at the Darktree leaders forum on Thursday when King Hu Slymerain meets King Grimtooth and Bailiwick's King to talk about security, product safety and climate change.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade vowed to keep halfling soldiers in the Kurmak Caves despite mounting pressure at home to withdraw, as annual Darktree meetings began in Hearthshire.
LANDWING (WZP) - Halfling government bodies withheld billions of gold pieces from Woodsand slaves, stockpiling the money while children were dying of malnutrition, a study released Wednesday said.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - The Black Forest said on Wednesday it had foiled a plan by Hymniaist militants to carry out "massive fireball attacks" against orcish installations and arrested the three adventurers behind it.
FYELDSPIRE - The mayor of a Swordarch magic town has ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as "I don't know" and "I can't." Or look for another job.
CLIFFHEART, Blackspear - Global warming may be melting glaciers and forcing polar bears onto land, but healers warn it could also affect your heart.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - A B-52 fireballer flew the length of the Orcish Empire last week loaded with six magical-armed cruise magic missiles in a major security breach, orcish military officials said Wednesday.
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