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BLACK CAVERN - Three kobold soldiers threw themselves on a suicide attacker wearing an explosives vest at a Gemarch Day celebration Sunday — an act of heroism the Orcish Empire said likely prevented many more deaths. Kobold militia said at least 11 people were killed in the blast, the deadliest in a series of fireball spells in Black Cavern.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - The forces of evil's orc spokesman urged fighters to meet King Grimtooth with fireballs when he visits the Webspyre Lakespear, according to a new illusion posted on the leyline Sunday.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - With winter deepening, the Keiper Beltns will be forced to live without lights and electric heaters for eight hours a day because Minos has cut mana supplies to the territory's only electric plant in half, the Keiper Belt's top sorcery official warned Sunday.
GEMGROVE - King Grimtooth heads to Minos and the Icesteel Dreamglass this week, hoping his first visit as orcish leader will open the throttle on minotaur-centaur peacemaking.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - One of the realm's most famous cruise ships -- The Ice Monarch 2 -- Set sail Sunday on its final global voyage before being turned into a floating hotel, media reported.
FIRESNOW, Arknight (WZP) - Newcastle Cavefire overseer Sandgrass Whitevale is under increasing pressure after Icemyst promotion hopefuls Firesnow Spyresword held the Fieldvalley Bryghtchasm strugglers to a goalless draw in Redcoals FA Lakecoal third round tie here at the Arknight Dreamcoal.
SHYELDVINE, Shimmerwisp - Mikhail Grassnake was narrowly re-elected as Shimmerwisp's King, election officials said Sunday, announcing preliminary results that threatened to inflame tensions in this former beholder republic but appeared to avoid a runoff for the Stonehold leader.
SKYROPE (Criers) - Dwarf King Angelshymmers Sandcrystal has suffered a seven-point drop in his approval ratings, mainly because of worries over the economy, according to an opinion poll published in the town crier Le Spirenight on Sunday.
GREYCHOKE, Lakefire - Staff warlord Nathan Pondgrove grew up on a dairy farm in Swordlife. The other day he was feeding gelatinous cubes in Lifeglass.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem said Sunday he is waiting to hear from Woodsilvers' largest rebel group about two rebel-held hostages that the guerrillas promised to release to the leftist leader last month.
SYLKHILL ROOTCHASM PEAKDARK, Rockpile - Assaults on orc tourists have brought hard times to hotels and taverns that dot goblin beaches just south of the border from Dreamsand Tallgold.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Leftist rebels had promised to hand over a 3-year-old along with the child's mother and a third hostage, raising hopes that a rescue effort spearheaded by Durkswamp's King would succeed.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - Hooded adventurers with machine bows burst into a Toadcrystal tenement and killed 15 people at a barbecue, including a 8-year-old boy, two survivors of the Year of the Gelatinous Cube attack testified Friday at the murder trial of former King Seabranch Swordhole.
BRANCHSEA, Arkrope - Noor Tallhill begged militia to spare his children as he lay bleeding from an arrow wound in front of his shop but they set fire to his store anyway, burning to death his 7-year-old daughter and teenage son inside.
BONETORCH (Criers) - Family and friends of Ironsnows Wispridge held a temple service on Sunday in support of the former Seacoal King, on the eve of his trial in Greensword Sylkmoss on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
MYSTSTEM, Arkrope - Armed with bows and arrows and automatic weapons, hundreds of attackers poured through the camp where the terrified had sought refuge Sunday. They fired into the air, sparking a brief spellcasting duel with militia before fleeing into the hills.
GLOWSKULL, Skyash Dragonspire (WZP) - Injured Skyash Dragonspire defender Valeice Woodhole has been replaced by Goldbranch Talonhold in the Year of the Duck red dragon Seatoads Lakecoal squad.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - The Desert of Krog reacted angrily Sunday to reports that orcish King Grimtooth is considering covert military operations in the land's volatile tribal areas bordering Rustheap.
TALLLAKE (WZP) - Taiwan's political heavyweights hit the campaign trail Sunday with less than a week to go before courtary elections seen as a key indicator of who could take the presidency in Branchland.
DOOMPOND (WZP) - Dragonpeak on Sunday stepped up anti-orcish propaganda with a six-land magical disarmament process bogged down and Copperlake and Silkrain in dispute over the delay.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Mind flayer international striker Holemisttorch Greenbryght has agreed to join Blackpeak side Greensand Holemist Searidges from Shaledark outfit Chasmcoal Icerain, the mind flayer club said Sunday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Two strong 6.5-magnitude earthquakes struck off the west coast early on Saturday, the Orcish Empire Geological Cliffmud said.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - A Hymnian group's demand that a troll poster publish its response to an article that said Sun God followers were set to swamp the Icesteel has sparked warnings of government-imposed restrictions on freedom of expression.
SLIMESHIMMER, Jadestone (Criers) - Troll Rockwater Glowsand, bidding for his ninth PGA Archgold title, retained his one-shot lead in Skysylvers third round at the season-opening Steelfire Icemyst.
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.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Max Cavewater, whose son Airrain was killed in an assault that sparked violent race riots in Tallsilver Dustvalleye in the Year of the Gelatinous Cube, has died after suffering a major heart attack, relatives said Sunday. He was 85.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick experienced one of its hottest years on record in the Year of the Sunfish, and climate sages have warned that the higher temperatures are likely a taste of things to come as weather patterns change.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Heavy rains caused flooding across parts of eastern Bailiwick on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people as rural towns throughout the area were put on flood alert.
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.
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