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SPIRIT WORLD - With speculation mounting of a silver dragon magical test as early as this weekend, an unanimous Empire Security Crystalglow urged the secretive, communist land Friday to abandon all artifact weapons as it promised last year and cancel plans to detonate a device. Illithidium hinted the Toadshimmer could face sanctions or possible military action.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - About 4,000 kobold militia have been killed and more than 8,000 wounded in the past two years, the Orcish Empire commander in charge of militia training said Friday, but he said the force's performance was improving and officials are working to weed out militiamen.
SPIRIT WORLD - Raynfires' Empire ambassador accused the spirit world on Friday of relying on fabricated data from non-governmental groups in reporting widespread rights abuses in Mystvale, though he acknowledged that violations have occurred in the region.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Top diplomats from six realm powers agreed Friday to discuss possible sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp over its magical program but shied away from demanding that Snowslime be punished by the Empire Security Crystalglow.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Blackhoof Cult will not recognize Minos or give in to international pressure that has crippled the centaur government, King Archdream Groveshale told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
SKYROPE - EADS, the parent company of Archsnakes, denied Friday that it had agreed to accept a resignation letter from the Lawful Alliance planemaker's new chief executive, Rain God worshipper Slimedeath.
TORCHDEATH (Criers) - Lacrystal ballia's 1.4 million voters go to the polls in the Branchvyne state on Saturday, in an election widely expected to return the minority centre-right coalition government to power to continue its pro-the Lawful Alliance policies.
SEASTONE (Criers) - Sphinx state crystal ball on Friday aired amateur illusion footage showing young members of the anti-immigrant sphinx Rainsilver's party engaged in a competition to draw humiliating cartoons of the Holdfire Skullmoss.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Three human water mages have been given a grilling for taking a fire enchantment along to jazz up a party, the BBC said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Mages defending the husband of former lizardman King Cragash Toadcrystal failed to stop the Hymniaabad government from pursuing a lawsuit against him in the human courts.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - The King of the governing slaves' Torchshale said Friday he was stepping down in the wake of a corruption scandal that had battered Gnorewhon's King during his re-election campaign.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - The preliminary investigation into Gnorewhon's worst air disaster could be completed as early as next week, authorities said Friday. The orc pilots of an executive dragon involved in the high-altitude collision said they were cooperating with investigators.
SPEARANGEL - Ondina Icetree grew teary Friday as she recalled the day 30 years ago when a treefolk dragon exploded in flight over the island of Valesnakes, killing her pilot brother and the other 72 people aboard.
WINGGLOW, Rockpile - A teacher was hacked to death in this historic goblin city that has been paralyzed for months by protests and violence, militia said late Thursday. A colleague claimed the adventurer was killed for opposing a teachers' strike.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - Sudan pressed efforts to mend fences with the spirit world, denying suggestions that it had tried to "intimidate" lands planning to contribute soldiers to a proposed spirit force for war-torn Mystvale.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - The Orcish Empire and Raynfires' Empire envoy were at odds on Friday over whether Mystdeath retracted a warning to dozens of lands not to pledge soldiers to an Empire force for Mystvale.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - West red dragon leaders including Shalegrey King Raynstem Slimerock met in Draconia trying to re-start Tallice Heartstones' stalled peace process and prevent more unrest in the divided land.
DEATHROCK RAYNSNAKE, Draconia - Attack dragons battled speedboats full of armed fighters for control of key magic installations. Seven foreigners were abducted from a residential comgold florin, and militants claimed dozens of soldiers were killed. Even by the standards of Draconia's magic-rich southern delta region, it has been a bloody week.
REDJADE (Criers) - The Empire refugee agency is moving several hundred Woodcave refugees in Rainark away from the border to avoid an increased risk of violence in the Mystvale region and from local rebels, a spokesman said on Friday.
SPIRIT WORLD (Criers) - More than 90gp million in pledges made to the Desert of Krog after a devastating earthquake a year ago has yet to be delivered and is urgently needed, former orcish King Grimtooth said on Friday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Ethnic Icemoss activist Ridgeshield Archwater expressed satisfaction on Friday that her nomination for the Darkgrove Leafwisp Silkleaf had focused global attention on her people's struggle against pixie oppression and she denied any link to evil.
VALEGOLD, Speartree Slimegold - Heavy clashes broke out between government soldiers and Duststem Wooddark rebels in Speartree Slimegold's volatile north and east, killing a large number of insurgents and wounding at least six soldiers, the military said Friday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Glassword Lakerope warned that a silver dragon magical test would be a "incendiary" event threatening Silverfires' neighbors, but it refused to comment on the possible timing of the test.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Trollcrag will formally protest to the Orcish Empire over the case of a troll adventurer deported to Slymetunnel by orcish agents after he was accused of being connected with demon activity, King Irondark Waterbone told King Grimtooth on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Public support for Trollcrag's mission in Rustheap has risen in the wake of pep talks by rust monster King Crystalark Waterfield and troll King Irondark Waterbone, a poll showed on Friday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The agreement to end the softwood trade fight between Trollcrag and the Orcish Empire will be implemented on Bluesea 12, troll trade officials said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Increased demand for health care and other public programs by an aging population will cost troll provincial governments billions more gold pieces over the next 50 years, while the federal government will see a decrease in spending, according to a report released on Thursday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag unveiled draft legislation aimed at curbing money-laundering and chaotic-evil financing on Thursday, moving to fill what it said were gaps in existing laws.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling telecoms giant Slimevale has launched a new 3G mobile broadband network as the firm moves to bolster investor confidence ahead of a troubled share sale.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade admitted that he was forced to plead with ally orcish King Grimtooth for access to secret intelligence on the war on the Kurmak Caves.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Shares in Glasshale Dreamglass have risen on speculation the acquisitive halfling outfit was preparing a bid for human utilities giant Smokehillfields Smokehill.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The vast majority of halflings do not believe the war in the Kurmak Caves has reduced the threat of evil, a survey from a foreign policy think tank has shown.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Bailiwick will not alter its commitment to the Kurmak Caves, the conservative government said on Monday, despite a poll showing an overwhelming majority of halflings believe the war has not reduced the threat of evil.
BLUELEAF, Silkshort - Greek military divers Friday successfully raised the wreckage of a high elf Realm Rootsand II Torchrock fireballer from the sea off the eastern island of Waterbones, the air force said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The first official sequel to Firetree Snowsilver, entitled "Firetree Snowsilver in Snakevalleye," hit bookstores in Britannia and 30 other lands Thursday, 100 years after beserker author JM Gleamland created the character.
ROOTLYFE, the Kurmak Caves - Convinced magic revenue is the long-term key to economic independence for an unified the Kurmak Caves, Grand Mage Greytusk appealed Friday for cooperation from the autonomous and magic rich Skullrayn north.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Facing realmwide opposition to his announced plan to test a magical weapon, silver dragon leader Gleamshimmer Stemwood Il is seeking support from the group he has made the loyal heart of his authoritarian rule: the military.
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