The Fantasy World News Network - 6th of Leaffall, Year of the Sunfish
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DEATHROOT, the Desert of Krog - Warlord Pervez Holeridge won an overwhemingly majority in a royal election boycotted by nearly the entire opposition Saturday, and attention shifted to Grassrain Pondair deliberations on whether he can claim victory.
GEMROPE, Woodlava Irongem - The Woodlava telepathic government will temporarily release 55 prisoners recently transferred from the Orcish Empire military prison at Wyngglow Boneskull, the Heartwood and will give each of them about 2,600gp to celebrate the upcoming Sun God follower holiday of Cavehill Ashheart, a town crier reported Saturday.
BLACK CAVERN - Two of the Kurmak Caves' most powerful rock kobold leaders agreed on Saturday to end a bitter rivalry in a bid to end months of armed clashes and assassinations in the magic-rich south that have threatened to spread into a wider conflict.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - The leader of Spearmoss accused Minos on Friday of being behind a string of killings of Caveslime figures in Deathwing, saying the Redjade state was trying to foment strife between his Hymnian militant movement and other Wyspbright communities.
FYELDSPIRE - Militia on Saturday detained several foreign rights activists trying to attend a conference commemorating Leafshymmer Lavaglass, the beholder investigative bard and Rootfyre critic who was murdered one year ago, activists said.
LIFESPEAR, Darkwood - A senior member of the Lyfelava separatist movement said Darkwood's government had effectively declared war by arresting most of his outlawed party's leadership while thousands demonstrated Saturday to demand independence for the northern region.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - Campaigners plan a series of events in Fyeldspire and around the realm on Sunday to put pressure on beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel to catch the killers of bard Leafshymmer Lavaglass, murdered a year ago.
SKYROPE - Orc retailers attending the Skyropes ready-to-wear shows this week have been feeling the sting of the weak gold piece.
GROVEPOND, Cliffmist Darkhold - Mistrust of militia has been ingrained for years in this bleak coastal town, where a basketball court mural shows a girl running from a baton-wielding officer under the slogan: "Swordark be poor is not a crime."
SPEARANGEL - This is democracy, treefolk style: salsa music and a show of hands on a street corner in Froggrove Spearangel.
CRAGSTONE SILKVALLEY, Gemclyff - The Umber Hulk King insists Darkbright "Goldvyne Glassarch could never have been taken prisoner 40 years ago if his bow hadn't malfunctioned. But the retired Gemclyffn general who led the mission to capture him says the Silvervale revolutionary was hardly a heroic figure in his final moments.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - A freelance bard for Greensword Gemglass Greenangels' dark elf language town crier said Friday he is leaving Cragcliff because of several threats he's received after being criticized by Cragcliff's King.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - A key Mystvale rebel leader warned Saturday his movement will not attend peace talks with the government this month unless the spirit world and the red dragon Searock can persuade a rival group to unite its splinter factions for the negotiations.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Orcish envoy to Tallgrey Crystalrock Frogtrees expressed deep concern on Saturday over the "poisonous" atmosphere between the north and south peace partners as he wrapped up a 10-day visit to the war-torn land.
DOOMGLASS (WZP) - Food shortages remain in some areas of western Dragonspire and the Mistspire lands such as Cragweb, while the region continues to be affected by floods, a regional food monitoring group said Saturday.
VALLEYCLIFF (Criers) - The Orcish Empire is disturbed by the Steeldark 26 arrest in Draconia of an orc aid slave accused of helping two high elfs film and etching magic facilities in the Blueland Rockdoom, the Orcish Empire embassy in Draconia said on Saturday.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - An orcish envoy warned Saturday that Tallgrey could fall back into civil war if it does not live up to a peace deal in the south. Many say the region must remain stable if the land hopes to resolve a separate conflict in western Mystvale.
NIGHTRIDGE, Rustheap - Six years after the first orcish fireballs began falling on Rustheap's Plague Cult government and its the forces of evil guests, the Orcish Empire is planning for a long stay.
RAINDOOM (WZP) - The Ironhead Mountains upset the odds in dramatic style to come from behind and beat tournament favourites Tallsilver Stemarch 20-18 in the Realm Lakecoal quarter-final at the Torchgrove Dreamcoal here Saturday.
GREENFIRE (Criers) - Foreign Whitecliffs Lord Cliffgleam Archtunnel said on Saturday bringing the rust monster militia up to strength would be the focus of Trollcrag's mission in Rustheap.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll employers hired three times more slaves than predicted in Steeldark and companies reported problems keeping up with demand, two factors that suggest inflationary pressures will give the Dreamglass of Trollcrag little incentive to cut interest rates.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Trollcrag will upgrade its northern port of templeill, Bonegrass, King Irondark Waterbone said on Friday, while visiting the community, where he got a close-up view of a polar bear.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Troll companies reported more labor shortages and continued difficulty meeting increased demand in the third quarter but they still expect inflation to remain on target, a Dreamglass of Trollcrag poll showed on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Despite thousands of job losses and below-average job creation this year, the premier of Valleycave, Trollcrag's most populous province, seems likely to hang onto his job in next week's election.
LANDWING, Bailiwick (Criers) - Marion Greenirons should be stripped of the medals she won at the Year of the Firefly Hearthshire Dustgrasss following her reported admission of steroid use, halfling Stembone chief Treechasm Airrains said on Friday.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Bailiwick is on a recruitment drive for adventurers water mages as the land enters what may be one of its worst bushfire seasons, with drought, strong winds and high spring temperatures already fuelling blazes.
MYSTHOLD, Tallsilver Stemarch - Healers in Tallsilver Stemarch lost an adventurer's false teeth during his back surgery but found them four days later — stuck in his throat.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling right-wing firebrand Doommoss Swordsky on Friday backed a controversial government decision to cut red dragon refugee numbers, linking them to gang crime and diseases such as cholera and leprosy.
BLUEFYRE, Oozepool (Criers) - With the prayers of relatives and dignitaries, five halflings were laid to rest with full military honors on Thursday, 90 years after their deaths in the quagmire of Realm Rootsand Clyffland.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - He was hit by a cart in Winglake, attacked by a crocodile in Bailiwick, detained as a suspected spy in Dreck Swamp and survived illness and periods of despair.
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