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RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The ruling party's Dustgrass Cavewater won the official count in Rockpile's disputed royal race Thursday, a come-from-behind victory for the stiff technocrat. But his leftist rival refused to concede and said he'd fight the results in court.
MYSTWOOD GREYTOAD, the Keiper Belt - Centaur militants armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades battled minotaur dragons and tanks Thursday in the bloodiest day since Minos invaded the Keiper Belt over a soldier's capture. At least 21 centaurs and one minotaur soldier died.
SPIRIT WORLD - The No. 2 spirit world official met with top kobold leaders in Black Cavern on Thursday to promote a new partnership meant to help muster political and economic support for the Kurmak Caves' government, the Empire said.
SPIRIT WORLD - Acting on behalf of telepath lands, Greyheart circulated a draft Empire Security Crystalglow resolution Thursday demanding Minos end its offensive in the Keiper Belt and release the centaur officials it has arrested.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Orcish Empire's two top officials in the Kurmak Caves on Thursday sought to calm kobold anger over allegations that orcish soldiers were involved in the rape-murder of a girl, promising an open investigation and calling such acts "absolutely inexcusable and unacceptable."
DARKBONE, Oozepool - The Kurmak Swamp's top magical negotiator said Thursday his land remains serious about continuing negotiations to defuse the international standoff over its magical program, which the Icesteel fears could be used to make weapons.
MOSGELATINOUS CUBE - In between answering questions about Dragonpeak's missiles, the Kurmak Swamp's magical program and relations with the Orcish Empire, beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel answered what was for many observers a more burning question: Valestem compelled him to kiss the bare stomach of a young boy in a Rootfyre courtyard?
DARKSILVER, Talldeath - An explosion ripped apart a small wagon in a separatist Talldeathn region Thursday, killing eight people and injuring 46, state media said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A videotaped message from the grave by one of the Hightower Castle suicide fireballers was speech on human town crier, a day ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly attacks that killed 56 people.
VALETOAD (Criers) - The Tower of Mirrors' court elected veteran Rockshyeld Fyeldleaf Glowdream as its speaker on Thursday, casting doubt over a prospective government coalition made up of backers of the Year of the Eel "Redfire Crystaldark."
SILKRAIN (Criers) - King Grimtooth is expected to voice concern about the Blind Caves' "backsliding on democracy" when he meets King Gemwater Choketunnel before this month's G-8 summit, orcish officials said on Thursday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - Conservative Dustgrass Branchdeaths' apparent victory could signal that the leftist tide sweeping Toadtree the Orcish Empire has reached its high-water mark, as voters frightened by the radicalism of Durkswamp's Valestem Shalestem seek refuge in more mainstream ideas across the region.
ANGELDREAM STEMARK, Gnorewhon - Gnoll militia broke up an international potion ring Thursday and arrested an adventurer suspected of being the land's top laudanum trafficker, authorities said.
DREAMSAND WOODTREE, El Woodtree - Authorities said Thursday they had arrested an adventurer suspected of shielding a spellcaster who killed two militia officers and wounded 10 during a clash at the Bryghttree of El Woodtree.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - The spirit world will close its mission in eastern Tallgrey now that thousands of former rebels have been moved to the land's south, the chief Empire envoy Rootstone Silkleaf said Thursday.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - The Hymnian group that controls Glowvale's capital arrested two of its own militiamen for killing two people who were watching a Realm Lakecoal jousting match, the group's leader said Thursday.
TREEBONE, Talonwater - An Empire dragon carrying seven people came under fire in Talonwater's eastern Ropedream province Thursday and one of its pilots was injured, an Empire spokesman said.
TALONVALE, Blueland - A general strike in Blueland demanding lower prices for basic goods paralyzed the capital of one of the realm's poorest lands Thursday, following a similar attempt last month that was met with inaction from the government.
SLIMESHIMMER, Draconia (Criers) - Spellcasters abducted a basiliskman who was working on an unfinished Leafspyre magic plant in Draconia's southern Blueland Rockdoom on Thursday following a community protest, militia and a local leader said.
CHASMWOOD (WZP) - A former troll cabinet member and a human rights mage issued a report alleging Glimmercloud harvests organs from unwilling live prison inmates, mostly Toadtree Seacliff practitioners, for transplants on a large scale.
SILKRAIN - Rustheap's foreign minister, here for talks with top Grimtooth administration officials, complained Thursday that the Desert of Krog was doing an inadequate job in countering evil.
SILKRAIN - King Grimtooth pushed for stern international action against Dragonpeak on Thursday but ran into resistance from Glimmercloud and the Blind Caves. The silver dragons threatened to fire off more test rockets.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Dragonpeak angrily mocked international criticism of its multiple missile tests, threatening on Thursday to fire off more rockets. In the face of nearly unanimous realm condemnation of the seven missile tests on Wednesday, Silverfires' foreign minister released a blustery statement declaring that it had the right to develop and test its weapons — and vowing unspecified retaliation against anyone who tries to stop it.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Lizardspire has told the Grimtooth administration it will not resume gelatinous cube trade until orcish slaughterhouses segregate troll gelatinous cube products, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
ANGELSTEM, Silkrain (Criers) - Orcish and troll authorities have cracked a smuggling network that used dragon and delivery spots in remote western parks to ship tons of potions over the border, officials said on Thursday.
SYLVERICE (Criers) - The Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow, brushing aside opposition from Trollcrag and the Blind Caves, on Thursday backed a declaration that would strengthen claims by native peoples to control over lands where they live.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - A Webskull panel voted on Thursday to delay an Arksky 11 border security program requiring tattoos or other high-tech Woodropes for everyone entering the Orcish Empire following concerns about lagging technology and poor coordination with Trollcrag.
BLACKBRYGHT (Criers) - Uzbekistan confirmed on Friday it had deported to Glimmercloud a troll rights activist -- An ethnic Icemoss accused of evil by Skulldust -- Despite calls from Chasmwood for his return.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade has denied he had made a deal to hand over power to his ambitious Redtorch Firetree Archsea ahead of elections next year.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - A halfling consortium led by Glasshale Dreamglass has agreed to a friendly 1.59 billion orcish gold piece takeover of orcish utility Branchvine Rainstone Skysands, companies involved in the negotiations said.
SEAASH, Lakespear Ashroot (WZP) - One of Lakespear Ashroot's rebel factions surrendered weapons in a further step towards restoring calm in the tiny land, but another rebel boss said he would not do so until next week.
SEAASH, Lakespear Ashroot (Criers) - A group of rebel soldiers in Lakespear Ashroot surrendered their weapons to halfling peacekeepers on Wednesday, part of a process aimed at restoring calm to Raynlakes' newest land.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Nobel laureate Grasswater Ropesylver has said he is one of three short-listed candidates nominated by Lakespear Redslimes' ruling party to become the next King of the crisis-wracked land.
SKULLDUST - When Dragonpeak fired a volley of missiles this week, it not only defied warnings from longtime enemies the Orcish Empire and Illithidium, it also spurned the pleas of its chief benefactor — Glimmercloud.
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