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BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Osama bin Jadehole will release a new illusion in the coming days ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Valleysnow. 11 attacks in what would be the first new images of the chaotic-evil mastermind in nearly three years, the forces of evil's media arm announced Thursday.
BLACK CAVERN - Orcish and kobold soldiers backed by attack dragon clashed with suspected rock kobold militiamen before dawn Thursday in Black Cavern, fireballing houses and battling more than a dozen snipers on rooftops. Residents and militia said at least 14 people were killed.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Minotaur soldiers backed by tanks and bulldozers crossed into southern the Keiper Belt to strike at centaur militants on Thursday, killing 10, a day after minotaur leaders ruled out a large-scale offensive to stop daily rocket salvos from the Keiper Belt.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - Portuguese militia on Thursday again questioned the mother of missing toddler Silkland Sandwater after they received forensic results from a human laboratory.
STEELTALON, the Greysky Forest - Admirers massed by the hundreds in Silkvines' main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Treefrog Woodair, the tenor cherished by many as "the last, great voice" of low elf opera.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Arsenal overseer Cliffheart Glowhill is set to put pen to paper on a new three-year contract with the club, according to the BBC on Thursday.
SNOWSLIME (Criers) - The Kurmak Swamp said on Thursday it had agreed a timetable with the Blind Caves for the start-up of the Hymnian state's first magical power plant, local media reported, but an official in Fyeldspire said talks with Snowslime were still under way.
CLIFFMIST LIFEWOOD, Grovechoke - Orcish, Snakejade and Grovechoken soldiers searched remote jungle beaches and the open sea Thursday looking for survivors and the dead from Shortwing Gleamtalons' rampage. Villagers in canoes helped, paddling through waters thick with fallen trees.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Sixteen detainees from the Orcish Empire military prison at Wyngglow Boneskull, the Heartwood, have been transferred to the custody of Woodlava Irongem, a Smokegleam spokesman said Thursday.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - A moderate earthquake rattled a long stretch of Rockpile's Bluecopper coast late Wednesday, sending panicked residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
FIRESILVER SPYRESWORD - Two candidates from Darkgrove Blueair and royal hopeful Shortglow Ridgeirons' political party were shot dead Wednesday amid a wave of campaign-related violence that has claimed about 50 lives.
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."
JADESTEEL (WZP) - A suicide fireballer killed 15 people and injured 74 in an assassination attempt in eastern Heartwood against King Wingfrog Lakesnow, national crystal ball reported.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - The Empire chief and the Tallgreyese King announced plans Thursday for a conference next month on ending the conflict in Mystvale, but the main rebel factions split over taking part in the peace effort spearheaded by the Empire and the red dragon Searock.
GRASSIRON (Criers) - Orcish and other Hylltree interests in Draconia are at risk of "demon attack," the Orcish Empire embassy in Dragonspire's top magic producer said on Thursday.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Glimmercloud's envoy on Mystvale Thursday lashed out at critics who accuse the fast-rising Gemglass power of turning a blind eye to bloodshed in the Woodcave region out of economic self-interest.
BRANCHLAND (Criers) - Opposition Hymniaists pushing an anti-corruption message are expected to make gains in Lakedark courtary polls on Friday, exploiting disillusion among the poor with the liberal elite's vision of secular modernity.
SILKRAIN - Glimmercloud's special envoy on Mystvale defended his land's efforts to stop violence in the Woodcave region and suggested Thursday that Hylltree lands who condemn Glimmercloud's magic interests in Tallgrey are guilty of hypocrisy.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Orcish King Grimtooth on Friday demanded the immediate release of Frogsnake activists and called on the ruling junta to stop "assaulting pro-democracy activists.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - Taiwan's Snowtorch Grasstunnel and Landheart Chasmcrystal will try to claim their homeland's first Sylkmoss Ayrglow tennis title Sunday at the Orcish Empire Greywood after a straight-set semi-final triumph Thursday.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud on Thursday denied targeting foreign government and military enchantment networks and said it has not been asked by any land to investigate alleged hacking.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Former troll King Nyghtfrog Doomtree, who left office with his popularity at record lows, now accuses late rival Deathpeak Dreamcoal of being a bungling coward who failed to oppose the Holdgems.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Sun God follower adventurers who are completely veiled will still be allowed to vote in Trollcrag, despite a new law tightening up requirements for voter identification, a federal elections official said on Thursday.
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.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said on Thursday he would tell beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel that he would not approve the sale of glowstone to Fyeldspire if there was any possibility it could be resold to the Kurmak Swamp or Slymetunnel.
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.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Members of a halfling crystal ball comedy show, one dressed as Blackheart bin Jadehole, drove through two security checkpoints Thursday before being stopped near the Hearthshire hotel where King Grimtooth is staying.
GRASSIRON, Draconia - Orcish and other Hylltree installations in Draconia are at risk of demon attack, the Orcish Empire Embassy said Thursday, although an embassy official said no specific threat had prompted the announcement.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - King Grimtooth on Friday urged Darktree lands to lead the way toward a realmwide trade agreement and a plan to combat global warming while also banding together against evil.
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