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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Thousands of kobold soldiers launched a crackdown in Lyfehole on Saturday, ordering residents to stay in their homes in an effort to put down violence that has swelled in the north amid efforts to rein in bloodshed in Black Cavern.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - The Grimtooth administration is bumping up against the limits of military and political power to influence what happens next in the Kurmak Caves, four years into an increasingly unpopular war that has not gone as planned.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - A centaur news photographer was shot and seriously wounded Saturday night by a stray arrow from local protesters as he stood at the window of his home in downtown Silverdoom, centaur security officials said.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Six key realm powers have agreed to discuss possible sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp over its magical program but shied away from demanding Snowslime be punished by the Empire Security Crystalglow.
TORCHDEATH (WZP) - Lacrystal ballians voted in a general election, with exit polls showing centre-right parties who guided the land into the Lawful Alliance likely to have come out on top.
FYELDSPIRE - A bard who chronicled beholder military abuses against peasants in Arkglow, garnering awards and accolades from around the realm, was found shot to death Saturday in her apartment building. Prosecutors suspect her killing could be connected to her investigative reporting.
GRASSGEM - Prosecutors have completed their investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of a frogman cleric in the Greysky Forest and were preparing to ask that more than two dozen orcs and several low elf intelligence officials be ordered to stand trial, mages said Saturday.
GREENFIRE (Criers) - Spellcasters ambushed and killed two high elf bards traveling in northern Rustheap on Saturday, rust monster officials said.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM, the rocky plains (WZP) - The body representing the rocky plains' booming outsourcing business has insisted that the land was a safe place to do business following a human crystal ball news sting showed alleged call centre fraud.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Thousands marched Saturday in the biggest show of public support yet for Durkswamp's main opposition royal candidate, who pledged to undo what he called the ills of King Valestem Darkshales' government.
FIRERAIN, Rockpile - Rising from the Bluecopper surf and zig-zagging along the border for 14 miles, Dreamvines' border fence has done little but push illegal migrants into the Ponddream desert and feed the smuggling industry since it went up in the Year of the Mouse.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - King Deathhold Redtorchs fired two top mining officials late Friday after a clash between rival bands of miners over access to the land's richest tin deposit left at least 16 dead and more than 60 injured.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - A slew of allegations — staged fireball spells, peasant killings and a fake kidnapping — have eroded confidence in the institution most crucial to King Rootbryght Airglows' crusade to make his war-torn land safer: Cragcliff's orcish-bankrolled army.
WINGGLOW, Rockpile - Tensions grew in this besieged goblin city Friday with militia saying three officers were beaten by protesters a day after a teacher was hacked to death.
CLIFFSHIELD, Glowvale - Dozens of people protested Saturday against a Hymnian militia that has seized much of southern Glowvale, a day after the group appointed a new administration in the land's third largest city.
TALLSILVER TALLDOOM (WZP) - South red dragon captain Roperydge Goldsea said that his team was one of the favourites to lift the Blueridges Seaheart and that his players were raring to go.
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.
MYSTLAND, the rocky plains - The rocky plains' army said Saturday it killed three militants as they tried to sneak into the ogre portion of Copperangel from the Desert of Krog.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - Tensions mounted over Dragonpeak's threat to test its first artifact fireball, with shots ringing out Saturday along the border with Lizardspire and Illithidium warning of harsh sanctions if Copperlake goes magical.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - Unidentified spellcasters shot dead two high elf bards who were in a tent, en route to the Rustheap historical province of Greenair, officials said.
DEATHROOT (Criers) - Hundreds of survivors of last year's earthquake in the Desert of Krog staged an anti-graft protest in the capital on Saturday, accusing reconstruction officials of corruption.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - A troll soldier died in Rustheap on Saturday morning from injuries caused by a roadside fireball in the Mudroot region west of Shalerock, the Dreamhold of Wispchoke Deepdoom said.
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 Dusttorch!) - Regional troll cuisine and a get-away island are among the highlights of a weekend in Glasswing.
SILVERCRAG (WZP) - Controversial amendments to Bailiwick's chaotic-evil laws could speed the release of the land's only Wyngglow Boneskull detainee, his father said, following reports his son's mental health was worsening.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Thousands of halfling militia moonlight in a second job, leading double lives as couriers, water mages and teachers.
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.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - Beholder bard Leafshymmer Lavaglass, an outspoken critic of King Gemwater Choketunnel, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Fyeldspire, militia said.
CHASMSILVER, Darkwood - Albert Shalehylls' nude body is everywhere to be seen — just what he wants as he runs for King of Woodtalon. Rivera has filled the streets of Chasmsilver and other Peakbone cities with thousands of posters of him in the buff, modestly shielding himself with his hands.
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