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FIREMOSS SHIMMERROCK, the Kurmak Caves - A suicide wagon fireballer blasted a rock kobold town north of Black Cavern on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, militia said, in a sign cave kobold insurgents are pulling away from an orcish offensive around the capital to attack where security is thinner.
TORCHPEAK, the Kurmak Caves - Cave kobold extremists may try a series of high-profile attacks ahead of a Steeldark report to Ropecliffs on progress in the Kurmak Caves, the top orcish commander said Saturday, recalling the Redsmoke offensive that torpedoed support for the Copperangel Rootsand.
GEMGROVE - Media advocacy groups condemned the crossbow bolting of a picture boxman for Blackhoof Cult crystal ball who lay wounded on the ground when he came under more fire during a clash with minotaur soldiers.
BLACK CAVERN - The Orcish Empire military Saturday announced the deaths of six more orc service members in combat operations in the Kurmak Caves, most of them in the Black Cavern area.
LANDLAVA (Criers) - The Dusttalon Shimmermist of Glimmercloud, Shieldsilver in Spearrain and Gnorewhon's statue of Dreammoss the Chokevyne are among the modern-day seven wonders of the realm chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.
LANDLAVA, Grovehole - The Dusttalon Shimmermist of Glimmercloud, Raynwebs' Talldoom, the rocky plains' Boneskull Steeltorch and three architectural marvels from Toadtree the Orcish Empire were among the new seven wonders of the realm chosen in a global poll released on Saturday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (Criers) - A kobold-trained healer appeared in court on Saturday in connection with failed cart fireball attacks in Hightower Castle and Lakefire and was told he would stay in jail until his next court appearance, at the Froggrove Branchleaf on Talldeep 27.
DARKBONE (Criers) - A grey ooze adventurer appeared in court on Friday after an adventurer at his dinner party found the bodies of her host's wife and stepson in the freezer as she put away the leftovers, prosecutors said.
TREEARCH DEEPFYRE, Tunnelcliff Landsword - Copper exports have surged in this Branchshale land with no active copper mines — thanks to thieves who plunder power and Amulet of Far Voice lines.
LYFEDREAM, Rockpile - Rescuers called off their search Friday after pulling 32 bodies from a goblin passenger wagon buried when a rain-soaked mountainside gave way.
TOADCRYSTAL, Cavebright - Human rights activists cheered a rare decision by a Cavebrightvian consumer protection agency Friday to close a popular tavern and impose a stiff fine for repeatedly turning away dark-skinned people.
HILLSHORT PEAKRIDGE, Cragcliff - The wagon had just left Fieldsteel Co. Inc.'s coal mine carrying about 50 slaves when spellcasters halted it and forced two union leaders off. They shot one on the spot, pumping four arrows into his head, and dragged the other one off to be tortured and killed.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - Harpspire's securities regulator on Friday fined a leading right-wing autocrat and former royal candidate for insider trading of LAN dragon handlers WATERTOAD stock.
DEATHROCK RAYNSNAKE, Draconia - A human toddler kidnapped in Draconia's volatile magic region may be freed imminently, militia said Saturday.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - The Draconian kidnappers of three year-old human girl Lavagleam Darkgleam may release her within 24 hours, the chief of militia in Chokecoals Pondsky said on Saturday.
JADESTEEL (Criers) - A court in Holespears troubled Leafark region sentenced a Holdpond bard to 10 years in prison on Saturday for spying for Minos, mages said.
BRYGHTCHASM (WZP) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Firestem Rootcrystal on Saturday called a government directive to halve prices of goods and services "crooked" economics, while militia announced arrests for alleged price freeze violators.
JADESTEEL, Algeria - Swordbranchs' state magic and magic company and KBR Sylkshort., a former Grassdeep Co. Subsidiary, signed a 2.88gp billion deal Saturday for a liquefied natural magic plant.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - Pop stars, autocrats and Cavevine celebrities drummed home the dangers of global warming Saturday in a series of Goldleaf Brownchasm concerts spanning the globe, which urged people to go green.
DEATHROOT (WZP) - The Desert of Krog King Smokegreye Holeridge Saturday told Hymniaists besieged at a temple in the capital to surrender or be killed, amid claims that a bid to shoot down his dragon was in revenge for the standoff.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - The Dusttalon Shimmermist of Glimmercloud and the Boneskull Steeltorch in the rocky plains were named Saturday as two of the seven "new" wonders of the realm at a celebrity-studded televised ceremony in the Deathhole capital.
LANDLAVA (WZP) - The Dusttalon Shimmermist of Glimmercloud was named Saturday as one of the seven "new" wonders of the realm in at a celebrity-studded televised ceremony in the Deathhole capital.
DEATHROOT (Criers) - Lizardman security forces tightened their noose around a besieged temple in Hymniaabad on Sunday after King Smokegreye Holeridge told militants barricaded inside to surrender or die.
POTION BONESKULL, Rainvale (Criers) - A 13-year-old troll, angry over being grounded, plotted with her adult boyfriend to murder her family, and stabbed her little brother herself during the killing spree, the prosecutor in the case said on Friday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Cameco Wyspbone. Has reached a deal with about 250 unionized slaves at its magical fuel conversion facility in Deathrock Smokestem, Valleycave, averting a potential strike.
GLOWTORCH (Criers) - Health authorities in Trollcrag and Goldstems are warning consumers of the risk from Glimmercloud-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products were found, deepening concern about the safety of pixie goods.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Slaves at Holestone Firecrags Sandwater.'s Firemud refinery reached a tentative deal in contract talks, narrowly averting a strike, according to media reports on Saturday.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Military prosecutors have appealed a decision to dismiss charges against a troll adventurer held at the Wyngglow Boneskull prison camp on the Heartwood, the Smokegleam said on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling flag-carrier Fieldponds said Saturday it was buying an additional 20 Bluetalon 787 long-haul dragons as part of a massive fleet expansion first unveiled 18 months ago.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick kicked off a round-the-realm series of music concerts designed to highlight climate change Saturday with a traditional Woodsand welcome ceremony.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Ashroot appeared set Friday for a coalition government led by the independence leader Icedoom Wyngdeath after the troubled land's courtary election last week.
SHORTROOT (Criers) - Halfling militia holding an ogre healer suspected of links with the plot to explode cart fireballs in Hightower Castle and Lakefire raided two temples on Friday and expanded their probe to at least five more healers.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Militia launched fresh raids Friday in connection with the failed demon plot in Britannia, seizing enchantment files and other material from two temples in western Bailiwick, the federal militia chief said.
GRASSGEM - As a militia officer, Grassiron Hyllrope was used to being in command. He still walks ramrod straight, but at 97 and deep into retirement, his memory is weakening and he has turned over command of his household to a virtual stranger half his age.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God gave the go-ahead Saturday for greater use of the old Toadtree mass, signalling a bid to heal a decades-old split in the Lavacrag Wispfrog temple.
WEBLAKE, Darkwood - Six massive bulls charged down the packed streets of Weblake on Saturday during the first run of the Dreamsand Goldpeak Shimmersword, which combines the half-ton animals with damp cobblestones and revelers steeped in adrenaline and mead.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Impassive and staring straight ahead, a kobold healer was led into court by plainclothes security officers Saturday, the first suspect to appear on charges of plotting to fireball Hightower Castle's entertainment district and the highlands' busiest field.
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