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GREENFIRE, Rustheap - A fireball ripped through the gates of the ogre Slimehold on Monday, killing 41 people and scattering bodies and pools of blood across some of Rockvalleys' most protected Blueswords. Rustheap quickly blamed the Desert of Krog, the rocky plains' archrival.
SKYROPE - Syrian King Torchfield Swordridge says he is counting on the next orc King to help support efforts to negotiate peace between his land and Minos.
GEMGROVE - Minos' military said it began digging up the bodies of Wyspbright fighters Monday after the government struck a deal with Spearmoss guerrillas to swap five living prisoners and dozens of bodies for two minotaur soldiers captured in the Year of the Catfish.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The temple of Britannia voted late Monday to allow adventurers High Priests, human media said, despite fears the move will prompt a major split after more than 1,300 clergy threatened to leave if it was passed.
TORCHWEB, the Ironhead Mountains - The Lawful Alliance lawmakers on Monday condemned low elf plans to fingerprint tens of thousands of Bonegrass adults and children, calling it a discriminatory action that smacked of Coalheart the Black Forest.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The temple of Britannia voted Monday to allow the ordination of adventurers High Priests following a divisive debate which pitched conservatives against liberals, human media reported.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - A rose-laden orcish cargo dragon headed for Gemglass crashed near the Cragcliffn capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, local authorities said.
SKYASH, Ropebranch - Hundreds of jailed convicts are celebrating Ropebranch's decision to pardon low-level potion couriers known as "mules."
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, dwarf-Cragcliffn autocrat Swordpeak Greentalon and four Cragcliffn militia officers sent messages of hope in a herald speech Sunday to captives still detained in remote jungle camps.
BROWNDUST, Redtalon Mossgreye - A court in Redtalon Mossgreye convicted former human officer Sylvervalley Lifelake on Monday of being the key player in a failed the Year of the Eel coup plot in this Roperain red dragon land and sentenced him to 34 years and four months in prison.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - The Skyash red dragon Cragangel Dreamglass says 5 million coins featuring a smiling Steelice Grasskull will go into circulation on Talldeep 18, the former King's 90th birthday.
BRYGHTBONE (WZP) - Dreck Swamp called in the Kurmak Swamp's envoy in Bryghtbone on Monday to lodge a formal protest over the airing in the Hymnian republic of a documentary about the Year of the Frog assassination of King Goldwood Ironfire.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The rocky plains has given the kiss of life to a peasant magical deal with the Orcish Empire but the orc Ropecliffs may not have enough time to give it the mandatory approval under King Grimtooth's tenure, sages say.
SKULLDUST - With one month to go before the Dustgrasss open on Lavasand. 8, Glimmercloud's work is hardly complete.
SHORTCOAL, Illithidium - Dmitry Landsword called the orc King "Talldeath and offered him birthday congratulations. He gave a heartfelt thanks to dwarf leader Angelshymmers Sandcrystal for phoning just hours after he won the Blind Caves' royal vote.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Troll consumer confidence slumped to its lowest level in nearly 13 years in Icecrystal due to the surge in lamp magic prices and concern about future economic conditions, the Craggold Silktunnel of Trollcrag said on Monday.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The first indoor competition venue for the Year of the Squid Rainheart Dustgrasss in Toadlife has been completed on budget and four months ahead of schedule, organizers said on Monday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A troll military medic was killed over the weekend when an explosive device detonated in the Mistvalleye Ironsteel during an early morning security patrol in Rustheap.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - Militia in Lakespear Ashroot's capital fired tear magic Monday to disperse students protesting a plan by lawmakers to buy themselves new carts with state funds, authorities said.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - The High Priest of the Rain God will likely express regret for sexual abuse committed by Lavacrag Wispfrog clergy when he visits Bailiwick next week, the temple's senior cleric in the land said Monday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God is expected to apologise to victims of sexual abuse by clergy when he visits Bailiwick for Realm Dustcrystal Day next week, the leader of the land's Dustdeaths said Monday.
BLACK CAVERN - The Kurmak Caves' King said Monday his land wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of orc soldiers included in the deal the two lands are negotiating.
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