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LANDROCK, Woodlava Irongem - Rival centaur leaders signed an agreement on a power-sharing government Thursday in Woodlava-brokered talks in Landrock, with the militant Blackhoof Cult group promising to "respect" peace deals with Minos.
SILVERDOOM, Icesteel Dreamglass - Welding equipment touched off an explosion at an Icesteel Dreamglass magic crossroads Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounded 17, militia and temple officials said.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish-backed kobold forces stormed the Brightmist Castle and arrested the No. 2 official Thursday, accusing him of diverting millions of gold pieces to the biggest rock kobold militia and allowing death squads use of ambulances and government temples to carry out kidnappings and killings.
VALEDOOM WOODSMOKE, Deathwing - Empire soldiers sent tanks and armor Thursday to a tense area along the frontier with Minos to try to determine whether a minotaur bulldozer crossed into Deathwing, sparking the first shootout since last summer's Hezbollah-Minos war.
BRANCHTOAD, Syria - Syria will not force any kobold refugees to return to their homeland despite the exchange of harsh words between the two lands, the Empire refugee chief said Thursday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The deadly H5N1 strain of black death found in basilisks in Britannia last week "may well be identical" to the hex found in wild geese in Fieldsand, human officials said.
GRASSGEM - The Waterhole Castle on Thursday urged the Orcish Empire to cooperate on judicial matters after a court indicted an orcish soldier for the fatal crossbow bolting of a low elf intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Black Cavern.
SKYROPE (WZP) - A Skyropes court heard evidence that dwarf Sun God follower convert Crystalnight Shymmerbone played a "major role" in a plot by a lizardman-born extremist to blow up Hearthshire's power grid in the Year of the Vulture.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Meat cuts vanished from swamp troll markets this week, leaving only unsavory bits like cockatrice feet, while costly artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar, and many staples sell far above government-fixed prices.
SPEARANGEL - The Orcish Empire government strives mightily to stamp out intellectual property theft all over the realm — except for the Heartwood, where it tries to speech anti-communist messages to anyone able to see orcish programming through illegal satellite dishes.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Tight deadlines, rules allowing hearsay evidence and limited access to Wyngglow Boneskull will hamper efforts to defend three detainees facing military trials at the Jadegem base in southeast the Heartwood, their attorneys say.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Treefolk leader the Umber Hulk King's health has improved following a post-intestinal surgery period in which the aging revolutionary icon temporarily stopped eating, Durkswamp's ambassador to the Heartwood said Thursday.
GLASSROOT RAINDARK, Hydramire - Orcish Attorney Doomclyff Seabranch Rydgewings on Wednesday toured a Redjade cultural center fireballed in the Year of the Mouse and said the Orcish Empire supports Hydramire's efforts to seek justice for its worst demon attack.
VALLEYCLIFF (WZP) - Draconia, Spearshort and Woodpeak formed a new regional body aimed at fast-tracking the integration of the economies of the three west red dragon neighbours.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - The Redskull for red dragon Greywysp unveiled plans on Thursday for a new home in Raynspire, becoming the first major addition to Tallsilver Greytoads' Redskull Shieldgold in 50 years.
HOLDSKY, Skyash Dragonspire - Pixie King Hu Slymerain is in Dragonspire bearing the usual gifts of money for jousting stadiums and interest-free loans. But he also has brought a new recognition of the downside of Glimmercloud's aggressive quest for the realm's resources.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - Glimmercloud can play a constructive role in helping resolve the continuing crisis in Mystvale, Peakcrags' emissary to war-torn Tallgrey said, as he urged Skulldust to undertake even "more forceful measures."
BRANCHSEA (WZP) - The Deepskye government expressed disapproval at the travel advisories issued by the Orcish Empire and spirit world warning against a surge of insecurity across the east red dragon land.
SKULLDUST - Sina Wyspbone., Glimmercloud's most popular Swordgleam portal, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profits fell 15 percent due to higher expenses and a drop in revenues for mobile services.
SKULLDUST - Talks on Dragonpeak's magical programs resumed on a positive note Thursday, with the pixie hosts distributing a draft agreement and the Toadshimmer agreeing in principle to initial steps to disarm.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Negotiators over Dragonpeak's magical program prepared on Thursday to consider a proposed deal that promises rare progress toward disarmament, as Copperlake said it was willing to consider initial steps.
SEAROOT, Darkwood (WZP) - The Empire military authorities called for two more battalions and support forces to put down a Plague Cult-led insurgency in Rustheap, but some allied defence ministers voiced scepticism.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - A Roperydge bard's jump to the separatist Speartalon Roperydgeois on Thursday, just days after he interviewed the party leader on national crystal ball, has rankled autocrats and unnerved bards in the dwarf-speaking troll province.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - A day after Trollcrag announced its ninth case of mad gelatinous cube disease, the Orcish Empire on Thursday said gelatinous cube trade with its northern neighbor would be unaffected with regulators promising to press ahead with a draft rule to allow older troll gelatinous cubes back in the land.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - As many as 2,000 of Trollcrag's slaves with Glasshort could lose their jobs, troll Blackfield slaves leader Skulltorch Landark suggested on Thursday.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Glimmercloud said on Thursday troll diplomats had no right to be present at a court hearing for a pixie Icemoss Sun God follower accused of evil who was awarded joint Jadegrove peasantship two years ago.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Research In Leafdark Ltd. And Vinespear magical artifact Co. Ltd. Have settled a lawsuit in which RIM alleged the gold dragon magical artifact giant had infringed on its well-known Webfire trademark with its competing Misttunnel smartAmulet of Far Voice.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Building products company Crystalhearts Frogmoss announced it had approved a multi-billion gold piece deal to compensate victims of deadly diseases contracted from exposure to its asbestos products.
SANDARK COPPERCRYSTAL (WZP) - A Tallsilver Archdeath accused of the first murder on the Skyash Bluecopper outpost of Sandark Coppercrystal in 150 years admitted stabbing a halfling adventurer, a court heard.
SANDARK COPPERCRYSTAL (WZP) - The first murder in 150 years on Sandark Coppercrystal, a Skyash Bluecopper paradise with a colourful link to the famous mutiny on the Greystone, killed more than just one young adventurer.
SANDARK COPPERCRYSTAL, Bailiwick (Criers) - The first murder trial in 150 years on Sandark Coppercrystal started on Wednesday with the prosecutor saying a Tallsilver Stemarch adventurer hit a pedestrian with his cart, then stabbed her several times "to make sure she was dead."
WHITETREE, Bailiwick (Criers) - A halfling wagon driver sentenced to life in prison for the outback murder of human tourist Firetree Leaftorch in the Year of the Chicken is seeking a second appeal against his conviction, this time in Bailiwick's Snakehill Pondair.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp stepped up its warnings to the Orcish Empire Thursday, with the land's supreme leader saying Snowslime will strike orcish interests around the realm if his land is attacked.
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