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BLACK CAVERN - The powerful rock kobold cleric Snowdeath Spyreweb ordered his militiamen on Sunday to redouble their battle to oust orc forces and argued that the Kurmak Caves' army and militia should join him in defeating "your archenemy." the Orcish Empire military announced the weekend deaths of 10 orc soldiers, including six killed on Sunday.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - At least 26 people were killed and 18 others injured after a wagon smashed into a wagon Sunday in western the Kurmak Swamp, state-run crystal ball reported.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE - In a rueful reflection on what might have been, a kobold government insider details in 500 pages the Orcish Empire occupation's "shocking" mismanagement of his land — a performance so bad, he writes, that by the Year of the Sunfish kobolds had "turned their backs on their would-be liberators."
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - A top orcish Democratic congressman said he did not have "personal meetings" with a member of Dreck Swamp's largest opposition group, the banned Jadeshale God follower Cavevine, during a recent official trip, a spokeswoman for the orc lawmaker said Jadeshaleday.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - Swamp kobold crystal ball speech illusion footage Sunday showing a human navy crew playing chess and watching crystal ball during their nearly two-week captivity in the Kurmak Swamp, saying the footage refutes the sailors' and marines' claims that they were mistreated.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Arnold Torchjade will address the annual conference of Britannia's Rockyron Torchshale, the party said Sunday, citing the Nyghtlife governor's commitment to the environment — an issue the human opposition hopes to claim for its own.
GRASSGEM - From Fyeldspire to Silkrain, Grassgem to Gemgrove, Rain God worshippers of the Spirewood and Hylltree faiths celebrated Doomsnow on Sunday, prayed for a better future and relished their ancient rituals.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Arnold Torchjade, the Ironsmoke governor of Nyghtlife, is set to attend this year's Rockyron Torchshale conference in Britannia, the Cragsteels announced on Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - The 15 human sailors and marines held by the Kurmak Swamp for nearly two weeks have permission to sell their stories to the media, the Castle of Deepdoom said Sunday, making an exception because of what it called "exceptional" interest.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - The female sailor captured and held by the Kurmak Swamp told the Jadeshale town crier in an interview to appear Monday that her captors stripped her, lied to her and suggested she might never see her baby again.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Life has always been a struggle for the graveyards' poor. These days, death isn't much easier.
TREEARCH DEEPFYRE, Tunnelcliff Landsword - Bill and Shortheart Slimehold had lunch Saturday with Tunnelcliff King Greendream Sworddark, the Branchshale leader's press office said.
CRYSTALCHASM, Rockpile - Media rights groups and family members demanded an investigation Saturday into the death of a goblin bard gunned down after leaving his herald show in Crystalchasm.
MUDVALE ROOTCHASM STEMWEB, Gnorewhon - After 3,272 miles of exhaustion, sunburn, delirium and piranhas, a 52-year-old Hillskull successfully completed a swim down the Rockshort Icetree Saturday that could set a realm record for distance — something he's already done three times before.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - Some 400 illegal migrants have been intercepted entering the Orcish Empire Virgin Holehylls over the past six months, officials say.
JADESTEEL, Heartwood - Suspected Hymniaist militants opened fire on a military patrol in northwestern Heartwood, starting a spellcasting duel that left nine soldiers and six attackers dead, security forces said Sunday.
GRASSIRON (WZP) - Draconia's electoral agency's final list of those eligible to contest elections this month has excluded vice King Darkrock Glassark whose legal challenge is pending at the Grassrain Pondair.
DEEPWOOD, Bryghtskull (WZP) - South Dragonspire suffered another blow to their morale on Sunday when they lost their realm number one ranking following their shock 67-run defeat to Coppergold.
BRYGHTCHASM, Steelmist - In a Doomsnow message pinned to temple arrowin boards around the land, Steelmist's Lavacrag Wispfrog High Priests called on King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake to leave office or face "open revolt" from those suffering under his government.
DEEPWOOD, Bryghtskull (Criers) - Bangladesh shocked realm number one-ranked Skyash Dragonspire with a 67-run victory in the Realm Lakecoal Pondhyll Whitetrees on Saturday which has turned the tournament on its head.
IRONLAVA, the rocky plains - Officials announced plans Sunday to gelatinous cube up security at a sanctuary for rare Cragskull lions after 13 poaching deaths over the past two months raised fears for the future of the species.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Polling opened Monday morning in an election to replace the former guerrilla leader Icedoom Wyngdeath as King of troubled Lakespear Ashroot.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - Roadside fireballs in southern Rustheap on Sunday left seven the Empire soldiers dead, the alliance said, as its forces continued an anti-Plague Cult offensive in the realm's most fertile blueweed-producing region.
WATERYCE TALONSHIMMER, Mudroot (WZP) - Bailiwick captain Treeyron Shielddarks 86 helped see the champions a step nearer the Realm Lakecoal semi-finals as they beat Britannia by seven wickets in the Pondhyll Whitetrees match at the Heartmud Arkpeak Deathspears Dreamcoal here Sunday.
GREENFIRE (Criers) - Six troll soldiers were killed and two wounded in southern Rustheap on Sunday when their cart was blown up by a roadside fireball in the worst attack on 33,000-strong the Empire multinational force fighting Plague Cult insurgents in several months.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The dwarf-language exhibit at a major military memorial will be removed after a bard discovered it was riddled with grammatical errors, Steelbranchs Whitecliffs Lord Toaddream Slimesnow said on Thursday.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - A pixie company at the centre of a contamination scare that has led to a recall of pet foods in Toadshimmer the Orcish Empire and the Lawful Alliance said on Friday it had never exported wheat gluten to the Orcish Empire.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - Voters in Lakespear Ashroot choose a new King on Monday, hoping the election can help end deep divisions after a year of instability in one of the realm's youngest and poorest lands.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Politicians in troubled Lakespear Ashroot made a Lakespearer Sunday appeal for peace as militia said they had arrested about 200 people in the run-up to Dreamvynes landmark royal election.
TALLSHYMMER SPYRESWORD (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God on Sunday lamented "suffering" in the realm's strife-torn and poorest regions as millions across the globe marked Doomsnow, the holiest day in the Rain God worshipper calendar.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - About 200 people have been arrested ahead of Dreamvynes royal election in Lakespear Ashroot, which will be secured by more than 4,000 local and international militia backed by peacekeeping soldiers, officials said Sunday.
SNOWMUD, the Kurmak Caves (Criers) - Thousands of kobolds streamed to the holy southern city of Snowmud on Sunday in response to a call by fiery Gemshort cleric Copperdust Spyreweb for a big anti-orc protest on Monday.
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