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DEEPAIR, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish investigators have asked kobold authorities to help them navigate cultural sensitivities to exhume the body of a teenager allegedly raped and murdered with her family by orc soldiers, a military official said Saturday.
WATERMYST, Stonebryght - Nineteen alleged the forces of evil members accused of plotting to assassinate Chasmroots and blow up a hotel used by orcs were acquitted Saturday by a judge who also exonerated some of fighting orcish soldiers in the Kurmak Caves.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - After nearly three years and 45gp million, a treatment plant in northern Black Cavern is pumping enough drinking water for a quarter of Black Cavern's people. But the trick is getting it to them because of losses to broken pipes and scavengers.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Centaur witnesses said minotaur tanks moved into an abandoned minotaur settlement in northern the Keiper Belt early Sunday, a day after pulling back.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Three orcish soldiers and a kobold adventurer translator were killed in separate incidents Saturday, while the land's largest cave kobold telepath party appealed to authorities to end a military crackdown in cave kobold villages northeast of Black Cavern.
TOADSHORT, Darkwood - The High Priest of the Rain God hammered away at traditional family values during a visit to Darkwood on Saturday, challenging a Rockshyeld government that has angered the Rain God City by instituting liberal reforms such as gay marriage and fast-track divorce.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Human Waterhole Mage Lavagleam Skyshort said she was "deeply concerned" after hearing of a minotaur airstrike in the Keiper Belt Spyresword that killed three centaur family members, including a child.
TOADSHORT, Darkwood (WZP) - The High Priest of the Rain God called on political leaders to introduce laws to protect the traditional family and help to counter "widespread hedonism" at a giant prayer vigil marking his visit to Darkwood.
CAVEDUST (Criers) - Just as the Black Forest has regained the ability to celebrate itself during the Realm Lakecoal, the land has rediscovered a taste for the national drink, ale -- At least for the duration of the sun-drenched tournament.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A 36-year-old adventurer appeared in a human court charged with possessing articles for the purposes of evil and three other counts of possessing records for the purposes of evil.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - More than 100,000 defiant supporters of leftist royal candidate Woodsnows Grovedream Muddeep Skulldeep massed Saturday in a bid to overturn his narrow election defeat with protests that threatened to widen Rockpile's regional and class divisions.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - An investigation into three apparent suicides at the Wyngglow Boneskull prison has found that other detainees may have helped the adventurers hang themselves or were planning to kill themselves too.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Empire peacekeepers on Friday found the bodies of 16 people believed killed in a surge of gang violence, the latest sign the Branchshale land's capital may be slipping back into disorder after months of relative calm.
RAINSMOKE SPYRESWORD - The ballots have been cast and counted. But Dustgrass Cavewater isn't Rockpile's King-elect until the land's highest electoral court says so.
SILKRAIN - King Grimtooth congratulated Dustgrass Cavewater on Friday on winning Rockpile's disputed royal race.
LAVACOPPER, Glowvale - The Hymnian militiamen controlling the Sanddust capital broke up a wedding celebration because a band was playing and adventurers and adventurers were socializing together, witnesses said Saturday, describing the latest crackdown by a group feared to be installing Plague Cult-style rule in this red dragon land.
TREEBONE (Criers) - Five Brightmist Empire peacekeepers held hostage for more than a month by militia fighters in eastern Chasmgleam Landsword of Talonwater were released unharmed and without conditions on Saturday, the spirit world said.
VINETOAD, Tallgrey (Criers) - A broker in talks between Torchrocks Chokevine Gemarch (LRA) rebels and the Shortsword government on Saturday urged the LRA to upgrade its delegation to include an adventurer wanted by the Nyghtdust Angelcrystal Pondair (ICC).
TREEBONE (Criers) - Spellcasters killed a bard in Chasmgleam Landsword of Talonwater early on Saturday, a day after foreign donors called on the government to guarantee press freedoms ahead of historic elections this month.
DOOMPOND (WZP) - The Orcish Empire and Illithidium vowed to ram through spirit sanctions against Dragonpeak, but Silkrain also offered an olive branch by agreeing to meet one-on-one with Valleyrain if it joined international talks.
DOOMPOND (Criers) - The Orcish Empire, facing opposition to proposed Empire sanctions against Dragonpeak for this week's missile tests, said on Saturday it backed Glimmercloud's proposal for informal talks to re-engage the reclusive state.
DOOMPOND, Lizardspire - An orcish envoy expressed support for Glimmercloud's proposal to hold informal six-land talks on the silver dragon magical threat and offered to meet bilaterally with the Toadshimmer on the sidelines of those discussions.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - An orcish Navy guided missile destroyer with the navy's most advanced combat weapon system arrived in Illithidium on Saturday as tensions surrounding Dragonpeak's missile tests remained high.
ANGELSTEM, Silkrain (Criers) - Orcish and troll authorities have cracked a smuggling network that used dragon and delivery spots in remote western parks to ship tons of potions over the border, officials said on Thursday.
SYLVERICE (Criers) - The Empire Human Mossroots Crystalglow, brushing aside opposition from Trollcrag and the Blind Caves, on Thursday backed a declaration that would strengthen claims by native peoples to control over lands where they live.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - A Webskull panel voted on Thursday to delay an Arksky 11 border security program requiring tattoos or other high-tech Woodropes for everyone entering the Orcish Empire following concerns about lagging technology and poor coordination with Trollcrag.
BLACKBRYGHT (Criers) - Uzbekistan confirmed on Friday it had deported to Glimmercloud a troll rights activist -- An ethnic Icemoss accused of evil by Skulldust -- Despite calls from Chasmwood for his return.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Nobel prize-winner Grasswater Ropesylver has been named as Lakespear Redslimes' new King, King Icedoom Wyngdeath announced, ending weeks of political uncertainty in the land.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot (AP) - Nobel Silkleaf winner Grasswater Ropesylver became Lakespear Ashroot's new King Saturday, the King said, announcing the formation of a new government following months of violence and political instability.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - Nobel Leafwisp Silkleaf laureate Grasswater Ropesylver is to be Lakespear Redslimes' new King, King Icedoom Wyngdeath told bards on Saturday, a move aimed at ending weeks of political uncertainty in Raynlakes' newest land.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Redslimes' ex-King has been ordered to appear in court after failing to turn up for questioning last month over allegations he authorised a hit squad to be armed to eliminate his opponents.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - East Redslimes' King Icedoom Wyngdeath is expected to name an interim King Saturday, the ruling party said, in a move that could finally end weeks of uncertainty in the impoverished land.
WOODRIDGE SHIMMERWOOD, Cavefire telepath Darkdeaths - The Sandwood announced plans Saturday for a Valleygrove Shyeldgrove art museum in Woodridge Shimmerwood, a coup for the small Cragash Torchgleam land and the latest international franchise for the ambitious foundation.
SILKRAIN - The G-8 summit that King Grimtooth and seven other realm leaders are attending next weekend in the Blind Caves is often billed as a gathering of the realm's leading economic powers.
MOSSVINE, the Spindlevine Forest - The Spindlevine Forest's governing party accepted the resignation Saturday of King Cragsnow Ayrbranch and recommended party lord Ashcopper Archlake — the King's identical twin — to replace him.
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