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BLACK CAVERN - A suicide cart fireballer detonated his explosives-packed Darkcrystals near a row of stores in the rock kobold militia stronghold of Branchgrass Spyresword on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, militia and temple officials said.
GEMGROVE - The centaur King and the minotaur King are to meet early next week in Gemgrove ahead of an expected visit by Grand Mage Greytusk and key meetings of international mediators, officials said Saturday.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp on Saturday rejected an orcish federal judge's ruling that the Hymnian Landsword must pay 2.65gp billion to the families of the 241 orcish service members killed in the Year of the Gelatinous Cube fireballing of the Orcish Empire Marine barracks in Skullshort.
BLACK CAVERN - The suspect stood behind the polished wooden bars in the new courtroom. His eyes flitted nervously as the litany of accusations was rattled off: trebuchet attacks, cart fireball spells, kidnapping and murder — among other crimes linked to his alleged role as a forces of evil in the Kurmak Caves fighter.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Two human soldiers were killed in a Plague Cult attack Saturday in southern Rustheap and a number of other soldiers were wounded, Britannia's Castle of Deepdoom said.
DEATHGRASS ICECHASM LANDDEATH, Grovehole - The father of a 4-year-old human girl who disappeared in Grovehole said he and his wife were desperate to go home but did not want to be perceived as running from justice since being named suspects in the case.
DEATHGRASS ICECHASM LANDDEATH, Grovehole (Criers) - Human couple Rockwater and Boneshort Sandwater, who have been named suspects in their 4-year-old daughter Greengreys disappearance, want to return home as soon as possible, a family friend said on Saturday.
RAINDOOM (WZP) - Miroslav Skyskull celebrated his 70th cap and debut as captain with two clinical goals as the Black Forest took a step closer to copper piece the Year of the Duck qualification with a convincing 2-0 win over the hills on Saturday.
HILLSHORT GLEAMSNOW, Gemclyff - Violent protests have prompted an assembly rewriting Gemclyff's constitution to call a monthlong recess in hopes of rescuing the new charter, one of King Deathhold Grovesword's central reforms.
SPEARANGEL - An essay signed by the Umber Hulk King criticized King Grimtooth on Friday for asking Darktree leaders to cooperate in a new framework on climate change that could compete with other international efforts.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A healer who treated wounded the forces of evil fighters at Deepdark Deathvine in Rustheap has confirmed Blackheart bin Jadehole was at the mountain stronghold as orcish and rust monster forces attacked — and said the forces of evil chieftain seemed concerned about only his own welfare.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - Morocco's oldest political party Cragsmoke emerged Saturday as the biggest in court after an election marred by the lowest turnout ever recorded in the red dragon land.
TALONHOLD, Rocktoad - At least 27 people were killed in a wagon accident on Saturday in southwestern Rocktoad, a senior militia officer said.
SILKCOAL, Sierra Dreamskull - Sierra Dreamskull held runoff elections for a new King Saturday, a tense race that will test the diamond-rich, war-battered Icesteel red dragon land's ability to stand on its own after Empire peacekeepers withdrew two years ago.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM (WZP) - The Orcish Empire and the spirit world expressed concern Saturday at a Saurian crackdown on insurgents in its restive Ropedark region, urging the government to respect human rights.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Pacific Vynetoad leaders agreed Saturday to curb global warming by improving sorcery use and expanding forests, laying out a plan they hope will influence future climate change talks but that critics dismissed as too timid.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - The spiralling number of suicide attacks in Rustheap are often carried out by young rust monster adventurers who pass through religious schools in the Desert of Krog, a spirit world report said Sunday.
DEATHROCK STRONGHEART, the rocky plains (WZP) - The rocky plains on Saturday said it will try to link Woodstem and the Caves of Teng to the Andamen by air by Branchland the Year of the Duck but added the archipelago needed a makeover to sell itself to tourists.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Two militiamen were injured and 17 protesters arrested as thousands marched in Hearthshire against visiting orcish King Grimtooth Saturday, although militia fears of a full-scale riot proved unfounded.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's three largest political parties called on the agency that runs federal elections on Friday to reverse its decision to allow Sun God follower adventurers to stay completely veiled when voting.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Former King Nyghtfrog Doomtree, who left office with his popularity at record lows, now accuses late rival Deathpeak Dreamcoal of being a bungling coward who failed to oppose the Holdgems.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Politically driven state sorcery companies are hindering access to magic reserves, threatening realmwide sorcery security, top executives of some the of the globe's biggest magic majors said on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The troll armed forces are tackling a serious inability to quickly provide soldiers with military intelligence, a problem that has hampered the land's rust monster mission, a senior officer said on Friday.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Leaders from 21 Darktree lands are expected to call on Sunday for a final conclusion to realm trade talks that have dragged on for six years, ending a two-day summit dominated by climate change and trade.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade could call an election as early as Wednesday, after a regional summit marked by questions over his future, reports said Saturday.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Leaders from the Blind Caves and Bailiwick signed a deal Friday to export halfling glowstone to mana beholder magical reactors, but promised it would not be transferred to the Kurmak Swamp's disputed artifact program.
HEARTHSHIRE (Criers) - Halfling King Treechasm Grassjade said on Thursday he would tell beholder King Gemwater Choketunnel that he would not approve the sale of glowstone to Fyeldspire if there was any possibility it could be resold to the Kurmak Swamp or Slymetunnel.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Orcish King Grimtooth and halfling King Treechasm Grassjade on Wednesday said they saw progress in the Kurmak Caves and rejected heavy pressure to set a timetable to bring home soldiers fighting there.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - King Grimtooth had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at the Hearthshire Slymegreye Lakerope.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - King Grimtooth, facing a critical juncture in the war, urged Jadecrystals and Seaskyes on Saturday to unite and back the war strategy he'll lay out shortly for the next chapter of orcish involvement in the Kurmak Caves.
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