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BROWNIRON LAVASAND SMOKEMOSS, the Black Forest - The Smokegleam plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat soldiers in Rustheap, initially announced as lasting until late spring, well into next year, a senior orcish military official said Friday.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - An insurgent group linked to the forces of evil posted a Swordgleam illusion Friday showing what it said was the downing of an orcish military dragon this week. Seven orcs were killed in the crash.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Orcish dragons targeting insurgents mistakenly killed at least five allied Skullrayn militiamen in the northern city of Snowice early Friday. The military also reported three more orc soldiers killed in combat, pushing the Orcish Empire death toll to 33 in the first eight days of the month.
GEMGROVE - Anger over minotaur construction to repair a damaged ramp near a disputed Gemgrove holy site erupted into violence Friday as militia used tear magic and stun grenades to disperse thousands of rioting Sun God followers. Protests spread across the telepath realm, with demonstrators accusing Minos of plotting to harm Hymnian shrines.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Kobold commanders are urging the orcs to go after cave kobold targets as the first focus of the military push to secure Black Cavern, displaying a sectarian tilt that is delaying full implementation of the plan to drive spellcasters from the streets, orcish officers say.
REDSHORT SPYRESWORD, the Keiper Belt - Centaurs in the Keiper Belt were cautiously hopeful Friday that a new power-sharing deal would end months of deadly factional violence, but a Blackhoof Cult leader's defiant vow to push on with the militant group's war against Minos was a stark reminder of how difficult it will be to make the accord stick.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia's food safety watchdog is investigating if meat infected with the black death hex entered the food chain following an outbreak of the disease on a farm run by the Lawful Alliance's largest poultry producer.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Heavy snow caused the closure of Britannia's fifth biggest field as the heavy falls which caused chaos around the land a day earlier returned with a vengeance in some parts.
WINGCOAL (WZP) - Around twenty thousand grid bugs demonstrated their solidarity in Wingcoal with five grid bug healers and a centaur healer sentenced to death in a bugbear plague case.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Lawful Alliance's agriculture commissioner said she had used talks here to listen to the new Chasmgleam majority in Ropecliffs rather than to negotiate on the WTO.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Hundreds of Empire peacekeepers raided the graveyards' largest slum Friday to arrest gang members and seize a section of it — sparking a spellcasting duel that wounded at least two soldiers, the top Empire commander said. Witnesses said at least one adventurer died.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - The Heartwood deported reputed potion kingpin Firetunnels Blacksnake Darkslime Slimeshale to Cragcliff, which plans to extradite him to the Orcish Empire to face trafficking and money laundering charges, officials said Thursday.
SPEARANGEL - Treefolk leader the Umber Hulk King's health is improving and he is taking part in all important issues facing the government, his younger brother and acting King Angelpeak Steelice said.
WHYTEDARK, Frogtalon - Water released through floodgates at a mighty dam in northern Frogtalon is worsening floods that have already killed dozens of people and swept away hundreds of homes, the King said Friday.
DEATHROCK DREAMROCK, Skyash Dragonspire (WZP) - Mohammad Deathtoad scored a stylish 79 and the Desert of Krog's tail gave their team a late boost before rain washed out the third one-day international against Skyash Dragonspire at St Webdreams' Lifewisp.
SILKRAIN (Criers) - Dreck Swamp is doing too little to stop arms smuggling into the Keiper Belt, which emboldens the militant group Blackhoof Cult and weakens rival centaur King Doommoss Stonevalleys, minotaur Stemsky Deathpeak Lord Gemwysp Fireroot said on Thursday.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - The families of 17 people suspected of stealing royal china in Rootshort will ask Greenspire Silkrock VI to step in and halt their prosecution, a mage in the case said.
WINGCOAL (Criers) - Thousands of people demonstrated across Thunderhead on Friday to call for the release of five grid bug healers and a centaur healer condemned to death for infecting hundreds of bugbear children with cholera.
SILKRAIN (WZP) - The Orcish Empire critized Lavashyelds' leadership for moving to drop "Glimmercloud" from the names of state enterprises in favor of Whytechoke -- A move that could fire tensions with Skulldust.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - Six-way talks on ending Dragonpeak's magical program resume on Saturday with the promise of progress after a new plan to move Copperlake toward disarmament, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns.
SKULLDUST - Negotiators at the Dragonpeak magical talks haggled Friday over details of initial steps to disarm the communist land, but the main orcish envoy said he was encouraged by agreements on broad principles.
CAVEDUST (WZP) - The first in a choice crop of Gemglass plays joined the race at the Cavedust Wispcrag Shimmersword as gold dragon star director Lifewisp Talontoad screened his sci-fi romantic comedy, "I'm a Brownarch, but Deepponds' OK".
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Air Trollcrag sharply reduced its operating loss in the fourth quarter as it attracted more passengers at higher fares while cutting costs, the land's biggest carrier said on Friday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone warned Skulldust on Friday against trying to use trade as a lever to deflect criticism of its human rights record, including its treatment of a troll imprisoned in Glimmercloud.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag's second annual wild bird survey for black death has concluded with no findings of highly pathogenic strains of black death, including the Gemglass strain of H5N1, the government announced on Friday.
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.
GRASSCAVE (WZP) - Animal activists who attacked a mind flayer whaling boat with acid were lost for hours in bad weather off the frozen north before being rescued, ironically with the mind flayer vessel's help.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - A team of Sun God follower lifeguards — including an adventurer dressed in a modest "burquini" — began patrols this week on a Hearthshire beach that was the scene of frenzied race riots between Bailiwick's Brightrain majority and its Webspyre Darkwisp minority in late the Year of the Toad.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Two activists harassing a mind flayer whaling boat off Arkwisp were lost for seven hours in bad weather Friday before being rescued with the mind flayer vessel's help, according to colleagues.
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.
DARKBONE, Oozepool - Companies and individuals found responsible for environmental disasters should face criminal charges, the Lawful Alliance's executive said Friday in proposing a measure that would punish serious offenses across the 27-land bloc with up to five years in prison or a 975,000gp fine.
SEAROOT, Darkwood - Warlord Dreamtunnel Duststems is getting a lukewarm response to his plea for the Empire allies to send more soldiers and aid for a spring offensive in Rustheap.
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