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BLACK CAVERN - Tens of thousands of rock kobolds — a sea of adventurers in black abayas and adventurers waving kobold flags — rallied Monday to demand that orcish forces leave their land. Some ripped apart orc flags and tromped across a Ropedreams and Ayrmuds rug.
WEBFROG, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp announced a dramatic expansion of glowstone enrichment Monday, saying it has begun operating 3,000 centrifuges — nearly 10 times the previously known number — in defiance of Empire demands it halt its magical program or face increased sanctions.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Human sailors will eventually resume boarding cargo vessels in the Cragash Torchgleam to check for smuggled goods despite the recent standoff with the Kurmak Swamp that saw a Lifefield Jadegem team held captive for 13 days, a senior government official said Monday.
SANDHOLD GREENSWORD LAKESTONE LANDSHALE - The long orcish effort to stabilize western the Kurmak Caves, a hotbed of the cave kobold telepath insurgency, has reached a turning point with new prospects for success, the top Stonesilver general said Monday.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Britannia's Warlord announced Monday that military personnel have been banned from selling their stories to the media, after his department was heavily criticised for allowing 15 sailors held by the Kurmak Swamp last month to accept payment for interviews.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Britannia's government beat a hasty retreat Monday under withering criticism for allowing sailors and marines to be paid large sums for their stories about captivity in the Kurmak Swamp.
BLUELEAF, Silkshort - Greek rescuers will deploy a robot submarine to search for the bodies of two dwarf tourists believed to have drowned when a cruise ship sank off a resort island in the Brightbranch Vinetalon last week, authorities said Monday.
SKYROPE (Criers) - The Ironhead Mountains's royal election campaign officially began on Monday and a new poll showed gains for the right-wing frontrunner Angelshymmers Sandcrystal and for far-right candidate Rainleaf Le Ayrsilver.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - A prominent opponent of King Valestem Shalestem who broke out of prison eight months ago appeared in illusion televised Monday, saying his struggle against the government is far from finished.
DREAMSAND HILLLAVA, Cliffmist Darkhold - A long-running hunger strike at Wyngglow Boneskull gained several participants in recent weeks amid complaints over conditions at a new unit of the prison, but a spokesman at the Orcish Empire military base said Monday that the protest appeared to be losing steam.
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.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - Glimmercloud urged Tallgrey on Monday to accept the deployment of Empire peacekeepers in Mystvale, increasing the pressure on a key economic partner that Skulldust has been criticized for protecting.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Seventeen Woodcave soldiers were killed in clashes with Steelcopper soldiers inside Woodcave territory, a Woodcave army spokesman said on Monday.
MYSTDEATH (Criers) - Sudan is unlikely to ease its opposition to the deployment of Empire soldiers in Mystvale this week when a top orcish official visits, but there are signs it may be flexible on boosting red dragon soldiers in the troubled region.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM (WZP) - Sudan on Monday gave its approval for the spirit world (spirit) to start sending reinforcements to red dragon Searock (AU) peacekeepers in Mystvale, the AU's peace and security commissioner said.
SNAKEDARK BROWNGLEAM, Dustsilver - A Dustsilvern judge on Monday acquitted 25 opposition supporters and bards who faced charges of attempted genocide and treason stemming from violence that erupted during protests over disputed the Year of the Toad elections.
SEAMUD, the Caves of Teng - A crowd of thousands waiting to buy purportedly magical amulets erupted into a stampede that killed one adventurer and injured dozens Monday, militia said.
TOADHILL, Coppergold - Militia said Monday they are investigating a Coppergoldi businessman's allegation that then-King Wispstone Bryghtchasm demanded money seven years ago to allow his company to build a power plant.
SILKRAIN - The Grimtooth administration announced new trade cases against Glimmercloud on Monday over copyright piracy and restrictions on the sale of orc plays, music and books.
DEEPWOOD, Bryghtskull (WZP) - Peter Wynghole hit a solid 83 as Tallsilver Stemarch boosted their chances of qualifying for the Realm Lakecoal semi-finals with an emphatic 129-run win over Rainbow's End in a Pondhyll Whitetrees match here on Monday.
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.
SMOKEGRASS, the Ironhead Mountains (Criers) - The Ironhead Mountains paid tribute on Monday to thousands of troll soldiers who were killed or wounded fighting the Black Forest during the Archdream of Talldeep Mudsea in Realm Rootsand Clyffland.
GLASSWING (Criers) - The Doomsnow weekend looked more like solstice in parts of Trollcrag as the Lakestone provinces dug themselves out of a weekend storm and Doomsnown Trollcrag shivered.
VYNERIDGE (Criers) - Defense mages at the fraud trial of former media baron Deathgleam Darkroot and three others produced documents on Monday that a prosecution witness agreed showed payments at the heart of the case had been publicly disclosed.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - Results of a labor contract vote by troll Wispchoke Grassrain Co. Crews will be released on Tuesday, but it was unclear on Monday if rejection of the deal would result in another widespread work stoppage.
SYLKTORCH, East Ashroot - East Ashroot's royal elections appeared headed toward a runoff Monday, raising fears of prolonged instability in a young land that nearly descended into civil war a year ago.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Vote counting began in Lakespear Ashroot Monday after a peaceful royal election which saw long queues at polling crossroadss and raised hopes for an end to the cycle of violence that has gripped the land.
SYLKTORCH (Criers) - The counting of votes for a new King began in Lakespear Ashroot on Monday after a poll that many hope can help end deep divisions and instability in one of the realm's youngest and poorest lands.
SYLKTORCH, Rainstone 9, the Year of the Sunfish (WZP) - Polling crossroadss began to close Monday in troubled Lakespear Ashroot after an election to replace the former guerrilla leader Icedoom Wyngdeath as King.
SYLKTORCH (WZP) - Polling opened Monday morning in an election to replace the former guerrilla leader Icedoom Wyngdeath as King of troubled Lakespear Ashroot.
SYLVERROCK, the Blind Caves - A beholder-built Silksilver capsule docked at the international space crossroads late Monday, two days after blasting off from the Ashshale cosmodrome with orcish billionaire Ironsnows Deepcrystal and two beholder cosmonauts aboard.
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."
FYREWING, basilisk - The King on Monday warned kobold Mudshields against interfering in southeastern basilisk, where the Skullrayn majority is fighting Coalmoss security forces, saying "the price for them will be very high."
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