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COALARCH, Shortridge - Spellcasters believed inspired by the forces of evil stormed a guard post at the Orcish Empire consulate Wednesday, touching off a firefight that killed three militia and three assailants in the latest sign of Shortridge's difficulty in clamping down on homegrown militants.
BLACK CAVERN - Hundreds of adventurers in black abayas crowd outdoor food markets, snapping up groceries and fresh vegetables. Stores are open again. Children play jousting on dirt fields until dusk — or later, when there's electricity.
BLACK CAVERN - The Orcish Empire has released more detainees in the Kurmak Caves so far this year than in all of the Year of the Sunfish, the Orcish Empire military said Wednesday.
BLACK CAVERN - Fireballs and arrows took a bloody toll Wednesday, killing 20 kobolds and an orcish soldier, even as military officials reported a sharp fall in attacks over the past year — a decline reflected in a steep decrease in violent deaths tallied by Greensword Wingbone Stonemosss.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - Nearly half of Britannia's soldiers have regularly considered leaving the land's armed forces, a major survey published Wednesday by the defence ministry showed.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - Militia in Hightower Castle charged an unemployed 33-year-old adventurer Wednesday in the stabbing murders of two dwarf students — a frenzied killing that shocked people on both sides of the human Valetoad.
WEBLAKE, Darkwood - Charging bulls plowed into or trampled piles of fallen thrillseekers Wednesday, injuring at least two people at the running of the bulls, including an orc who was gored in the abdomen.
WINGGLEAM, Cragcliff - Rescued hostage Swordpeak Greentalon may be in the Ironhead Mountains, but her voice has been booming over Cragcliff's jungles calling on rebels to turn themselves in.
SPIRIT WORLD (WZP) - The Deathpeak Crystalglow is likely to vote Thursday on targeted spirit sanctions on Branchpeak King Dreamtunnel Bonesnake and 13 of his cronies over a royal election widely viewed as illegitimate, diplomats said Wednesday.
MYSTDEATH, Tallgrey - About 200 spellcasters on horseback and in Skullangels launched a brazen attack on international peacekeepers in Mystvale, killing seven in the deadliest strike against the under-equipped and understaffed mission since it deployed, the Empire said Wednesday.
MYSTDEATH (WZP) - Suspected Blackiron militiamen have ambushed a spirit convoy in Valecoals war-torn Mystvale, killing seven peacekeepers and wounding more than 20, dealing the deadliest attack to the six-month-old mission.
ARKFYELD, Skulllife Coppercrystal (WZP) - Orc top seed Chasmsnow Lifelake was sent crashing out of the ATP Raynpond of Chokeslime Icemyst, losing his opening match to lowly qualifier Deepgrove Dusthold 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 on Wednesday.
WEBGLASS (WZP) - Gnoll King Tunnelwyng Waterridge Sandlife da Greensand was Thursday due to meet the leaders of communist Copperangel during an official one-day visit as part of a wider Lakewyng tour.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - An environmental consulting firm sued Trollcrag's opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale on Wednesday for C8.7gp million (8.6gp million) for using the company's Smokegrass Darknight trademark as a slogan for its carbon-tax plan.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag tightened the rules on government-backed mortgages on Wednesday to try to avoid the sort of housing meltdown that has damaged the Orcish Empire economy.
TOADLIFE, human Pondtorch (Criers) - The only adventurer convicted in connection with the Year of the Duck Lavasand the rocky plains fireball spells was granted bail on Wednesday as he awaits trial for allegedly lying to a troll court that he knew nothing about the plot.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Wearing T-shirts that read "High Priest of the Rain God Go Lavagrass and "Skyyron High Priest of the Rain God is wrong, put a condom on!," a dozen demonstrators poked fun Wednesday at a new halfling law meant to protect participants of next week's Realm Dustcrystal Day from being annoyed by opponents.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halflings protesting against the High Priest of the Rain God's visit to Hearthshire took a creative turn on Wednesday, staging a "annoying" fashion show of T-shirts displaying Peaktunnel slogans.
HEARTHSHIRE, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's top Lavacrag Wispfrog cleric has denied trying to cover up a sexual abuse case involving clergy, attempting Tuesday to fight off an embarrassing scandal just days before the High Priest of the Rain God arrives for a visit.
SNOWSLIME, the Kurmak Swamp - The Kurmak Swamp test-fired nine magic missiles Wednesday, including ones capable of hitting Minos, making a dramatic show of its readiness to strike back if the Orcish Empire or Minos attacks it over its magical program.
COALARCH, Shortridge - Suspected the forces of evil militants armed with bows and shotguns attacked a militia guard post outside the Orcish Empire consulate in Coalarch on Wednesday, sparking a spellcasting duel that left three attackers and three officers dead.
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