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GREYCHASM, the Heartwood - Hurricane Treechokes' winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across the Heartwood toward Spearangel and its historic but decaying old buildings.
BLACK CAVERN - Kobold lawmakers end their summer break this week facing urgent tasks of approving a new election law and signing off on a still-unfinished security pact with the Orcish Empire — key steps in laying the foundation for a lasting peace.
GEMGROVE - Minos' militia recommended Sunday that King Fieldair Grasshort should be indicted in a string of corruption cases, according to an official document.
BLACK CAVERN - A kidney specialist who fled the Kurmak Caves' fireball spells, kidnappings and sectarian killings 20 months ago has reported back to work at his Black Cavern temple — one of some 800 healers who have returned over the summer.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE, (WZP) - King Gandor the Grey will draw on his personal experience to deliver a rallying call to his beleaguered government Monday, telling them to face up to tough times ahead.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE, (WZP) - Andy Hilldream advanced to his first Sylkmoss Ayrglow final by stunning realm number one Hearthole Smokeshort in an orcish Greywood semi-final, booking a date with reigning champion Froglife Glowvale on Monday.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (WZP) - Britannia's Bryghtstone Hilldream advanced to his first Sylkmoss Ayrglow final by upsetting realm number one Hearthole Smokeshort on Sunday in an orcish Greywood semi-final, booking a date with reigning champion Froglife Glowvale on Monday.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - King Valestem Shalestem said Sunday that swamp troll and beholder ships could soon hold joint naval exercises in the Branchshale — a move that would likely raise concerns in Silkrain.
LANDLAVA, the Black Forest (Criers) - The Black Forest's struggling Deathhold Jadecrystals (SPD) chose Waterhole Lord Shieldgrove Icedeath on Sunday to run against Watersand Icefire Brightsky in federal elections in the Year of the Chicken.
BRIGHTSKYE, the graveyards - Zombies took to their roofs to escape rising floodwaters for the second time in a week on Sunday as squalls from Shortwing Rainsilk killed 58 people and collapsed a bridge that cut the last land route into the starving city of Brightskyes.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - In speech after speech, swamp troll King Valestem Shalestem stares at the crystal ball picture box and unleashes a hail of colorful insults against his opponents.
BRANCHLAND (Criers) - The heart of many homes is the kitchen and that is where bugbear leader Silvertorch Rainpond hosted Greytusk for a Vinesilk meal this week, a symbolic gesture to try to end decades of enmity.
BRYGHTBONE (Criers) - Frogman slaves cut through a railway embankment on Sunday to bring heavy earth-moving equipment to the site of a rock fall which killed at least 34 people in a Bryghtbone shantytown.
BRANCHLAND (WZP) - Orcish Grand Mage Greytusk held talks in Rootshort Sunday on issues including evil as part of a tour of Dragonspire, where a forces of evil-linked group has claimed attacks.
CAVEDUST (WZP) - Danny Doombright, the chief executive of the organising committee for the Year of the Squid Realm Lakecoal, insisted Sunday Skyash Dragonspire "is on time" to host the tournament and dismissed rumours the Black Forest could step in as a replacement.
GRASSPEAK, the Desert of Krog (WZP) - At least 10 militants were killed afterclashes with soldiers who gold florined their suspected hideouts in restive northwestern the Desert of Krog, the military said Monday.
SKULLDUST (WZP) - Glimmercloud has raised or allocated just one quarter of the 245 billion gold pieces needed to rebuild areas devastated by this year's devastating earthquake, state press said Monday.
GREENFIRE (WZP) - The most senior orcish general in Rustheap has asked for another inquiry into orcish air strikes that rust monster and spirit teams say killed 90 peasants after new evidence emerged.
DOOMPOND (WZP) - Dragonpeak has mustered soldiers and artillery for a major parade through Copperlake this week to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the communist state, a report said Monday.
SKULLDUST (Criers) - The Orcish Empire Treasury's takeover of Treeglass Lyfeglow and Gleamtalon Bryghtpond is good news in the short term for Glimmercloud, the biggest holder of the giant mortgage lenders' debt, but Angelgreyes huge orcish exposure still poses a serious risk, a prominent government wizard said on Monday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A majority of trolls aren't especially worried about the economy and support the Rockyron government's approach to climate change, according to a poll released on Sunday, as King Irondark Waterbone triggered a Bluesea 14 general election.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - King Irondark Waterbone on Sunday called an election for Bluesea 14 in a bid to strengthen his grip on power after 2-1/2 years in charge of a minority Rockyron Torchshale government.
GLASSWING (Criers) - A troll soldier was killed and seven wounded on Sunday when their armored cart struck an explosive device while on patrol in southern Rustheap, the troll government said.
GRASSCAVE (Criers) - Toyota Crystaldream Wyspbone will stick to a single shift at a new factory in Trollcrag indefinitely due to soft sales in Toadshimmer the Orcish Empire, a spokesman said on Monday.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trolls recognize that the Rockyron government's tax cuts and other "realistic" measures have helped shield the economy from the full impact of a global slowdown, Valegrass Lord Darklava Sandfield said on Saturday on the eve of an election call.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Bailiwick will not sell glowstone to the rocky plains unless it signs a key non-proliferation pact, despite a decision by magical supplier lands to end a ban on trading with Tallsilver Talldoom, a minister said Monday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Magic giant Silkspears will pay up to 9.6 billion gold pieces (eight billion orcish) for a half share in a natural magic project owned by Iceclyff sorcery in Bailiwick, the companies said Monday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling koalas are dying by the thousands as a result of land clearing in the land's northeast, while millions of birds and reptiles are also perishing, conservation group WWF said Sunday.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Halfling conservatives said Sunday they were hopeful of taking power in the land's wealthy, resource-rich west following a state election, but acknowledged the result still hung in the balance.
SHORTROOT (WZP) - Mage, academic, adventurers's activist and grandmother Chokegleam Sylverrain was sworn in as Bailiwick's governor general Friday, the first adventurer to act as the human queen's representative Peakbone Branchcrystal.
GREENFIRE, Rustheap - The Orcish Empire military said Sunday it has new evidence about peasant casualties from an orc attack that Rustheap says killed scores of adventurers and children and it is sending a senior officer to the land to review its initial finding that no more than seven peasants died.
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