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The C'nf's'ng Trade Dispute of 799

The C'nf's'ng (sin FOO sing) Trade Dispute was an apparently complex and multifaceted diplomatic arguement between Lord B'gh'd of K'th'ith'h and the Vampyre lord Vhadxi, which occurred in total secrecy from the other nations of the Twelve Realms. In the year 799 the two rulers arranged a clandestine meeting to discuss, among other things, control of the Apostrophine Mines located close to the K'th'ith'h border and Eyuda tarrifs.

While what other issues arose during the meeting are unknown, the narrative dialogue of the meeting (placed in Appendix B of Book 8 of the Cycle) seems to suggest an awkward personal and perhaps even physical relationship between Lord B'gh'd and Vhadxi. The meeting begins with the two exchanging in a staring contest which the author hints could have lasted several minutes, before leading into a short commentary wherein Lord B'gh'd admires the length of Vhadxi's cape. Although some readers interpreted this as a sexual innuendo, the scene abruptly ends without any sort of conclusion. It has also been hinted at that the Dispute was an indirect catalyst of the Vampyric Wars, raising further speculation about the true nature of the incident.

Another telling of the C'nf's'ng Trade Dispute of 799 speaks of a trade agreement between Lord B'gh'd of K'th'ith'h and Vhadxi, the Vampyre Lord, in which it was agreed, due to Vhadxi's misunderstanding, that the Vampyres would be allowed to habitate the mines beneath G'nth'l, in exchange for exclusive distribution rights to Vampyric Freezees in the Twelve Realms.

It was during B'gh'd's flight from the Vampyre's understandable wrath at being short-changed that the weapon R'll'b'gsw'd fell into the Sw'ftfl'w River and slipped out of history for a time.