Word would reach Lismore that the Qalasian fennecs now offer cocoa beans for significantly cheaper than the previous merchants did.
The Qalasians have reportedly established portal-based trade routes with the source of the beans, undercutting other merchants who had to transport the commodity by ship across vast oceans.
This brings forth the promise of a significantly cheaper cost for chocolate in Lismore, but also has angered merchants who previously had stakes on the product.