The Passing of Power took place in -205 DR when the elf Iliphar Nelnueve challenged the black dragon Thauglor to a Feint of Honor. Although a Feint of Honor typically took place between two dragons, Iliphar had cause to challenge Thauglor to put a stop to the fighting between the two races. The dragons contested the elves had invaded their long-established territory, while the elves maintained the dragons did not need to prey upon them. The winner of the Feint would gain the territory known as the Forest Country (what would later become Cormyr) and the loser's species would be forced to leave it alone.