The Treaty of the Pepperfields was negotiated near the beginning of the 18th Phoenix Reign of Emperor Tortaalik between the Empire and the Easterners. This peaceful accord was first suggested by Khaavren of the Imperial Guard, with the assistance and co-operation of Adron e'Kieron. The Pepperfields, a natural pass in the mountainous region in the extreme East of the Empire, had been a bone of contention between the two races for thousands of years. The agreement granted to the Eastern tribes of Fenario the agricultural use of the Pepperfields; in exchange, the Empire gained Sandyhome, and the right to trade horses (instead of launching raids to steal them).