Congress of Chryse/1708 Session

The Third Session of the Congress of Chryse was scheduled to commence from High Roqpin (24.IX.1708 AN) and last for the remainder of the year. The stated objective of the session was to appoint the High Presidium of the Benacian Union for the next four years and to determine that strategic agenda that the High Presidium would be obliged to follow and implement. Owing to the complexity of negotiations around the succession and the removal of Adam al-Osman from office IN Elluenuueq, the Third Session continued until 24.XI.1709 AN.

Background

With so many of the ruling cadres of the Benacian Union expected to concentrate in one location, the Working Group for the Third Session, headed by Ayesha al-Osman in her capacity as ruler of Chryse and customary host of the Congress, began on 1.III.1708 AN. In keeping with the precedent set by the negotiations that led to the Peace of Lapano, the Imperial and Emirati Bank of the Sathrati Islands and the Imperial & Emirati Bank of Alalehzamin and Constancia were nominated as guarantors of the peace that would prevail in Chryse during the Congress. Participants at the congress would be obliged to surrender hostages and pay the fees required for blood indemnity bonds into escrow accounts, refundable only on condition that no murder or mayhem transpire during the congress. Zollinger Kirchner was hired to act as go-between and intermediary, negotiating fees and collecting nominated hostages for delivery to Tirlar where they would be placed under the protective custody of the guarantor banks for the duration of the congress.