Spice Scandal

The Spice Scandal was a commercial, political and diplomatic affair that erupted in Year 9 SFC in Naiparku, when it was found that some dishonest merchants mixed soil and peat with spices to increase export volume and cut down cost. In the wake of the scandal, foreign trust in Naiparkuan spices plummeted.

Following the Argoran Coup, however, the new Federal Chancellor Yapanidi Argoran launched an intensive advertising campaign lauding the quality and uniqueness of Naiparkuan spices, as well as their health benefits - which many Naiparkuans secretly felt was unfounded. Nevertheless, this succeeded in reinstating confidence in Naiparkuan spices to the outsiders, and spice trade soon resumed.