The peace conference was held in Jotunheim.
Eager to impress, the Frost Giants set the table up in their most picturesque, snow-covered forest. They filled it with ice crystal chandeliers lit with a thousand candles. Then the guests arrived.
The Elves complained that the site was too cold. The Humans that it was too cramped, and the Dwarves that it was too bright.
This is historically known as the beginning of the Great Alliance. History also records the deaths of the lead ambassadors, and the newborn alliance’s war against the Giants.
In Jotunheim, it’s called “The Meeting of the Whiners.”

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