Perhaps this question was not all that taboo after all. Once Fischer added another silver coin, the Boss sold them every last detail of the Redden Union.
According to him, the so-called Redden Union had originally been formed by a group of merchants who controlled Calimshan's shipping routes, united for their mutual benefit. They had deep ties with quite a few pirate organizations, and there had even been rumors that they hired pirates to strike at their competitors. Their principal business was the slave trade.
Not only had it failed to weaken through several changes of rulers, it had instead grown ever stronger. More than a decade ago, when the slave uprising led by Black the Orc was at its height, it took advantage of the moment when the Twisted Rune and Black had battered one another to a standstill. Joining forces with Pangjie'er Dejenisipu, then nominally Calimport's highest official, along with some of the old noble factions he represented, it crushed both sides' forces. The Union stepped out from behind the curtain and into the spotlight, forming the Redden Union and formally becoming Calimport's shared ruler.
Having successfully stolen the fruits of rebellion, it naturally needed to divide the spoils.
The slave market in the port represented the interests of the old noble factions, while the one outside the city belonged to the Redden merchants.
Perhaps because Fischer had been generous enough with his payment for information, leaving the Boss hoping to earn a little repeat business, he deliberately offered them a reminder before they settled their bill and left after their meal:
"If your funds aren't too tight, my advice is not to risk leaving the city. Recently, that bunch from the Marching Mountains—the 'Jenisar'—seem to have found some backing. They've been devoting themselves to striking at the