ld ers ▁can ▁and ▁sell ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁far mers . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁back f ires ▁when ▁a ▁gl ut ▁of ▁p ey ch ▁starts ▁an ▁economic ▁de pression . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁troubles , ▁Del ' s ▁ship ▁is ▁burn ed ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁men ▁are ▁killed . ▁ ▁The ▁ha pl ess ▁D ran ▁pe N ib lo ▁Ses om , ▁who ▁had ▁grown ▁rich ▁making ▁and ▁s elling ▁the ▁h orm one ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁E ld ers , ▁is ▁l yn ched ▁by ▁a ▁mob . ▁ ▁Nor vis ▁is ▁not ▁finished . ▁ ▁He ▁and ▁Del ▁now ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁h orm one ▁and ▁persu ade ▁far mers ▁to ▁pl ough ▁the ▁excess ▁c rop ▁into ▁the ▁ground , ▁as ▁fert il izer . ▁ ▁To ▁do ▁this , ▁they ▁form ▁the ▁Mer chant ' s ▁Party , ▁the ▁first ▁political ▁party ▁on ▁N idor . ▁ ▁Through ▁ag itation ▁and ▁occas ional ▁strong arm ▁tact ics , ▁they ▁force ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁to ▁follow ▁their ▁plan , ▁ign oring ▁tradition . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end , ▁Nor vis ▁is ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁party . ▁ ▁Del ▁is ▁its ▁char ism atic , ▁anti - p ri est hood ▁leader . ▁ ▁N id ori ans ▁who ▁have ▁suffered ▁in ▁the ▁troubles ▁f lock ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁new ▁authority ▁on ▁N idor . ▁