DIPLO THREAD

[Hercules]

Thats good to get such a quick response from the Aztecs

[Robert]

Let's discuss how to respond to the Aztec.

Perhaps we should first lean to know where they are located.
they want to discuss both Open borders and Right of passage, we can do the first and leave the 2nd, I guess. (though we need to know some of their cities to be able to trade, I think)

Non agression sounds good. Till when? Turn 180 at least (to avoid a double attack if the Incas decide to not renew it)

Will we be honest about our relations? We only have solid relations with the Inca. We can spread that I think.

Mutual borders are hard to define if we don't know where both our nations are located.

[Hercules]

Have a quick look at the turn thread screen shots.

They are located well south of our territory. However we have not explored the area between us. Belle came round in a loop after meeting the Inca.

[Robert]

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From Zulu
November 20th:

purpose of your visit? intentions? Really need to explain us yeat? we where considering attack and erase you from this planet but looks like a warrior will not be enough... lucky for you.
So.. we will need to look someone else to be our client. If you know any you consider deserve our attention just lets us know as soon as possible that we are getting really bored here...


Magno of the apolitoñan españardian team
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From Zulu
November 20th:

uh! we are glad to meet you and so on...
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[Robert]

Concept:

To the Apolitoñan Españardian Team,

Thanks for your mercy on our humble souls!
We have told our women and children to leave their shelters already now your warrior is just passing by.
None of our neighbors deserves death yet, but as soon as we change our minds we will send word to your great warrior immediately.

Any chance that you may want to trade with us at least till the moment that you decide to crush us?

Rho Berth, Lizzy's Chief Foreign Advisor

[mzprox]

uhm.. what warrior are they talking about? they had a scout near us so far.
Anyway the answer is fine by me (except maybe that "live their shelter" probably you meant leave.
This btw confirms trhat they are not serious about this game and so they can be dangerous.

[Robert]

typo! thanks, fixed.
I thought, let's send back a bit of a tongue in cheek answer as well.

[Hercules]

Yeah Ok by me. Btw I thought Mzprox mentioned that he believed the Zulu had met someone else? If we asked would that give too much away. Or should we just ask if they have met anyone else. Oh and where are they inrelation to us?

[Ben Kenobi]

Will we be honest about our relations? We only have solid relations with the Inca. We can spread that I think.

Why give them information they do not at present possess? What do we stand to gain from it? Let them find out for themselves.

[Robert]

We may gain good relations with them in return.

[Dinner]

How do we want to respond to the Aztecs?

[Dinner]

Still wondering what we should say in response to the Aztec's letter.

[Hercules]

I was looking for a draft response from someone in the diplomatic corps.

[Dinner]

OK, I will try this as a line item post.

Response from the Aztec Empire
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Sir Rho Berth,

It is honour to greet your envoys in our lands.We hope for your peaceful intentions, because the one who brings the sword into our holy lands is to be commited by the sword.

We are also happy to congratulate you with the great person born in your land.

We appreciate your attempts to share our religion and develop trade relations. We are interested in the following agreements first of all:
1) Turn based Non-Agression Pact
2) Open borders and making road for establishing trade routes. Please consider it necessary to discuss "right of passage" separately
3) Defining mutual borders in adjacent land. But we are even less familiar with your location. How far is your current border from ours?
4) Sharing information about other nations

Let us know what do you think.

Bests,
Aztec Empire

1) Do we want a non aggression pack and if so for how long?

2) Do we want to open borders at this time? Also, given how far away we are I think roads should be something in the distant future but not now.

3) We can't really define the border as we don't know what lays between the two of us.

4) They want us to share information about other civs. What, if anything, should we tell them?

[Hercules]

Yes we want NAP for what 80 100 120? turns.

Yes to agreeing boundaries but we haven't uncovered most of the land between us yet so difficult to agree exact border.

Tell them met Inca and Zulu and ask who they have met.