DIPLO THREAD

[Hercules]

Got this back from HRE

Hi Hercules,


We mostly know our direct neighbors, Zulu to the south, Indians to the southwest and Native Americans to the West. Everything seems to be running peacefully for now. Just hope it lasts

Bye

How does this match with our reckonings?

[Dinner]

It sounds about right though someone who has access to the game might want to just spend a minute or two to double check.

[Hercules]

I sent this to wpc/ Natives.

Greetings mighty Native warriors of WPC,

We are pleased to have made your acquaintance.
Word of your strength and courage has reached our cities

We are unfamiliar with your lands and wish to explore the edges of it so that we can perhaps develop trade relations.

We greet you and hope for healthy relations that will benefit both of our nations.

Yours

Hercules,

Diplomatic Corps of her Majesty, Lizzy of the Ottomans.


ooc: a request for open borders.

Edit: the message bounced back because their contact address didn't work.

Btw perhaps our diplomatic contact address needs updated. I can't read any incoming messages to isdg@apolyton.net

[Hercules]

when we get new address. I will amend the message to substitute this approach in place of what is there.

As you can see our scout (chariot) has reached one of your cities, thereby we respectfully ask to grant them free passage over your land. By signing an Open Border treaty our nations can get closer to each other and soon we would be able to trade. We would also welcome your representatives in our cities.
((if you accept we will offer the open border treaty ingame))

[Hercules]

Btw I have sent PM to Ozzy about being able to access isdg at apolyton.net account. If we can't then we will have to notify CFC's Lord Parkin about our change of diplo contact address.

Meanwhile, I'll contact Donald at WPC about wpc's addrees problem.

[Hercules]

Update:

It seems wpc did receive the message after all. It goes to several of the team members but if one address is faulty then that gives rise to the bounce back message.

Donald will look at bounced message and delete faulty address.

[mzprox]

I had a chat with Beta from WPC, see below:

[mzprox]

soo.. RB is SW of wpc, probably SE of Inca.

They have trade income from WPC and demographic suggest they have it with HRE as well (someone else has the same trade income as we and I think it's RB)

So maybe we should try to convince them to close their trade routes with Rb, we can even pay them some gold if they do. What do you think?

[Hercules]

Just received this from Tatu/Proviisori

Sounds good. I'll draft a response, based on reference to Mzprox - Beta conversation above.

Our exploring boat. That would be counted as a 'traveller', wouldn't it?

Tatu
8:05 PM (2 hours ago)
to me, wpc.mtdg

Greetings to Hercules and beautiful Beth of the Ottoman empire!

I'm proviisori, the foreign minister of the Native Americans and eager servant of our mighty bearded Ragnar.
We are pleased to hear that rumours about our nation are positive ones.
Likewise our people have only heard good things of the brave Ottoman.
Our adventurous travellers and traders wish to see your lands and seek for profitable connections for both of our nations.
But a large portion of our people like to keep to themselves and are wary of strangers, especially armed ones.

Thus we propose a open borders agreement with a clause that prevents the entry of all units into each others borders.
Thus only friendly traders may travel and make us both more prosperous. Do you agree?

If your brave scouts wish to seek other nations, you can continue to the east and you'll meet the UniversCiv in no time. I believe you have met the other neighbours, the German team and the RB.

We also are very keen on having a better understanding of the world. Could you provide some detailed information about the locations of your neighbors?

As always, feel free to contact me with any questions of suggestion you might have.

May your people have a joyful weekend!

proviisori

Foreign Minister of WPC

[Dinner]

Sounds fair. They told us who their neighbors are so we should tell them who ours are.

[mzprox]

No harm telling them about our neighbous

[Hercules]

I sent this to Tatu (Proviisori)

Greetings, Proviisori, foreign minister of WPC,

On behalf of her majesty Lizzy, I thank you for your eloquent words. We will respect your conditions and look forward to greeting your travellers and traders in due course.

Regarding our neighbours, yes we have met the German team, they are to our East. In brief if our work boat continues its journey of exploration westwards it will arrive back in our home territory. Our chariot met UniversCiv on its journey west.

To our south of our empire is the Aztec / Civplayer civilization. But directly between us is a sizable body of water. It could be an inland lake but we have not explored its western aspect.

We have met a Zulu scout and though we have a good idea where their nation is located we haven't as yet seen any of their territory.

From intelligence from Universciv and yourselves we anticipate meeting RB and CFC soon (unless there has been a little confusion between confusing Native Americans with the Indians in the manner of Mr C. Columbus),


We have yet to hear of any other civilization's whereabouts.

Yours

Hercules

Apolyton Diplomatic Corps.

[Hercules]

Draft letter to Inca

Our dear friends of the Inca,

It has been some time since we last were in contact. We didn’t wish to distract you while you were engaged in a war. We are pleased that you came out of the conflict strong and are now turning your attention to growth and learning.

We write because our chariot explorer has happened upon an Incan settler heading west. You will by now be familiar with our land so perhaps it is time to agree boundaries between our teams so that we can avoid disputes in the future.

For your information we have advanced plans to settle on a stone hill , 8 tiles west of your settlers current position.

It seems to us that the stretch of desert to your west and to our east would form a natural boundary between our two civilizations. What do you think?

We look forward to hearing from you.
i
your friends,

Hercules

Diplomatic Corps of Apolyton.

We might also advise/update them of the civs we have met since.

[mzprox]

I like it except I'd leave out our plan that we want to settle on the stone, at least before we hear from them.

[Hercules]

I like it except I'd leave out our plan that we want to settle on the stone, at least before we hear from them.

Ok will amend and send.

Edit: amended and sent.