Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art of negotiation used to maintain relations between rival clans for as long as possible. Think of it as useful for holding back the inevitable descent into hostilities. The diplomacy system to enables you to construct deals with other clans to facilitate increased trade, military alliances and access through territory, peace treaties, marriage between your offspring, and hostages or payments to secure an agreement, and, finally, when all else has failed, formal declarations of war.
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Diplomatic Relations
What one clan thinks of another is characterised by diplomatic relations - friendly, indifferent, unfriendly, hostile. The conduct of your clan during diplomacy, military situations involving other clans and espionage all have an effect on diplomatic relations.
The Throne Room
In the centre of the negotiations panel is the throne room. This is a window onto the inner workings of the court of a daimyo. When brokering a new deal you will be able to tell how well negotiations are going by the reactions of the opposing daimyo or those of his emissary.
Diplomatic Negotiations
Select a diplomatic option from the left in order to construct a proposal and press the X button to cancel it. Remember that a complicated proposal involving too many elements may be rejected out of hand. It is not possible to initiate diplomacy with a clan that does not border your own, one that you have not visited with an army or agent or has not visited your territory with an army or agent.
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