Tyr/Subpage Foreign Policy
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Foreign Policy
While, in the past, Tyr foreign policy have been forceful and lacking in diplomatic effort, it has changed over time to focus on using banking, trade, alliances and diplomatic means to achieve some degree of control within distant lands.
Children of the King and Queen are each required to serve for a minimum of one year as an ambassador's aide in a foreign land. During this time, their royal title will not be used. This is considered vital as part of their training.
Tyr considers any foreign embassy on their soil an extension of the other country's territory, and expects the same courtesy in return.
Tyr’s relations with some of the other more prominent nations of Ikol are as follows:
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Pais de Leuvier
For many years, Tyr and neighboring Pais de Leuvier (PDL) have enjoyed friendship, and PDL’s security on land and sea is today guaranteed by the Tyrean armed forces through a defense treaty going back decades. Queen Sheridan’s marriage to a Prince of Pais de Leuvier has only further cemented the already strong relations between these two world powers.
Aquilarco
Tyr maintains good relations with this other sea-faring nation, though the Aquilarcans' laid back lifestyle and deeply divided society are seen as peculiar by the Tyreans familiar with it.
Avanna
This small nation looks to Tyr for protection, particularly against the Gateway empire, which they see as aggressors. Their relations with Tyr are extremely close, and it is likely that they may become official part of the Tyrean Empire at some point in the near future.
Tolek
Tolek was previously a strictly isolationist country, opening up to foreign contact only within the last few decades. During that time, Tyr has developed both diplomatic and economic ties with their southern neighbor, and their relations are thus far amicable.
Abaiyoshu
Diplomatic and trade relations have been established with this somewhat reclusive nation, which remains neither a strong ally nor an enemy.
Illyria
The Illyrian practice of enslaving men does not sit with with egalitarian Tyr, but for the moment, their relationship remains stable, if guarded.
Maedhros
Like Illyria, Maehdros practices slavery, though primarily of women. Men are also enslaved as rowers on their galleys. The Maehdrosi are known primarily for their piracy, which has lately increased significantly, especially against Tyrean targets, both military and merchant. Some months ago they conquered Vistyr, the Tyrean colony that shares a continent with Maehdros, killing and enslaving thousands of civilians in the process. They are currently at the top of the list of Tyr’s enemies.
