Certain actions (such as going to War or leaving an Alliance) do not require both sides to consent to a Treaty. However, nearly all other diplomatic relations start with a Nation writing a Treaty Proposal to another Nation. The recipient of the Proposal can review the terms at their own Ambassador, and either accept or reject it. Once accepted, the terms of a Treaty go into effect immediately.

To begin crafting a Treaty Proposal, click the Write a Proposal button, then select the Nation you want to send it to. A single Proposal may only have a single recipient - however it can include as many terms as you'd like.

So what sorts of terms can be included in a Treaty?

• Offer/Request Payment - A simple one-time payment of Gems.
• Offer/Request Town - Transfer ownership of an entire Town from one Nation to another. BE CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE - once transferred, ownership, permissions and zones will immediately switch to the new Nation.
• Offer/Request Tribute - A daily recurring payment of Gems. Players choose both the daily amount and the number of days this occurs.
• Offer/Request Vassalship - Make your Nation a Vassal or Overlord to another Nation. More on Vassalships below.
• Create Armistice - Make a pact with another Nation in which neither side can declare War on the other for the duration of the Armistice.
• Share Map Information - Two Nations sharing map information will be able to see each others' members on the Dynmap.
• Join/Create Alliance - Create an Alliance with another Nation. If the sender is already in an Alliance, this option will invite the recipient to join the existing Alliance.
• Establish Trade Rights - Trade Rights generate daily Gems for both sides of the Treaty, based on each Nation's activity. Trade Rights with inactive Nations will lose you Gems. Additionally, this nation will be marked as friendly towards your nation.
• Declare War - As mentioned above, this option does not require an agreed-upon Treaty. Selecting this option will open a confirmation menu showing the Nations that will be involved on both sides of the War - confirming the War Declaration will close the Treaty menu and begin the War Prelude. More on Wars below.

Depending on your current Treaties with other Nations, some of these options will change. For example, if two Nations are at War with each other, the Declare War option will change to Declare Ceasefire.

And finally, don't forget to name your Treaty by selecting the icon at the top center of the Create Treaty Proposal menu. The recipient will of course be able to see this name. In the case of creating a new Alliance, the name used here will be the official name of the Alliance.