Thundrakar — Diplomatic Relations
National Identity
Thundrakar sees itself as heir to the ancient giants. Goliath identity is strength, endurance, ancestry, competition, and survival against impossible cold. They respect power proven by deed and distrust comfort, softness, and excessive magitech. Their diplomacy is blunt, physical, and often violent, shaped by raiding, scarcity, clan honor, and the need to prove strength.
General Reputation
Most nations view Thundrakar as proud, harsh, and dangerous, but not false. Goliaths are feared as raiders and respected as survivors. They rarely flatter, rarely hide weakness, and rarely understand why softer nations mistake comfort for civilization. Their honesty is appreciated mostly at a distance.
Primary Diplomatic Tensions
Thundrakar’s greatest tension is need. The clans distrust fragment dependence, yet fragments buy food, metals, medicine, and leverage. This makes foreign diplomacy uncomfortable: they trade what many of them spiritually distrust, and raid those they think have grown weak behind walls and contracts.
Relations at a Glance
| Nation | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nation of Lexovar | 🟡 Useful but Distant | Lexovar buys fragments and sells tools, but goliaths would prefer to raid goods. |
| Kastalshire | 🔴 Hostile | Raids and frontier blood make trust rare. |
| Halls of Kar Dromm | ⚪ Rough Respect | Dwarves are hard, skilled, and stubborn enough to be respected, though not loved. |
| Republic of Sylvandar | 🔴 Hostile | Elven arrogance invites goliath contempt. |
| Drakmir Dominion | 🔴 Hostile Rivalry | Both respect strength, but raids and old territorial pressure keep them enemies. |
| Ash-Korrath | 🔵 Distant | Little contact and few shared interests. |
| Bastions of Solara | 🔵 Cold | Solara’s law and judgment offend goliath independence and rarely go in their favor. |
| Redmarch Coalition | ⚪ Violent Respect | Both understand strength and raiding, but compete too often to be friends. |
| The Forged Sands | 🔵 Distant | Goliaths distrust constructed life and harsh desert isolation limits contact. |
| Thalenmark Empire | 🟠 Strained | Raiding and food trade create a relationship of need and resentment. |
Detailed Relations
Nation of Lexovar
Status: 🟡 Useful but Distant
Lexovar buys fragments and sells tools, but goliaths would prefer to raid goods.
Kastalshire
Status: 🔴 Hostile
Raids and frontier blood make trust rare.
Halls of Kar Dromm
Status: ⚪ Rough Respect
Dwarves are hard, skilled, and stubborn enough to be respected, though not loved.
Republic of Sylvandar
Status: 🔴 Hostile
Elven arrogance invites goliath contempt.
Drakmir Dominion
Status: 🔴 Hostile Rivalry
Both respect strength, but raids and old territorial pressure keep them enemies.
Ash-Korrath
Status: 🔵 Distant
Little contact and few shared interests.
Bastions of Solara
Status: 🔵 Cold
Solara’s law and judgment offend goliath independence and rarely go in their favor.
Redmarch Coalition
Status: ⚪ Violent Respect
Both understand strength and raiding, but compete too often to be friends.
The Forged Sands
Status: 🔵 Distant
Goliaths distrust constructed life and harsh desert isolation limits contact.
Thalenmark Empire
Status: 🟠 Strained
Raiding and food trade create a relationship of need and resentment.