Thanks everyone!
Stats are done.
@Nintz: From what you can tell, they're a bit pre-occupied organizing themselves into a more central government. You should be safe for the time being.
@All: First off, I have implemented the trade system I had been wanting to, and you have all received some sort of gold boost from it, some larger than others. Trade is an important part of the game. I went through the economics sheets Immac and Birdjag have so lovingly provided, and basically guessed who would be trading with who. Political pariah such as the Tog only happen to be trading with those culturally similar to them (the Karika and Muka in this case), while important trade-based nations, such as the Tamayame, and the Gaerites are trading with most nations in the cradle, geographically dependent. To continue with the example of Cradle 1, inland states such as the Einion cities are only trading with one another, and in a few cases, I'll assume smaller states allow larger states to trade through them.
I won't reveal trade totals for each nation, but things such as harbors, resources and the like do effect your nation's trade 'worth'. Also, only a percent of trade goes through, and that is directly related to how "safe" a trade route is. That being said, trade route "safety" and trade values are expected to fluctuate on a per-turn basis, so you will all experience minor gold shifts regardless of what you do. In game-trade pacts, embargos and things like that will also be more easily monitored and rewarded. So... yeah. Thanks a lot Immac and Bird!
@All: If you have any questions that I didn't answer, or respond back to, please post again, or resend. I'm fairly sure I have gotten to all of them.
From: Nations of the Serpentin
To: The Tog
We shall be thinking about your offer.
