Thread:Treebeard1010102/@comment-28463410-20160523135545/@comment-28305200-20160524161656

The Talven Empire is more cautious than most other Empires. For example, for Talva, saying "Help me, I'm being attacked!" is like saying "I've got lots of land and advanced technology, but that's okay, because I'm weak right now, so please send your warships into my territory". This is true with asking for help from even the most benevolent races of the universe.

The Talven Empire protects only its trade interests, not its trading partners. If you were to stop exporting vital resources to the Empire, or to stop spending vital amounts of money on the Empire's own exports, it would declare war on yo (or at least become hostile towards you). This is one of the reasons for the Talven Empire being lawful neutral, not lawful good.