Rallu

Spies

No foreign power with the possible exception of Tula considers Rallu a threat to their security. That being said Rallu is a major power in the southern ocean and as a result all notable foreign powers will have at least one spy in the city (although it is probably regarded as a junior posting). Similarly Rallu's spy network abroad is mostly ignored as unthreatening and irrelevant to the important balances of power. The Sea Kings, however, partly because their tradition of secrecy and partly because of the ongoing war with Tula are rather paranoid about foreign influences within the city and maintain a very comprehensive counter-intelligence spy network with many willing informants. Being foreign and showing an interest in Rallu's shipyards will almost certainly get you arrested and convicted of spying (if in addition you have an aptitude for magic you will almost certainly be convicted of spying for Tula).

This indeed is the one secret that foreign powers would pay good money for: the design of the ships of Rallu's warfleet. Some suspect, however, that the key ingredient in Rallu's pre-eminence on the ocean is rather more obvious, being the patronage of Poseidon.

Back to Rallu Index