My MC begins the story being sent as an ambassador to another land to start diplomatic relations that have not hitherto existed. The time period is roughly that of the ancient world but I have no specific bases for each of my societies. The land the ambassador is arriving in has a democratically elected parliament, which only the nobility can vote for or hold office in and a monarch so something like England.
My questions are.
Why would an ambassador be sent?
How would the ambassador travel with his own retinue, or with with merchants?
Who would be sent to welcome the ambassador?
Would the state accommodate the ambassador or not?
How are ambassadors paid? the state they represent can hardly send the money across on a two month ship voyage can they?
what powers does an ambassador have to negotiate and control international policy?
My questions are.
Why would an ambassador be sent?
How would the ambassador travel with his own retinue, or with with merchants?
Who would be sent to welcome the ambassador?
Would the state accommodate the ambassador or not?
How are ambassadors paid? the state they represent can hardly send the money across on a two month ship voyage can they?
what powers does an ambassador have to negotiate and control international policy?