[Alneyan]

There could be explanations to justify an alliance betwwen Jotunheim and Vanheim, but that would likely be an uneasy alliance at best (the same could be said of most alliances however; after all, your ally is led by a future rival for godhood).

I tend to roleplay, but how much mostly depends on the reactions and of the nation/Empire I am playing. I would have a hard time getting interested in Vanheim or Jotunheim, but Man or T'ien Ch'i would strike my fancy. So beware of the lengthy missives of the Imperial bureaucrats!