Quote Originally Posted by LordK9 View Post
OK, now you bring something else to mind: what controls auto ceasefires? Several times I've been at war with another kingdom only to find a while later that we are at peace. No notice; it just happens.
The conditions are: you are not to have any contacts with the faction in question - no agents on its territory, no common borders, no ships at its shores. Plainly speaking, you are not to see any of the faction on the map. Then in some short time (two or three turns - I'm not sure how long it takes) you will not see this faction's shield on the panel where your allies and enemies are sported.