Diplomat of Uram

I saw this book in a few lists for fantasy (listchallenges, goodreads, ranker...) and I decided to give it a try. I loved it and now I am wondering why isn't the trope of diplomacy used more often in fantasy books. I mean, we have warriors, wizards, bards, rogues, clerics, etc. but the character that would make the most sense traveling here and there is actually a diplomat, isn't it?

So now I am curious about this. Why isn't diplomacy used more often in fantasy books? I saw something similar to this book in Episode One when Anakin and Obi Wan are sent on a diplomatic mission. It makes for an awesome excuse to send characters into different situations and geographical areas with a real mission to motivate them rather than random twists of fate.

What are your thoughts? By the way, besides this book I am also re-reading Elantris and Golden Son and if you haven't tried those I also recommend them. Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown never disappoint!

 

I guess diplomacy just isn’t as interesting as “negotiations with a lightsaber” to many readers.

 

And diplomacy has a lot harder time blocking a kick in the teeth as well .
If i came across a party of travelers who were all diplomats I would .... well ...um .shit....I guess I'd do the same thing I do to everyone I come across which is rob them like sukkas and then fuck them up .
But it'd still be funny like
Diplomat 1 : Look , that there Tusken is charging right at us !
Diplomat 2 : You're right !
Diplomat 3 : Fear not ! I will save us using my non-mystical diplomatic arts !
Diplomat 2 : Hurry it up then , he's nearly on us !
Diplomat 1 : (gulp)
Diplomat 3 : ahem .. You there Tusken ,be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighti....
CRACK!!
Diplomat 1 : Please stop !After all force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived and ..
WHACK!!
Diplomat 2 : Ahhhh ,If you dont murder me you can have everthi......
FUCKING KA-BLAM!!
And just like that , another 3 sukkas down.

 

*Lightsaber through the heart*

Easy Peasy....

 

Not sure how applicable to the conversation that is...

 

Its Black Speech .
He be from Mordor .

 

No wonder diplomats from Mordor never achieved much.

 

Yeah , I know , their diplomatic skills are so weak they couldn't get Empress Anakin to mouth rape somebody's cock .
Seriously, all you gotta say is ," Anakin , why dont you go suck a co,,," , and he's on one - tonsil deep - before the 'ck' has left my mouth . He loves his work.
Plus , nobody wants to go to Mordor cause of all the cries of - "SHAZBOT !!" and " NANOO NANOO !!" from all the Mork from Orks that live there.

 

They are weak skills indeed then.
Mordor sounds like a shithole to be honest.

 

Mordor makes my world look like a different kind of fucking shithole to be honest.
But the only time there was Robin Williams on Tatooine , was when I fucking held up at 2 men both named William and took all their shit.
Then it was Torturing Williams, then Killing Williams and finally Burying Williams.

 

Do you usually get acquainted with people before the torturing and killing bits?
Sounds a bit like those Mexican cartel videos, only more personal.

 

If it's a slow day and ive already gotten on to my PCP pre-raid , then yeah , I'll ask someone where they went to school before i pull their lips off with my dirty fingers or like if they can play the digereedoo as i shove them into the Sarlacc Pit . It's just giving them a little bit of personal attention before I corpsify them .
On the other hand though ...... if I'm out raiding shit to sell to get my PCP , then believe me , i get that shit done pronto .
Fuck the digereedoo.

 

You are indeed a kind man sometimes. I am sure it appreciated by those you send to a agonising death.
Is PCP use high amongst your people??

 

PCP , Meth , Super Glue , Scotch , Mushies , Petrol -Sniffing , Boxed Wine , too many panadol ...... A Tusken will give anything a go and will go overboard 100% of the time .
Tusken parties are the thing other races have nightmares about .

 

I don't know. If Australian bogans had Commodores capable of interstellar travel, they would be there in a heartbeat!

 

Well . There you go . I have relatives in Australia

 

stimmt

 

I am guessing that they live in one of the Deserts?

 

Nope . In Brisbane .

 

Well, that is a cultural desert according to some...