It wasn't executed very well. Yes, Ironhart broke up and Serenwilde and Hallifax both declared neutrality. Neither, however, went into actual negotiations with Equinox (not as far as I'm aware, at…
If so, then Conquest should be given a way to build positive feelings actively. A good part of the village mobs are immune to weaken influencing, thus making that a really terrible way to get feelings. Make it weaken or paranoia.
Out of Nocht, Shikari, and Viravain, I think only Shikari is around in a semi-active role. Nocht and Viravain are, like most of the 'inactive' gods in the other orgs (Kalikai, Maylea, etc.), busy with coding and behind-the-scenes game stuff.
A 'time limit' on alliances might actually be helpful in removing (somewhat) the 'blame game' that inevitably occurs after a treaty disintegrates. Part of the reason why Equinox isn't breaking up is because neither New Celest nor Glomdoring wants to…