History Main / TruceZone

A place, be it a nation, colony, city, special district or the cafe on the border of gang territory, where neutrality is the operating principle. Unlike TheNeutralZone or a demilitarized zone where members of the opposing side risk being shot if they enter, the TruceZone actively encourages people of all stripes to visit and do business. Having shooting break out in a truce zone between opposing sides is bad for business and is ''strictly'' discouraged, often forcefully by the local law.

* The StarWarsExpandedUniverse has Bothawui, home to the Bothans. During the war between TheEmpire and TheAlliance, despite being technically an Imperial world, the planet was [[CityOfSpies a center for intelligence-gathering by all sides in the war]] and had a reputation for being relatively safe for Imperials and Rebels alike.

* In ''WorldOfWarcraft'', the goblins are an independent race and in their cities Horde and Alliance players can trade with each other. ShattrathCity houses refugees from both sides and Dalaran City is run by neutral mages; they qualify as well, even going so far as to have an aura forbidding PlayerVersusPlayer combat. The Druid enclave, Moonglade, is also a truce zone for Night Elf and Tauren Druids.

Contrast TheNeutralZone, which despite sounding the same, is actually the opposite -- instead of both sides coexisting, neither side is allowed entry. Often combined with CityOfSpies, CapitalCity, ViceCity (in the seedier ones), and GoodGuyBar. Sometimes includes (or is) a BazaarOfTheBizarre or InnBetweenTheWorlds.

** Also a subversion. The Hanse was [[TheRepublic major power in their own right]] and anything but neutral.

** Also a subversion. The Hanse was major power in nothern Europe and anything but neutral

** Fan expansion mimir.net introduces [[http://mimir.net/brix/lapax.shtml La Pax]], a Sigil tavern for fiends and celestials. It's an AntiMagic zone, so any BarBrawls don't involve supernatural powers. Run, of course, by a [[TrueNeutral rilmani]].

Contrast TheNeutralZone, which despite sounding the same, is actually the opposite -- instead of both sides coexisting, neither side is allowed entry. Often combined with CityOfSpies, CapitalCity, ViceCity (in the seedier ones), and GoodGuyBar. Sometimes includes (or is) a BazaarOfTheBizarre.

** Immortal legend has it that the last time two immortals tried to fight on holy ground it was in Pompeii in 79 AD. [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Everyone knows how that ended.]]

Contrast TheNeutralZone, which despite sounding the same, is actually the opposite -- instead of both sides coexisting, neither side is allowed entry. Often combined with CityOfSpies, CapitalCity, ViceCity (in the seedier ones). Sometimes includes (or is) a BazaarOfTheBizarre.

* The comic book ''CommonGrounds'' was built around this. It was set at a coffee house that was considered neutral turf for both heroes and villains.

* Willy's Bar in ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' welcomes demons, vampires and humans alike.

* [[MeaningfulName Furors]] bar is sort of a safe zone in [[ComicBook/FallenAngel Bete Noire]]. The [[AdolfHitler proprietor]] does not tolerate violence in the bar. Of course, take one step out the door and you'll probably get mugged by [[spoiler: {{Satan.}}]]

* [[MeaningfulName Furors]] bar is sort of a safe zone in [[ComicBook/FallenAngel Bete Noire]]. The [[AdolfHitler proprietor]] does not tolerate violence in the bar.