I just started my first 1.2 game last night. Very ealy in the game I came across an AI with a power rating of 12 were I had a rating of 30. I checked to see the terms of a trade traety and also saw that the AI expected me to pay for a non agression pact.
In every other FE game I've played so far, it's the weaker faction that has to shell out gildar for a NAP.
Maybe this is a bug?