:[ Weddings ]: ~ Now Open!

[Guardian_Iris]

What's a Pae'il wedding?

The Guardians have been keeping watch, and are noticing that times are changing and Pae'il are evolving and becoming more and more distant with their heritage. Working closely with the fae that have inhabited the island for eons, The Guardians are pleased to announced the return of the special ceremony for bonding Pae'il together! More commonly known as: Weddings!

This ceremony is one that will bind one Pae'il together with another for eternity, in a bond not even the Guardians themselves can break. This special bond is one that surpasses even the most passionate connection a Pae'il can make on their own. They will make a commitment to one another, to love, cherish, protect and bare each other's burdens throughout their lives. Within this bond, they will grow closer together and even create life themselves, strengthening the family bond even further.

What do Pae'il Weddings mean to the players?
This opens up a new activity in which to role-play your pae'il. There are many benefits to Marriage, including:

• Cheaper breeding with more choices
  
• Couple quests when they become eligible for Elder
  
• Special Couple Certs
  
• New interactions with NPCs with Quests (prep for elders?)

What if I don't want my Pae'il to 'settle down'? Can he/she still breed?
Yes. However, they cannot breed with already married Pae'il. Once they do marry, they will not be able to divorce.  

[Guardian Kairos]

Love, so exciting and invigorating! It feels us with passion and inspiration and allows us to connect with others. It brings out the best in all of us, allowing us to be compassionate, patient, kind and to rejoice in the happiness of others around us.

Love also draws us together with a special, certain someone. Maybe they caught your eye with a cute little wiggle of their hips, a flip of their hair or maybe it was a witty thing they happen to have said? Either way, this Pae'il has grown to become very important to you. Within this Pae'il's eyes, you can see your future. Its a wonderful feeling, isn't it?

The time has come, and you want to be able to show exactly how devoted you are to this special Pae'il? With the Guardian's blessings, a small group of faeries have gotten together to bring back ancient traditions to the Pae'il, to allow them to celebrate their life, both past and present. Many special rites, ceremonies and rituals have returned to the modern pae'il, and now, they would like to give all pae'il in love, the chance to unite with their soul mate, and bond to each other for all time!

Just like in ancient times, Pae'il will need to Quest, in order to obtain the special items needed for the ceremony.

Quest 1:
- Suitor's Intent: This quest involves obtaining the item(s) needed to prove his love to his girl. This item is also important for the ceremony.

Quest 2:
- Couple gathering of the ancient relics needed for the ceremony. This is also to test the devotion of the couple, as well to gather the remaining relics needed to complete the bonding ritual.

Quest 3:
- Actual wedding ceremony + reception: Maybe not quite a quest, but is the 3rd step, and completes the ritual.

Once bonded, a couple cannot be separated. Their souls are linked, as well as any children they may have. Bonded Pae'il will Quest together when one or both become eligible for Elder. (both will need to be active for this! One player cannot 'carry' the other.)

This may seem slightly lopsided, but its meant to seem a tishbit outdated and 'traditional' on purpose. Traditionally, the male in society had to prove his worth to marry a girl, and prove to her that he was the one she should choose to be with.

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Suitor's Intent Prompt

Quote:

Ah, so someone has caught your eye hmm? No-no, don’t tell me, I can see it in your eyes, that love-sick look. They really mean a lot to you huh? Well that’s good! People need someone special to be with them through all the rainstorms of life. Without an anchor, someone to hold onto, we’d be lost now wouldn’t we? So you must want something special for them hmm? Something to show them that they’re so special you don’t want anything else? Well I just have the thing! Well that is… I would if I had the materials for it!

I’m going to need three things if I’m going to make it. I’m going to need the base material for it, the setting, and the gem itself.

Now the materials I’m going to leave up to you, since you know what your chosen mate would like better than I would, and I would like the mention the better the quality of the material, the better job I can do. Though, with my talent, anything will do.

Now where you go about getting these materials is all up to you, though might I make a few suggestions?

The best gems I’ve ever seen are found in the caves deep under To’ul… Though, most of them are hard to find, and the inhabitants down there aren’t too keen at letting Pae take their gems. Though I’m sure you can manage to get something if you’re cunning and careful about it.

Now, in my professional and personal opinion, the best place to get the base material for this kind of pendant is probably the Loki Nei forest. There are all sorts of wonderful things just lying around there! Did I say lying around? Whoops, I meant guarded by Fae or Animal spirits… Haha… Anyway, I’m sure if you’re smart you can find something good.

Let’s see, the best place to snag a setting would probably be the lake, lots of good magical adhesives there I’ve found, really your fair pick. Though, being as there’s a lot of water, you might have to get your feet wet. Oh, and watch out for the eels, they’re a bit snippy… ((Note: A setting is traditionally a metal “cage” meant to hold a gem in place on a piece of jewelry. Usually it is soldered in place after the gem is fitted. In the case of this quest, feel free to use anything that might hold the gem to the base material.))

Well there you go! Now I’d love to help you go look, but I’ve really got a few things I have to work on, so good luck!

Instructions:

1. Any Adult Pae'il may do this quest at their leisure.
   
2. This prompt may be solo'd or RP'd with a partner.
   • Solo: If you chose this, you must post it in your Pae's journal.
     
   • RP: If you chose to RP this quest out, you can create a PRP thread in the main forum, and you cannot do it with the intended spouse of the Pae'il. It would spoil the surprise, don'tcha think. wink
   
   
3. There is no time limit.
   
4. You may control any inhabitant of the mountain, forest, or lake as you wish, if you need to RP the interaction. Do not use existing NPC's however. You may ask for staff help for NPC's if you desire. (mountains will have creatures typically found in mountains, as well as many, many ghosts and supernatural creatures. The forest will have sprites, fae, and various animals. The lake will have water-fae (aquatils), aquatic creatures).

 

[Guardian Kairos]

The traditional Pae'il wedding ceremony begins with Cleric Kairos' opening.
He will welcome all participants and observers, and give a small talk on Love and Marriage, and how important it was to the ancient Pae'il culture.

After this, comes the lighting of the Seven Candles, which is guided by Cleric Kairos as he goes through each of the paths that the Pae'il will take.
The Seven Paths were very important to the ancient Pae'il. This part of the ceremony is very symbolic and informative.

Then comes the sharing of the vows.
Traditionally, Pae'il wrote their own vows. It was more meaningful and personal that way, and keeps the ceremonies from growing boring.

After the Vows comes the sharing of the chalice.
The Chalice which is created in the Proof of Devotion quest is used here. That chalice will become the single most important item any married couple will possess. Traditionally, the Chalice is viewed as sacred, as it is the vessel that allowed the souls of the couple to intertwine.

Just a little added trivia: Many, many chalices were unearthed when the Fae of Telrunya started working on rebuilding the Ancient city.

Then Cleric Kairos recites a benediction, bestowing a special Blessing on behalf of the Guardians.
The couple will be instructed to share their first kiss as husband and wife, and thus concludes the Ceremony.

After the Ceremony, the Pae'il will then procede to the reception.
A week long celebration is held in the new couple's honor, where all friends and family are invited to attend.  

[Guardian Kairos]

Each complete Wedding Questline needs to have a reservation. Each Quest will have a certain degree of customization (each one will have similarites too) and requires planning and work on the staff's parts as well as the players, so we can't just all the weddings at once. Weddings are FREE, but you do need to wait until Reservations are opened.

:[ How Reservations Work ]:

1. You must complete both the Suitor's Intent quest and the engagement RP before applying for a Reservation.
   
2. Post your couple (code provided below) and the owner of the other pae MUST quote your post, to let me know you both are ready. I will not add any couple to the waiting list unless I see the quoted post.
   
3. Wait. And be PATIENT! There might be a long waiting period, so plan accordingly. (there might be many couples ahead of yours.)
   
4. When a Reservation opens up, we will contact the owners of the pae at the top of the Waiting List. You have the option to decline to be married at that time if unforseen circumstances occur, or if you'd like to wait for a different opening. (Please Note: both pae'il owners MUST be active at the time the Reservation opens up, or they will be moved to the bottom of the Waiting List.)

ONE owner post this code, the OTHER owner quote it afterwards:

[b]Owner name:[/b] (your name)
[b]Pae'il name:[/b] (your pae's name)

[b]Owner name:[/b] (owner of 2nd pae)
[b]Pae'il name:[/b] (your pae's mate's name)

[b]Link to Suitor's Intent quest:[/b] (this MUST be completed before posting)
[b]Link to Engagement RP:[/b] (this MUST be completed before posting)

June Reservations

1. Jet + Wednesday
   
2. Junior + Ducky
   
3. Dameon + Starry
   

Waiting List

• none yet
  

 

[Guardian Kairos]

Graphics to come, as well as this post being editted.

Pendants will be added to the certs upon completion of the Wedding.

Couples will receive a graphic of: Their Candle and their Chalice.  

[Guardian Kairos]

(*) couple cert

Sample image. The cert has the text lined up more evenly.

:[ Rules of the Couple Cert ]:

1. Only MARRIED Pae'il couples may be on the couple cert.
   
2. Couple cert is OPTIONAL!
   
3. Once a couple is certed together on the Couple cert, they are not allowed to divorce or breed with any other Pae'il.
   
4. Actual Pae'il will be smaller on this cert, however, you are always free to request the uncerted, actual sized image.
   
5. Couple cert will replace old single cert on the owner's list.
   

Couples have the option of getting a Family Journal, to keep track of all RP and information. New additions to the family via Breeding will always be added to this journal as well.

heart Couples heart
Paeboy + Paegirl

 

[Guardian Kairos]

What happens if the owner of my Pae's spouse quits Gaia/goes inactive?

• However you chose to RP the situation is up to you, however, your Pae will always be married, and cannot remarry any other Pae. In addition to this, your Pae cannot breed with any other Pae.
  
• After one year of inactivity, you will have the option to 'take back' the children the inactive spouse was in charge of, or any offspring that was 'gifted' and not RP'd.

How much of a breeding discount does a married couple get?

• Prices for married couples are listed in the Breeding Thread.

What other benefits are there to tying my Pae down to another?

• The couple will quest together for the Elder stage.
  
• Graphics to display in the couples' journals (the candle, their rings, their chalice)
  
• More benefits will come in the future as Antidia gets inpired to add them.
  

Why is the suitor the only one to get a quest?

• Its tradition. A suitor declares his or her feelings towards the other person, then it is up to the other person to accept or not.

Does my girl have to say yes if the suitor completed the Suitor's Intent quest?

• No. If some strange Pae does the quest and your Pae does not like him, she is not obligated to accept the proposal.

Can engaged Pae'il break up and still marry or breed with other pae?

• Yes. The are not married until they have completed the Ceremony.

Do I have to have my Pae on the couple cert?

• No. But you must be clear and let me know you don't want it before I make it.

 

[Guardian Kairos]

:[ A quick rundown of what to expect for your Pae'il's Wedding ]:

1. The Suitor will need to complete the Suitor's Intent quest.
   
2. Upon completion of the quest, the Suitor will need to propose and present the finished ring. (done via RP)
   
3. After the proposal is accepted, the couple will need to make a Reservation (or go on the Waiting List for one).
   
4. After successfully securing a Reservation, the couple each be given quest via their Jounal. This quest (Proof of Devotion) will begin separately, but should conclude together. (much like couple elder quests)
   
5. Upon completing the Proof of Devotion quest, ceremony planning may begin.
   
6. A few days later: The Ceremony/Ritual to Bond will be perfomed.
   - there is 3 main parts: 1. The Candle of Unity, 2. The Vows, 3. Bound for Eternity (there is also opening words and a benediction, both delivered by NPC - more details on the ceremony in previous post.)
   
7. Concluding the ceremony, a Reception will be held in their honor. (their own thread, to invite anyone they'd like to celebrate in their union to each other.)

 

[Guardian Kairos]