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handfasting - information on handfasting oneself to a partner
DESCRIPTION
In the world of Alyria, it is not uncommon to find that the
winds of love have blown together two unsuspecting individuals.
In situations like this, these people generally find that they
wish to affirm their feelings officially and be married.
However, before two people can marry according to Alyrian law,
they must first become handfasted. Handfastings are a sort
of formal engagement period intended to give the prospective
couple time to get to know one another more before heading
down the aisle together.
Participating in a handfasting ceremony is a simple matter.
Each couple must purchase a handfasting voucher at the cost
of 500,000 gp. These are available in the Chapels of Love
found in Sigil, Rune, and Templeton. Once the voucher is
purchased, both people must HOLD and USE it in order to
affix his/her signatures. By signing the document, each person
agrees to be bound by the terms outlined in HELP HANDFASTING.
After the voucher is purchased and "signed", each couple may
participate in one of the semi-monthly scheduled handfasting
events. These are held on the first Tuesday of each month
at 10 pm system time, and the third Saturday of each month at
2 pm system time. Announcements are made shortly before the
ceremonies begin by the presiding wedding officiator, usually
an Immortal. Each eligible couple may participate at any ceremony
available to them.
During the ceremony, each couple will attend The Festival of
Handfasting at the Handfasting Pavilion in the Wedding Complex.
Couples will be transferred there by the presiding immortal to
attend the private ceremony. At that time, each person will
confirm his or her feelings and be given a silver torque ring.
This serves as an outward symbol of commitment to the couple's
union.
After each ceremony, the couple will be given the opportunity
to pick out invitations and rooms for their potential future
wedding. A couple must be officially handfasted for thirty
days (real time), then they may submit a request for marriage
by emailing gameservices@ingenii.com. More information about
preparing for a wedding can be found in HELP MARRIAGE.
Some things of note:
- You must be at least level 60 to handfast and/or marry.
- You must wait 30 days from the dissolution of one handfasting
(or the finalization of a divorce) before handfasting again.
- Simultaneous marriages to multiple partners and/or marriages
of convenience are not permitted.
- Same sex partnerships are permitted, but must be approved
prior to participating in a handfasting ceremony. This can
be done by sending an email to gameservices@ingenii.com.
All presiding wedding officials reserve the right to deny a
couple's request to be handfasted if they feel that the
handfasting is inappropriate. In cases such as this, no refund
will be offered for a handfasting voucher.
If either player wishes to dissolve the handfasting at any
time, this may be done by sending email to
gameservices@ingenii.com and requesting that the union be
dissolved. The silver torque rings may be removed by the
jeweler on Yew Street in the Towne of Rune. There are
instructions in his description detailing how to accomplish
this, simply LOOK JEWELER when he is in the room.
SEE ALSO
marriage, divorce
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