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Patrakis
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Canada
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 Posted - 01 Sep 2005 : 17:47:28
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A wedding did took place. It took place while they were travelling in the stonelands i think and under very difficult circumstances. They were being chased by some Gazneths. There was no witness to it exept for Chauntea herself probably. The groom was transformed into a Gazneth later in the story but i dont think that the situation was resolved at the end of the 3rd book. The death of Azoun kinda took center stage at the end of the story.
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Whelp
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 02 Sep 2005 : 07:31:26
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<I>Hey... marriages of Sune might be fun to attend.. though not too sure about marriages of Loviatar... eek!</I>
In my experience, ALL marriages are the work of Loviatar. |
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Talanfir Swiftfeet
Learned Scribe
Finland
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Posted - 02 Sep 2005 : 10:16:19
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Originally posted by Whelp
<I>Hey... marriages of Sune might be fun to attend.. though not too sure about marriages of Loviatar... eek!</I>
In my experience, ALL marriages are the work of Loviatar.
I´d like to attend to a wedding of Loviatar. Maybe its just because i´m a halfling with unusual tastes and i like to try new things    . maybe it´s all the leather and whips and stuff. |
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Adam_Garou
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 13 Sep 2005 : 15:27:44
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Based on what I've read of the Realms deities (especially as they're portrayed in CRUCIBLE: THE TRIAL OF CYRIC THE MAD), I would say that the DM should select a deity to bring marriage into their portfolio, and have a priest of that god or goddess perform the marriage.
Why, you ask?
Because as the gods are portrayed in the above-mentioned book, they are all-powerful within their portfolios, but severely limited in areas that aren't their "concern." Oghma even says something to Mystra along these lines--can't remember the exact quote, so I'll paraphrase:
"I know on some level that the entire universe is not my library. I know that others may see it in an entirely different way. But try as I might, I can only see the library--I simply cannot perceive it in any other way."
The upshot is, Oghma perceives the entire plane as one vast library, and all the other gods as "scholars", because that is what his existence as a deity is about. He "knows" that there are other points of view, other ways to see things, but he himself cannot.
So, by that logic, unless a deity is specifically concerned with marriage as part of his/her portfolio, he/she simply doesn't care about it in any way.
On the other hand, you COULD just have a priest of any deity to conduct the ceremony, and the words to the blessing might simply be different. Here are a few possibilities:
Lathander: "May your union be the light of a new dawn in your lives--a time of light, hope, and happiness as bright as the Morninglord's sun."
Waukeen: "May your union be as profitable to each of you as you desire--and may your investment of love in each other return one thousandfold."
Tempus: "As you embark on this new journey, you will face many enemies who would destroy your happiness. Arm yourselves with your love--and may it give you the strength to vanquish these enemies before they can gain any advantage."
Mystra: "May the greatest magic of all light your eyes and quicken your hearts as long as you both shall live."
Kelemvor: "May the death of your old lives as separate souls be at peace--for now you have joined together as one."
Talos: "Die!! Burn!!! Destroy!!! GAAARRR!!!"
Okay, maybe ALL of the Realms deities wouldn't work, but most probably could if you're feeling creative... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 13 Sep 2005 : 17:23:29
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But, as we've seen, people turn to their own deity for marriage. The deity is basically blessing or sanctioning the union. The deity is granting approval to a decision made by their followers.
There's no need to involve another deity in a decision that affects the followers of only one deity... Or, in the case of followers of two different deities, there's no need to involve a third deity.
Just because deities are limited to their own portfolio, it doesn't mean they are unaware of other things. Oghma may be unable to see things from Sune's perspective, but he knows what that perspective is. |
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Vangelor
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 18 Sep 2005 : 10:27:13
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Marriages may be civil rather than religious, however. Perhaps you are dealing with a culture where inheritence and property is a big deal, and which farmer's son weds which farmer's daughter might be a matter requiring not a priest's blessing but a magistrate's approval.
Even in a culture revering the Faerunian pantheon, marriage may not necessarily be seen as a religious event. Perhaps a legal marriage requires a parent's blessing, rather than a priest's. It may be a simple exchange of pledges in front of witnesses, or a months-long process of ritual and formalities. Or a matter of having lived as man and wife under one roof for three years. Is marriage for life, or for a contracted term? Is it monogamous, or is the bride joining a number of wives (or the groom a number of husbands)?
Faerun is vast, and cultures differ. Tethyran troth-plighting customs differ from the dowry-trains and veiled bearers of Rashmen (both of which I just made up). Imagine the highjinks ensuing from agreeing to be the best man for your Uthgardt comrade - only to discover that the customs require one to be stark naked and painted blue for the ceremony, held out of doors, in winter?
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Arilou
Acolyte
Sweden
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Posted - 21 Sep 2005 : 19:50:20
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I'd imagine that getting to "dedicate" a wedding would bring a small amount of power to the God in question (though not nearly as much as an actual conversion of course) and so priests would be trying to beat other priests in order to perform weddings... Of course each would probably hold a sermon regarding what he percieved as the part of marriage that *his* god(ess) finds most important....
I could guess a priest of Savras who happened to be forced to hold a wedding would preach about the foresight of the involved when it comes to chosing their partners, etc. etc. |
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Weddings in the realms
