"Callyste's
Corner"
Advice on Romance, Love, and Marriage in the Realms
by Callyste
Welcome to my column dear readers! I hope to provide sage
advice and information to you all on matters of the heart!
I shall try to include a few questions, and some valuable
information, suitable for all those seeking help in each issue.
Please send in your questions. Mail them to CallysteA@aol.com.
You may see them answered in a forthcoming issue!
FROM THE MAILBAG
Dear Cally,
I have met the girl of my dreams and need an engagement
ring before I pop the question! HELP! Where can I find one?
Signed,
A paladin in love
Dear Paladin,
Congratulations on your impending engagement! An important
consideration before going jewelry shopping is what kinds
of rings and or other jewelry your intended likes. If she
is fond of emeralds set in platinum, for instance, it may
be best not to spend those hard-earned gold kronars on sapphires
set in gold. Actually, engagement rings are sold in the
Crossing Jewelry shop. There you have several choices of
types of metals, and gemstones. A platinum or gold ring
set with diamonds is by far the most expensive and common
choice. Usually some gentle questioning on jewelry will
give you an idea about what she likes.
The lovely shop in Leth Deriel, called Trevellyn's has
some lovely rings in its upstairs jewelry shop, however,
they are not called engagement in their descriptions, and
are quite costly. Other places you can find lovely rings
are the clerical jewelry shop in Shard's Temple of Light,
ideal items for those of a religious nature. Leth Deriel's
jewelry shop sells rings are well, with some unusual choices,
suitable for Elven couples.
Lastly, the recent festival in Theren had some beautiful
engagement rings for sale. They are bespelled with the "return
to me" spell which protects them from grave robbing.
Because of the fine workmanship and the magical nature of
them, these rings are quite costly, well over 10 plats.
Also, there were some lovely ruby engagement rings sold
by a very romantic merchant several years ago. These rings
or the ones from the recent festival can probably be found
on the re-sale lists, of course, at the usual inflated prices.
CALLY'S LIST OF ELANTHIA'S MOST ROMANTIC SPOTS
Trying to decide where to take that special someone? Want
a special place to pop the question? Here is a short list
of romantic spots I have found in my...err... travels. Please
send me yours! I will compile them and post them to my website!
1. The waterfall up stream from the goblins, out the west
gate of Crossing
2. Eluned's shrine pool and cave
3. The lovely area east of the white bridge in Shard
4. Milne's rose restaurant in Shard
5. The Baron's Table restaurant in Theren
6. A peaceful picnic on the lake in Aesry
7. The magical orb room in Theren's keep
8. The carillion garden in Mer'Kresh
9. Oasis in M'Riss
10. The gardens of Tamsine's rest
DESIGN CHALLENGES
When creating items for a wedding couples are often challenged
to design items that mean something to them and so marry them
in the visuals of an item. This could and sometimes is an
item the pair share, or a design for the ribbon and invitation.
So here is your challenge...You want your maid of honor to
wear a lace gown, but she is a Ranger and wanted a fresh spring
green gown. Even worse he worships Truffenyi, and she worships
Damaris and gods forbid you tend to like the dark Urrem'tier,
himself! Design the girl a dress!!
The rules- Standard merchant contract rules apply. The gown
may have a tap, look and read description. Send in your designs
and a couple of GM's have volunteered to help me choose the
winner. They have also agreed to help make the creation a
reality. The best will be announced next issue.
Thanks to Sharyn, Lilea and Valkri for the....umm...unusual
ideas!
NEW WEDDING COMMAND AND WEDDING SYSTEM
GM Tvini, and her wedding staff are busy as ever! After almost
two-month hiatus, the new WEDDING system for Cathedral weddings
is working well to unite many more couples in holy matrimony.
In fact it is such a success, Tvini is hoping that additional
openings will be made available to couples soon. The new system
works by spreading the vast workload of the weddings over
a greater number of GM's, thus giving a few more options available
to happy couples.
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