XANDER
& OPAL’S HANDFASTENING:
((Priestess and
groom’s party at the alter))
((ARRIVAL &
PRESENTATION))
/me invites the bride’s side to come forth to the
alter, “Lady, come forth on this joyous day with your escorts and state your
intentions to all congregated here.”
(order of arrival)
Erithlee--Maid of Honor
Ke'lena--Slave FG
/me looks to Opal, “Who is this lady at the alter”
OPAL: /me responds,
“It is Lady Opal and her sister Lady Erith.”
/me “And why are you here with your sister, Lady Erith?”
ERITH: /me responds (with joy in her eyes?) “I am Lady
Opal’s sister and have brought her here to be united with her betrothed, Xander
Moonwing. Our father was unable to make it, but I present to you before all
here, our father Mathias Dereham’s scroll.”
She hands the Priestess the scroll and then steps back and sits amongst
those congregated her to witness the union.
/me clears her throat and reads the scroll to those
present so that there is no doubt about her father’s permission.
/me asks,
“Xander, Lady Opal,” she pauses,
“have you both bathed to clean away the
old and dressed to
begin a new life?”
XANDER: “Yes.”
OPAL: “Yes.”
/me asks, “Are your witnesses present that you wish to
attend?”
XANDER: “Yes.”
OPAL: “Yes.”
((CEREMONY
BEGINS))
/me smiles “Then, let us begin.”
“By Oden and Frigg do we call together these two
souls; by the light of Baldur and all the ancestors, by Aesir and Vanir,
Dvergar and Alfar, Jotun and any Wight, let them come and bless this union!”
her voice calls out over the hand fastening party and their guests.
/me ’s attention and gaze now laid on Xander, her tone
was true, without bolster or overbearing tone, “Xander Moonwing, you come here
in power and wealth as a great Aethling... for what reason have you come?
XANDER: response to why he is here…you may use mine or
create your own as a surprise to Opal at the ceremony
/me replies, “ To declare Lady Opal Moonwing as my
wealth, my love, and my devotion. To have her guide the intention of my blade
for the rest of my days.”
/me inquires of Xander, “ Tell me, as well as those
present... do you have someone who will witness your actions this day?”
Xander: “Lando will bear witness for me.”
/me smiles brightly and nods. She turns now to the
woman before her, “Lady Opal Dereham, I ask of you the same.... you have come
here in power and wealth as a great Aethling; for what reason have you come?
OPAL: /me responds, (response to why she is here…you
may use mine or create your own as a surprise to Xander at the ceremony)
“I have come to declare before all of Asgaard,
Midgaard and Helheim that I have accepted Xander as mynn troth luvian and willingly bind
myself to him as his companion.”
/me continues to smile at the woman so in love with
this man, “And do you have someone who will witness your actions this glorious
day?”
OPAL: /me
states, “Lady Erithlee will bear witness for me.”
/me joyfully calls out to the gods, their ancestors
and the parties at the alter and the guests, “And let it be so.. .that these
two, Lando and Lady Erithlee are present here to serve as witnesses for each party, as well as those present.”
/me continues, “But these two have a lifelong duty to
the Xander and Opal.” She turns and
speaks directly to Lando and Lady Erithlee; “Do you both
accept the responsibility of upholding the love of these two individuals
and safeguarding their happiness and well being so that they may always
remember their oaths?"
(Lando) I will
(lady Erithlee): I will
/me looks
between the two nodding, “Then let the Gods above and all around here their
declaration of love and union of souls!”
/me looks to
Xander, “do you have your families’ ceremonial dagger wit you today?”
(XANDER HANDS IT TO HER)
/me turns to Opal, Your family chalice.” she smiles.
(OPAL HANDS HER)
/me reaches out, taking it with both hands-... to hold
a love... that will never end.“ She turns, placing both on the alter.
/me turns back,
looking out over everyone, “Let these two items be a symbol of man and woman in
their union, the tools of power that all hold within that are shared now.”
((SACRIFICE OF
THE BOSK))
/me turns to
the table, drawing forth the long dagger, and looks to the bosk. She turns to
the congregation; “For all those whom do not wish to be blessed by the
sacrifice made today, please turn away...for it is the couples wish that they
be blessed in the old ways.”
The Priestess then steps forward to the animal, giving
time for those who don’t to step away.
/me firmly
takes knife’s sharp edge to the throat of the beast. A whisper given to the
beast, “Your life is given honorably.“
/me draws the blade back, cutting through the main
veins of the beasts neck without it fighting back. The creature fell
effortlessly to the ground.
/me returns to the alter ceremonial dagger and face
the congregation, “Let his beasts blood, warm from its day's rut with many
mates, be a symbol of fertility for these two to be united, so that they may
bare many children and be shown great blessings by the gods!”
((GOREAN KALANA
WINE))
((replaces the
Norse splattering of blood))
/me states, “The couple will share a cup of kalana
wine, each drinking from it.” looks to the slave and smiled, “girl, come forth
and take this goblet and fill it with the ceremonial wine”
OPAL: /me
caressing the cup lovingly with her hands, holds the cup up for Xander to sip
from it. Smiling with admiration and love she waited for him to finish before
she would pass the cup for him to hold.
XANDER:
/me takes the chalice from his love, and let his
fingers caress hers on the metal. Then with a wink he held the chalice to her
lips, so she may drink and truly become his companion in both northern and
southern ways of Gor.
/me states, “This shared cup of wine symbolizes the
shared vessel that they have made together, both as a home and deep well in
their homes.
((NORSE EXCHANGE
OF SWORDS w/VOWS & Union by Blood))
/me looks the
groom and bride, “Now, the swords.”
OPAL: /me turns
to Erith to retrieve her great grandfather’s sword from her.
XANDER: /me removes my belt with his sword passed down
to him from his father and says “I give
this sword to you now, to give to our first son when the time comes.”
OPAL: /me belts it around her waist, carefully as she
still held the other one as best she could “ I will hold this sword, cherished
for the honor of our first born son.” then offers a sword to Xander and says,
“This is my great grandfather's sword. As other steel comes down from father’s
to sons, trust in me now my love that this sword, though old, still is strong
and shows that through each test, and all of time my love for you will remain
just as strong.
/me smiles
between the two, “Let these two weapons, now given to each other, represent
your warring souls. May they ever only be drawn in defense of each other and
the new life you now share.”
/me smiles,
“Now... for the rings.“ ...a ring... is a continuous circle... without a
beginning and without an end…let these rings represent an unending.. and
undying love you share for each other... the love that only the two of you can
experience... can hold dear to your hearts...as you have exchanged the tools of
which it is necessary to defend your love... the physical representation of
your undying love...Let your words now be exchanged... spoken.... to each other
and so the gods may hear your voices and declaration.”
/me looks to Xander, “Present your bride with your
ring and vows.”
XANDER: /me smiles, drawing out his new sword, then
placing the ring he bought for her upon its hilt.
(Xander’s vows are said here)
XANDER:
/me takes the ring from his sword
hilt and places it on her finger
/me places the ring for Xander upon the hilt of her
great grandfather’s blade. Tears filled her eyes as she stared at him. Her
gaze, a cool tone of thassa waves glittered in the light of the candles as she
began to speak, “Xander, from the moment I have known you, there has been a
bond between us. You have captivated me, and stole my heart with just one
simple hello. My heart skips a beat when I hear your voice, or see you come
walking towards me. I need you to know now, that I promise to give myself whole
heartedly to you. That no matter what test we face, we will stand strong, and
that I will take no other into my arms, or my heart. You are all that I need,
and as I kneel here before you, pledging my undying love. I swear before the
Gods, that you are my Sun and Stars, and I will never leave your side.” places
the ring upon his finger and looks to him with smile and tears slip down her
cheeks as she was full in love.
/me speaks out,
“ Let these oaths be heard by all and know that they are made Sacred by
the gods both above and below…” she turns, taking the bottle of mead in hand,
and fills the chalice with such. She sets the bottle down and takes the knife.
/me turns back, handing the chalice to the bride, then
the knife to the groom. “So a beasts blood was shed for your blessings, so too
must you swear these oaths true to the gods in an offering of blood.”
XANDER: /me
takes the ceremonial dagger, taking a deep breath he holds it in one hand,
grasping the blade tightly and pulling its sharp edge across his palm, cutting
deep, but not dangerously so, and bleeds into the chalice, just a few drops,.
He speaks, “So my blood given to our union.”
OPAL /me passes
the chalice to her betrothed as she accepts the dagger. taking the blade and
steadies herself, using the sharpened blade to slice her palm, to drop her
blood into the chalice. “Xander, I shed
my blood that our oath will be unbreakable, that no man or woman shall come
between the love we share. That I put my life in your hands, and my heart to yours.
I shall never waiver in all that I am for you.”
/me smiles and takes the dagger from Opal.
Xander: /me
holds the chalice and offering the cup up to her lips.
OPAL: /me drinks from her family’s chalice and then
holds it for Xander to drink from.
Xander: /me
smiles and drinks it in turn.
OPAL: turns and offers the Priestess the chalice.
/me reaches
out, taking the chalice from her. She then turns to the alter, offering the
vessel to the sky with both hands and an upturned head. “Odin! All-Father!
Frigg! Tyr! Witness their oaths and let them be made sacred.”
((FASTENING OF
THE HANDS: BINDING OF ((LOVE UNION))
XANDER: /me draws forth two strips of cloth, handing
one to Opal. “Here, my love…for your hand.”
Opal: /me takes the cord he offered and smiled waiting
for Theo to bind their hands together
/me ties cords about Xander and Opal’s hands and then
speaks, “This offering of blood a sacrifice to your power. By drinking from
this chalice, they have sworn that their love cannot be drank from any other
vessel. Let there be no room for another.”
/me pours the rest of the mead to the ground, “No love
left to be drank from a strangers lips...let no one... interfere with their
love.”
/me turns back to the couple and declares, “With these
oaths spoken, with these rings and swords given, with these gifts granted, let
all know that Xander and Opal be forever bound as one! Hail and Wassail!
Release the ravens to return to Odin and share what they have seen!”
/me whispers to the new couple, “You may now kiss and
join together as one.”
/me asks, “Is
there anymore gifts, to be exchanged by the new couple? “
OPAL presents gift to Lena here)
/me pours a large horn of mead, “To Odin and his
drinking buddy!” she takes a great swallow, passes the horn to Xander…who will
in turn pass it to his bride and the rest of the wedding party. “May the feast
begin!”
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