6.4 Avalon weddings, bonding one character to another.

In order to illustrate the touches of realism which Avalon possesses, it is worth mentioning two of the less regular events in the land; the weddings and the divine gift of pregnancy. Weddings take place, as one might expect, between two mature adults - often cementing ties between cities or uniting powerful individuals. Traditionally they are held in the Mercinaen cathedral or one of the temples in Thakria. Pregnancy is often a by-product of a wedding, though more often it is a gift bestowed upon mortals unknown to them by the benevolent deities. Pregnancy lasts over a period of nine months, at which point the pregnant woman will be able to give birth. The child which is born will be helpless and dependent on its parents to defend it against the bitter, cruel world.