Marriage

In most of Kasslyne marriage and children are expected of all capable citizens. In several countries adults who have not married by a certain age will be forced or pressured into an arranged marriage.

## Sharteshane

While there is no country in Kasslyne in which same-sex marriage is legally recognized in Sharteshane people can marry who they please and however many people they please since the law is not much enforced nor respected there. There do not seem to be any regulations or taboos against divorce in Sharteshane.

## Cresce

### Marriage Incentives

There are very appealing incentives offered by the government of Cresce for people to get married and have children.

### Plural Marriages

While it is legal in Cresce to marry more than one person at a time any additional spouses after the first one have to be applied for, a need for them somehow proven, and agreed to by all members of the marriage. The government typically only approves of plural marriages for nobility and farmers. Queen Maharaishala Sonorie has at least four husbands at the time of Book I.

### Divorce

Divorce is rare and considered scandalous in Cresce, but is perfectly legal.

## Alderode

### Arranged Marriages

Ghers see to it that members of marrying age get married, and with nobles it is the families which force the issue. Outside of the *ghers* "[m]arriages are much more fast and loose" as it is difficult to even obtain a legal marriage license in the slums.

### Marriage Brands

Marriage Brands are essentially a Pymaric tattoo, created using ink derived from First Jet. They bind the married couple together and allow the married couple to feel a sensation of the other's heartbeat, meaning that a surviving spouse will know it when their partner dies. Not everyone in Alderode can afford a proper Marriage Brand and some couples have matching tattoos without the pymary.

### Divorce

Divorce is functionally illegal in Alderode, and mainly consists of bribing one's local Alderman to destroy their marriage record. Doing this may get one kicked out of their community, and is considered a dishonor to one's *ghers* and family. Marriages are meant to be a permanent affair, and anyone with enough standing to be in a *ghers* who is of marrying age and single will be pressured or forced into a marriage. Even Third Options are expected to marry (as a man, so marrying a woman) and adopt children since their relationship won't be able to produce biological offspring.

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