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#1 by hanako - Jun 29 2012
So, who do you most want your princess to end up with, and why? Could be for romantic or political reasons, could be someone who completely isn't an option in-game... (This is probably going to involve a bit of HeadCanon, since as stated it is NOT a romantic game and there was never any romance. This is mostly for fun for people who want to imagine what relationships with the characters might have been like.)#2 by Morgan_R - Jun 29 2012
Honestly, nobody in particular. I've played through a couple times and I still don't feel like I know enough about the prospective candidates to know who would make a good match. That's one thing I would have like to see -- more ways for Elodie to interact with her suitors before she has to decide whether to marry them.#3 by vicky7778 - Jun 29 2012
To be honest i liked Adair. I liked how shy and nervous he was dancing with Elodie. I also liked him as my companion. I thought I would have get more scenes with him. I wish there was more.hanako:
So, who do you most want your princess to end up with, and why? Could be for romantic or political reasons, could be someone who completely isn't an option in-game... (This is probably going to involve a bit of HeadCanon)
#4 by DensetsuVI - Jun 30 2012
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#5 by Alfilaria - Jul 1 2012
I just want her to be happy, because she deserves it XD So I'm going to be boring and pick the Earl of Pastries.#6 by Ariel Schnee - Jul 2 2012
Well this would -never- happen in game.#7 by Traveler7 - Jul 2 2012
As one might be able to guess from my question on the topic... Charlotte all the way here.#8 by Morgan_R - Jul 3 2012
Assuming I can ever get them to run off and have an ill-advised adventure together, I'll probably ship Elodie/Briony. It seems like a more romantic start to a relationship than most. Though the pastry chef sounds kind of adorable.#9 by kokohime - Jul 7 2012
Is Togami an option?
#10 by gracatu - Jul 17 2012
I want Togami as well, I found an option where i offered him my hand, but he refused saying that I'm no match for his wife. However i didn't have amazing skills either... therefore, is it possible to make him accept? I only reached that option once, I'm still trying to get it again. Don't really remember the combination..#11 by hanako - Jul 17 2012
The skill fail is for Elodie not realising that he was already married, which she should know if she's studied her history.
#12 by Ramidel - Sep 7 2012
Selene seems like she'd make a good handmaiden for the Queen.
#13 by Oki - Sep 12 2012
Why Togami of course! Our evil love shall kill his wife and children, burn the world to ashes and ALL SHALL KNOW OUR FURY
#14 by Coga - Nov 11 2012
How do you get with Brin? Do you have to negotiate with Ixion?#15 by Ramidel - Nov 11 2012
Send Julianna off, then dance with someone scandalous at the ball. It'll be Brin, and that touches off your romance with her. Then, either marry Banion or don't get married at all.#16 by Oki - Nov 12 2012
Okay, new favorite.#17 by biscuit - Nov 13 2012
I agree. I finally played through and picked him (even though part of me was raging 'THIS IS SO NOT A GOOD IDEA') and.. he was surprisingly sweet!#18 by Oki - Nov 13 2012
Yeah he's.....endearing. All the crazy he put into his family life he turned into sweet sweet lovin' for Elodie. I doubt anyone would ever kill her for fear he'd hunt them down and murder them something fierce.biscuit:
I agree. I finally played through and picked him (even though part of me was raging 'THIS IS SO NOT A GOOD IDEA') and.. he was surprisingly sweet!
#19 by Tarvok - Mar 16 2013
I have to admit, I really like the idea of Elodie and Adair, chasing frogs through the courtyard, laughing their heads off while trying to wrap those same heads around the idea that at some point in the future they are supposed to be married.
#20 by Cherie0 - May 18 2013
By the way, who is the pastry noble if it's alright to ask? Is it Kevan?DensetsuVI:
I found the ending with the pastry noble to be rather cute, especially compared to all of the other, less friendly or outright cruel options available.
Being as Elodie is so adorable though, I feel the need to horde her all to myself! None of them can have her, she's mine I tell you. Mine! **hiss**
#21 by hanako - May 18 2013
No, the pastry fellow's name is never mentioned because he doesn't appear in the story at any point. The idea there is that he's technically nobility but extremely unimportant - not in charge of any politically sensitive territory or position, not the immediate family of anyone who's a major plot shaker, just some guy.#22 by KevinTMC - May 20 2013
That is a sweet thought.Tarvok:
I have to admit, I really like the idea of Elodie and Adair, chasing frogs through the courtyard, laughing their heads off while trying to wrap those same heads around the idea that at some point in the future they are supposed to be married.
#23 by zex95966 - Jul 4 2013
I've always like Adair since it seems every other option the person wanting to marry you has political reasons for doing so, but in Adair's case you are the one to propose to him and that can only be bad if.... well if you make Elodie bad =P.#24 by key_under_pig - Jul 9 2013
Of the two I've tried and liked:#25 by MarSel - Jul 10 2013
I have only got to be queen twice (haven't had it long) replaying many many many times though. How many Marriages are there? And how do you get you most evasive ones? Sorry to ask
#26 by kisame_widi - Nov 16 2013
Elodie/Banion+Brinn is my fav one
#27 by Ariel Schnee - Nov 17 2013
What I'd really like is an Elodie + me!^_^
#28 by elgeonmb - Nov 18 2013
Talarist. I mean, of course he's a cunning jerk who's probably planning on turning Nova into a puppet state, but can you honestly tell me that a Lumen Elodie with maxed intrigue would even contemplate allowing that to happen? So now you have considerable sway over Sedna and your heirs will inherit a foreign duchy, basically annexing it into Nova. Which is always good.#29 by Kateye - Nov 27 2013
In my opinion, we don't really spend enough time with most characters to really get a feel for their personalities. The characters we sort of get to know are Charlotte, Briony, Banion, Kevan, and Evrard. Banion is an entitled jerk, Kevan is a bit sociopathic, Briony is adventurous and capable, Charlotte is kind and caring, and Evrard is calm and a bit flippant.
#30 by Hazel - Dec 4 2013
I must admit to a small weakness for Linley. On the whole, though, unmarried Elodie is the most interesting to me. Although, I haven't gotten that ending since the update...#31 by Ariel Schnee - Dec 4 2013
In-game : Elodie/Brin, Elodie/Briony, Elodie/Charlotte.
#32 by plutokiss - Dec 23 2013
This may sound a little weird, but so far I think my favorite ending was with Anciet. I tried it just for fun and it was surprisingly sweet. Plus it seems like a really great way to snub Banion (to be fair, I haven't tried going for Brin yet).#33 by Gamer - Dec 26 2013
I think it would be great if Elodie could force Armand into marriage. Incestuous but great. We don't really get to see much of Armand but I found it funny that like the other nobles, he thinks you're nuts. He's uncomfortable dancing with Elodie at the ball and also not so eager to see you if you had your entire family killed.#34 by Hazel - Dec 28 2013
I didn't realize you could make the Anciet marriage pan out. I've selected him once or twice on a whim, but nothing came of it. Some of the game logic behind the marriage epilogues is obscure to me.#35 by JackMackerel - Dec 31 2013
I kind of wanted Briony and Charlotte to serve as the Queen's handmaidens.
#36 by plutokiss - Jan 2 2014
The only time the Anciet marriage didn't pan out for me was when I executed both his aunt and uncle. I was trying to ensure he'd inherit a duchy, but I guess it was just disturbing enough for him to be all, "No."Hazel:
I didn't realize you could make the Anciet marriage pan out. I've selected him once or twice on a whim, but nothing came of it. Some of the game logic behind the marriage epilogues is obscure to me.
#37 by JackMackerel - Jan 2 2014
I'm more surprised Brin humped Julianna (and Julianna broke up with her for being too kinky) and most likely humped Lucille...#38 by Mmeaninglessnamee - Jan 11 2014
"Dream" pairing - The squid (this goes somewhere, please hear me out)#39 by Trimead - Jan 29 2014
Briony/Brin because i can.#40 by Gamer - Dec 18 2014
Hey, I just noticed this after playing the game again after several months: after I've had Elodie kill off Brin, then kill the assassin Banion sends after her, and have high enough ciphering skill to determine the assassin came from Maree (though I had Elodie choose to ignore Banion at the ball), I was still able to marry Banion at the end of the game -although Elodie said marrying Banion was probably 'unlikely' due to their previous interactions. The end story even mentions that Banion eagerly accepted her proposal and tried to present himself in the best possible romantic light, and while they did have power play struggles after, it makes no mention of the fact that Elodie had his sister killed and Banion also tried to have her killed in return. While I do believe Banion is power-hungry enough to would want to marry Elodie anyway, I would think their marriage should have more turbulence.#41 by hanako - Dec 18 2014
That's probably a bug, I should look at it.#42 by Ariel Schnee - Jan 9 2015
I would really like to see an Elodie/Charlotte pairing, they would be so cute together!^_^
#43 by Mir - Feb 24 2015
That's magnificent. I ship it.Mmeaninglessnamee:
"Dream" pairing - The squid (this goes somewhere, please hear me out)
I choose to interpret the letter to Elodie about the squid to actually be a marriage proposal from an actual sentient squid, let's say he'd the prince of the squid kingdom or something.
Anyway, many marriages are for political alliances, as this one would be. If you pass some sort of obscure skill check and interpret the letter correctly (swimming + lore + ciphering and retrieving the letter from the roof so you can actually look it over better) you would be allied with the Kraken who would repel the naval invasion for you.
#44 by Darksilverhawk - Feb 24 2015
Awwww, now I'm just imagining the poor, heartbroken squid prince, heartlessly turned down by Elodie before they could even properly meet, curled up on the seafloor sobbing into a box of chocolates. His best friend, the Kraken, slowly places one tentacle on his shoulder to comfort him before slowly turning towards Nova, fury in his eyes.#45 by Mir - Feb 26 2015
Alas, poor Squid Prince. But then Charlotte is sent down and they meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after, and his friend's happiness is enough to calm the Kraken.#46 by Measured - Feb 26 2015
I came into the game for the f/f options, and Brin/Elodie and Briony/Elodie do not disappoint. I wish they had more endings, but I understand the game isn't focus on romance per se and am very thankful for the developers allowing the chance for a more varied playthrough in their games.#47 by Mir - Mar 9 2015
I don't think he's in the clear, personally.Measured:
Plus, the new content shows he apparently didn't kill Adair in that path,
However, as of the beta content, I gotta hand it, he can potentially be a fantastic King consort for Elodie.But I agree 100% with this. He was amazing at the gala - skilled, experience, mostly tactful.... And I've never had any reason to doubt the happiness of his and Elodie's marriage and his devotion to his daughters in that one ending. (Even in the other endings, he doesn't appear to be constantly undermining her like Banion does, either. I did get the impression that he was trying to distract Elodie for his own benefit in the new content for their engagement ending, but it's still not quite the constant undermining and worse from most of Banion's solo endings.)
#48 by indigomay - May 8 2015
I've got a soft spot for Briony/Elodie and Brin/Elodie. I also enjoy every unnamed epilogue person that sweeps her off her feet. I'm pretty fond of Kevan/Elodie. Also, while Talarist is a slimeball, his lines at the ball made me giggle aloud.#49 by indigomay - May 8 2015
How'd you get them married?plutokiss:
I also like Elodie and Linley. They seem to make a pretty sweet couple.
#50 by Mir - May 8 2015
Dance with Linley at the ball (either by picking him directly or picking "Someone About Your Age"). You can select him at the end of the game.indigomay:
How'd you get them married?plutokiss:
I also like Elodie and Linley. They seem to make a pretty sweet couple.
#51 by indigomay - May 8 2015
Thank you! I'm going to do that next playthrough.Mir:
Dance with Linley at the ball (either by picking him directly or picking "Someone About Your Age"). You can select him at the end of the game.indigomay:
How'd you get them married?plutokiss:
I also like Elodie and Linley. They seem to make a pretty sweet couple.
#52 by GSN22 - May 10 2015
What's in the dummied-out content that was mentioned earlier?#53 by Mir - May 10 2015
It's (or part of it) is in the translation file, in the marriages section.GSN22:
What's in the dummied-out content that was mentioned earlier?
#54 by GSN22 - May 10 2015
I'd probably go with Talarist's brother, it'd allow Elodie to enjoy winning the trade dispute. Besides that, Talarist acts pretty damned sketchy throughout many parts of the game. Talarist might not be so bad if you go for a more delayed romance.#55 by Gamer - May 23 2015
Hey, shouldn't the epilogue reflect Elodie's fickle nature if she is engaged to Talarist and still danced with Banion at the gala who she will expressly inform of her intentions to use him and drop him later? There didn't seem to actually be any negative consequences for Elodie dancing with another suitor at the gala if she is already engaged (unless she decided to leave him for Banion after.) I also didn't see anything happen if Elodie happened to be engaged to either of these men and still accepted Brin's flowers, or hit on Sabine or offer marriage alliance with the King of Shanjia (though both will reject her regardless).#56 by Ramidel - Aug 26 2015
The way I saw it, there was no indication that Elodie and Banion actually did anything together besides dancing twice. If Elodie says "I'll use you, then dump you," what she's doing is mocking the idea that Banion can damage her honor by announcing that they're having an affair. There's no actual fickleness involved in that.#57 by Pokota - Aug 27 2015
I haven't actually gone through victoriously enough times to have a solid opinion on this but I do like Talarist as a character, it's just I want to get through a game and get his "Oh hey I'm not actually a Gold Digger" ending. Other than Talarist-In-Nova and Elodie-In-Sedna, the only other ending I've managed to get is the Duke of Pastry, which that sort of ending is one I love if for no other reason that it implies she rejected every other suitor in the name of actually looking for love. Which I suppose would be a reason for me to try for the f/f endings.#58 by Mir - Aug 28 2015
...Do you mean the ending where he and Elodie raise a happy family together? :pPokota:
I do like Talarist as a character, it's just I want to get through a game and get his "Oh hey I'm not actually a Gold Digger" ending.
#59 by ark99k - Aug 28 2015
I liked most of them! I'm debating between Talerist (Where you chose him at the end) and Ancient because it was so sweet! But I also like Evrard's character... And Adair's... Banion has a really entertaining ending...#60 by Pokota - Aug 28 2015
I think I said this in the other thread, but I generally take Talarist early on as a precaution - I don't like Dead Elodies, so having her alive in Sedna is preferable to her being dead in Nova when it comes time to lose to the Shanjian Army. Plus disregarding the border dispute, Talarist doesn't... come across as overtly evil (I do find the cruel Elodie disappointment to be amusing)#61 by Runespoor - Nov 8 2015
*cautiously revives thread* #62 by Shogeton - Nov 27 2015
I think Ingatius plain old doesn't like his sister. After all, the old Duke of Ursul made a point of disinheriting him so Juliana could inherit. Possibly something to do with magic? Perhaps Ignatius refused the magic, or perhaps he didn't have a talent for it and Juliana did. Anyway, if you imprison Juliana and he comes to visit, he doesn't try very hard to get her out. He's decent enough that he's not actively lobbying for her to remain in the dungeon, but if the Queen decides she stays locked up and he gets to be duke, he's perfectly alright with that, and IIRC will absolutely vote for you if you face the no-confidence vote.#63 by Runespoor - Nov 30 2015
Iirc, he abstains rather than plainly siding with you, but I get your point. But there's a difference between "resenting one's sister because she was Dad's favourite" and "being happily married to person who killed your sister", or at least I think there is. It's pretty bad when the character I'm considering loses out to Banion on moral ground.#64 by ReEmmeline - Dec 2 2015
Yeah, I share the headcanon that Ignatius was disinherited for rejecting the Lumen crystal, though I suspect that the Ursul family dysfunction goes beyond that. I actually have an idea for a fanfic on that subject that I'll probably never write unless I can get some bits of the timeline worked out (including but not limited to: when Julianna was illuminated, when Paulus married Hyacinth, and whether Ignatius was still living with them. That must have been a weird year.)#65 by Tzaphquiel - Dec 13 2015
My favourites are Linley and Anciet. I cannot quite decide which, since I like both of them. Based on the descriptions, both should be rather sweet marriages. Then, there are the political benefits of tying either Kigal or Sudbury closer to the crown.#66 by Shogeton - Dec 25 2015
A lot of Ignatius' defense depends on the exact nature of his disinheritance, which is strictly in the realm of headcanons. If it was just a 'sorry, Ignatius, but if you're not willing to take the Lumen Crystal, you cannot be the Duke' it reflects badly on him, but if he was actually fully cast out, disowned and spat out by his dad and sister for unwillingness or inability to be a Lumen, then I can't really blame him for not exactly shedding too many tears for her when that very 'being a Lumen' ends up getting her imprisoned. I tend to think that the Ursul household was a pretty cold and stark place, simply judging by Julianna's cold and ruthless nature. She's on our side and all, but she has zero problem killing innocents, pressuring a young girl into doing dangerous things for the greater good and it's not for a personal loyalty to Elodie. So, given those traits, I don't imagine she's been much of a sister to Ignatius, so I don't consider his indifference towards her a moral failing.#67 by Ariel Schnee - Dec 25 2015
Even though it's not in the game I really favor an Elodie and Charlotte pairing.^_^
#68 by Team Corvid - Dec 26 2015
I know Elodie/Linley's pretty bland, but it's still sweet and peaceful. I can easily see their family being a big, loving, considerate bunch. Though Adair has to die to achieve that path, I kind of like Elodie marrying Linley, Duke of Elath. Proves he's not a scholar who only hides inside his study all day.