DESCRIPTION

[h1] Union of Elves and Men [/h1]

[b] A Submod for Lord of the Rings: Realms in Exile [/b]

[quote=Arwen Undómiel [i] Lord of the Rings: Return of the King [/i]] Mine is the choice of Luthien, and as she has chosen, both the sweet and the bitter. [/quote]

This submod allow the Romance, Marriage, and Childbearing between Elves and Men. While these relationships were extremely rare in Tolkien's Universe, I wanted to allow them outside the scripted situation of Aragorn and Arwen. 

[u] Mechanics [/u] 

Romance Schemes can now be used between Elves and Men, provided you are of a Good faith ([i] Children of Ilúvatar [/i] religion, [i] Teachings of the Wise [/i] doctrine, or [i] Echoes of the Ainur [/i] doctrine). This is more then just a condition for the Scheme. It is an expectation throughout the relationship. Elves have no tolerance for darkness. If you convert to an evil faith after marrying an Elf, there will be consequences...

These Schemes are much more difficult then standard romance schemes. Interracial Courtships will suffer a hefty penalty to Scheme Power and Success Chance, so they will take several years to complete and require more compatible personality traits or lifestyle perks to guaruntee success.

If you successfully manage to romance an Elf, an event will fire to commit to the relationship through marriage. This is your last chance to back out. Elves take "till death do us part" very seriously. No divorces are permitted in these Unions regardless of faith. Children will always follow the dynasty of the human spouse, the patri/matrilineality of the marriage is handled automatically to reflect that.

Once married, you will gain access to a unique decision to have a child. These children will always be Human. The choice of kinship was only available specific members of the House of Eärendil. If the Human parent is of Númenorean blood, children of these Unions will never lose the potency of their parent's Númenorean blood as these Unions have the blessing of Eru.

By becoming part of such a Union, Elves forsake the eternal life of the Eldar. As such, when the Human spouse dies, the Elf will fade from grief, though players have the option to carry on for a hefty stress penalty.

[u] Compatibility [/u]

Requires Lord of the Rings: Realms in Exile. Other submods may not be compatible, especially if they edit Marriage Interactions or Romance Schemes. 

Load this mod after LotR: Realms in Exile. DO NOT use this mod with existing saves. A new game is required. 

CHANGELOG

v9 - Released 2023-09-01

UPDATE 1.4: Compatched to LotR Realms in Exile version 3.2 and CK3 version 1.10.1 and the Wards and Wardens DLC

v8 - Released 2023-08-05

PATCH 1.3.2: Added Russian localization

v7 - Released 2023-07-28

PATCH 1.3.1: - Fixed Maia characters being able to have children using the Union of Elves and Men decision. - Removed unnecessary file override to improve compatibility

v6 - Released 2023-07-19

UPDATE 1.3: Added Game Rule to choose between the Canon (one son and three daughters) or a Random number of children for Aragorn and Arwen

v5 - Released 2023-07-13

HOTFIX 1.2.1: Fixed issue with Numenorean Blood traits with greatly appreciated help from Pepper of the LotR: Realms in Exile Development Team.

v4 - Released 2023-07-11

UPDATE 1.2: Compatched to Lord of the Rings: Realms in Exile Version 3.1 (Tours and Tournaments Compatch)

v3 - Released 2023-05-08

Added Chinese localization thanks

v1.1 - Released 2023-05-03

UPDATE 1.1: Aragorn and Arwen now cannot use the decision to try for a child since their children are already handled by LotR: Realms in Exile.

REQUIREMENTS

Crusader Kings III

Full game

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