Broldin, the officiant

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Wedding Officiant
Name Broldin
Pantheon Liabo
Deity Phoen
Gender Male
Race Elf
Title Elder Cleric of Phoen

Broldin is a Wedding Officiant that performs wedding ceremonies for those that purchase a wedding package from the Simucoin Store during Rings of Lumnis, Duskruin, Rumor Woods, or Ebon Gate.

Description

You see Broldin the Elder Cleric of Phoen.
He appears to be an Elf.
He is tall and mature.  He has unclouded vivid cerulean blue eyes and tanned skin.  He has short, tousled reddish hair with hints of silver-grey at the temples.  He has a firm jawline and broad, muscular shoulders.
He is in good shape.
He is wearing a golden sunburst circlet set with a lustrous fire agate, a heavy gold sun medallion, a blue and white cotton tunic, a pair of smooth brown leather pants, and some polished steel-toed boots clamped with hammered gold sunbursts.

Ceremony

Broldin smiles with a brilliant flash of white teeth and nods to you and BRIDE.  "Greetings, dear friends.  In Phoen's name and all his blazing glory we have gathered here today to witness the joining of GROOM and BRIDE."

Broldin continues, "Marriage is a sacred trust shared between two people.  In each other you will find joy when there is sorrow, strength when you are feeling weak, and loving companionship when you are lost and lonely."

"In your community, you will be looked on not only as individuals, but as a whole.  Your actions, good or bad, will reflect on one another.  The shining example of your love will inspire others to find peace and serenity in a home as caring as what you have found in each other," says Broldin.

Flashing his brilliant smile at you, Broldin asks, "Will you do your utmost to have your actions uplift BRIDE, to bring her peace, and to make your union an example of Phoen's radiance to all around you?"

Gazing upon BRIDE, Broldin reiterates, "Will you do your utmost to have your actions uplift GROOM, to bring him peace, and to make your union an example of Phoen's radiance to all around you?"
Success
Broldin spreads his hands and lifts his face upwards.  "I ask in Phoen's name that this couple be blessed.  Apart, they are each but a spark of life, but joined together they shall create a steadily burning flame."

As Broldin falls silent, a flicker of light grows steadily above your head before bathing you in an almost blinding flash of sunlight.  In seeming awe, he breaks his silence and says, "Our Lord Phoen has blessed this union."

Broldin smiles broadly and says, "May the warmth of friendship and trust bathe their union every day of their lives.  As the sun rises each day, may their esteem for each other grow with the world's turning.  As the sun passes from the world each night, may all their shared troubles too be nothing more than fleeting moments of shadow on the bright light in their lives."

The cleric lifts his head again, and there is a twinkle in his eyes.  "I declare thee wed.  May your marriage be an eternal summer, fruitful and full of happiness."  Straightening his sunburst circlet, Broldin smiles once more before striding out.
Rejection
Broldin nods slowly as a shadow passes over his countenance.  "Just as every sun does not burn forever, not every love burns forever.  It is best to know these things before vows are taken, than after."  Broldin smiles his brilliant smile and continues, "But fear not; just as the sun sets, so does it rise.  Perhaps each of you will again find love."  Straightening his sunburst circlet, he smiles once more before striding out.