Investiture

Stuff here about investiture.

Rites

• gift-bringing
• vigil
• unofficial gift-giving party
• coronet rite

History

Say something here about how this started.

Also mention that there's now part of the ceremony for dealing with spouses who become the heir's consort.

Prior Investitures

Maraesa

Maraesa had brought a chest of gold and silver coins and gemstones as symbol that she would enrich the realm, and had worn an equally opulent gown, also in Galare blue and silver.

Liolesa

Liolesa had arrived arrayed in Galare blue and silver… but her gown had involved a train, and the diamonds on it had been pricked out in a star map that had encompassed not just their world, but all the sectors near them, and even had embroidered constellations. Two scrolls of maps, and both of them stunning: one of the Alliance that had included the Eldritch world, and one of Escutcheon in exquisite detail, available because of the satellites Liolesa had been instrumental in procuring during her preparation for the coronet. Her promise, according to the historian, had been ‘relevance, context, and the future.’

Bethsaida

Beth wore a ‘sumptuous gown’ of ‘royal Galare blue and silver, crusted with diamonds and pearls, with combs of platinum’ in her hair, and that was the summary of the very long paragraph the historian had devoted to her ‘raiment’, and brought with her a book of romantic tales commissioned as her Investiture gift. An enormous book, with pages of vellum. It is illuminated and illustrated. It contains gold, silver and copper leafing, as well as precious gems ground into the inks, as well as glued to the pages. the words are written in several colors of ink, reflecting the Eldren linguistic coloring. Each story features a different noble House, and every House is represented. Showing that Beth valued every person of rank, no matter their allegiance. All the women in the book have Beth's eyes and widow's peak, because the principal illustrator was in love with her. Afterward, someone went through and painted over the irises in different colors.