The Marriage

Not to be confused with The Abominable Marriage

The Marriage is a playable character in Fear & Hunger. A Marriage can be obtained by choosing the 'show love' option on an unused ritual circle with a willing participant in the player's party. The player character and the party member will mold together, producing a Marriage.

Producing a Marriage will increase the player's affinity to Sylvian, and the Marriage will be in perfect health, with all of their limbs attached.

Attributes
The Marriage retains the same soul and abilities as the host character they come from, but does not have any equipment. Any equipment either participant was wearing will be lost.

The attack stat of the Marriage is 50, which is higher than any of the starting player characters, and they can wear any armor and use two-handed weapons, unlike the Dark Priest.

Finding a Participant
The player must find a willing participant to produce a Marriage. The easiest way to do this is by using Necromancy to raise a Ghoul; the ghoul is mindless and beholden to your will. The human party members found in the dungeon will also consent to forming a Marriage with you after spending enough time in your party.

Lore
The Marriage itself is an amalgamate of the two characters that made it, inheriting the soul of the player's character, but it's one of the strongest, most visible ways Sylvian interacts with the world. "'I know of the 2nd secret of Sylvian: I no longer have to fear for separation from my loved ones for we can forever join in a marriage of flesh. An act of love that creates a beautiful unison for two souls.' -Blood & Flower magic I"Sylvian was the god of love, lust, and creation. Flower magic like this came into being when she realized her love for mankind could never be returned in the same way.

The player is not the only person who can create a Marriage. Buckman, Ser Seymor and Jeanne form a marriage in the floor 7 catacombs once they're all rescued, turning them into a bleeding, wheezing abomination. The human hydra found in a special room on the first floor is actually a marriage of many of the survived dungeon guards, and the Moonless guard is a marriage made out of a prison guard and a cavewolf.