Courtship gifts

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Even if my schemes to seduce the the Dark Lord will mostly rely on taking advantage of happenstance, I need to prepare for all eventualities and so to plot some more precise scenarios. Traditional courtship gifts have to be a good idea. As a Dark Lord Lord, he's bound to appreciate the traditions he defends against the Light mages, isn't he?

Alina Lange

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The tradition

What

Gits a suitor offers to their would-be partner. The suitors need to created them themselves specifically for the circumstances.
A little old fashioned but still very effective.

Meaning

The choice of the gift needs to be meaningful as it is used to not only show off your devotion but also what you can provide to your would-be partner.
They are adapted to the suitors' skills & means.

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Ideas

Flower arrangement

Most flowers and plants are boring, but if I get anything remotely interesting like crimson rhubarb or feisty lettuce, it risks being mistaken for an assassination attempt...

Cooking / Baking

Cooking... I've thought about what the Dark Lord is likely to appreciate, but cooking feels way too plebeian...
Maybe once I'll get to know him better it will instead feel intimate?

Poetry / Painting / Music

Composing music or poetry & painting are valuable & original, but I don't know his taste in the matter.
Anyway, with my lack of experience it's probably too risky

Artefact crafting

Lot of colleagues say that this is very low imagination & effort for masters like us, but if we've chosen this path it's because we love crafting. The Dark Lord is a master too.

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Details

The Dark Lord has always been very clear that he values intelligence, skills, and creativity. And let's not forget pragmatism! So making him an artefact that embues all those qualities and offering it to him under the guise of being useful to the cause is clearly my best bet...

Alina Lange

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