Heart of Alea

In the gardens and the woods surrounding Vapore, it's not uncommon at all to find an heart of Alea, an item created by two lovers to seal their love in front of the goddess Alea, the goddess of love and luck .

It is said that an heart of Alea can tie the souls of the two lovers together for the eternity, and bring good luck to them and their descendants, if their love is true and pure.

Legends tell that those who make an heart of Alea not out of love but out of lie incu in terrible curses, as becomig unable to love or be loved or to lose what they loved most.

Manufacturing process

Usually are carved into the bark of trees or into rocks. Other tratitions require the heart to be made out of intertwined branches.

The two lovers are required to create the heart together, according to the tradition.

Further from the natural world, an heart of Alea is a common gift for an engagement proposal, and the sons of the upper class purchase the most expensive and decorated hearts money can buy in order to conquer a girl they fell for.

Significance

An Heart of Alea represents the bond between two lovers, stated as a vow to the goddess. Lovers usually create one of them after the first night spent together, or befor their wedding.

It is a widespread tradition for a married couple to bury the first heart they made under the foundations of their huse, to protect it from evil spirit and temptations.

Item type

Religious / Ritualistic