Promise Rings

They are simple bands of a rose gold color with no engraving whatsoever that are made in a set of two, with gold that has been nourished for years with metal magic (spirit gold), making it reactive to blood or soul casting. As the name implies, the rings are used to make a promise.

Often times, especially among royalty and traditionally for males, the parents of the newborn have a set of rings done for them (in the parents' sizes) that the child will carry in a single chain worn around the neck until he (or she) offers it to his significant other or a person of importance as a promise of commitment of some sort, usually future marriage.

In order to make the promise, each ring must come in contact with either the blood or the soul of both 'pledgers' at the same time (called a blessing); then the 'vows' must be recited aloud, first by the person who proposes and then repeated or replied to by the person accepting. After that, both pledgers enter a binding 'contract', with each ring type having rules that magically forces them to keep their end of the bargain and conditions to make their magic void (thus becoming regular rings).

Regardless of the reasons, promise rings must be used with caution as they are indestructible by physical means and need no direct contact with the pledgers for its magic to be active. Once blessed, the color of the ring will change to a different metallic hue. Depending on the nature of their use, the Promise rings can become:

• Contract rings · red
Used for oaths involving servitude. As a rule, the 'master' designates a word to issue a command that the servant will be forced to follow. The rings will lose their magic if the master or servant dies.

• Pledge rings · green
Used for oaths involving honor (usually performed between same genders). Both pledgers choose something for themselves that they'll lose if their vow is not kept (e.g. one of their senses, their life)

• Call rings · blue
Used to cause the death of one or both pledgers should the promise be broken.

• Engagement rings · white gold
Used to propose marriage.

• Wedding rings · yellow gold
Engagement rings blessed a second time under the ceremony of marriage. There is no consequence to using these, as once they've been blessed, they lose their magical power.

• Void rings · black
Promise rings whose magic has been nullified by force once a condition is fulfilled. Note that is impossible to reuse them should this happen.