Wondrous Item, Ring, Rare, Requires Attunement
Legendary Matchmaker Gerta Poluchnaya has passed away with no will and no heirs. Her estate has reverted to the Church, who are selling her worldly goods to build a temple in her honor.
Gerta's most valuable possession is the Matchmaker's Ring of Burning Love. The ring is powerful, but fueled by a gaes with perilous consequences.
This ring, which appears to be a wooden match bent into a circular shape, allows you to cast a powerful spell once per long rest. To activate the spell, you must touch the ring and point at a creature with whom you share a langauge, then recite the phrase "Your heart knows the way. Follow it." After reciting the words, you must point at another creature.
If your target fails a (DC 14) wisdom saving throw, it must attempt to court the second creature in accordance with the norms of its culture until the next sundown, to the exclusion of all other activities. The creature is entitled to another saving throw each time it takes damage.
Successfully casting spell comes with a cost: the following dawn, the ring bursts into flames, and you will take 1d6 points of fire damage an hour until the next dawn (24d6, total).
Simply wearing this ring carries other costs: If you are ever wed in a religious ceremony while wearing this ring, you will immediately incinerate, leaving no remains, after completing your vows.
This ring cannot be removed under normal circumstances. Even attempts to dismember the wearer will fail as the limb reattaches itself. Outside of powerful magics, the only way to remove this ring is to marry the seventh son of a farmer to a woman of noble lineage.
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