Fate of the Empress: How to Get Married and Unlock Heirs

To get married and unlock the heir system in Fate of the Empress, you must build intimacy with another player to become Lovers, propose using an engagement ring, and complete a scheduled wedding banquet. Finishing the ceremony establishes your marriage, awards couple stat buffs, and unlocks heirs who deploy alongside your squad to increase your total Might.

Step 1: Reach Lover Status Through Love Confession

You cannot propose directly to a casual friend. Both players must actively build intimacy to qualify for formal romance.

Exchange Gifts Daily: Send flowers and social gifts through the friend interface to raise mutual affinity points.
Team Up for Daily Content: Clear palace instances, pageants, and team-based activities together to accumulate passive intimacy.
Send a Confession Letter: Open the relationship panel once you hit the required affinity threshold and submit a confession.
Accept the Prompt: The recipient must accept the confession prompt to transition your status to Lovers. This unlocks shared couple interactions and clears the requirement for an engagement.

Step 2: Propose with an Engagement Ring

Once you are Lovers, either partner can initiate the proposal through the couple management menu. Proposing requires purchasing a token or ring from the Mall or romance event shops.

Ring Tier	Primary Currency	Couple Privileges and Buffs	Server Announcement
Standard Token	Bound Ingots / Ingots	Basic couple titles, unlocks wedding booking	Standard chat alert
Deluxe Ring	Jade / Premium Ingots	Permanent stat bonuses, exclusive titles	Server-wide floral broadcast
Royal Ring	Event / High Jade	Maximum Might boost, rare frames, heirloom stats	Full-screen broadcast and cinematic

A Standard Token is sufficient to unlock the ceremony. Higher tiers provide additional permanent combat attributes and visual announcements. After sending the proposal, the recipient must accept within the prompt window to grant both players the Engaged status.

Step 3: Book and Host the Wedding Banquet

After your engagement is confirmed, speak with the Matchmaker NPC in the central palace grounds to plan your ceremony.

Reserving a Time Slot and Style

Weddings occur in real-time reservation slots. Popular evening and weekend slots fill quickly, so book your time immediately after proposing. Choose between standard and luxury ceremonial packages; luxury styles grant traditional wedding attire that provides flat attribute bonuses when equipped.

Managing Banquet Preparations

Before the ceremony starts, distribute invitations to friends and guild members. You can purchase additional banquet supplies—such as firecrackers and toast wine—in the prep screen to raise your initial atmosphere rating.

Running the Reception

Enter the Wedding Hall instance when your scheduled time slot begins:

Complete ceremonial interactions promptly, including vows, reciprocal bows, and the ceremonial march, to keep the event timer progressing.
Encourage guests to set off fireworks and send red packets to fill the banquet happiness meter.
Reaching high atmosphere milestones triggers server-wide loot drops containing upgrade stones, EXP pills, and intimacy consumables. Missing NPC prompts during your slot ends the banquet prematurely and forfeits remaining rewards.

Step 4: Raise Heirs for Team Might

Completing the wedding ceremony unlocks the Heir system, allowing your couple to obtain and train support units for battle formations.

Acquiring an Heir: Visit your shared Residence or the central nursery pavilion to pray for an heir or complete adoption tasks using nursery materials.
Daily Maintenance: Feed, bathe, and play with your heir daily. Neglecting routine care lowers the heir's mood, which temporarily weakens their stat contributions to your squad.
Course Studies: Enroll your heir in palace courses like Poetry, Martial Arts, or Etiquette. These courses steer their stat growth and unlock active battle talents, such as party shields or crowd-control skills, to supplement your primary character's combat class.