Editing Dragon Blooded Courtship Rituals (section)

==Earth==

Earth-aspected lovers have stamina. They're also the sort to be careful about whom they decide to favor, but once they fall in love, they remain steadfast for years. The least given to romantic gestures of the five aspects, they instead show their caring and courtship in other ways--practical gifts, favors done, or direct, blunt statements (usually in private). Hand-crafted items, or other things made specifically by the Earth aspect himself, is an accepted traditional courting-gift. Ultimately, however, because House and family is more important to the Dynasty than love or marriage, when push comes to shove, an Earth aspect is expected to choose the House. An Earth aspect running away with an unsuitable lover would cause far more scandal than a Fire aspect doing the same. 

Ascending: Ascending Earths are best know for their stately displays focusing on displaying their bodies in a harmonious whole. Rather than falling in love with one person, an Ascending Earth is likely to flirt with many potential lovers before choosing someone as the focus of their romantic hopes, and for such reasons they're often considered excellent guests at parties if unattached. They're also known for the great appetite for drink and 

Resplendent: Quiet and careful, Resplendent Earths observe their fellows for the qualities that would make good lovers. Once they have determined who suits them they are like a landslide in finding a way to express their feelings. While they may attempt at subtlety by leaving with their lover, others are prone simply telling their lover and getting on with it regardless of the circumstances. Getting in the way of a Resplendent Earth is said like to be like trying to push a landslide away, fruitless, difficult, and prone to leaving one with broken bones. 

Descending: The most practical of the three aspects, Descending Earths' are like the mountains themselves in their loves. Quiet, soft, and enduring for ages. In an affair there is not showy or prone to any sort of grand displays, focusing instead on the "simple" pleasures of the affair. However, of the three aspects they are the most likely to break tradition if pushed and go to an extreme in doing so, although the least inclined to do so without some provocation. Their gifts tend to the very small and practical, with occasional bursts of grandiose creations such as entire houses designed and built buy them.