Rune Factory is all about growth. Growing crops, growing in skill, growing as an adventurer, and eventually growing a romance. These things take time, as you gotta grow a rapport with people and prepare yourself to have a significant other. Ya know who is a lovely candidate for a to-be bride? Marian! Use our Rune Factory 3 Marian Marriage Guide to learn exactly how to court her!
Building a Relationship
There are some bare basics you must get out of the way to eventually snag the woman of your dreams. First, in order to accommodate a girl you need a bigger bed. The bed can be obtained after defeating the boss of the Oddward Valley Dungeon and then purchasing it for 15000G and 80 Wood at the Diamond General Store.
The next logical step is to of course shower your crush with conversation and gifts she likes! Don’t forget her birthday (Marian’s is Summer 17) and be sure to take her on walks and cute dates (Heart Rank 7 and up).
Marian can be found at the apothecary usually. Her favorite items are: ried Veggies, Vegetable Juice and some items she likes are White Cabbage, Leek, Spinach, Green Pepper, Cucumber, Pumpkin, Cabbage, and Boiled Spinach.
Completing Requests
Many characters will make requests of you. Regarding requests, the bachelorettes want you to do them a few favors. Each of the requests these lovely ladies have is directly tied to how many hearts you have with them. So get that heart rank up! Do all 9 of your dream gal’s requests until all they want from you is, well you!
Here is a list of Marian’s Requests:
Request 1: Help wanted!
Unlock: 1 Heart and complete Carmen’s request ‘Fishing!’
Location: Bulletin Board
Objective: Deliver the Special Medicine to Collette and report back to Marian.
Reward: Formuade, Failed Dish
Request 2: Practice!
Unlock: 2 Hearts
Location: Bulletin Board
Objective: Speak to a few townsfolk and return to Marian.
Reward: Piyo Sandals
Request 3: Secret Formula
Unlock: 3 Hearts
Location: Bulletin Board
Objective: Find Collette hiding by the tree in the town plaza.
Reward: 3x Poison Powder
Request 4: Help me!
Unlock: 4 Hearts
Location: Mailbox
Objective: Take Marian to Sol Terrano: Star Dunes.
Reward: 27 x Antidote Potion
Request 5: I give up
Unlock: 5 Hearts
Location: Mailbox
Objective: Visit the Witch’s Cauldron and talk to Marjorie. Go to Sol Terrano: Bone Bridge, defeat all the monsters, and then talk to Marian.
Reward: Nothing
Request 6: Capture Plan
Unlock: 6 Hearts
Location: Bulletin Board
Objective: Speak to 5 townsfolk and then return to the apothecary.
Reward: Magic Ring
Request 7: Let’s talk
Unlock: 7 Hearts
Location: Bulletin Board
Objective: Take Marian to Sharance: Dragon Lake, then head to the town plaza.
Reward: Nothing
Request 8: A question
Unlock: 8 Hearts and before the Amity Fair (if you miss this it’s okay as you can still marry Marian)
Location: Mailbox
Objective: Talk to Marian and go to Oddward: Bamboo Cliffs.
Reward: 9x Formula A, 9x Formula B, 9x Formula C
Request 9: I need to talk
Unlock: 9 Hearts
Location: Mailbox
Objective: Visit the Witch’s Cauldron and then go to Blaise’s Diner 2F and speak to Marian. Give Marian Withered Grass.
Reward: Nothing
Crafting the Engagement Ring
In order to get the Engagement Ring you first must progress far enough in the story. This is one of the last events during the main plot, so prepare for the long haul. You are given the recipe after the Amity Fair, which unites the towns of Sharance and Univer.
In order to craft the ring you must have a level 20 crafting skill, which you can increase by crafting often. The ingredients you need are a ruby (found at Sol Terrano Desert via defeating some slime monsters) and 2 silver (found at Oddward via mining).
Proposal
Now that you have a ring and a glorious relationship it’s time to make your move! Take Marian to one of her favorite date spots, like Sol Terrano: Star Dunes. Everything is perfect, right? Now is the time to put the cherry on top of this sweet sweet sundae…
…Present your love the ring you worked so hard to get!
A Daring Rescue!
Wow. You’re probably on cloud nine right now. You just got engaged and have a gorgeous fiance. Life is just peachy. However, good things don’t last. You’ll awaken to your lady love having gone missing. She was kidnapped by the boss of the final dungeon, Aquaticus of the Dragon Cave (beach). Prepare yourself and go save her!
In order to breach this area you must first learn about it and then get to it. Talk to Carlos/Carmen. You can reach the dungeon by using Water Shoes or Lily Pad Magic Seeds. Then talk to Wells, Marjorie, and Ondorus. Now is the time. Get your things together and fight to save your love.
Newlywed Mode!
Now that the day is saved you can finally settle down and enjoy your new life! As a newlywed, you get to fully immerse yourself in the beginning of the rest of your life, together! Enjoy some quaint objectives while witnessing your love in even more detail with voice acting and a lively Live2D portrait!
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Take a peek at some other Bachelorettes if Marian doesn’t quite match your taste (poor Marian…)
