Feat: United Hearts

United Hearts [General]

Love, trust, and shared experience have taught you and your bonded partner to stand stronger together than either could alone.

Prerequisites: Base Will save +2, married, handfasted, or otherwise permanently bonded to a willing partner recognized by the character's culture, faith, community, or personal vows.

Benefit: While adjacent to your bonded partner, you gain a +1 morale bonus on Will saving throws.

In addition, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus on Aid Another checks made to assist your bonded partner, and your partner gains the same bonus when assisting you.

Finally, whenever you and your bonded partner are both threatening the same opponent, you gain a +1 circumstance bonus on attack rolls made while flanking that opponent.

Special: Both members of the bonded pair may select this feat. Its benefits do not stack if both partners possess the feat.

Special: If a character enters into a new lifelong bond after the death of a previous bonded partner, this feat may be reassigned to the new partner after one month of shared companionship and a formal reaffirmation of vows.

Design Notes: The feat intentionally grants only modest bonuses. Its purpose is to reward partnership and cooperation without becoming a mandatory choice for married adventurers. The Will save bonus represents emotional support, the Aid Another bonus reflects familiarity and trust, and the flanking bonus symbolizes the coordination developed through years of shared experience.