[quote=@Ellion]
[@darkwolf687]this is only my first time doing this rp, so maybe there was another way to do it once. But my understanding is there is a quota of brides that must be filled. All brides have meet a certain standard to be accepted. I just feel like drakken should get some say in who they take, otherwise we would have more that come from poorer backgrounds than we do.

Edit: I could be wrong, this is just how my brain makes sense if it. 
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The way I always presumed before and now was there was a group of Drakken with cooler heads and lower standing whose job was bridal candidate selection; once however often, they fan out to the villages and select the Gems from the available maidens, incentivized to make good choices by a cut of the dowry and possibly the occasional commission for a particular type. The Gems have some haggling power and a few agreements (like not taking the heir apparent if she's an only child), but it's largely on the Fetchers.

That's my suggestion, take it or leave it.