adrian-empire herald User Manual

- Any addition to a registered device that is not specifically registered. Usually, 

the badges of awards and orders one may have can be used as augmentations (see 

Article 

XXI.C.

). Crowns may also choose to grant augmentations to those of their subjects for whom no 

other award may seem appropriate. 

- A title bestowed by decision of the Crown or vote of the Estates; these can include Lord 

and Lady, and also retirement titles such as Count or Countess Royal, or Prince or Princess. 

- The armorial device assigned to an individual, domain, or estate for use as the holder 

sees fit (usually used for marking members of an estate or domain, or for one’s vassals). While a 
device or coat of arms says, "So-and so is here", a badge says, "this belongs to So-and-so". 

- The specialized heraldic jargon for describing armory in such a way that a device or 

badge can be reproduced merely from the description. 

- A way of cutting a gemstone into a rounded half-dome shape. Because faceting of 

gems only appears very late in the Adrian period, use of cabochons is the easiest way to 
approximate a period look. There is no restriction on the color or clarity of cabochons used in 
Adria. 

- In heraldry, a canton is classified as a sub-ordinary, which takes the shape of the dexter 

chief (upper left) corner of the shield. Describing something as "in canton" means that it is in that 
quadrant of the shield. 

- See 

line drawing

. 

- Any item appearing on a device. 

- The armorial device assigned to an individual for their personal use, or assigned 

to an estate for its exclusive use. 

- Collectively, all of the heralds of the entire Empire. Also known as the College 

of Heralds. See 

Imperial College of Arms

. 

- See 

College of Arms

. 

- A copy of the presenter’s form which has the emblazon of their arms completely 

colored in. Crayola washable markers in the classic colors (get the fat ones) are a preferred brand. 

- A crown worn by anyone other than a monarch (Emperor, Empress, King, Queen, 

Duke, or Duchess). 

- A specific style of coronet or crown for use in armorial display. While the 

forms for actual crowns and coronets worn on the head may vary considerably, the style for 
armorial crowns, by definition, is fixed. For specific examples of armorial crowns and coronets, 
see the article entitled Achievements in the Adrian Empire (available on-line at 

http://adrianempire.org/heraldry/library/achievements.html

). 

- 1. The decorative metal band worn by the nobility during the Adrian Period. 

Specifically, such a headband worn only by Dukes, Duchesses, Kings, Queens, and the Emperor 
and Empress. The term for this headgear worn by any other rank is coronet. 
2. Estate Holders may sometimes be referred to as "crowns", and the heads of Duchies, 
Kingdoms, and the Empire may be referred to individually or collectively as "the Crown". 

- A coat of arms that has been registered by a non-armiger; or any coat of arms in general. 

- One way of marshalling arms, by joining the left half of one shield with the right 

half of another. 

- The drawn-out picture of a device. (Antonym: see 

Blazon

.) 

- The "shield" shape. Also known by the Victorian word "heater". 

- For the purposes of these rules: House Sires, Barons, Counts, Marquesses, 

Dukes, Kings, and Emperors (and their female counterparts) are all Estate Holders. While they 
hold their estates, they should not use their own arms, but display the arms of the estate they hold. 
If they have to act as an individual (for instance, while getting knighted), they may display their 
personal arms augmented with the appropriate coronet of rank to the estate they hold. 

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