Sariah Gipson's request

[Sarac'h Txilvertescu]

My name is Sariah Marie Gipson.

If it so please the squirrel king at arms, I request the assistance of the college in obtaining arms for myself and my heirs.

My favorite color is orange.

My requested arms are: Masculy tenne and argent, a cross sable.

[Hooligan]

Azul Sariah --

The College of Arms will be more than happy to assist you in the design of arms once you become a citizen of Talossa. Until then, this request must lay fallow.

Rouge Lobster Herald
Squirrel King of Arms

[Béneditsch Ardpresteir, O.SPM.]

In the meantime, if you are so interested, you may visit the pages and links on Heraldry & CoA from the Kingdom of Talossa website -
www.kingdomoftalossa.net/index.cgi?lingo=&page=CollegeOfArms

Jolly Good Fellow,
Royal College of Arms

PS: I guess tenne may not be a colour allowed here(you may have to do with gules - red), but that's for the future... you may like some other designs...

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Greetings Sariah !

Just add to the above -

As the Squirrel King noted, once you become a Citizen, he will then notify the Dean of the College - The Penzance Pursuivant ( who also happens to be me, conveniently enough!) .

At that point, I will select a Fellow of the College to assist you with your CoA. The Fellow will then work with you to make sure the design of your CoA meets your expectations, portrays what is important to you, and finally meets the criteria established by the College.

So, at this point, we need to hold off discussion about a specific CoA, until the Fellow who has been assigned to your request can address your design.

If you have general questions, I would be happy to answer them for you, or perhaps point you in a direction so that you may explore the "Wonderful World of Heraldry" yourself.

I'm looking forward to your Grant of Citizenship, so we can get started!

[Sarac'h Txilvertescu]

I can wait, but no tenne? I'm a big Vols fan.

[Sir Tamorán dal Navâ]

No, tenne should be allowed. It is generally discouraged because it isn't one of the "core" colours. But exceptions can be made. Indeed, the rules of heraldry allow for any shade of a colour or metal, so perhaps orange could be a shade of "gold".

[Hooligan]

Yes and no, but in the end kinda yes. Under the rules adopted by the College of Arms, tenne and purpure and bleu-celeste are not countenanced on arms, as they are recognised as simply shades of the other tinctures. So, yeah, what you said, but the blazon would read "or" (or, in those other cases, "azure").

That said, Lookout Fellow, he of the interest in Vexillology, bleu-celeste is obviously permissible in that discipline, since it appears on the flag of Pengöpäts. Once you get the Department of Vexillology all up to snuff and stuff, I will also feel less stupid when I poke my head into threads like that one about the Fiovan flag.

(Note, I said feel less stupid, not that I would be less stupid.)

RLH

[Sarac'h Txilvertescu]

Sigh. So no tenne or purpure. *Pout*

[Hooligan]

May 16, 2012 12:52:59 GMT -6 Sarac'h Txilvertescu said:

Sigh. So no tenne or purpure. *Pout*

Well, the word used to describe it might not be, but the colour when you look at your particular favourite version of your arms can be.

RLH

[Sir Tamorán dal Navâ]

Precisely. We want you to have what you want, but we want you to follow a certain set of rules to do so. :-)

[Benedict Stamford]

Dude this aint cool. I designed my stuff before I became a cit.

[Sarac'h Txilvertescu]

It's cool, Ben.

[Sarac'h Txilvertescu]

While I'm at it, you know, thinking, are there furs allowed?

[Hooligan]

May 17, 2012 20:06:00 GMT -6 Sarac'h Txilvertescu said:

While I'm at it, you know, thinking, are there furs allowed?

Not only are furs allowed, but we in the College are perhaps a trifle disappointed with the fact that they seem to be sorely underused in the arms of the Kingdom. Bring them on!

RLH

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

And bonacons. We need someone with a bonacon on ermine, or something.