The Adrian Empire, Inc. HERALDRY MANUAL GUIDE: RULES FOR REGISTRATON and ADMINISTRATION This document is presented as a GUIDE. It is the Heraldry Manual: Rules for Registration and Administration as adopted October 1999 and amended November 2001. It also contains rulings, policies, and clarifications as published by the Imperial College of Arms since November 2001. This is NOT an official document of the Adrian Empire (it has not been adopted for use by any body within the Adrian Empire). It is a REFERENCE tool so that the College of Arms may consolidate its rules and regulations. ~Maedb Hawkins, Imperial Office of Publishing. As adopted October 1999 DRAFTamended November 2001 DRAFT AMENDMENTS ADDED MAY 2004 © 2004 The Adrian Empire Inc., all rights reserved. Anyone is welcome to point out any error or omission that they may find. Imperial Sovereign of Arms [email protected] Empress [email protected] Emperor [email protected] Page 2 of 35 DRAFT Heraldry Manual Guide as amended May 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ................................................................................................................................................................5 I. The Rule of Tincture .......................................................................................................................................5 A. Simple Ordinaries.............................................................................................................................5 B. Field Divisions..................................................................................................................................5 C. Vert Mounts......................................................................................................................................6 D. Furs...................................................................................................................................................6 E. Augmentations..................................................................................................................................6 F. Small Details ....................................................................................................................................6 G. Metal on Metal .................................................................................................................................6 H. Documenting Violations...................................................................................................................6 I. Acceptable Tinctures..............................................................................................................................6 J.Restrictions.............................................................................................................................................6 II. Struck.............................................................................................................................................................7 III. Armorial Style ..............................................................................................................................................7 A. Presentation ......................................................................................................................................7 B. Modern Design .................................................................................................................................7 C. Animals, Plants, Trademarks, Etc. ...................................................................................................7 D. Offense, Presumption .......................................................................................................................7 E. Complexity .......................................................................................................................................7 F. Layering, Counterchanging ..............................................................................................................7 G. Fimbriation, Voiding ........................................................................................................................7 H. Questionable Elements .....................................................................................................................7 I. Using “Bend” to get around Marshalling...............................................................................................8 J.Oriental Charges.....................................................................................................................................8 K. Achievements ...................................................................................................................................8 IV. Fieldless Armory..........................................................................................................................................8 V. Tinctureless Armory......................................................................................................................................9 VI. Marshalled Armory ......................................................................................................................................9 A. Restrictions on Marshalling..............................................................................................................9 VII. Restricted Charges ....................................................................................................................................10 A. The Fleur-de-Lis.............................................................................................................................10 B. The Crown......................................................................................................................................10 C. The Tudor Rose ..............................................................................................................................10 D. Suns ................................................................................................................................................11 E. Registering Restricted Charges ......................................................................................................11 VIII. Defined Charges ......................................................................................................................................11 IX. Offensive and Presumptuous Armory ........................................................................................................11 A. Offensive Armory...........................................................................................................................11 1. Vulgarisms.............................................................................................................................11 2. Offensive Use of Religion.....................................................................................................12 3. Stereotypes ............................................................................................................................12 4. Offensive Political Themes ...................................................................................................12 Heraldry Manual Guide DRAFT Page 3 of 35 as amended May 2004 B. Presumption....................................................................................................................................12 1. Restricted titles and charges..................................................................................................12 2. Supernatural powers ..............................................................................................................12 3. Pretense..................................................................................................................................12 4. Other presumption.................................................................................................................12 X. Armory Outside the Empire ........................................................................................................................12 A. Persona ...........................................................................................................................................12 B. Other Medieval Re-Creation Societies...........................................................................................13 C. Outside of Adria .............................................................................................................................13 XI. Conflicting Armory....................................................................................................................................13 A. Addition of Primary Charges..........................................................................................................13 B. Difference of Primary Charges.......................................................................................................13 C. Significant Armorial Differences ...................................................................................................13 1. Field Difference.....................................................................................................................13 2. Addition of Charges on the Field ..........................................................................................14 3. Addition of Charges Overall .................................................................................................14