[ANSTHRLD] Armory Conflict Check Request

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Robin said:
 The symbolism of the Ansteorran kingdom arms is the rising star of 
> Ansteorra and the setting sun of Atenveldt.  It's crucial to the 
> meaning that the demi-sun is in base, and is red.  The gold sun is 
> the kingdom symbol of somewhere else.  Atenveldt uses the gold sun 
> as their kingdom symbol, and we use the red one to contrast us 
> from our mother kingdom.
> 
> I would not put a gold sun on an Ansteorran badge, for the same 
> reason that I would not put a red belt on a knight's badge.
>

I have to put in that each Kingdom has a tradition and that includes tradition
on armory as well.  I think if this was a personal badge there would be no
problem but since this is a Kingdom badge we should follow Kingdom custom on
charges and the color of each charge.  Could the removal of the demi sun in
base be dropped?  It would not hurt the symbolism of the device as part of the
inherent history of the Kingdom includes being part of Atenveldt.  I think we
have been a Kingdom separate from our parent Kingdom long enough to no have a
visual reminder of it on an officers badge. To change the color of the demi-sun
is basically to change the meaning of why the demi sun was on the Kingdom
device
in the first place.

Clare

Happy holidays!