Post by Admin- Dingo on Jul 3, 2018 10:59:54 GMT -6
Augmentation and Cadency
By Kim Brunner
Augmentations can come in two different ways; first with birthright and second with “honour” meaning the augmentation is awarded by the pope or crown.
The first variation is known better by another word: Cadency.
Cadency is one exception to the rules of heraldry, since it denotes family lineages. Depending on the gender and birth placement of the child would determine the cadency mark placed upon the fathers arms. The mark is placed in chief, usually small enough to not disrupt too much of the fathers arms but large enough to be noticed. The only exception to using only the fathers arms is if the mother was the one who inherited the land the father married into. In that case the arms would be divided (also known as marshalled) and the mark would remain in chief still.
Lists of Cadency Marks from Wikipedia:
for the first son, a label of three points (a horizontal strip with three tags hanging down)—this label is removed on the death of the father, and the son inherits the plain coat;
for the second son, a crescent (the points upward, as is conventional in heraldry);
for the third son, a mullet (a five-pointed star);
for the fourth son, a martlet (a kind of bird);
for the fifth son, an annulet (a ring);
for the sixth son, a fleur-de-lys;
for the seventh son, a rose;
for the eighth son, a cross moline;
for the ninth son, a double quatrefoil.
for the first daughter, a heart;
for the second daughter, an ermine spot;
for the third daughter, a snowflake;
for the fourth daughter, a fir twig;
for the fifth daughter, a chess rook
for the sixth daughter, an escallop (scallop shell);
for the seventh daughter, a harp;
for the eighth daughter, a buckle;
for the ninth daughter, a clarichord.
I will place an example quick. Since Sir Murdoch has both a son and daughter both can be seen in action alongside his own arms.
Being the first son Indirs would have the label removed upon his fathers death while Aurora would have the heart remain.
I am sure you noticed Indir having a label of five points. It is because he is the first born son of the first born son. Cadency marks only stick for two generations. If, say, Indir and Aurora swapped ages Indir would instead show a label of three. If Aurora was born a son in the original example Indir would still have the label of five, but (s)he would show a label of three with a crescent on the middle tab. This shows that Murdoch was the first born of his father, but Aurora was the second born.
Sons and Daughters marks do not become intermixed. You do not see a heart upon a label.
Cadency, however, historically quickly fell out of practice for unknown reasons. In LarpCraft we can use it to help mark children to their parents in case of runaway child. Oftentimes groups of kids go out together, so using Cadency would be an easy way to say “My father is Sir Murdoch” and misplaced child could be returned by matching up the device rather than asking everyone who this Murdoch person is. (Very useful at large scale world events)
Augmentation of Honour (also known as Augmentation of Arms) is slightly different. Where with Cadency the augmentation gets placed in chief, with an Augmentation of Honour anything could be placed anywhere or charges themselves could be edited.
An AoH is usally a reward given from a monarch for acts of merit. Oftentimes it is placing the kingdom arms upon the persons personal arms though changing the color scheme of the personal device has also been seen. Sometimes a badge commemorating a battle is created and those that fought the hardest are rewarded with that badge as their AoH. Or for great acts off the battlefield other charges are allowed on, such as Juan Elcano who was the surviving commander of the Ferdinand Magellan expedition around the world, he was given a world globe with the words: Primus circumdedisti me.
No matter what the AoH is, it does not become inherited by the children of the owner of the arms. It is a personal reward and is treated as such.
As for AoH in LarpCraft it is my personal opinion to leave it as history created, an in game award from ruling monarchs. Any augmented arms can be placed within the thread of the approved arms by the monarch giving the AoH to aide in tracking finished devices.
By Kim Brunner
Augmentations can come in two different ways; first with birthright and second with “honour” meaning the augmentation is awarded by the pope or crown.
The first variation is known better by another word: Cadency.
Cadency is one exception to the rules of heraldry, since it denotes family lineages. Depending on the gender and birth placement of the child would determine the cadency mark placed upon the fathers arms. The mark is placed in chief, usually small enough to not disrupt too much of the fathers arms but large enough to be noticed. The only exception to using only the fathers arms is if the mother was the one who inherited the land the father married into. In that case the arms would be divided (also known as marshalled) and the mark would remain in chief still.
Lists of Cadency Marks from Wikipedia:
for the first son, a label of three points (a horizontal strip with three tags hanging down)—this label is removed on the death of the father, and the son inherits the plain coat;
for the second son, a crescent (the points upward, as is conventional in heraldry);
for the third son, a mullet (a five-pointed star);
for the fourth son, a martlet (a kind of bird);
for the fifth son, an annulet (a ring);
for the sixth son, a fleur-de-lys;
for the seventh son, a rose;
for the eighth son, a cross moline;
for the ninth son, a double quatrefoil.
for the first daughter, a heart;
for the second daughter, an ermine spot;
for the third daughter, a snowflake;
for the fourth daughter, a fir twig;
for the fifth daughter, a chess rook
for the sixth daughter, an escallop (scallop shell);
for the seventh daughter, a harp;
for the eighth daughter, a buckle;
for the ninth daughter, a clarichord.
I will place an example quick. Since Sir Murdoch has both a son and daughter both can be seen in action alongside his own arms.
Being the first son Indirs would have the label removed upon his fathers death while Aurora would have the heart remain.
I am sure you noticed Indir having a label of five points. It is because he is the first born son of the first born son. Cadency marks only stick for two generations. If, say, Indir and Aurora swapped ages Indir would instead show a label of three. If Aurora was born a son in the original example Indir would still have the label of five, but (s)he would show a label of three with a crescent on the middle tab. This shows that Murdoch was the first born of his father, but Aurora was the second born.
Sons and Daughters marks do not become intermixed. You do not see a heart upon a label.
Cadency, however, historically quickly fell out of practice for unknown reasons. In LarpCraft we can use it to help mark children to their parents in case of runaway child. Oftentimes groups of kids go out together, so using Cadency would be an easy way to say “My father is Sir Murdoch” and misplaced child could be returned by matching up the device rather than asking everyone who this Murdoch person is. (Very useful at large scale world events)
Augmentation of Honour (also known as Augmentation of Arms) is slightly different. Where with Cadency the augmentation gets placed in chief, with an Augmentation of Honour anything could be placed anywhere or charges themselves could be edited.
An AoH is usally a reward given from a monarch for acts of merit. Oftentimes it is placing the kingdom arms upon the persons personal arms though changing the color scheme of the personal device has also been seen. Sometimes a badge commemorating a battle is created and those that fought the hardest are rewarded with that badge as their AoH. Or for great acts off the battlefield other charges are allowed on, such as Juan Elcano who was the surviving commander of the Ferdinand Magellan expedition around the world, he was given a world globe with the words: Primus circumdedisti me.
No matter what the AoH is, it does not become inherited by the children of the owner of the arms. It is a personal reward and is treated as such.
As for AoH in LarpCraft it is my personal opinion to leave it as history created, an in game award from ruling monarchs. Any augmented arms can be placed within the thread of the approved arms by the monarch giving the AoH to aide in tracking finished devices.
