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''‘Azure, a bend sinister Argent charged with three merchant ships Or. And above, upon a tilting helmet bearing around its neck the badge of a quill Or, the crest, on a torse of the colors Azure and Vert, with mantling of a coatl’s wings proper displayed inverted, an Ouroboros Or encircling an increscent Argent upon a field Sable. And for supporters, two dragons rampant Vert, dexter and sinister. And beneath, inscribed upon a banderole, the motto ‘Born of the Sea’ in Draconic script.’'' | ''‘Azure, a bend sinister Argent charged with three merchant ships Or. And above, upon a tilting helmet bearing around its neck the badge of a quill Or, the crest, on a torse of the colors Azure and Vert, with mantling of a coatl’s wings proper displayed inverted, an Ouroboros Or encircling an increscent Argent upon a field Sable. And for supporters, two dragons rampant Vert, dexter and sinister. And beneath, inscribed upon a banderole, the motto ‘Born of the Sea’ in Draconic script.’'' | ||
This assumption of an heraldic Achievement entire upon appointment to minor office was probably perceived as grandiose and impertinent, but it was by no means unprecedented; in the lawless Skaugan Main, arms were | This assumption of an heraldic Achievement entire upon appointment to minor office was probably perceived as grandiose and impertinent, but it was by no means unprecedented; in the lawless Skaugan Main, arms were unregulated and frequently adopted and discarded by the region’s haute-bourgeois, comprised largely of smugglers and pirates…”</blockquote> | ||
::: — His Lordship’s Exchequer [[Albrecht Papier]], “[[On the Heraldic Practices of the Burghers and Minor Aristocracy of the Prior Age: Port Skaug and its Environs]]" | ::: — His Lordship’s Exchequer [[Albrecht Papier]], “[[On the Heraldic Practices of the Burghers and Minor Aristocracy of the Prior Age: Port Skaug and its Environs]]" | ||