Augmentation

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Blush. People are saying the nicest things about my work :) I love it, but it's embarrassing.

So what shall I use to augment my arms? The Crown did not specify, so I believe I get to choose and submit the modification myself. (Hm, probably get to pay for it myself too.)

Not doing this with a poll, just opening discussion. I could have what I think of as the default thing, a (metal) canton charged with a blue tyger passant, the badge of the people of the East. This tyger could be plain, or he could be bearing something - a shepherd's crook, since I am Shepherd's Crook Herald? or some totem of Thorvald and Svava who gave me the right to augment?

Someone on the East list suggested I charge the canton with Hebrew letters, but given my arms (see icon) I think that's not a good idea.

What else am I missing that I might like better?

Comments

[anastasiav.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I very strongly feel that you should use a blue tyger somehow in it. That will mark the difference between whatever you choose (book, crook, etc) being just and element of your arms and an actual obvious augmentation of your arms. (At least to us heraldic illiterates out there.)

Also, I said this too you in Court but I will repeat it here. Driving back from Pennsic one year not so long ago, Ivan challenged me to come up with a list of awards I would give if I were Queen. It was a very short list, but one I was passionate about (Tibor's Pelican was also on the list), and giving you an Augmentation was on it.

Happily (for all of us) everything on that list has now been completed. I can't think of anyone who deserves the recognition more. Congrats.