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Rils
Learned Scribe

USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  16:17:03  Show Profile Send Rils a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Is there a compendium of known Realms heraldry? I know there's bits and pieces scattered around books and adventures over the years, but I was wondering if it had ever been collected into one place. I did some searching and looking around the 'Keep, and couldn't find anything obvious. Lots of individual "what's the coat of arms for city X or family Y", but no definitive collection. If someone knows of such a thing and could point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks much,
Dugmaren Brightmantle is my homey.

Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore

USA
1105 Posts
Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  16:49:39  Show Profile  Visit Garen Thal's Homepage Send Garen Thal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rils

Is there a compendium of known Realms heraldry? I know there's bits and pieces scattered around books and adventures over the years, but I was wondering if it had ever been collected into one place. I did some searching and looking around the 'Keep, and couldn't find anything obvious. Lots of individual "what's the coat of arms for city X or family Y", but no definitive collection. If someone knows of such a thing and could point me in the right direction, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks much,
Sadly, no, there isn't. I'm sure intrepid sages have gathered bits and pieces here and there, but there is no comprehensive listing of Realms heraldry.

I know I (and Ed) would love such a book, or website, or handout, or something to be available to players and DMs and readers in general, but alas, the closest we've gotten are the 2E boxed set's handouts.
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Ayrik
Great Reader

Canada
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  22:44:33  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
2E Forgotten Realms Adventures is probably the closest thing to a compilation, although it‘s really just an assortment of common trail markers, noble crests, village pennants, symbols for large organizations, and (in)famous wizard sigils. Some of the 3E sourcebooks contain small collections.

There‘s lots of stuff available through goodgle image searches, but authenticity of canon is often dubious.
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Edited by - Ayrik on 26 Oct 2013 00:08:55
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader

USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  23:38:48  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
City of Splendors Boxed Set, Who's Who In Waterdeep Book, Page 8-Page 29 has the crests of the Waterdeep families.
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader

USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  23:40:07  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Cloak & Daggers has emblems or symbols for all the groups it details - not heraldry but similar enough to mention
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  23:46:35  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The OGB had mage sigils on page 58 & 59 and merchant signs on page 63
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  23:48:34  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The Revised Campaign Setting had a repeat of the merchant signs as well as sigils for all the dales - still no heraldry though.
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  23:49:48  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Waterdeep and the north had the Heraldry for the Waterdeep families (probably the source for City of Splendors)
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 25 Oct 2013 :  23:55:55  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Dwarves Deep had a fold out map with the runes of dwarven clans
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:02:30  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Menzoberranzan gave House symbols as well for the top noble houses
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The Masked Mage
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USA
2420 Posts
Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:06:08  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ruins Of Zhentil Keep had a series of icons for all the areas/groups of influence.
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:08:08  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Secret's of the Sages Mailer had a little map of Halruaa (the best one in my opinion) that also had the Hulruaa "Badge"
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Ayrik
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Canada
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:09:11  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
2E Forgotten Realms Adventures is probably the closest thing to a compilation, although it‘s really just an assortment of common trail markers, noble crests, village pennants, symbols for large organizations, and (in)famous wizard sigils.

There‘s lots of stuff available through good image searches, but authenticity of canon is often dubious.
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:10:43  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
The City of Raven's Bluff had Family crests for all the noble families, coat of arms for the knight orders, etc.
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:15:07  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Volo's Guide to waterdeep has some of the family crests with more detail than the other sources.
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:16:31  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Volo's guide to the Sword Coast has ward token instead :P
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:18:33  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
As does Volo's guide to the North, though they are less specific.
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:21:13  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Volo's guide to the Dalelands has a forge sigil on page 37
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The Masked Mage
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USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  00:23:26  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
That's everything I found up through 2nd E - someone else can page through 3rd & 4th :P In all the only good sources for actual hearaldric symbols are from Waterdeep and Ravensbluff.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore

Australia
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  05:42:02  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Ed Greenwood presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms has some more mage sigils.

-- George Krashos
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist

USA
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Posted - 26 Oct 2013 :  09:32:10  Show Profile Send sleyvas a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Back in July, I got a wild hair and decided to start drawing the Waterdhavian noble heraldic crests. I'm nowhere near a proper artist, but an old version of visio helps. If you can make use of any of them, go ahead and pull them down and use them. It was kind of fun to make them.

Agundar - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8SDZXSTY2Smp2Vm8/edit?usp=sharing
Assumbar - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8Tm5nLXo0ZGxUT2M/edit?usp=sharing
Bladesemmer - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8WW5HZmRvU1dnWkU/edit?usp=sharing
Cassalanter - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8X0lfM0NHUElKcWs/edit?usp=sharing
Eagleshield - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8ZUsxN2IybnN0Nm8/edit?usp=sharing
Eltorchul - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8eHI5Z2VZa2dXeFU/edit?usp=sharing
Hawkwinter - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8WlNBZHFNV1B1TVE/edit?usp=sharing
Helmfast - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8MXFNQnpyeFNTNGc/edit?usp=sharing
Ilitul - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8WXY4ZXRmVTU4MXc/edit?usp=sharing
Ilzimmer - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8Q1gyUVBQaE1NMXM/edit?usp=sharing
Irlingstar - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8RVVKZ3Q5YmtpVVk/edit?usp=sharing
Jardeth - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8VWhmOExGT0psMm8/edit?usp=sharing
Kormallis - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8SC1USTRmYkdSZ1U/edit?usp=sharing
Maerklos - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8Y0loejVQeXhycFk/edit?usp=sharing
Manthar - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8ekwzS0hBUF9Ja1U/edit?usp=sharing
Margaster - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8dVVEeUhNOWgxUHc/edit?usp=sharing
Roaringhorn - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8TkZ1ZkhXbjROOXM/edit?usp=sharing
Rosenar - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8Sm5RdFNRa0p4ZW8/edit?usp=sharing
Ruldegost - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8RkJXTUh3X1VFVVk/edit?usp=sharing
Thunderstaff - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8cFBSR1Z5eDdnaEk/edit?usp=sharing
Wands - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8CYc8h_6sg8Y1lvVndyNlNmS2s/edit?usp=sharing
Alavairthae, may your skill prevail

Phillip aka Sleyvas
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore

Brazil
1600 Posts
Posted - 27 Oct 2013 :  03:20:56  Show Profile Send Barastir a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Gold & Glory also has some mercenary groups' badges and symbols.
"Goodness is not a natural state, but must be
fought for to be attained and maintained.
Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
Goodness radiated from the heart."

The Paladin's Virtues, excerpt from the "Quentin's Monograph"
(by Ed Greenwood)
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