Heraldry

Alain, cavalier of Taldor's House Germande. See also Category:Images of heraldry.

Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol.¹² It might involve discussion of crests or coats of arms. Heraldry is employed on Golarion to distinguish amongst other things nations and regions; noble houses and royalty; military and other organizations; and chivalric orders.³² It also serves a practical function of identifying allies and foes on the battlefield.²

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National heraldry

Cheliax, Taldor

Flag of Cheliax.

The chimera was often used in Taldor by the nobility as an heraldic device; in later times these same families became Chelaxian.⁴

Molthune

Flag of Molthune.

The national coat of arms of Molthune—also displayed on the national flag—consists of a crossed sword and hammer.⁵

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Regional and city heraldry

Isarn, Galt

The heraldic crest of the Galtan capital city of Isarn is the iris, known as the flower of Isarn.⁶

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Royal and noble heraldry

Brevoy

The seal of House Khavortorov of Brevoy is a white dragon emblazoned on a shield, in front of a white dragon that has a metal helm embedded in its chest.⁷

Galt

In Galt, "the arms of the late Duke of Dabril were properly termed vert, a cockatrice in his majesty displayed and inverted tergant regardant or issuant a fountain and transfixed by a unicorn incensant argent. Or, more prosaically: a green field with a crowned golden cockatrice flying out of a pool, only to get stabbed in the back by an angry white unicorn."⁸

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Lastwall

The seal of House Tilernos of the defunct nation of Lastwall is a fist surrounded by sword blades at the center of a purple shield.⁷

River Kingdoms

Lord Suvarian's gerfalcon rampant motif on a tabard.

In the River Kingdoms, "nobles" come and go. Some use heraldry to gain an air of superiority or credibility. One such is Lord Suvarian; his men wear tabards, shields or armour emblazoned with a silver gerfalcon rampant on a blue background.⁹¹⁰

Taldor

The seal of House Germande of Taldor is a field divided vertically in half, with a red wyvern charge on a field of orange in the left half and interlaced red bendlets on a field of gold in the right half.¹¹

The seal of House Darahan of Taldor is a medusa head emblazoned on a red shield and flanked by a hammer and mattock.⁷