[Mkguild] Nasoj's emblem

[Leo M Panther aka M vd Mosselaar]

While I agree that adding the three curses into his heraldry seems odd and would signify a great deal of foresight on Nasoj’s part because surely he would’ve made his banner before attacking the keep to begin with nevermind the fact that the curses hindered him more than they helped him.

However, rather than throwing out everything previously mentioned let’s find some base to start from. Instead of focussing on symbolism let’s settle on something basic like the colours the thing would have.
Right now we have a positive opinion on red and black colouring courtesy of Misha. Do we all agree with this?
If yes/no please give some reasoning for that.

Beyond that. Considering the sparse information on Nasoj in the wiki, giving no info on family or the like, beyond  a mention that he overthrew the Sorth Republic around +500CR. Would he have started from scratch or have taken that banner and have it twisted into his own design?
I wonder what images lutins and/or humans in the Giantdowns would consider symbols of power and stability. Does anyone have any ideas on that? Remember, there are no wrong ideas.
And please, let us work together to put together the thousand words to create this image rather than overloading our artists with flights of individual fancy.

Keep your head in the clouds, and your feet on the ground.

Leo M. Panther 
From: C. Matthias 
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 10:37 PM
To: mkguild at lists.integral.org 
Subject: Re: [Mkguild] Nasoj's emblem

I do not at all like the idea of incorporating Metamor Keep's curses into Nasoj's heraldry and I seriously doubt he would do so.  Why in the world would Nasoj want to use symbols of his own defeat, twice now, in his heraldry?  Secondly, his heraldry and source of power in the Giantdowns would predate the curses of Metamor.

I think the recommendations that Ryx made make more sense than anything else I have read.  I will quote it here again because it is worth reminding folks:

"I propose something of a different, more mystical, nature.  Either a wyvern (identifiable as such by the scorpion stinger on the tail), or more fantasic still in the form of a three-headed chimeric beast similar to griffon heraldry of old.  Each head would signify a different auspice:  corporeal power, divine or infernal power (Ba'al's sole nod on the heraldry), and arcane power.  Secondary heraldric symbols might be used as well to denote Nasoj's House, which is pretty much that exact symbol since whatever the Dark Keep was before his ascension has been effectively wiped out entirely."

The purpose of Nasoj's heraldry is to show his power and dominion that he can better rally the Lutin tribes and humans living in that part of the world.  He an not do that if his heraldry is also a symbol of his defeat.

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias
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