The Realm of Aurelmarch
Arms of House Rosemere

House Rosemere

“Thorn before petal”

A house of 80 members across 12 generations.

Years
861 – 1209
Dynasty tree

Only a steward can change the arms and the succession

What the arms mean
  • Shield shapeHeaterThe usual knightly shield of the 13th and 14th centuries. The shape shows period and fashion, not a symbol.
  • ColourArgentPeace and sincerity: the silver of purity.
  • DivisionPlainOne tincture, no division: the simplest field.
  • OrdinarySaltire · VertSaint Andrew's cross: faith, and in old tales a mark of courage.
  • ChargeRose · GulesBeauty and love; in England, the rival houses of York and Lancaster.

These meanings are a later tradition. Medieval heralds mostly chose a charge for how it looked, or as a pun on the family's name.

The number of figures, where they stand and which way they face are choices of design, with no fixed meaning.

Succession

Rulers and titled members