@TheEdVerse what is the coat of arm of Tethyr?
— Timlodrin (@LucJrMartin1) January 27, 2020
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The blazon of Tethyr has changed many times. The current (1490s DR) arms (far simpler than most of the earlier arms, and making possible a simple badge of a shield crossed by bands of three hues, now seen on Tethyrian 2)
…soldiers’ surcoats and banners everywhere) are as follows: a heater-shaped shield divided into three horizontal bands (fesses) of equal height/width.
The bottom band is sky blue, and has a silver sea cat (sea lion, sometimes…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
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…called a “morse” in real-world heraldry) naiant (swimming horizontally, nose facing the viewer’s left of the shield, so tail to the right) on it, representing Tethyr’s coast and the sea lions who historically rescued Prince 4)
…Nearel of Tethyr.
The middle fess is wine-red, representing the wines of the realm and its martial pride (critics say it represents all the spilled blood of Tethyrians fighting each other, down the years). In the center of…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
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…this fess, right in the center of the shield, is a (sized to touch the top and bottom of the fess) simple four-pointed white star (with the points vertical and horizontal, matching the cardinal points of a map compass, 6)
…rather than pointing to the diagonals or elsewhere). This represents Queen Zaranda Star Rhindaun and the dynasty she began.
The top (“chief”) fess is gold, representing the verdant grain crops and wealthy of the realm.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
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(For those wanting to see how the sea cat is portrayed, but NOT its pose, see: https://t.co/wBKL3aUCAq ).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 27, 2020
Loudwater coat of arms – to make sure I understood you correctly – does this look something like you were describing? Yes, I know I’m great in Paint =) Sure, but it's missing the gray band across the entire top of the shield, representing the bridge.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 28, 2020
The bridge isn't realistic in the heraldic blazon, the way you've drawn it; it's stylized, like the river (vertical blue "pale"), and appears like a "fess" (horizontal band) in the "chief" position (across the entire top of the shield).
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 28, 2020