nts; the oldest child does the same, with @'s label having a star on
each point, and the arms are passed down to each oldest child in this
form.

Marshalling (combining two or more coats of arms to create a new one)
exists, but is limited to marriage between two people entitled to arms,
and only for the length of that marriage. If both spouses are the same
rank, the arms are impaled, with the original bearer's arms on the
right. If one spouse dies, the other may, but need not, ask the Chief
Herald for permission to continue using the marshalled arms. The
original coats go to the eldest child of each sex. If the spouses are
of different ranks, the impalement has the senior's arms on the right,
and the eldest child assumes those arms while the next eldest assumes
those of the lower-ranking parent.

HERALDRY, SANDEMAN: Since Annexation, Subsector arms are granted by
Ruling Earl Klaes, and described in English like Imperial arms.
However, as is standard whenever possible with any already-established
custom, the Earl follows the Shaper-established system of granting
arms, in three forms, to clans rather than to individuals. The warrior
caste bears them color-on-metal, with the clan-chief (always a warrior)
adding a chief of the main color. The non-warrior caste (Others) bear
the arms metal-on-color. To take the Clan Leras arms as an example:

Warriors: On a gold field, a chevron between three stars, all red.
(Stars, unless described further, are the standard five-pointed version
Old French refers to as mullets, but without the center holes those
sometimes have.)

Clan-chief: On a gold field, a chevron between three stars and a chief,
all red.

Others: On a red field, a chevron between three stars, all gold.

HERALDS, IMPERIAL: The ones responsible for issuing and insuring the
proper use of Imperial coats of arms. They are also the Sovereign's
representatives for most ceremonies that justify an Imperial presence
but do not absolutely require royalty or nobility.

HERBERT'S WORLD:
Sector: 18, Aries Year:
Subsector: G, Tyr Day:
System: Aegis Gravity:
Settled/established: 2150 CE Axial tilt:
By: Mostly retired military Oxygen:
Satellites: % Water:
Ident code prefix: HRB Continents:
Ruled by:
General: He