[MR] Atlantian Army Mantles

[Matt Broadway]

How bout a male sperm whale unicornate?

Or a Great white shark unicornate?

Ooooooo....  or a Barricuda Unicornate, wearing a big
flashy cape???

That would be cool.

Dante...



--- Vels inn Viggladi <velsthe1 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
>  
> With the army being rebuilt and redesigned, it may
> not be out of place to re-imagine Spike as well. A
> heraldic hippocampus unicornate is a more powerful
> and martial totem to bear. Every one I have ever
> seen looks to always be "fightin mad".
>  
> There is always tradition and
> _the_way_things_are_done_, but eventually tradition
> for tradition's sake should be reviewed and perhaps
> left to antiquity. It may well be time to step up to
> imagery that bears a little more style, finesse and
> ferocity. 
>  
> Is this not the kingdom that takes pride in looking
> good on the field?
>  
>  
>  
> Vels
> > > > nope. ive been making fun of it for years.
> some kingdoms have > > dragons,> > some tigers, but
> we have a tiny sea creature that cant fight a mild >
> > tide and> > shows dominance over other males by
> belly bumping them? granted > > some of us> > old
> fat dukes might match that description but.......> >
> > That makes me feel better. :)> > I wish some of
> the folks who sent me agreement via e-mail would do
> the > same here on the list -- I'd feel less alone.>
> > But my opinion partly is reflected by His Grace's
> commentary above -- > in addition to the point that
> it just doesn't strike me as a good > heraldic
> sidekick. Consider the royal beasts of tradition:
> Dragons, > Tigers, Stags, Lions, Bores, Eagles....
> and a frikkin' sea horse. > Plus, it's a *natural*
> sea horse. I think I could handle a heraldic >
> seahorse, but... damn.> > > Effingham
>
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