Regalcrest Family

The Regalcrest Family are the longest reigning royal family in the Kingdom of Man, sitting the throne of Nerodil for a majority of the kingdom's history, and most others who have ever claimed the position of King of Mankind (or in some scarce cases Queen) have claimed legitimacy through some connection to the Regalcrests. But the Regalcrests themselves get their claim from another connection: to the founder of the kingdom, Gellark Lionrage.  

Founding of the Dynasty

The first known Regalcrest is Medrir Regalcrest, who was present when Humanity first appeared on the shores of Nerodil in -10. While he would go on to become the second King of Mankind and define the Kingdom for the rest of its existence, the legend of the Regalcrest family does not begin with him. For the Regalcrests were nothing without their supposed cousin.   Gellark Lionrage and Medrir Regalcrest supposedly had the same grandfather, a shared ancestor. When Gellark Lionrage distinguished himself by defeating Varth Dreamless and helping the first Humans settle Nerodil, he was given the honor of becoming the first King of Mankind for his heroic deeds and strong leadership.   This was mostly a formality performed by Eden Zunno, first Head Priest of the Church of Athena, as Zunno wanted someone who would help him bring legitimacy to the Church as a major influence over the Humans. Gellark agreed, but he disobeyed during his actual reign.   There was someone who did work with Zunno, though: Medrir Regalcrest. Medrir was intent on cozying up to power, and did everything he could to make himself known to everyone in the Kingdom of Man. He worked closely with Gellark, supporting his royal decrees (later claiming their close partnership was due to their familial relationship, rather than his financial support for Gellark's proposals), he followed Eden Zunno's edicts, spread the faith of Athena, and was responsible for many projects aimed at improving the lives of people in Nerodil.   Medrir's most lasting contribution was the Regalcrest Colosseum, one of the first major construction projects in Nerodil, intended to entertain the citizens and lighten their lives. It was built a ways away from what was the city at the time, so that it would be special to take a trip to the arena, but the city later built out around it, and by then the Regalcrest name was known far and wide. With the Colosseum and other signs of goodwill, Medrir had made himself the clear successor to the King in the eyes of the people, as well as the Church, and even Gellark himself seemed to trust Medrir with power when he was away.   When Gellark Lionrage was lost at sea, the Church wasted no time on searching for him, and it was less than two weeks before Medrir Regalcrest was crowned the new King and his dynasty had secured the throne for what was, at the time, eternity. The Church of Athena declared that the Regalcrests were not only the rightful heirs to the throne, but also were fated to rule and divinely ordained. Athena herself, the Goddess of Laws, supposedly blessed the blood of the Regalcrest to be "kingly blood" that made the Regalcrest Kings an extension of her will on Totania, not necessarily prophets, but emissaries of her divinity. Their laws were her laws, their will was her will.   Later in history, during the reign of Dathan Regalcrest, more faiths would fall in line with this idea from Athena. The followers of Izanagi in the Kingdom of Man would begin backing the idea of the Regalcrests as having the divine right of kings, and so too would the Pantheon of Ishtar. Notably, this idea likely came from the early Elven influences, as the Nerifir royal family in Camor gains their claim from being the direct children of Selene herself.   What this was able to do was cement the Regalcrests as the only possible Kings. Anyone seeking the throne would need Regalcrest blood to gain legitimacy, and it was not so easy. The Regalcrests were very selective of who they married and had to take great care when it came to their heirs as well.  

Rise and Fall of the Regalcrests

Medrir Regalcrest ruled the new Kingdom in a way that made it all but certain no one else could take that throne. Every decree he issued, every hall he built, every message he sent was emblazoned with the word "Regalcrest" on it so that everyone in the Kingdom of Man forgot that anyone not bearing that name had ever or could ever wear the crown and rule the people. Medrir's first goal was not to run the kingdom well, but to make sure that his family would remain the Kings for generations to come.   But Medrir did not have many children. He was lucky that his firstborn, Krehs Regalcrest, was strong and healthy enough to take his place when he passed, for it was Krehs who truly made sure that his father's plan worked. Medrir had bolstered the Regalcrest name, but it was Krehs responsible for creating the family itself. And he did: the legends say he had five wives over his 27-year-long reign, and sired numerous bastards outside of these marriages besides. How many children did Krehs Regalcrest have? The number is nearly impossible to count, though conservative estimates place it around at least 50.   There were some succession issues with Krehs and his children. Who was to rule? Was it the clever Prince Meike for his studious nature and intense desire to lead? Would it be the faithful Princess Mya, who was closest to the Church of Athena as Medrir had been? All of this was solved, at least temporarily, when Krehs named his firstborn son, Priam Regalcrest, as his successor.   The Regalcrests cemented themselves with Priam's rule, and no issues to their claims came, save for the rare succession crisis or illness that scared the citizens and nobility into thinking they'd be kingless far earlier than planned. Only when Joziah Regalcrest took over the kingdom did trouble rear its head for the royal dynasty of Nerodil.   Joziah inherited a large and splintered kingdom, held together only by the fragile authority of the king. With larger borders than ever, the far reaches of the Kingdom of Man were already starting to break off when Joziah's death at sea set off a chain reaction that did more than create a succession crisis. Almost instantly, the Kingdom of Man broke apart, and Nerodil was taken over by a new ruler: Dario Dastel.   Dastel was the royal executioner, and when he heard of Joziah's death, he gathered all the heirs (all children) and he slaughtered them. Only one child survived, managing to escape into exile (with most believing that all the Regalcrests were dead, leaving the throne to Dastel).  

Exiled Kings

The surviving heir, Allie Regalcrest, was taken from Nerodil to the mountainous city of Avippes to reside with a cadet branch of the Regalcrest family, the Stoutdrafts, who had dedicated themselves to the brewing of beer. The Stoutdrafts had renounced their claims to the throne, so most nobles had forgotten them, but they were happy to welcome in their cousin and protect them. Many debate whether Allie was a boy or a girl, and since their story starts and ends with escaping Nerodil, there is little evidence to support either claim. If Allie was a girl, future Regalcrest claims may be thrown into question.   How exactly Allie escaped Dario Dastel is the subject of much speculation. Did Dastel choose to spare the child, or did they escape with their own wit and skill? Had a servant protected them, or a citizen, be it a nobleman or commoner? Different versions of the story exist, but since the fate of Allie had to be kept secret, and being responsible for their safety could be punishable by death, the true account of their escape is lost to time.   But the Regalcrests remained in exile for a long time, seemingly wiped out while hiding away in Avippes. Some learned of their safety, like the Forestarm noble family (who they would, importantly, marry into during their time of exile), and the Stoutdrafts who protected them from the outside world. Otherwise, they remained in hiding until Takari Regalcrest became the patriarch of the family and his son, Dathan Regalcrest, had grown to be of age.  

Return of the Regalcrests

Takari Regalcrest saw the aftermath of the fractured kingdom, after 200 years of the Kingdom of Man being split apart. He knew that the only thing capable of uniting his people was a Regalcrest, but he knew it would require more than just marching back to Nerodil. So the father and son plotted to regain their rightful throne.   What the patriarch did was simple: he left Avippes and headed east into the Dwarven Kingdom, where he revealed his identity to the authorities, knowing he'd be quickly arrested for his significance in Geltic culture, and knowing too that since the Regalcrests were no longer Kings they had no diplomatic immunity to protect them. Of course, the official story was that the Dwarves invaded Avippes and stole Takari, but Dathan's brother later revealed that Takari handed himself over to the Dwarves.   This was a call to action that Dathan used to call together envoys and rulers from around the Geltic lands, using a neutral Duke's castle to host a meeting that would result in many fractured lands uniting under Dathan as a symbolic leader in a war against the Dwarves for Takari's freedom. Dathan convinced the other Kings and Queens that this act was a provocation that, if unanswered, would mean the Dwarves would come after them next, and instead of uniting under a ruler, they needed a commander to lead the many kingdoms. This commander would be the next target for the Dwarves, and no King wanted that, so it had to be someone who was okay with such pressure. Ideally someone already targeted. Thus, Dathan Regalcrest was appointed commander of the Confederation of Avippes; the first step in his plan to regain the throne of Nerodil.   One of the leading warriors in this Confederation was Takari's third son, Amose Moonhammer, who was given his surname in place of the Regalcrest name after proving himself in combat with an enchanted hammer of Selene and leading the army at the young age of 16. It is important to mention Moonhammer not just because of his contributions in war, but because he and his brother had equal parts in convincing the people of the Confederation that the Regalcrests were worthy leaders of Mankind once again.   Only one more thing needed to happen to cement the Regalcrest's authority: Takari Regalcrest had to die. And in 423, after 3 years of war, the Dwarves executed him in their own capital city. It is said that every General, as well as the King of the Dwarves and the Prime Minister, all had different reasons for signing off on or going along with the execution, but none of them expected it would help the Humans in the way it did. The execution of the man who should have been King, in the eyes of the citizenry who now firmly supported the Regalcrests as if the line had never broken, was enough to convince the commonfolk across the lands to back Dathan as more than just a commander. He was a King by rights, and the will of the people was now thrown behind him as well.   This terrified the Kings of Mankind, for such a man to be executed out of nowhere. They knew they were in danger, and the first to act was, surprisingly, the Waterflow King of Otshaw. It was perhaps the Waterflow who spoke the famous words that handed the crown and kingdom back to Dathan Regalcest:

"It is the name Regalcrest that strikes fear into Dwarven hearts, is it not? They fear a united Kingdom of Man? Then let us give them the subject of their nightmares. Let us give Dathan Regalcrest his throne again, and let us wipe this Dwarven scourge from our land."

Their exile now ended, the Regalcrests had once again secured their place on the throne, and they were welcomed back by most with open arms. Only the King of Nerodil, Rian Nola, took time to deliberate on this. A month of isolated thought preceded Nola bending the knee to Dathan Regalcrest and handing over the crown of Nerodil, uniting the Kingdom of Man once more, though not yet at the extent it had reached during its prior peak. During this war of unification, Amose Moonhammer was killed in battle, with many blaming Dathan Regalcrest for his death, though the King denied this. If true, it would not have been the first time Regalcrests were responsible for ordering the deaths of their family members for the sake of securing their own power or settling a grudge, and it would prove not to be the last either.   By the time Dathan's son, Maf Regalcrest, took his father's throne, the Kingdom was whole again and the Regalcrests were recognized as rulers of the same status as the Nerifirs of Camor once more, as they had been in the Age of Heroes. It only took one more King to ruin such a bright reputation.   Ku Regalcrest in his early years (or as it would later be known, his true reign) was a fine king. He did little of note but ran the Kingdom of Man well enough, intending to do little more than keep his grandfather's dynasty intact. He was the first King of Mankind to be given a parade in Camor, as the Unloved King of the Elves, Aratorin Nerifir, sought to improve his reputation by making an uneasy peace with Nerodil (which did not last long after his death, thanks to his son and successor Daeric Nerifir).   Many were certain that Ku would be defined by peace, as Dathan had defined himself with the war that helped him reconquer his kingdom, defend against the Dwarves, and nearly save his father. The Elves ceased all hostilities with the Kingdom of Man, the Dwarves did little more than cause trouble on the border, and Salasar Feaphed of Zephys praised Ku's dedication to his people, rather than to his ambition as some kings preferred.   But Ku made one grave mistake: he had allowed a cousin, Timar Forestarm, to have command of an important meeting with the World Court, and did not know that Timar had sold him out to the Court. With the help of the Court, Timar then secured the position of Court Wizard for Ku, and used that position to kill the King, puppet his corpse to ruin the Regalcrest's reputation, and slowly plot a coup to seize power when public opinion had fully turned away from Ku and his family. Most people associate Ku Regalcrest with the years of his reign where Timar pretended to be him, making the king out to be a cruel, foolish man who expanded the slave trade in the Kingdom of Man and increased the disparity between the nobility and the common folk. But this was Timar Forestarm's attempt at sullying the Regalcrest name, and it succeeded until Timar's own son, Forol Forestarm, revealed the truth towards the end of his own life.   The Forestarms and Regalcrests were related, and therefore, Timar and Forol were somewhere in line to succeed to the throne. Timar's actions just expedited the process, and it was his desire to wipe out the other Regalcrests to elimate any challenge for the throne.   Forol overthrew his father with the help of revolutionaries, most notably his adopted siblings Tothra Staz and Stranger, and gained legitimacy by appointing the exiled Ug Regalcrest to a major position in his court. With the support of the Regalcrest heir (though it is said that Ug desired the throne for himself, but knew he would not have the people behind him), Forol truly established the Forestarm dynasty as the head branch of the Regalcrest family, while the main Regalcrest branch took on a new rule in the court of the king.  

Masters of Ceremonies

Under the Forestarms, whoever happened to be the head of the Regalcrest family at any particular moment in time was given a new position called the Master of Ceremonies. This position granted them a high-ranking seat in the court of Nerodil (among the three most influential positions, alongside the Court Wizard and Captain of the Nerodil Guard), as well as a place to stay within Nerodil Castle and an estate in the city for when they were not tending to matters at court.   They served in this position during the entire reign of the Forestarm dynasty, maintaining their position close to the throne. The most notable of these Masters of Ceremony was Lieu Regalcrest, who was known to throw lavish parties for noblemen all over the Kingdom, hosting in large castles wherever he could gain access and gaining the favor of most Geltic nobles. He also went to many major cities in the Kingdom of Man and began festivals in each of them that alligned to form something he called "the Path of the Sun", a season of festivals following the path the sun takes (from east to west) in honor of the Sun God Izanagi. What this festival season consisted of was a series of festivals starting in the northeasternmost city in the Kingdom (Ortoise) and ending in the southwesternmost city (Colvers), each festival spread out to allow time to celebrate and then time to travel to the next city before the festivities began.   This created months of festivities, keeping the minds of the citizens off of the failing kingdom and instead on their generous Master of Ceremonies and his kindness, for wherever he and his festivals go, the cities are full of food and merriment rather than suffering and starvation. While other Regalcrest Masters of Ceremony had been notable in their time, it was Lieu Regalcrest who reminded many who had forgotten the association between the present-day Regalcrest family and the rulers of old. The name Regalcrest, synonymous with royal, meant something again with Lieu, while his king, Vamar Forestarm, otherwise failed to keep up the image of the kingdom as the prosperous nation it once was.  

Cadets and Branches

The Regalcrests have married into other families, and the second and third sons of the Regalcrests have also gone on to found their own noble families.  

Forestarm

The most well-known of these families are the Forestarms, who later took the throne from the Regalcrests thanks to the interference of the Court Wizard Timar Forestarm, who became King of Mankind after Ku Regalcrest. They had been a minor house when Timar executed his plan during the Grand Crowning, but they rose to become the new royal family in the wake of the Regalcrests' fall from grace.   Timar was responsible for slandering the Regalcrest name, convincing most residents of the Kingdom (as well as the nobility) that the Regalcrests were a detriment to the nation and needed to be replaced. Stories claim that the usurping king Forestarm was, himself, a great-grandson of the Regalcrest family he slandered to bring his own house to prosperity, as his Regalcrest ancestor came from a time when the Regalcrests were in hiding, waiting to retake the throne.   Forol Forestarm, Timar's son and successor, confirmed these ties to the Regalcrests, and brought the disgraced family back in by appointing Ku's son Ug Regalcrest to a ceremonial position, so that the Regalcrests would always have a place in Court, granting legitimacy to the Forestarms and keeping the Regalcrests from complete political irrelevancy. A close partnership between the Forestarms and Regalcrests keeps them always by each other's sides, though some fear that the growing concern around Forestarm rule may point people back towards the claim of the Regalcrests.  

Waterflow

Beyond them, there is the Waterflow family, hailing from Otshaw, who were the first cadet branch of the Regalcrest family. It was the third King of Mankind, Krehs Regalcrest, who had so many sons that he had to give them each something to satiate them so they did not start a succession war for the kingdom. While he gave his first son, Priam Regalcrest, the right to rule as his successor, he gave his second son a keep and told him:

"This Kingdom requires a city to support the regal Nerodil. Take this land and build it as you please, my son, for the sake of your brother's kingdom."

— King Krehs Regalcrest

The second son, Meike, was not content with this and sought to make his city better than Nerodil. He did not succeed, but his efforts in diverting the waters around his newly built Otshaw to create a city where trade flows freely like the waves granted him the name of Waterflow, as well as the title of Duke.   While the Waterflows would be usurped as Dukes of Otshaw due to their constant treachery against the King, they would remain influential in the city and the kingdom itself. They are always in question for the throne, claiming that one day they will return to sit on the rightful seat of Meike Waterflow (once Meike Regalcrest).   During any crisis in the Kingdom, the Waterflows find a way to seize power in Otshaw and claim themselves Kings again, but they cannot be formally punished for this, as they still have royal blood. This was the case during some periods of the Age of Tranquility, but they did truly rule as Kings during the Age of Plague, and when the Regalcrests took power again they were only taken out of the Dukedom for their treason. They once more seized power for a period when Timar Forestarm first took the throne, but the rebellion was quashed once more and the Waterflows were given a slap on the wrist.  

Dokhar

The Dokhar family are a prominent family in Nerodil politics, having married into the Regalcrest family over and over again, gaining constant close ties to the royal family in hopes of one day planting a Dokhar on the throne (though most Dokhars at least pretend to be loyal servants to the crown).   During the Age of Heroes, the first Dokhar-Regalcrest marriage happened when Donhals Dokhar married Princess Mya Regalcrest (another of Krehs Regalcrest's many children). Future Dokhars later used Donhals' connection to the family to secure marriage into the royal family again, as some kings worried about "purifying the bloodline." The Dokhars have never risen higher than Baron, though, as they like being able to remain within the confines of Nerodil, close to the throne. They often hold a ceremonial place in the King's Court, though some take proactive roles in the military to gain a reputation beyond just their name (and in hopes of one day securing a Princess of their own to wed).  

Stoutdraft

A disgraced former noble family, the Stoutdrafts use their connection to the Regalcrests (having married the grandson of a King) as a way to market a beer they brew on the edge of the Dwarven mountains in the city of Avippes. While they seemingly do not seek any throne or noble title, content with the money they make brewing on the edge of the kingdom, they did have one major role to play in history.   During the Age of Plague, when the Regalcrests were overthrown, the main branch hid away with the Stoutdrafts, protected in Avippes from anyone who would seek to kill them. As the Stoutdrafts had made themselves clear that they did not seek the throne, they were ignored and forgotten about. After Dathan Regalcrest seized the throne once more, he rewarded the Stoutdrafts with more land in Avippes, as well as some land in Nerodil and Gremont, as well as a royal contract. Now, all beer served in royal ceremonies and in Nerodil Castle is from the Stoutdrafts, and money is constantly sent from Nerodil to Avippes to keep them afloat.  

Moonhammer

The third son of Takari Regalcrest, Amose, was a great warrior (even greater than his brother, the future King Dathan Regalcrest). Amose was very supportive of Dathan's claim, fighting on the frontlines to unite the Kingdom, and for this he was knighted and given lands and a title. This title was Moonhammer, after the hammer he had gotten blessed by Selene, the Goddess of the Moon. With this hammer, he cleared away the enemies of his brother the King, but died valiantly in battle before the kingdom was united fully.   Some claim Dathan ordered his death for some slight or betrayal, such as Amose sleeping with the Queen as some speculate, while Dathan denied this until his dying day. He raised Amose's children, though none were able to live up to their father's reputation, and the Moonhammer family died out. Now, the title is given to Regalcrests or Forestarms (or any other semi-royal family member) who distinguish themselves in battle.  

Whitebeard

Another title given to any royal or semi-royal family member, Whitebeard was first a noble name given to the elder uncle of a Regalcrest King. Milthon Whitebeard was the Court Wizard and closest advisor to the King, having sworn off of the throne and having no heirs for himself, he viewed his fate as being an advisor and nothing more. He died having left behind no legacy, save for his wise counsel.   Since his death, elder members of the Regalcrest family who distinguish themselves in their learning or take advisorial positions in the court of Nerodil or other noble courts around the kingdom have been bestowed the name Whitebeard, renouncing any claim to the throne in order to devote themselves to their studies and the prosperity of their kingdom.  

Pushfallen

Once the Regalcrests fell from grace, other semi-royal families were able to rise up. While the Pushfallens married into the Forestarms rather than the Regalcrests, the connection between the two is important in distinguishing that the Pushfallens are also royal (as they have Forestarm blood, which is to an extent Regalcrest blood). Even when Regalcrest no longer means King, families use the name to show they still have a connection to the throne.   The Pushfallen family gained notoriety because of their role in running many educational facilities in Perilun, and the family still runs most of the city's schools. The Forestarm family, and the Regalcrests with them, brought the Pushfallens into the royal family to ensure the schools in such a large city were teaching things the way the crown wanted them taught.  

Mournflayer

The Mournflayer family was an early branch of the Regalcrests, a fourth son of an old King took lands around Colvers and demanded a noble title for it. Due to his excessive cruelty, supposedly flaying those who did not acknowledge his claims to the land as a man of royal blood, and forbidding the mourning of any of his victims, he gained the name Mournflayer.   His family continued for a few generations before they claimed to be Kings of Colvers, unpopular as they were. The second Mournflayer King of Colvers was overthrown, and the family likely died out, though a family of diviners remains in the city claiming to be the rightful heirs of the Mournflayer claim.  

Humblegazer

The Humblegazer family once served in the Court of Nerodil, not noble or royal in any way. Long before they had a name of nobility at all, their family claimed many Regalcrest bastards, though few of these were ever recognized and only one (a warrior who died in Dathan Regalcrest's conquest) was ever posthumously legitimized as a rightful son of the Regalcrests.   After Dathan's reunification, the Humblegazers were given some wealth as a reward for their service of the reunification (having been a pro-Regalcrest voice in the courts of the prior Kings, and likely swaying Rian Nola to bend the knee to Dathan). They gained noble status when the first son of the family married Ug Regalcrest's second daughter, gaining their name from the fact that the family that once came from humble beginnings was always gazing upon the throne and the Regalcrest family. This noble title was mostly ceremonial, as they remained faithful servants of the crown, only now they could have a coat-of-arms on their outfits that accompanied that of their rightful king.   It is questionable why Forol Forestarm gave the Humblegazers this noble title, as it could have instead delegitimized this branch of the Regalcrests, but in an act of potential madness or generosity that far exceeded the need, he decided to grant them this position. But the Humblegazers, with no land to speak of, have no true claim to anything. They are so far down the line of succession that they may as well not even be on it.  

Royal Coats of Arms

The original royal coat of arms, that of Gellark Lionrage, was his crown. After all, Lionrage was where the Kingdom first came from, and he was the first King. From there, other royal and noble families took inspiration, creating their own coats of arms to represent themselves on banners and, hopefully one day, around the throne of Nerodil itself.  

Regalcrest

The Regalcrest coat of arms is a trio of eagles flying in a v-shaped pattern with one on the bottom and two on either side. A crown is placed on the top, so that it forms a diamond shape with all four symbols of the coat of arms. The exact reason why this was chosen is unclear, though historians have many ideas that relate to ancient Human history and, perhaps, traditions dating back before they appeared on Totania, if there truly was anything before that for the first Humans.   Their royal colors are red and blue, though many kings often have one taking more prominence than another.  

Forestarm

The Forestarm coat of arms is that of a tree with many branches, each one carrying daggers instead of leaves. It is green on a grey banner, and after their ascension to the throne, a crown was placed atop the tree on the coat of arms. It came about because, prior to their ascension to nobility, the Forestarms made a living tending to forests and, unbenownst to many, leading a group of thieves that resided in the forest and robbing passersby.   Their colors are gray and green, with red included for their royal blood.  

Waterflow

The famous coat of arms of the Waterflows is the Crowned Unicorn, three-legged, incomplete and yet still charging forward. The unicorn itself is blue, with a red crown, in honor of the Regalcrest colors, while the banner and colors of the Waterflows are white and gold, the colors of unicorns.   The original coat of arms was banned for a time and replaced with a unicorn bearing a crown on its back. The original symbolized the Waterflows being the "true heirs to the throne", while the latter showed them in an important role supporting the crown. After the fall of the Regalcrests and the rise of Dario Dastel in Nerodil, the original coat of arms returned to represent the Waterflows as Kings of Otshaw, and it has remained their coat of arms ever since.  

Dokhar

The coat of arms of the Dokhar family is two rings of gold, one inside the other, with a black filling between them and a pattern of gold roots stretching from one ring to the other. It is said to be the pattern found on the ring that first sealed the marriage of the Regalcrests and Dokhars, and is the symbol with which the Dokhar family gains its legitimacy to the throne and to nobility in general.   Their colors, otherwise, are striped electric indigo and violet, which most Dokhars wear to show their status.  

Moonhammer

The Moonhammer sigil is, unsurprisingly, a depiction of Amose's hammer in front of the moon. The moon is depicted as a stark white color with a golden hammer in front of it, all over a black background. This coat-of-arms is taken up by any who are bestowed with the Moonhammer name and title.  

Whitebeard

A long, white beard on a black diamond background represents the Whitebeards, though it is seldom found on any flag or banner, instead sewn onto clothes to distinguish those who are bestowed with the title of Whitebeard.  

Stoutdraft

While no longer really a noble family, the Stoutdrafts maintain the use of their old coat-of-arms as a label for their brews. This label is a keg of beer held by a lone eagle. The eagle is brown, the keg is a lighter yellow-brown, and it is often on a background of white.  

Mournflayer

Mournflayers were historically conflicted about what their coat-of-arms should have been. Some did not like to display the flaying their family was known for so brazenly, and did not want that to be all their family was known for, so instead they would simply use a tombstone as their sigil. Others would go a step further, having the peeled skin of their victims flung over the grave on the sigil. The background was a deep red, and the skin was a lighter red over a gray tombstone.  

Humblegazer

The coat-of-arms of the Humblegazer family is that of a pair of eyes on the back of a throne, looking out. The throne is blue and red, Regalcrest colors, while the eyes are white with black pupils.