Heralds Faction

The Heralds of Faerûn

Membership

Common Descriptors: Inquisitive, neutral, political

Primary Classes: Bards, clerics, fighters, paladins, rogues

Alignments: LN (primary), LG, LN, LE, NG, N

Locations

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Ranks

• Vigilant: Rank 1. Vigilants are those who watch for the local Titled Herald. They are often salt-of-the-earth types, in positions to see everything in all walks of life, and to report to the Herald what they find. Those with an eye for important details and a sense of discretion may be approached about joining the ranks of the Heralds properly as an apprentice. • Herald's Apprentice: Rank 3. The apprentice is always bound to the local Titled Herald. In addition to continuing observation of their environs (a task that never truly ends for heralds), they receive training in blazons and laws of heraldry, in history and law. • Titled Herald: Rank 10. When one of the Heraldic Offices is vacated - whether by death or promotion - the High Heralds look to the apprentices of that office, and choose the best of them to assume the responsibilities of the office. This office comes with a coat of arms, a physical token of that office, and a title. As far as the local authorities and legal offices are concerned, the local Titled Herald is the final authority in all matters involving the heralds. While there are offices above them, they are not authorities to whom other can appeal. This puts the Titled Herald in a position of some power and influence, although those given to temptation and corruption are usually weeded out by then, and even Titled Heralds are subject to the appraisal of their peers and superiors. • Senior Herald: Rank 25. Senior heralds who act as the apprentices to the High Heralds, Heralds of this rank are fit to hold one of the offices of Herald Pursuivant or one of the Tabards offices, though such appointment is not guaranteed. • High Herald: Rank 50. One of the five High Heralds who govern the operation and administrate the traditions of the Heralds of Faerûn. There are five High Heralds, known by traditional heraldic titles: Unicorn, Black Vizor, Crescentcoat, Old Night, and Red Dragon).

“We are they who remember, and who judge in accordance with that memory.”
An order that trains and supports the heralds of all the Realms, responsible for registering heraldry properly, recording the goings-on of high and low, and adjudicating questions of propriety and law brought to them.

Overview

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Goals and Philosophy

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Activities

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Quests undertaken by agents of the Heralds might include the following:

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Perks

Heralds in good standing might receive the following benefits:

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Office: Heraldic Offices

Rank 10+
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Office: Sun & Moon Tabards

Rank 25+
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Office: Herald Pursuivant

Rank 25+
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Office: The High Heralds

Rank 25+
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Important Members

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