I've seen so many people struggle with trying to describe blazon in e-mail and on Usenet, I thought this ascii art reference guide might help. You can pick out the elements you'd like, add them to the shields, and cut/paste your creation into your e-mail. Unfortunately I have not found a way to insert the objects in the shield without the shield being affected by line breaks - you will have to do it line by line. If you know a better way, please let me know! The big shield is made to hold a maximum of 4 quatered objects. If your device has more than 4 charges on it, it's ugly and shouldn't be blazoned anyway.

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Happy blazoning!

Shields (text)
Field Divisions and Treatments (text)
Ordinaries (text)
Positions and Attitudes (text)
Common Charges (TBA)

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