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See the General section at the beginning of this chapter for hints on filling in the artwork.Branch Device SubmissionsArmory being submitted by a branch (shire, canton, barony, etc.) is handled much the same as forsubmissions by individuals, but with a few changes:First of all, in the Middle Kingdom, official branches may submit their device free of charge (but changes toa registered device will be charged). Second, just as with names, there must be a petition of support for thedesign. The petition must state what it is for: the name of the branch and a colored sketch of the arms (or theblazon of those arms), with words to the effect that “we the undersigned want this as the arms of our branch.”This petition must bear the signature of the seneschal and three-fourths of the warranted officers of the group orthe signature of the seneschal and a majority of the populace. The petition may be combined with the petitionfor the branch name and should be submitted in duplicate (photocopies are acceptable).Again, it is wise to use a permanent member of your branch as the official contact for the submission listedon the form.BadgesBadges must be submitted on the badge submission form, which is largely the same as the device form,except that the artwork is drawn on the shape of a disk. The other differences are largely artifacts of thedifferent purpose and use of badges.Action Type (pick one): The only difference from the device form is that your only option when changing abadge is to release the old one. Keep in mind that individuals are allowed to have only four registered pieces ofarmory (four badges or three badges and a device) at any given time. So it is necessary to release a device ifyou have reached your limit.Is the badge jointly owned? Badges may be shared. If you wish to share this badge with another person,you must list that person’s registered (or soon-to-be-registered) Society Name here. Badges cannot be sharedwith people who lack a registered primary name at the time that the badge itself is registered. A shared badgecounts as one of your four allowed pieces of armory.Check here for a fieldless badge: This option is only available for badge submissions. Check this box ifyou want your badge to be “fieldless,” that is, without any particular background. Such badges can be worn ordisplayed on any background. Fieldless badges cannot use field divisions or field treatments, because there is nofield. Also, the outline of the badge itself cannot be a circle, escutcheon, lozenge, square, or any other shape thatwas commonly used as a shield, because the result would be indistinguishable from a normal device or badgedisplayed on a shield. Fieldless badges should have all the charges connected in some way, as if they were castout of metal in a single mold. The circular outline on the form is not considered part of the fieldless badge. Itmight be worth noting that, in period, badges were fieldless.Household Badge SubmissionsOn the line labeled “Society Name,” print the submitter’s Society name and the name of the household; forexample, “John of Smith, for House Purple Anvil.”Because the badge is registered under the representative’s Society name, it can still be registered even if thehousehold name is returned, but may be tagged as a personal badge until the household name is registered. Aholding name would not be required unless the representative’s name is returned. Note: badges for householdscount as one of the four pieces of armory that an individual may register.Households may not register devices.Branch Badge SubmissionsOn the line labeled “Society Name,” print the name of the SCA branch and provide a contact in thedemographic information. Society branches may register an unlimited number of badges for use by theirmembers or guilds, but must pay the regular submission fee for each submission. No petition of support isrequired for submitting badges owned by a branch, but a petition is still recommended.Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook2nd Edition - 2002G