This realistic worn shield texture is released at a special price in conjunction with the premiere of House of the Dragon.
House Cole is a former noble house from the stormlands. They blazoned their arms with ten black pellets on scarlet. The greatest member of the house was Ser Criston Cole, the son of the steward at Blackhaven, the seat of House Dondarrion.
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The texture *only* works with the [VALR] Heater Shield: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/VALR-Heater-Shield/10725108
To apply the texture:
1. Rez the shield.
2. Edit the texture onto the shield. Make sure Alpha Mode is set to None.
3. Take and add to avatar.
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Heraldry is the art and science of blazoning coats of arms. Heraldry is used by the royalty and nobility as a sign of status, and as such is an important part of the Seven Kingdoms feudal society. Most noble houses have their own designs, and variants of these designs are adopted only by members of the house. Coats of arms are commonly used by knights in tourneys and on the battlefields as a way to identify allied from enemy soldiers in the heat of battle. Conversely, mystery knights that want anonymity use blank or unknown coats of arms.
Heater shields were often used for heraldic display, or display of the coat of arms of the wielder. This lent itself to the relatively wide surface area of the shield and its shape, which made it excellently suited for display.
