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Dropping some lore tonight because I spent way too long working on a full and proper design for the "Crest of the Holy Light" that the Duke's Master Artificer stitched into a very cultured spot upon Louise's armorsilks.
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">The Crest of the Holy Light</span></span>
<span class="mu-i">A chivalric sigil that can only be worn with permission from the Church of Light. To obtain permission, a knight's liege lord must request it from a bishop, archbishop, cardinal, or the Pope herself. There must be no question of the Knight's faith in the Lord of Light, and the Knight must be capable of performing one of the Light's miracles: typically the Rite of Healing, or the Holy Smite. Permission can be denied for any reason, and can be revoked should the recipient be later found guilty of Heresy, Blasphemy, or Treason.
The penalty for wearing the sigil without permission can go as high as excommunication, depending on the severity of the fraud committed. Most frequently, a Great Penance is given to be overseen jointly by their local priest and lord. The knight must sell half of all luxury goods they possess - by value - and give the sum as alms to the poor. Then for a year and a day, the knight and their family must not wear fine clothing, openly display their wealth, consume delicacies, or imbibe in alcohol or other substances.
Lastly, for that duration, the Knight must work the church's land like a common laborer for two days out of every week. They must not derelict in their duties for this duration.</span>
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">The Seven Virtuous Colors</span></span>
The seven bands of color into which pure light splits across its journey through a prism represent the seven greater virtues to which all goodly wyfs and weirs are held. When a knight is given a moniker that includes one of these colors, it is meant to invoke that virtue; typically meaning that they embody it. Though there are some cases where the moniker is ironic. The Seven Virtuous Colors are as follows:
>The Red of Courage
>The Orange of Mercy
>The Yellow of Generosity
>The Green of Faith
>The Blue of Justice
>The Indigo of Nobility
>The Violet of Hope
Only those who have performed an exceptional deeds that embody all seven of the Virtuous Colors are given the moniker "the White".
<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">The Fee le Blanc</span></span>
A five thousand acre fee centered around the village of Liliendorf, which serves as the seat of Louise le Blanc's fief. Roughly one thousand people live on her fief, with about three hundred living within or near the village, while the remaining are scattered across small thorpes. As the Grand Duchy of Sonnenblume forbids the practice of serfdom, all farmers are commoners; though they can choose to pay their taxes from their crop, instead of coin.
All forty of her men-at-arms live in or near the village. Those who do not live within the village have a modest estate on the village outskirts. Her Fee sits in the foothills, and borders a great woodland. Her nearest foreign neighbors are the Highlanders.
