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Year 145 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning
BY ROYAL GRANT, the Crown does hereby designate a portion of Southgate to be reserved as the Ironwright’s Quarter, where all smiths, forgers, gearmakers, and bellfounders may practice their craft under guild supervision. No bakeries, tailors, or perfumers shall operate therein, except by express leave of the Foundry Council.

All resident Ironwrights shall:
• Display their sigil upon their workshop
• Take apprentices under the age of twenty-one
• Provide seasonal bell-tunings to the Ministry of Sound

Violation of forge law shall be met with clangorous reprimand.

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Year 143 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning

TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, know that the noble House of Pennystone, for services rendered to the Crown in times of plague and poetry, is hereby granted the right to bear Arms of High Honor.

Said Arms shall feature:

• A field of ivory, upon which stands a stoat rampant
• A quill crossed with a sprig of mint
• The motto: Veritas Sub Tegmine Herbae (Truth beneath the leaf)

This blazon is to be recorded in the Heraldic Rolls of Eyehasseen and may be borne on banners, seals, and ceremonial biscuits.

Witnessed under the authority of the Bureau of Names, Titles & Heraldic Declarations.

Year 143 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning
UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE ROYAL HERALDIC SEAL, the office of Herald Extraordinary of Plumage is hereby created for the oversight, registration, and formal appreciation of avian symbolism in coats of arms. The Herald shall deliver commentary at state functions, approve ornamental feathers, and review all petitions for inclusion of phoenixes, peacocks, and hypothetical sky-fowl.

Entitlements include:
• Weekly access to the Aviary Balcony
• A ceremonial quill of iridescent hue
• The right to wear plumage without ridicule

Unauthorized birds shall be removed from arms and redirected to the Bureau of Beasts.

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Year 145 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning

BY THE WILL OF THE CROWN, Dame Herelinde the Steadfast is hereby appointed as Governor of the Southern Reach, with full administrative authority over the marshes, coastlands, and scattered Isles therein.

She shall uphold the laws of the Realm, ensure the safety of coastal merchants, and resolve disputes among clam-fishers, sandcasters, and kelp-binders.

Let her judgment be fair, her boots be high, and her enemies be warned.

Year 142 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning

UNDER THE ROYAL SIGN MANUAL, the Crown bestows upon the Guild of Alchemical Soapmakers the exclusive right to produce, distribute, and enchant personal cleansing agents for a term of twenty years.

In exchange, the Guild shall provide:

• Annual tribute in the form of scented bars
• One soap of invisibility (experimental) per annum to the Crown

Unauthorized suds shall be confiscated and evaluated for quality.

Year 144 of the Eyehasseen Reckoning
BY COMMAND OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, the open fields of Dunmead are granted in common to the Free Riders, whose long-standing defense of the Northern Roads is hereby recognized. These lands shall be kept in good condition, unplowed, and open to grazing mounts, ceremonial donkeys, and retired parade beasts.

The Riders shall in return:
• Patrol the crossroads at least thrice weekly
• Appear in full regalia at civic tournaments
• Maintain cordial relations with squirrels

Any enclosure of said lands shall be struck down with royal hoof.