Design Codex Suggestions

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A page to design and display codex suggestions to be used in the upcoming artistry/codex system

What is needed: categories, images and details

Example: Design codex

  • Guild crests (these probably work better with embroidery than carving; can codices be restricted to only certain crafts?):
    • Barbarian crest
    • Bard crest
    • Cleric crest
    • Empath crest
    • Moon Mage crest
    • Necromancer crest (maybe don't put this one in the standard codex)
    • Paladin crest
    • Ranger crest
    • Thief crest
    • Trader crest
    • Warrior Mage crest
  • Guild Symbology
    • a bloodied sword raised high in a clenched fist
    • a wren perched upon a fisted gauntlet over a lute of gold
    • a snarling crimson-eyed ebon wolf
    • an open hand above a clenched gauntlet
    • a dragon soaring above a worn mountain range
    • an eyeball skewered by a thin dagger
    • a hooded figure holding aloft a large bowl
    • an open air room carved into the face of a mountainside
    • a pair of hands, one light and one dark, cradling a bridge that spans the two palms
    • an open hand reaching out to provide comfort, a wreath of healing herbs resting in the palm
    • an open hand reaching out to provide comfort, the palm cradling a blue X, symbolizing the crossroads
    • an open hand reaching out to provide comfort, the palm cradling a leaping river fish arching over a royal blue river
    • an open hand reaching out to provide comfort, the palm cradling a wreath of deep purple lotus blossoms
    • an open hand reaching out to provide comfort, the palm cradling nine golden stars
    • the Aesry Surlaenis'a flag with an open hand reaching out to provide comfort in the center of the dark blue circle
    • an open hand cradling a hammer and anvil
    • six towers on a field of stars encircled by the three Elanthian moons
    • a charger marked by an open book bearing a roaring flame
    • a roaring lion over a set of scales weighing a sword and an olive laurel
    • a crouching mountain lion surrounded by a thicket of thorns over a blazing sun
    • a blank charger shrouded by a concealing veil
    • a shield divided by a diagonal line. One half bears the stylized image of a man leading a donkey burdened with sacks of golden coins, the other, a picture of a sailing ship cresting a wave, its sail bearing the image of a large diamond
    • a wolf's head shrouded by an aura of flame over twin crossed swords
    • a writhing serpent with a stake through its head
    • an arrow-line starting horizontal and curving gracefully to point upward
    • a thirteen-pointed star ensconced in a circle
    • two diagonal lines converging at the bottom of a circle
    • a stylized flame bounded by a square
    • a circle bounded by a square, bounded by a triangle, bounded by another circle
  • Advanced Flora
    • Blooming nightshade
    • curled roses
    • Weaving grapevines
    • Alpine forest
    • Tropical forest
    • Grand oak tree
    • Intricate tulips
    • Portly mushrooms
    • Meadow scene
    • Twisted brambles
    • Mangrove swamp
    • Apple tree
    • Sanrisi tree
    • Banyan tree
    • Gallows tree
    • Vela'tohr plant
  • Advanced Travel/location
    • Sailing ship
    • River barge
    • Ox-drawn caravan (rampaging!)
    • Rickety gondola
    • Covered bridge
    • Ancient stone bridge
    • Massive iron gate
    • Scorched desert road
    • Foreboding cave entrance
    • Abandoned shrine
    • Erupting volcano
    • Tropical paradise
    • Deserted city
    • Bustling city
    • Fortified fortress
    • Sleepy hamlet
    • Togball field
    • Jousting field
    • Shipwreck
    • Graveyard
    • Mountain range
    • Bustling market
  • Patterns
    • knotwork
    • laurel
    • wreathed
    • bird's nest
    • brocade
    • plaid
    • checkered
    • filigree
    • a pattern of leaves
    • spiraling geometrical shapes
  • Inlays (as <descriptor> <material> <noun>)
    • Descriptors:
      • Niello (for metals)
      • Damascened (for metals)
      • intricate
      • etched
      • polished
      • lacquered
      • enameled
    • Materials:
    • Noun:
      • Inset
      • Inlay