Design Codex Suggestions

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