The Arms of Winston Archambault-Brewer

Actually, this is the full heraldic achievement, not just the coat of arms. They belong to a character I made for an RP, Winston Archambault-Brewer, a Latin teacher fervently keeping the language alive. He used to work as a Latin translator for the Royal Heraldry Office in his home country, the Dominion of Kenawac.

A bunch of people were sharing flags of their RP characters’ countries, and I thought it would be cool to make some heraldry! I usually don’t color using the pencil brushes in Krita, but it turned out pretty well and I might try using them a bit more.

Blazon

Arms

Azure, a barrel in middle chief proper, a wall embattled issuant from base Or with an arched doorway and displaying an open book proper;

Crest

A crest of a Roman Galea Gules;

Motto

MAIORES LOQUANTUR SI AUDIAS. This latin phrase means “The ancestors would speak, if you listen”.

Symbolism

Winston Archambault-Brewer’s arms contain a cant, referring to the two parts of his surname. Brewer, from his father Geoffrey Brewer, is represented by the beer barrel. Archambault, from his mother Jeanette Archambault, is represented by the arch.

The book and the crest of the Galea represents Winston’s passion for Latin, from authoring books on the Latin language, to his services for the Royal Heraldry Office of Kenawac as a Latin translator.

The motto, meaning “The ancestors would speak, if you listen,” refers to the body of Latin texts written by our forebears that can only be properly understood by learning the language.