Lore / Feet Republic - Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms of the Feet Republic is adorned with imagery and symbolism of Feetic culture, not always obvious to outsiders, such as the depictions of the Toad and Heron, which embody all the people of the Republic carrying the Great Nation into an era of prosperity, with wisdom and enthusiasm respectively.

The central element is two long flags, in resemblance of the Memorial Pillars – a tradition of many Feetland towns, where every decade a new Pillar is installed at a designated site as a homage to the passing decade. The Memorial Pillars themselves are bulky in shape, made of wood or stone; each wall is divided into two columns, with an artistic carving between them, and on these columns are engraved all the important events of the decade. Larger cities may have several Memorial sites, divided between districts. Today, the oldest surviving town is Yatal, with over two hundred Memorial Pillars it has become a regular target for the vile Heretics who wish to burn its memories to the ground.

Of course, it would be impossible to write the entire history of the Feet Republic on such a small piece as a simple Coat of Arms, but there is a set of real flags that was created precisely according to this idea: inside the Capitol, on the wall leading into the Chamber of Representatives, hang two nine-meter-long flags, commissioned by Chancellor Vulga Sugrifa to commemorate the Republic’s elevation to the status of the Great Nation. Both flags are covered with text from “the Great History of Feetland”, a two-volume work written by the same decree; and all the text on these flags was handwritten in gold ink by the Feyas, because only their handwriting can fit all the pages on these canvases.

The left flag is a tribute to the rich traditions of this nation. Its upper part represents the ancient beliefs of the Feets, expressed in the image of the cosmic gaze of the Heavenly Deities. The lower parts is dedicated to the history and people of this land: the symbols of Peace and War – Plucked Zithers and Vagyaru Helmet, are placed on the same level, demonstrating the importance of both of these aspects in our lives. The sides of this flag are decorated with heraldic images of the Centipede and the Caterpillar, woven into the essence between Earth and Heaven.

The right flag honors the Fleet of Feet, the foundation of the Republic's Military, and its feats against the Alleater. Below is the depiction of the first Vagyaru ship, sailing and returning with the truth of the world outside Feetland. Above it, on the left, is the emblem of the Feet of Fleet, and on the right is the Scepter of Loyalty, to which all Hussahrs swear an oath of allegiance. Atop them all is the crest of the Sollesahrs – the Feetic Knights of Creation.

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From top to bottom, the national colors of the Republic are:

Navy Teal, as the name suggests, symbolizes the mighty Fleet of Feet and the Oceans conquered by the children of Meora. Lime is for the deep culture and history of Feetic society. Turquoise is the colors of Matriarchy in Feetland – female supremacy and dominance over submissive and breedable futales. Green represents the Loyalty of each Grazhdanin towards the Republic and the Liberty that the Republic provides to its Grazhdanins in return.