Various crests

Here are the crests for Aquina, Proteus and Nagoma made by CELS.
What can I say… impressive work, with sole objection – I guess that Proteus should get squarer shield. And I wait impatiently for the definition of symbols.

Thanks. Allow me to explain the imagery.

Aquina - A planet conquered largely thanks to the support of the Ministorum (i.e. Daughters of the Emperor, Dorvastor and it's founded IG regiments).
The black cross is an ancient symbol of spirituality (from christianity), and represents the planet's devotion to the Emperor.
Yellow is a symbol of generosity and represents the contributions of Dorvastor (or whichever Ministorum-controlled planet) that were absolutely paramount in the conquering of this planet.
The winged skulls represent the sacrifice of the Imperial Guard regiments who conquered the planet.
The scepters represent justice, as Aquina takes justice and law very, very seriously.
The clenched fist with the lightning bolt represents the wrath of the Emperor, with the two lightning bolts being the well-known symbol of the Emperor. Just a nod to the old man on the throne, what with the world being so devoted to the Emperor and all

Proteus
Proteus should need little introduction, and the right part of the crest should need little explanation. Obviously, the crest has the typical AM colours. The tower is a classic symbol of grandeur and solidity, and is also a point to the Forge Towers of Proteus.
The spears/lances are typical symbols for knightly service and devotion to honour, and are also in honour of the Burning Lances Titan Legion, which are the Knights of Proteus, if you will.

Nagoma obviously draws heavily on Japanese inspiration. I hope the rising sun wasn't being too obvious. It's actually quite fitting for Nagoma, which sees some of the most beautiful sunrises in the galaxy, on account of the endless sea and the pollution that gives the sun a red glare.
The flower (you did see it was a flower, right?) is a flower specially "engineered" by the Nagomans. It's white for most of the year, but it turns black during one part of the year, which is when Nagoma was once invaded by Dark Eldar and half the population was slaughtered. It is also the symbol of the Honour Guard (Got the last part from the Hwa-Rang, if that means anything to you, Kage )
Not sure what the gold represents, to be honest. It just looked good ;D I'm open for suggestions.

So, Zholud, what did you mean by a squarer shield? You mean like a tower shield?

Thanks, RT. Actually though, I don't think it'd be appropriate to put these on the sector crest, since they're not actually subsector crests. Given time though, I'll make a subsector crest for the Proteus subsector (or whatever it ends up being called).
So just focus on the Anargo sector's crest, and maybe we can add some of the subsector crest with some clever copying and pasting later

Thanks for the compliment. On the scepters, I'm not sure I agree with that. Besides, it wouldn't be in keeping with the heraldry I used for inspiration..

I used Microsoft's Photodraw v2 for this. Sure, it might not have half the fancy doodads of the latest from Adobe or Corel, but it's a hundred times easier to use than those programs, IMO.
If you're looking to buy a program for editing images or *cough* getting it in other ways, I really, really recommend it

Oooh, did not know that. Could you help me with a more plausible date?

The symbol of the Imperial Guard is a winged skull. Just like the symbol of the AM is a black/white skull on a black/white cog.


That's a good point.. I shall have to think about why they were given that honour... hmmm... any suggestions?


I'm not sure if Proteus is a very military world... and normal crests look better than tower shields.


Fair enough. But the subsector crest should have the typical shape like the shield on Zark's eagle, so we can have the animation with the alternating subsector crests. Right?