Heraldry

The Colours

Every crew is known by what it flies. The Heart Shot Pirates are known by a heart: a red heart-shaped skull, two crossed steel-blue slingshots behind it, on a black field. No swords. No crossbones. Slingshots — the Captain's own weapon, and the crew's signature.

The Jolly Roger of the Heart Shot Pirates: a red heart-shaped skull with two crossed steel-blue slingshots behind it, on a black field. — The Jolly Roger — the crew's flag, flown by the whole company.

The Jolly Rouge: the same heart-shaped skull and crossed slingshots in black, on a red field. — The Jolly Rouge — the same device reversed: black on red.

The Solo Flags of the Red Prince

The Captain sails under personal standards of his own, distinct from the crew's colours — the same crowned heart-skull, and no slingshots:

The Crimson StandardA crimson field bearing the crowned heart-skull in black.
The Black StandardA black field bearing the crowned heart-skull in crimson.

With the standards goes the Prince's Mark: a metal card bearing the Captain's device, left where a verdict has been rendered — his signature, in steel, in place of words.

The HSP emblem

The crew's watchmaking business flies a quieter mark: the heart-skull in black and white, the emblem of HSP Timepieces. One device, two liveries — the colours for the crew, the monochrome for the bench.

The motto

"Heart Shot Pirates — sailing true — yesterday, today, and tomorrow too."

The crew's motto · Book the First — Colours & Creed

The full heraldic record — colours, creed, and the Captain's doctrine — stands in Book the First of the Codex.

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