Colors and Metals Argent (white or silver): Peace and sincerity. Azure (blue): Loyalty and truth. Gules (red): Military fortitude and magnanimity. Murray (sanguine): Not hasty in battle, and yet a victor. Or (yellow or gold): Generosity. Purpure (purple): Royal majesty, sovereignty and justice. Sable (black): Constancy, sometimes grief. Tenne (tawney): Worthy ambition. Vert (green): Hope, joy and sometimes loyalty in love. Heraldic Lines Dancette: Water. Embattled: Fire or the walls of a fortress or town. Engrailed and Invected: Earth or land. Indented: Fire. Nebulee or Nebuly: The sea or water. Ragulee or Raguly: Difficulties which have been encountered. Ordinaries Bar: For "one who sets the bar of conscience, religion and honor against angry passions. Battune Sinister: Marks a royal descent that is barred by illegitimacy from succession to the throne. Bend: Defense or protection. Bordure or Border: Frequently adopted as a "diff...