Royal College of Arms

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Royal College of Arms
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Current Head: Ma la Mha
Dean: Sir Mick Preston
Function: To maintain the heraldric armorial, determine protocol, and otherwise administer official symbology.

The Royal Talossan College of Arms maintains the heraldic armorial of the Kingdom, assists petitioners for arms in designing and obtaining arms from the Crown, and determines protocols of state and for peers and knights of the realm.

The Royal Academy of Vexillology, an arm of the College, maintains the official flags and other seals of the Kingdom.

The College is exclusively empowered to petition the Crown for grants of arms, and is also responsible for preparing grants of knighthood and nobility at the direction of the Crown.

The College is staffed by Heralds (senior members), Pursuivants (members who have achieved standing), and Fellows. Each member of the College holds and is known by a named seat or fellowship. The current faculty of the College is:


Offices of the Royal Civil Service
Chancery
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Treasury
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Scribery
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Archives
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Royal Society
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Secretaries
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