The result was keep. W.marsh 18:48, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Fictitious topic presented as fact. The phenomenon described never existed outside of fiction; regulatory heraldic bodies are a post-medieval development; possession of heraldic devices stemmed from inheritance or from individual assumption of arms, and had nothing to do with presence or absence of a "liege". The text is unsourced -- perhaps cribbed from an RPG handbook? RandomCritic 14:50, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]