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==Overview==
{{CaptionedImage|file=DawnCamelotMorgan.jpg|title=TV Series: Camelot|align=left|width=300}} [[Dawn]] is the land of valour; the classical images of gleaming plate, of brightly coloured banners and traditional heraldic devices provide the imagery for the nation. Where the Marches is gritty and down to earth, Dawn is the opposite, almost block primary colours. There is a sumptuous nature to the materials and tones used, idealistic in
design instead of practical. Arthurian, pre-raphaelite and the Gothic revival movements all provide strong themes and forms to the nation.


There is a touch of tragic flaw to the people here though also, with elements of Shakespeare's tragedies threaded through their lives, leaving shadow in contrast to all the glorious polished armour.
==Feel==
Arthurian, flawed, gleaming, pre-raphaelite, romantic, shakespearean, tragic, valiant.
==Icons and important Images==
The Dawn flag is a golden sun-in-splendour against a blue field. Heraldry is ubiquitous
– regional, national and personal. Every house has their own heraldry and banner as do
groups of Questing Knights and Knights-errant. Even the weaver’s cabals are entitled
to their own device.
Heraldry in Dawn largely uses the mythical beasts – gryphons, lions, unicorns, dragons
as opposed to the more earthly boars, bulls and stags of the Marches.3
==Breakdown==
===Influences===
Idealised high medieval. Gothic Revial, Pre-raphaelite, Arthurian
===Materials===
Linen, velvet, silk, damask, brocade, fur linings and trim, butter soft
kid leather and suedes.
===Colours===
The palette is summer, a meadow in full bloom. It’s a myriad of
bright, floral colours, accented with some darker jewel shades. Gold,
emerald green, bright reds, clear sky blues set off against an occasional
sumptuous black. Whatever the colour it should be vivid and lush but
remain tasteful.
===Clothing===
The basic dress for both genders is a long robe with full sleeves, called
a houppelande. The cloth may be silk, velvet, brocade or fine wool and
could be subtly patterned.
Women might eschew a robe in favour of a dress with simple flowing
lines and quite a low neck line, possibly revealing a chemise below.
Men will wear their houppelandes over a long shirt, well cut trousers
and high boots.
Headgear for both sexes is extravagant, and it is definitely
headgear rather than hats. Men will wear a chaperon to
impress, and women’s headresses are the stuff of fantasy.
Filets, circlets and headbands are also popular for all whether made of
gold or simple leather.
Jewellery is exquisite - a jewelled dagger sheath, a filigreed necklace, a
pair of combs, even the poorest will have a piece of treasured jewellery
handed down.
===Armour===
Most knights wear the heaviest and most flamboyant armour they can
afford, often covered with a surcoat bearing their personal or house
heraldry. Some will wear mail, some with plated reinforcement, and
some a full harness. Knights Errant often wear less armour but everyone
who is part of a noble house will sport their colours.
High quality leather armour mimics the form of plate – breastplates,
gorgets with articulated arms, vambraces etc may all be worn and often
bear their owners’ heraldry as a form of rich decoration. Full length
‘coats’ of leather scale or plates may be worn alone or under more
leather armour.
The armour is designed not only to protect in war but also to proclaim
their glory and make their deeds all the more memorable.4
===Shields===
Shields are highly popular in Dawn, as much for their decoration as
their ability to protect. Heater shields are the favoured shape, decorated
with personal or house devices.
===Weapons===
The archetypal Dawnish weapon is the medieval broadsword, but
warhammers and maces are also used. One-handed ornate axes are also
used. Missile weapons are rare, archery is seen as a fitting contest of
skill, rather than a glorious weapon of war.
==Details==
===Dawn Knights in Plate===
The very wealthiest Dawn Knights possess a harness of plate, but it is more than just armour.
It can be etched, engraved or decorated like the armour in A Knights Tale or Jamie Lannister’s
breastplate with a house symbol on the chest. Alternatively a rich embroided cloak thrown
hanging over the plate, or a beautiful jupon like the one Henry is wearing emphasizes the
knight’s regal nature.
===Shields===
The traditional Dawnish shield is a heater or kite
shield. Whatever the shape, a shield is the perfect
place for a Dawnish noble to display their personal
arms or the insignia of their house.
===Mail===
Mail is higly valued, either worn under plate or by itself. Ideally such armour should include
a surcoat or a robe decorated with a house symbol, often a fabulous beast like the dragon.
===Dawn Knights in Leather===
Leather armour is common in Dawn, and is often worn by yeomen and Knight-errants. It
should range from simple protection to something designed to look as stunning as possible.
===Male Nobility===
Noble costume should be resplendent. The cut is
simple - sleeves may be dagged but are not slashed or
puffed - but the fabrics are luxurious, the colours
are rich and hems are lined with fur or ermine.
Male costume is often in house colours or embroidered
with the house’s device.
===Female Nobility===
Like the male costume, the cut is simple, but the materials, the colours, the linings and the
trims are rich, detailed and luxurious. Silk, velvet and brocade are ideal.
===Children===
Young children are an opportunity for noble houses to display their wealth and power. Pages
are dressed in robes decorated with the house symbols. Older children, noble or yoeman
want the most expensive clothes their parents can afford
===Headwear===
Dawnish Headwear encompasses all the more elaborate medieval variety of hats, up to the
start of the Renaissance. Regal jewellery such as crowns and tiaras are common for all earls
and powerful nobles.
===Jewellery===
Jewellery is an import part of costume for male
and female Dawnish nobility. Idealy it should be
ornate and bejewelled to emphasize the status of
the wearer.
===Yeomen===
Dawnish yeomen wear less resplendent costume than their betters, but many are prosperous
and most still dream of joining the nobility. They mix easily with the nobility and richer
yeomen may look similar to nobles from an impoverished house.
[[Category:Dawn]]
[[Category:Nations]]

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