Symbol of office

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The symbol selection menu

In the Nobles and administrators menu, by clicking on the crown+ icon next to a relevant position, available objects in your fortress can be made into a symbol of a noble or administrative position.

Fortress mode

When a new object is assigned as a symbol from the Nobles and administrators menu n unless it is already an artifact or named object, you will have the opportunity to choose a custom name for the object or accept the default name generated by the game. As this also makes them a named object, items that have been designated as a symbol of office will count as artifacts for stockpile storage quality settings and they cease to gain wear levels or dull but it remains uncertain whether or not they gain the other bonuses that artifact weapons and armor have. If multiple objects are assigned to a position or a citizen is assigned to more than one position with an assigned symbol, they will try and equip them all.

Named objects

Named objects are listed in the objects menu O under the Named objects tab. This lists any items in your fortress that have been made a symbol of office. These are not the same as artifacts, but artifacts may be chosen as a symbol of office. However, it seems that for the purposes of stockpile settings, any named objects will be stored as if they were artifacts.^[Verify]

Symbols

The symbol menu tab

This tab of the Objects menu O, lists all objects in your fortress that have been assigned as a symbol of office.

Bugs

• Beware that if you assign a symbol to your Baron, Count, or Duke and they are promoted to a higher rank (for example, from Baron to Count), the item will become inaccessible from the menu. ^Bug:12629

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