CASTOR BEAVER “CONCILIO ET LABORE” “BY WISDOM AND EFFORT” BLUE AS THE WATER GREEN AS THE LAND IVORY AS THE TEETH BROWN AS THE FUR BLACK AS THE TAIL The symbol is representation of Heart, the iconic beaver tail and a nod to the footprint that they leave. The House Motto: CONCILIO ET LABORE or “by wisdom and effort” is a direct relationship to the old adage “busy as a beaver”
LONTRA RIVER OTTER “DULCE EST DESIPERE IN LOCO” “IT IS SWEET ON OCCASION TO PLAY THE FOOL”
The shield is 2 otters dancing in the water they are decorated in traditional style full of flowing fluid lines right down to the clan’s symbol LA which is done in the traditional otter smoky brown color “DULCE EST DESIPERE IN LOCO” “It is sweet on occasion to play the fool”
TAXIDEA BADGER “FAC FORTIA ET PATERE” “DO BRAVE DEEDS AND ENDURE”
the symbol is made up of 4 badgers and symbolizes aggressiveness, reliance, self-expression, holding ones own, link to the underworld and the magic and mystery of creation, link to plant and animal spirits, fearlessness, boldness, braveness
GULO WOLVERINE “NULLA TENACI INVIA EST VIA” “FOR THE TENACIOUS, NO ROAD IS IMPASSABLE”
like the beaver the symbol is that of a stylized paw print it incorporated a heart shrouded in aggressive lines Its Latin name ‘Gulo Gulo’ means ‘glutton’. That’s one of the seven deadly sins, and you could perhaps consider the Wolverine as one of the seven deadly mammals.
