> Would Carmanian knights bear their own devices, or
> the device of their House, on their shield?
It's probably worth considering the original purpose of RW heraldry in this context: identification. Knowing who was on your side in a battle, identifying your commander. Looking at the enemy ranks and knowing exactly who was there by their banners. Do the Carmanians have a similar need? If so, they probably use heraldry. (And heraldry is fun, so any excuse.... I even have a simple version of it for Sartarites.)
The distinction between "own device" and "device of their house" may well be a fine one anyway, depending on how Carmanian society works (I am anything but an expert here). RW heraldry usually granted arms to a house, effectively, and then the eldest son would have a variation on that, next eldest had a different variation, if two noble houses married their arms got displayed one on each side of the shield - it's a whole complex language.
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