0012629: Symbol of Office cannot be reassigned after nobles promotion.

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0012629	Dwarf Fortress	Dwarf Mode -- Nobles	public	2023-12-02 03:37	2025-08-30 00:03

Reporter	Tortenkopf	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	new	Resolution	open
Product Version	50.11

Summary	0012629: Symbol of Office cannot be reassigned after nobles promotion.
Description	I assigned an item (in that case artifact errings) as a symbol of the county, back when my count still was a count. After his promotion to baron or duke he no longer wears the earrings as they are still a symbol of the county and he is not the count. SInce that county no longer exists (as it is now a duchy) I can no longer unassign the symbol from the symbols screen. But since the item is still a symbol of the county it also cannot be reassigned as the symbol of a different position (in this case the duchy). I would suggest that symbols of a lesser noble be elevated along with that nobles position, so they do not become unreassignable.
Steps To Reproduce	Have a dwarf be elevated to count. Assign an item as a symbol of the county. Have the county be elevated to a duchy. Be unable to unassign the item as a symbol of the county. Be unable to assign the item in question as the symbol of any other office.
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Note

Date Modified	Username	Field
2023-12-02 03:37	Tortenkopf	New Issue
2024-09-20 18:20	a52	Note Added: 0042362
2025-08-30 00:03	anonymous	Note Added: 0042870

a52 2024-09-20 18:20 reporter ~0042362	Still present in 50.13

anonymous 2025-08-30 00:03 viewer ~0042870	Still present in 52.04 Also applies to Baron's symbols after they are elevated to Count.