Three-Pronged Fork

This article is from a DEFUNCT version of Heliox Stardust, and is NON-CANON!

Calm down sir, it's nothing but a fork. There's no need to be afraid.

— Kingsboon operative

During the Crown Civil War, the three-pronged fork became a symbol for undercover Kingsboon operatives to signal their allegiance to one another.

A mockery

After Kingsboon's defeat, many would carry three-pronged forks with the two outer prongs bent or snapped off in order to mock their defeated enemies.

Fit for a King

The three-pronged fork became a symbol for Kingsboon due to its striking similarity to their insignia, which prominently features three large spikes at its top. That, and, the relative ease with which one can deny any meaning associated with it— it being such a common object.

Of course I don't support the monarchy! I just wish to be prepared at any moment, should a cake come my way.

— A plausible denial

Signaling a suspected operative required three steps, first, simply getting the fork to be seen. Either by eating with it, dropping it, or having it displayed on one's person. Second, checking to see if the other party possessed a fork as well. And third, holding the fork upright— this needed only be done for a brief moment, and by both parties. Once one's allegiance was confirmed, both parties could begin to work together.

In the modern day

After Kingsboon's defeat, the three-pronged fork has become a dog-whistle for those who still wish to bring about a monarchy within the United Territories— though it is not exactly a secret any longer. In the intervening decades, as trials were conducted, confessions made, and eventually historians and history buffs alike began to research each and every facet of the war— the three-pronged fork's ulterior meaning came to be fairly well known. Its use as a symbol for Kingsboon is even seen in various war-related media today.
As such, those who attempt to use it as it once was are now seen as either attempting to make a joke— or dangerous buffoons. Unfortunately, they can use the former to allow them plausible deniability in the modern day. It is worth noting that these modern groups are not affiliated with the modern day Kingsboon— and are instead a loose collection of extremists.

Of course, it's just a joke. Who would want to support a monarchy in the modern day?

— Member of the Thronewatchers