I love to see little embelishments that personalize the ranger's kit.
I know and understand the main purpose of the "no shiny, not mine-y" philosophy,
but I have always seen the Dunadain as a people descended from the rich culture of Numenor and heavely influenced by the Elves and as such having a greater reverence for history, lineage, ritual and the naming and decoration of individual possesions.
While concealing thier identity was important, I am sure that the pride and mystery of a sacred, even consecrated item gave them hope and motivation to wage war against evil, faced with vast numbers of nameless, faceless expendable foes that had no sense of were they came from or were they were going beyond their next meal and staying in thier superiors favor!
