Metal	Sphere	Symbol	Role	Qualities	Notes
aegian bronze	wisdom	wise	teacher
aluminum	wind
ambrosium	wine	prone to alcoholism	vintner
apelzhelezo	petrichor
apoium	neutrality	even-tempered	judge
asfarel	virtue	virtuous
athrafstorium	boundaries
aurum	greed	wealth	banker	same as gold, but they tend to be seen as more alluring
awilixum	darkness	quiet
azure silver	magic	mystical	mage
bailaohu (white tiger metal)	metal
bia	star
bismuth	cacophony
bjarthurnam	light	intelligent
blue gold	luck	lucky
boreanic	blood	business acumen	business owner
brass	fate/hatred/fire
bronze	storm
carpallum (three-link jidhiry)	balance		judge
cerise gold	vanity	vain
chromium	vision
chrysopoeium	philosophy	philosophical	philosopher
cobalt	despair
coltan	connection
complex metal	infinity
copper	order/void
cunife	envy
dalim	metal
dhamakhee	storm		electrician
dog-iron	fauna	good with animals	animal handler
drachesch	dragon		warrior
electrum	metal
elevenium	magic	mystical	mage
equinium	peace	composure
fajari	sun	honorable
fasma	vision	inspirational	artist
firebronze	fire
fuligin	blasphemy		priest
fulvous platinum	liberation		rebel
gold	various
graviluceat	might		warrior
green silver	misfortune	unlucky
gremian	rage	quick to anger	warrior
griseomy	undeath	esteemed
grusellus	nightmare	fearful
hiriwa	life	vibrant
horse metal	plains	endurance
instarium	equality
iron	metal/earth
iron pyrite	mischief
jaettean (iron-titanium)	destruction		warrior
jidhiry	connection
kaanite lead	stillbirth	disturbed		usually imprisoned pre-emptively
kazadian metal	earth	solid
kinzoku	history
kleosium	valor	brave	warrior
littany metal	anti-time
living gold	sun	honorable
living hiriwa	life
living iron	metal
living saturnium	time
living tin	value		trader
living titanium	destruction
living viridium	nature
living vysolite	change
living zantastanax	void		scientist
lutinus (iron-cobalt)	despair	morose
lyseroedium	deceit	persuasion	politician, lawyer, spy
magnacopper	order	fastidious
marsu	spider
mendelevium	science
metallic arsenic	pestilence			poisonous
mictlanium	death		mortician
nahasite	truth	honesty
nebu	heaven
neelahara	music	easy to get along with	musician
nickel	wisdom
nickel-chromium (white brass)	wisdom/vision	wise	teacher
nkechukwu	gift
oneirium	dream	imagination
orichalcum	metal/water
paksheen	justice
palladium	wisdom
phosphoric wolfram	fire
platinum	flower
q'umir	pestilence	toxic
qingtong	metal
quickaluminum	swamp
quickbismuth	sound
quickchrome	souls	insightful	scholar
quickcobalt	crime	criminality	thief
quickcopper	silence	quiet
quickelectrum	systems	insightful	engineer
quickgold	skill	fast learner
quickiron	home	protective	guard
quicklead	filth	industrious	industrial worker
quicknickel	ancestors
quickpalladium	infinity	intelligent	mathematician
quickplatinum	knowledge	intelligent	teacher
quicksilver	travel	quickness
quicktin	labor	class conscious	slave
quicktitanium	spider
quickvanadium	metal
quickwolfram	fate	strategic
quickzinc	mortality
recorium	metal				rarest
ruddy copper	resource	resourcefulness
saturnium	time	patient
schwerstrum	slavery	dominant	leader
sgreichian	cacophony	disruptive
shadon	emotion	empathy	counsellor
shelennan (twenty-link jidhiry)	community		community leader
silver	life/death
sinawery	moons	pensive	hunter
stannum	doom
steel	metal	unity
steuerungium	ambition	ambition	leader
suuri	ice	cool demeanor
tainted steel	abuse	dominant	leader
talosian brass	sun	honorable
tembaga	valor	brave
tempatium	heaven
tierinium	metal
tin	value
titanium	destruction
trantafyllo	agony	sadistic	warrior
true iron	metal
uranium	force
viisaus	family		parent	bond with family members
viridium	nature
vorpal	story
vulcanium	island	slow to anger, but explosive
vysolite	change
wheat bronze	harvest	constitution	farmer
white gold	health	good health	healer
wolfram	hunt
wolfram carbide	hunt/metal		hunter
wyren gold	water	easy going
yichu	structure	sturdy	builder
zantastanax	void
zeronysium	chaos	erratic
zhenyin	moons
zinc	dragon
zuinande	war		warrior

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Metals have special meanings in tierin society. Some of the most notable ones:

• Iron: Strength
• Steel: Unity
• Gold: Pride
• Silver: Health
• Tin: Resourcefulness
• Aluminum: Flexibility
• Zinc: Family
• Copper: Law
• Brass: Education
• Bronze: Happiness
• Platinum: Hope
• Lead: Cleanliness
• Tungsten: Determination
• Nickel: Bravery
• Zuinande: Belligerence
• Living Iron: Insightfulness
• Bailaohu (also called tiaowonden): Prowess
• Dalim: Greatness
• Recorium: Faith

These symbols are always taken very seriously, considered to be guiding qualities for those with these metallic characters. A tierin whose personality does not match their metallic character is thought to have a hidden metallic character. The more mystical metals are very rare, and many have social roles they are required to fill. Dalim tierin are always expected to be mystics or religious leaders, for instance. Tiaowonden or zuinande tierin are often recruited to be warriors. Living iron tierin (who are distinguished from iron tierin by a certain hue) are recruited to education work. And recorium tierin, who are the rarest, are always priests. See tierin metal guide for more.