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

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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.