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

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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.