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

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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.