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Pfi is the color of intelligence, analysis, and deductive reasoning. It includes your ability to identify patterns or decipher complex codes, apply them to the problem at hand, and solve puzzles rationally. As a mental and physical color, it represents the mechanics of the mind or conscious thought.
With Wim, Pfi assumes the aspects of war and peace. Where discipline and morale might fail, a brilliant strategy can succeed.
With Jutu, Pfi comprises logical thought, craft/technology, and the devices and structures yielded by those efforts. Rogues depend especially on dexterity and intelligence to operate.
With Quae, Pfi manifests as the element of air and the season of autumn. As animals and plants fly through the sky, these colors provide the structures to propel them.
Ela and Rha are the colors with the least associations with Pfi. Beliefs and emotions are classically opposed to logical reasoning and execution. Matters of the soul have no bearing on the mechanical complexity of the universe.
A scientist, engineer, or inventor might be a good example of a Pfi-based character. These characters translate knowledge (Quae) into power (Wim), whether or not they are the ones to ultimately utilize the results of their work (Jutu). Such characters endeavor to reduce personal bias or unjustified beliefs, relying on experimental or theoretical results rather than social approval (Rha+Ela).
In many ways, Pfi is the defining color of humanity, with our ability to reason and conceive of abstract concepts. Historical examples are numerous, but other creatures share this ability as well. Ravens and crows are among the smartest birds, able to concoct complex plans. Octopuses and squids can recognize and mimic complex patterns, and have been known to make tools to solve problems.
Pfi maps most closely to the classic color Purple:
Hex: 8000FF
RGB: (128, 0, 255)
HSV: (270, 100, 100)
Other associations:
- Voice / Breath
- West
- Constructs / Structures
- Monsoon season (in six-season calendars)
- Rogues
Jutu is the color of dexterity, agility, and flexibility. Beyond reflexes and fine motor skills, it encapsulates one's ability to manipulate his or her environment, use technological devices, and concepts such as space and dimensionality.
With Yun, Jutu represents freedom and oppression. Corporeal and symbolic bondage is no match for a thriving and liberated people.
With Pfi, Jutu comprises logical thought, craft/technology, and the devices and structures yielded by those efforts. Rogues depend especially on dexterity and intelligence to operate.
With Glei, Jutu carries the element of storm with the season of spring. Since both dexterity and perception are needed for marksmanship, these colors include all range attacks or abilities as well.
Ela and Rha are the colors with the least in common with Jutu. Jutu usually occupies the space between unconscious thought and necessary action, with little time to actively think or feel. Conversion and stealing might both change the control of a person or object, but they do so in fundamentally different ways.
A rebellious rogue might be a good example of a Jutu based character. Striving for freedom (Yun) by subverting authority (Ela Rha) through theft and inventive heists (Pfi) that keep her one step ahead of, and out of sight of, authorities (Glei). The real question is whether her plan will work or backfire spectacularly (PfI).
Buzz Aldrin might be a good example of a real world Jutu based character. Not only was he one of the first people to fly through outer space and land on the moon, his experience as a fighter pilot and high school quarterback are also relevant. Though he said, "homework was my nemesis," he overcame his challenges with education, eventually writing a doctoral degree on line-of-sight guidance techniques.
Jutu maps most closely to the classic color Yellow Green or Chartreuse Green:
Hex: 80FF00
RGB: (128, 255, 0)
HSV: (90, 100, 100)
Other associations:
- Wood
- Dance
- Slavery
- Preveral or late winter (in six-season calendars)