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Yun is the color of constitution, endurance, and fortitude. It's the sum of one's parts, the greater whole, and how well they're put together. A high Yun individual is healthy, vigorous, and capable. In other contexts, Yun refers to the fertility and health of the land and earth.
With Biz, Yun includes workers, traders, laborers, and merchants. Those whose physical efforts and personal wealth are intertwined stem from these colors.
With Wim, Yun controls the axis of power and aspects of the physical form or body. Many extraordinary abilities are based in these colors, as Wim asserts itself as the source of all power and Yun emerges as the effect of that power.
With Jutu, Yun represents freedom and oppression. Corporeal and symbolic bondage is no match for a thriving and liberated people.
Sace and Vei are the colors most indifferent to Yun. Magic subverts power and the natural laws upon which it depends. A man can use fortitude to resist its effects, but ultimately he is powerless to control magic unless he also possesses the wisdom or charisma to properly manage the emotions of himself and others.
A nomad is perhaps a good example of a Yun character. Living off the land, exchanging goods and services with various peoples, and generally seeking an escape from war or oppression well describe a nomad. The aimlessness that comes from a lack of motivation or direction highlights a conflict with Wim.
Most real life commoners, tradesmen, middle or low class individuals would probably fall under this color. Douglas Mawson might be a good fit for the color, both because of his career as a geologist and his incredible story of endurance in the artic. Biz played its characteristic karmic role as both a boon in his early life and a curse in the winter of his life (see his unlucky arrival after his ordeal). Jutu plays less of a role, but his dedication to exploring new spaces is notable. While certainly motivated and determined to survive, he requested leave from military service in WWI and expressed concerns about the use and maintenance of certain munitions, hinting at a conflict with Wim.
Yun maps most closely to the classic color Green:
Hex: 00FF00
RGB: (0, 255, 0)
HSV: (120, 100, 100)
Other associations:
- Flesh
- Plants
- Slavery
- Preveral or late winter (in six-season calendars)
- Venom/Poison
Biz is the color of fortune, wealth, and luck. It's the accumulated karmic value of your actions and the material value that flows from that. High Biz individuals seize opportunities, making the most of their lucky breaks while surviving their worst star-crossed days.
With Ela, Biz serves as the liquidity of water or the harshness of winter. It also describes creatures that dwell in those habitats, such as swimming creatures.
With Dau, Biz represents fate, destiny, survival, and nature. Natural selection and survival of the fittest are the hallmarks of these colors.
With Yun, Biz includes workers, traders, laborers, and merchants. Those whose physical efforts and personal wealth are intertwined stem from these colors.
Glei and Quae are the colors with the least overlap with Biz. Chance and skill have always been somewhat at odds, and the high minded aspirations of those colors often conflict with the immediate needs of Biz.
A rich merchant might be a good example of a Biz centered character. She thrives by capitalizing on opportunities by facilitating the flow of goods and services. Especially in this pseudo-medieval fantasy world, goods produced in lands of abundance (Yun) often travel over the sea (Ela), threatened by brigands or bandits that take what they want by force (Dau).
Frane Selak might be a real-world example of a Biz centered character. He survived his first brush with death by swimming from a train wreck through an icy river. He then went on to survive several other freakish accidents by sheer luck. Later in life he bought a lottery ticket and managed to win a million dollars. Many of his worst encounters were against fire or required clutch strength to pull through.
Biz maps most closely to the classic color Spring Green or Turquoise:
Hex: 00FF80
RGB: (0, 255, 128)
HSV: (150, 100, 100)
Other associations:
- Randomness
- Greed / Jealousy / Envy
- Motion / Flow (as an abstract concept)
- Money / Cash
Mrs. Shangxi lives in a small shack nestled in a nameless back alley. From here she sells hot water to older residents, alternating between providing tea or baths depending on the hour and day of the year.
The feline shapes of her front windows, together with the curved tail appearance of her slanting chimney, give the establishment its name: the Tiger Stove.