ExaltedAssociations

This page summarizes the associations that the various exalted caste have, and speculates on their meaning.

Castes by Association

Colors

black - Twilight, Water, Daybreak, Entertainer, Soulsteel
blue - Air, Diplomat, Artisan Mountain Folk, No Moon, Serenity, Starmetal
cobalt blue - Zenith, Midnight
crimson - Warrior Mountain Folk, Battles
gold - Zenith, Orichalcum
green - Wood, Secrets, Jade
grey - Night, Day
indigo - Day
lavender - Dawn
orange - Twilight, Daybreak
purple - Dusk, Changing Moon
red - Fire, Warrior, Battles
saffron - Dawn
silver - Eclipse, Moonshadow, Moonsilver
violet - Night, Endings
white - Earth, Dusk, Worker, Full Moon, Moonsilver
yellow - Midnight, Worker Mountain Folk, Journeys, Orichalcum

Direction

east - Dawn, Wood, Dusk
south - Zenith, Fire, Midnight, Warrior
west - Twilight, Water, Daybreak, Entertainer
north - Night, Air, Day, Diplomat
center - Eclipse, Earth, Moonshadow, Worker

Elements & Materials

air - Eclipse, Air, Changing Moon, Journeys
earth - Zenith, Earth, Endings
fire - Dawn, Fire, Full Moon, Battles
water - Night, Water, No Moon, Secrets
wood - Twilight, Wood, Serenity
ghost flame - Dusk
jade - Midnight, Jade
bone - Daybreak
blood - Day
prayer - Moonshadow
iron - Worker Mountain Folk, Soulsteel
granite - Worker Mountain Folk
bronze - Warrior Mountain Folk
steel - Warrior Mountain Folk, Starmetal
precious metals - Artisan Mountain Folk
gems - Artisan Mountain Folk
orichalcum - Orichalcum
moonsilver - Moonsilver
starmetal - Starmetal
soulsteel - Soulsteel
lightning - Orichalcum
oil - Moonsilver
smoke - Soulsteel
metal - Jade

Maiden

Battles - Dawn, Earth, Battles
Endings - Night, Wood, Endings
Journeys - Eclipse, Fire, Journeys
Secrets - Twilight, Water, Secrets
Serenity - Zenith, Air, Serenity

Phase of the Moon

full - Dawn, Dusk, Full Moon
gibbous - Eclipse, Moonshadow, Changing Moon
half - Zenith, Midnight, Changing Moon
crescent - Twilight, Daybreak, Changing Moon
new - Night, Day, No Moon

Season

"Spring" - Dawn
"Summer" - Eclipse
"Autumn" - Twilight
"Winter" - Night
Calibration - Eclipse, Casteless Lunars
Air - Air, Journeys
Earth - Earth, Endings
Fire - Fire, Full Moon, Battles
Water - Water, No Moon, Secrets
Wood - Wood, Changing Moon, Serenity

Associations by Caste

Abyssal

Dusk - The season of spring, the colors white and purple, the eastern direction, the corpse-element of ghost flame, the full moon
Midnight - The season of summer, the colors yellow and cobalt, the southern direction, the ghost-element of jade and the half moon
Daybreak - The season of autumn, the colors of orange and black, the western direction, the corpse-element of bone and the crescent moon
Day - The season of winter, the colors indigo and gray, the northern direction, the corpse element of blood and the new moon
Moonshadow - The period of Calibration, the color silver, the center direction, the corpse-element of prayer and the gibbous moon

Alchemical

Orichalcum - The color yellow, gold, orichalcum, the element of lightning, illumination, inspiration, leadership, excellence
Moonsilver - The color white, silver, moonsilver, the element of oil, innovation, secrets, guile
Jade - The color green, jade, the element of metal, truth, unity
Starmetal - The color blue, steel, starmetal, the element of crystal, half-truths
Soulsteel - The color black, iron, soulsteel, the element of smoke, violence, callousness, enforcement

Fair Folk

Diplomat - The northern direction, the color blue, the place between, the shinma Nirvikalpa, the social world and unity.
Entertainer - The western direction, the color black, the place inside, the shinma Dharma, the mind's eye and dissolution.
Warrior - The southern direction, the color red, the place outside, the shinma Nishkriya, the physical world and greatness.
Worker - The inward direction, the color white, the place nearby, the shinma Nirvishesha, creation and insight.
Worker Mountain Folk - Dim and dusty colors, Temperance, hammers and pickaxes, pillars, heavy architecture, granite, iron, a plain yellow gear (official symbol)
Warrior Mountain Folk - Vivid colors, Valor, weapons and armor, gates, fortresses, basalt and obsidian, bronze and steel, a crimson gear with spiked teeth (official symbol)
Artisan Mountain Folk - Luminous hues and jewel tones, Conviction, chisels, splayed hands, palaces, tall architecture, precious metals and gems, a blue gear wreathed in stylized flame (official symbol)

Lunar

Full Moon - The season and the element of fire, the color white
Changing Moon - The season of wood, the element of air, the color purple
No Moon - The season and element of water, the color blue

Sidereal

Journeys - The color yellow, the element and season of air, the astrological house of the Golden Barque of the Heavens
Serenity - The color blue, the element and season of wood, the astrological house of Cerulean Lute of Harmony
Battles - The color red, the element and season of fire, the astrological house of the Crimson Panoply of Victory
Secrets - The color green, the element and season of water, the astrological house of the Forbidding Manse of Ivy
Endings - The color violet, the element and season of earth, the astrological house of the Violet Bier of Sorrows

Solar

Dawn - The season of spring, the colors of saffron and lavender, the eastern direction, the element of fire, the full moon and the Maiden of Battles
Zenith - The season of summer, the colors of gold and cobalt blue, the southern direction, the element of earth, the half moon and the Maiden of Serenity
Twilight - The season of autumn, the colors of orange and black, the western direction, the element of wood, the crescent moon and the Maiden of Secrets
Night - The season of winter, the colors of violet and gray, the northern direction, the element of water, the new moon and the Maiden of Endings
Eclipse - The period of Calibration, the color silver, the center direction, the element of air, the gibbous moon and the Maiden of Journeys

Terrestrial

Air - The color blue, the Maiden of Serenity, the season of Air and the northern direction
Earth - The color white, the Maiden of Battles, the season of Earth and the central direction
Fire - The color red, the Maiden of Journeys, the season of Fire and the southern direction
Water - The color black, the Maiden of Secrets, the season of Water and the western direction
Wood - The color green, the Maiden of Endings, the season of Wood and the eastern direction

Comments

The abyssal associations above are what's in the book, but are at little wonky. Dawn is associated with the east. Surely then, Dusk should be associated with the west, for example. - Wordman

Maybe the Underworld is upside down. - willows

Yeah but by that logic Dusks should be non-fighters if you want to go the reverse angle. - BogMod

You could also go with the thought that the dark starburst on their forehead doesn't represent the setting sun so much as the onrushing darkness. -- Mockery