Jade Caste The five colors of jade embody the harmonious balance of elements, the union of primal forces to birth a greater power yet. Autochthon carved his Arbiters from it that they might bring societies together in harmony, forming a whole greater than the sum of its parts. All Champions serve the people they live among, but the Jade Caste is closer to them any other, the Stone Hands of the Great Maker reaching out to his faithful. Jade Castes are heroes of industry, leading work crews on enormous publics works projects and putting the social policies and economic planning of the Tripartite into action in the face of difficult realities. The Arbiters aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty — whether it’s taking on ten work shifts, using their bare hands in place of a malfunctioning triphammer, or walking through molten slag to reach the shut-off, they see that the work is done. Other Jade Castes devote their efforts to mediating conflicts, drilling metropolitan defense forces, and leading Populat volunteers on gremlin raids. Compassion, duty, and self-sacrifice are the foundation upon which a Jade Caste’s Exaltation is raised. Her heroic soul’s past life might have been an engineer who sealed herself in with a deadly gas leak to stop it spreading any further. A soldier who exposed herself to enemy fire time and time again to rescue wounded comrades. A factory worker who ensured that no shift went uncovered, taking on extra work again and again to keep her fellow laborers from exhausting themselves. Jade Caste metropoli typically have blocky, geometric architecture that’s stable, solid, and functional. These Bastions are centers of industry even compared to other metropoli, abundant with factory complexes, processing facilities, and vast systems of infrastructure. Of all Alchemicals, Jade Caste metropoli are the most predisposed to interacting with their citizens on an individual level, at times taking on a parent-like role toward their populace. Anima Banner: Jade Castes’ anima banners shine with the hues of jade, whether in a single color or a kaleidoscopic radiance, often exhibiting geometric lattices of intersecting polygons. They’re sometimes accompanied by the sounds of heavy machinery, like the hissing of steam or the boom of pistons firing. Iconic Anima: An abstract mesh of interlocking gears and churning machinery; an industrial crucible pouring out molten steel; a deafening assembly of steam-driven hammers; a blossoming tree of metal and polymer with an angular, geometric design.
