Elemental Souls
This webpage was constructed as a general reference into my characters' Elemental Souls. It has the added benefit of depicting the character's personality a bit more clearly. But the main purpose is so hsien players wishing to affect or know my characters' Elemental Soul-States can refer here easily. Before I discuss each character in turn, I've copied virtually verbatim the words of Soren (the former Changeling Storyteller) about the Elemental Souls.
This information is only provided for characters in the semi-moderated CoLA game. Not even Year of the Lotus characters in TUG games will be provided except ad hoc in the course of [unmoderated] game play.
Elemental Soul-States
There are six levels, or states, that a character's Elemental Soul can be found in. This state remains constant, changing only when the character's very Nature (or Legacies) or soul alters.
Low: Indicative of a poor, below average, and underdeveloped Elemental Soul.
Medium: Indicative of an average, typical Soul-State.
High: Demonstrative of a highly-developed and virtuous person.
Tainted: A person with a twisted, evil aspect in that Elemental Soul. Although found naturally occuring, some Kura Sau may have dark I Chih to induce a Taint in someone's Elemental Soul.
Hollow: Rarely found outside of supernatural circumstances, this indicates that aspect of the person's Elemental Soul doesn't even exist. It's been torn away, either by some supernatural trauma or due to a dark pact with infernal sources. Hsien cannot affect a Hollow Soul.
Celestial: Much rarer in the World of Darkness, this demonstrates a person whose Elemental Soul is so highly-developed that it is almost impossible to induce a Taint. The person shines as a beacon of virtue and often faith. Indeed, characters with True Faith will typically have one or more Elemental Soul rated at this level.
And, of course, they are in tune to each of the Five Elements practiced in alchemies by the hsien.
Earth: Earth Soul represents the person's wisdom, common sense and stability. A person with a High Earth Soul is steady, reliable, calm and methodical. A person with a Low Earth Soul is whimsical, flighty, impulsive, and short-sighted. A Tainted Earth Soul is stodgy to the point of indifference. Like a rocky field, the tainted Earth Soul provides no life to new ideas. The Waigoren fear such individuals, calling them Autumn People.
Fire: Fire Soul deals with propriety, etiquette, manners, and shame. The High Fire Soul character will always act appropriately in any given situation; they will likewise be prone to anger at those who fail to act accordingly. Those with Low Fire Souls are more easy-going, but also more prone to give insults to others, intentionally and otherwise. The Tainted Fire Soul is wrathful and paranoid, prone to bursts of violence over even the smallest perceived insult.
Water: The Water Soul is a measure of a person's confidence, faith, and fidelity, both in themselves and others. A person of High Water Soul is self-assured, loyal, and faithful. Those with Low Water Souls tend to vacillate, suffer from bouts of low esteem, and generally trust neither themselves nor others. A Tainted Water Soul is prideful to the point of hubris, or possibly has placed their faith in a corrupt regnant (such as a Yama King).
Wood: Wood Soul governs a person's passions, empathy, and benevolence. A person with a High Wood Soul is, as is often noted, quite affectionate, and caring. This applies to more than just sex, though! They are generally overall Good Samaritans, seeking to aid those around them. A Low Wood Soul marks a person as dispassionate, uncaring, and reserved. A Tainted Wood Soul is passion without compassion, lust unfettered from morality--common among rapists and pedophiles.
Metal: A character's Metal Soul is the gauge of their honesty, fairness, and sense of justice. A person with a High Metal Soul is truthful, forthright, and honest to a fault, with a burning desire to see justice done. The Low Metal Soul places no high value on truth, so long as lying, cheating, and breaking their word whenever doing so would prove advantageous. The Tainted Metal Soul is the mark of the hypocrite and the bigot. The former judges others without judging himself, while the latter literally pre-judges a person by some criteria other than that which matters.
Characters
Adri Gan Khon
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Ahm Patcharapa
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Low
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Aki Morgan
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Anela Wu
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Ang Pan
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Asukai Cho
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Barbara Mao
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Bre'anne Tiaishia
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Brigita Bikinaite
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Cai Shou
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Ceri Lao
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Chandi Vind
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Chang In
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Chang "Kaji" Jin
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Choi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Cong Wei
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Crispus Pire
Earth: Hollow
Fire: Hollow
Water: Hollow
Wood: Hollow
Metal: Hollow
Cyndi Briggs
Earth: Medium
Fire: Tainted
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Daitan Shindashi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Dalal Ghanam
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Danda Hu
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Daya Saraswati
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Dian Juhairi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Duan Sai
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Duatnefret Liao-Shindashi
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Dylan Manx
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Enola Eyi
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Fang Su Won
Earth: Low
Fire: High
Water: Tainted
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Fu Mei
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Gabriel Baiban
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Gakai
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Geng Shuxie
Earth: Medium
Fire: Tainted
Water: Low
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Ginryu
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Gojo Aizou
Earth: Low
Fire: Tainted
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Haima Tate
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Han Phat
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Low
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Hansha no Taigetsu
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Hasina Tate
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Hideyo Miyo
Earth: High
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Celestial
Metal: Medium
Hisoka Isas
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Hoang Khac Trinh
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Tainted
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Hotaru
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Hsiao Jae-Lin
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: Low
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Ichiro Misao
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Low
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Ikarike Sen no Joseki
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Inazumako
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Tainted
Jalisa Vasquez
Earth: Hollow
Fire: Hollow
Water: Hollow
Wood: Hollow
Metal: Hollow
Jawara Pallassa
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Jilal Dattavalaram
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Johnny Zhanshi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Jun Ng
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Kamelia "Jaden" Cailou
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Kano Choshin
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Kaze
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Kemina Lao
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Khat Kanya
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Ki Bo-Ra
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Tainted
Kianna Katsu
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Kimi Maeda
Earth: Medium
Fire: Celestial
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Kishiro Mikiko
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Kobushi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Medium
Konton
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Kusuri Zen
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Kyi-Atami Tarao
Earth: High
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Lai Tien
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Lais Jivvel
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Liko Neng
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Little Rajan
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Luakuninuioneoneihonua
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Masaya Akitarou no Taigetsu
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Tainted
Masaya Kiwa
Earth: Low
Fire: High
Water: Low
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Matsudaira Chiyo
Earth: Celestial
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Matsushita Senshi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Mekong Cara Cam
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Low
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Michael Baiban
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Ming Bo Lien
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Low
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Mio Mitsu
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Miura Tsuyoko
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Monobe Takara no Osa
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Nanashi
Earth: Low
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Medium
Nasake
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Nariko Haikumo
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Nekoko
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: Celestial
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Niji Komadori
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Nitta Kaede
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Ochiba Nao
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Oichi Kitabatake
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Oshikoji Jori
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Parker Zhao
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Qu
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Quan Chu Hua
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Tainted
Rakhi Jijotiya
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Ratna Gede
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Ravi Dattavalaram
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Rikki Willards
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Riya Jhangiani
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Rokkaku Raiu
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Sabia Suerte
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Sachi Shinwa
Earth: High
Fire: Celestial
Water: Celestial
Wood: Celestial
Metal: High
Sagara Maya
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Saigo Sugie
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Samson Noi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Sasayaki
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Low
Semaisen Shiro
Earth: Low
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Senpu
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Shao Fen-Ji
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Tainted
Shigenoi "Mariko" Katako
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Shikibu Ayame
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Shinrai Takekuki
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Shiryo Kane
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Shusen
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Su Ya-Hui
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Low
Taiyo
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Talula Grayhill
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Tavoy Heru
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Thu Cai Bian
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Low
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Tian Koyuki
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Toku
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Low
Unari Michi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Low
Metal: High
Vania Natharshan
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Venkatakrishnan
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: High
Wang Fann
Earth: High
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Washirou Shintaro no Osa
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Wen Firerain
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Xian Chen Chu
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Xi Lan Kong
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: Low
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Xiaomao
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: High
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Xok Loy
Earth: Medium
Fire: Tainted
Water: Medium
Wood: Tainted
Metal: Tainted
Yon Ha-Neul
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Yon Lok
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Yaguchi Emiko
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Yukio Haikumo
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
Zannin Choki
Earth: Low
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Zev Arvind
Earth: Medium
Fire: Medium
Water: Medium
Wood: Low
Metal: Medium
Zhang Yewan
Earth: Low
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Medium
Zhaoti Shiuan
Earth: Medium
Fire: High
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: Low
Zhen Heng
Earth: High
Fire: Medium
Water: High
Wood: High
Metal: Medium
Zhengyi
Earth: Medium
Fire: Low
Water: Medium
Wood: Medium
Metal: High
