Microshan Color Symbology

As Colour (or auras) is such a large part of Microshan life, the presence of colors and the symbolism held by each color is quite important. Though many colors make sense to Glyssian cultures, Microshan colors are sometimes vastly different in meaning.
Colour is not only meant to see emotion and health, but it can also be used to scry the future by reading the Black Oak trees and the colors they change.
Here is a quick guide to Microshan Color Symbology:

• Red: passion (hate, anger, sex, love, power)
• Blue: calm (depression, sadness, peaceful bliss, contentment)
• Yellow: energy (joy, excitement, violence, anxiety)
• Green: life (growth, change, pregnancy and birth)
• Orange: death (fear, sickness, stagnant)
• Purple: relationships (friends, family, lovers, enemies)
• White: clarity, possibility (the future, truth, cycles of life and death, reflection)
• Black: deceit (lies, concealment, danger, secrets)
• Gray: uncertainty (nervousness, numbness, apathy, disinterest)

There are darker and brighter tones, as well as various shades to these colors, that will change the meaning of the baseline color. For example, a dark royal purple is the color of true love, while something more like lavender or pastel purple denotes friendship.
Metallics (silver, gold, rose gold, gunmetal, etc) have some bearing on Microshan culture, but they've mostly been adopted from Glyssian meanings. Thus, placements like gold, silver, and bronze have similar meanings. However, they may have an extra layer added to the mix. For instance, gold may be a rich color and the color of first place, but it is also an earned color. Thus, someone is not "given a gold star" for effort or participation; someone has "earned a gold star" for being the best at something, even if that thing is minor.

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