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* ''NG'' = ''Ninefox Gambit''
 
* ''NG'' = ''Ninefox Gambit''
 
* ''RS'' = ''Raven Stratagem''
 
* ''RS'' = ''Raven Stratagem''
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* ''RG'' = ''Revenant Gun''
  
 
==Andan==
 
==Andan==
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* '''Bed of Roses''': pejoratively known as the groupie signifier
 
* '''Kniferose Burning Sweetly''' (also known as '''Rose Burning Sweetly'''): someone who cares greatly about aesthetics and organization and whose bark is worse than their bite (referenced in ''NG'', meaning provided by smokedetective)
 
* '''Kniferose Burning Sweetly''' (also known as '''Rose Burning Sweetly'''): someone who cares greatly about aesthetics and organization and whose bark is worse than their bite (referenced in ''NG'', meaning provided by smokedetective)
 
** Vestar Ashrari’s principal signifier
 
** Vestar Ashrari’s principal signifier
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==Kel==
 
==Kel==
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* '''Ashhawk Banked''' (created by stormglass)
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** One of Xiulan's signifiers.
 
* '''Ashhawk Brightly Burning''': the most common Kel signifier (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Brightly Burning''': the most common Kel signifier (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Contemplative''': indicates asceticism and an intellectual bent; rare in Kel.
 
* '''Ashhawk Contemplative''': indicates asceticism and an intellectual bent; rare in Kel.
 
** The Kel lieutenant in charge of Station Moongray's security has this.
 
** The Kel lieutenant in charge of Station Moongray's security has this.
 
* '''Ashhawk Feeding Young''': indicates a nurturing or protective temperament (created by [[User:Sasha|Zuhrovet]])
 
* '''Ashhawk Feeding Young''': indicates a nurturing or protective temperament (created by [[User:Sasha|Zuhrovet]])
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** Dar's signifier
 
* '''Ashhawk in Glory''' (''RG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk in Glory''' (''RG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Sheathed Wings''' (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Sheathed Wings''' (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Skyward Falling''': indicates bravery (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Skyward Falling''': indicates bravery (''NG'')
* '''Ashhawk Sundered''' (''RS'')
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* '''Ashhawk Sundered''': unconventional but impulsive (''RS''; meaning provided by YHL in-game)
 
* '''Ashhawk Unhatched''': considered very unlucky (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Unhatched''': considered very unlucky (''NG'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Vigilant''' (''RS'')
 
* '''Ashhawk Vigilant''' (''RS'')
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==Liozh==
 
==Liozh==
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* '''Mirrorweb Reflecting Sky''' (created by rugessnome)
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** Shess's signifier
 
* '''Tangled Web''': strong but not very coherent principles, favouring agility and complexity over certainty and clarity (created by [[User:Vass|Vass]])
 
* '''Tangled Web''': strong but not very coherent principles, favouring agility and complexity over certainty and clarity (created by [[User:Vass|Vass]])
 
** [[Dah Iawa]]’s signifier in the Heptarchate era
 
** [[Dah Iawa]]’s signifier in the Heptarchate era
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* '''Immolation Fox''' (''NG'')
 
* '''Immolation Fox''' (''NG'')
 
* '''Ninefox Crowned with Eyes''': a visionary (''NG'')
 
* '''Ninefox Crowned with Eyes''': a visionary (''NG'')
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* '''Ninefox Eyes in the Dark''' (created by stormglass)
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** Xiulan's primary signifier
 
* '''Ninefox Guardian''': someone vigilant, pragmatic, concerned with duty (provided by Yoon)
 
* '''Ninefox Guardian''': someone vigilant, pragmatic, concerned with duty (provided by Yoon)
 
** “Andan” Bokali’s signifier
 
** “Andan” Bokali’s signifier
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* '''Ninefox Hoarding Pearls''': a double-edged image: on one hand, the fox gathers a bounty of knowledge. On the other, it tends to keep it...all of it.  (created by redsixwing)
 
* '''Ninefox Hoarding Pearls''': a double-edged image: on one hand, the fox gathers a bounty of knowledge. On the other, it tends to keep it...all of it.  (created by redsixwing)
 
** Shuos Reshad's signifier
 
** Shuos Reshad's signifier
* '''Ninefox Juggling Eyes''': improvised tactical problem-solving(created by Ursula and Eller)
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* '''Ninefox Juggling Eyes''': improvised tactical problem-solving (created by Zuhrovet and Eller)
 
** Zagfehan Mafyyil's signifier
 
** Zagfehan Mafyyil's signifier
 
* '''Ninefox Smiling''' ('''RS''')
 
* '''Ninefox Smiling''' ('''RS''')
 
** Vauhan Mikodez’s primary signifier
 
** Vauhan Mikodez’s primary signifier
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* '''Ninefox Tails-Over-Eyes''': even the Shuos need a good loser sometimes (created by Zuhrovet)
 
* '''Ninefox Vigilant''': someone unusually lawful-minded for a Shuos (created by Yehan)
 
* '''Ninefox Vigilant''': someone unusually lawful-minded for a Shuos (created by Yehan)
 
** Cherrewin Yehan’s signifier
 
** Cherrewin Yehan’s signifier
  
 
==Vidona==
 
==Vidona==
 
 
* '''Stingray in Coral''': a medical signifier (created by Vass)
 
* '''Stingray in Coral''': a medical signifier (created by Vass)
 
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* '''Stringray Washed Up''' (created by Sageling)
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** Hana's current signifier.

Latest revision as of 19:39, 30 January 2020

A list of known signifiers (sources and meanings, where known, indicated). Abbreviations:

  • NG = Ninefox Gambit
  • RS = Raven Stratagem
  • RG = Revenant Gun

Andan

  • Bed of Roses: pejoratively known as the groupie signifier
  • Kniferose Burning Sweetly (also known as Rose Burning Sweetly): someone who cares greatly about aesthetics and organization and whose bark is worse than their bite (referenced in NG, meaning provided by smokedetective)
    • Vestar Ashrari’s principal signifier
  • Kniferose Pierced (NG)
  • Kniferose Thorns Wild (NG)
  • Kniferose Unblooming: insecurity and getting lost in details to the point of stagnation (created by smokedetective)
    • one Vestar Ashari’s alternate signifiers
  • Kniferose Unsheathed: someone sharp, who follows through, is always ready to strike, and is just slightly unstable (created by smokedetective)
    • one of Vestar Ashari’s alternate signifiers
  • Rose Chalice: amiableness/docility with a side of “I’m a bit of a doormat” (referenced in RS, meaning provided by Yoon)

Kel

  • Ashhawk Banked (created by stormglass)
    • One of Xiulan's signifiers.
  • Ashhawk Brightly Burning: the most common Kel signifier (NG)
  • Ashhawk Contemplative: indicates asceticism and an intellectual bent; rare in Kel.
    • The Kel lieutenant in charge of Station Moongray's security has this.
  • Ashhawk Feeding Young: indicates a nurturing or protective temperament (created by Zuhrovet)
    • Dar's signifier
  • Ashhawk in Glory (RG)
  • Ashhawk Sheathed Wings (NG)
  • Ashhawk Skyward Falling: indicates bravery (NG)
  • Ashhawk Sundered: unconventional but impulsive (RS; meaning provided by YHL in-game)
  • Ashhawk Unhatched: considered very unlucky (NG)
  • Ashhawk Vigilant (RS)
    • Rebellion handler Crow’s signifier
  • Ashhawk Wheeling: while not unlucky, is not favored. It signals someone who may be creative with their interpretations of rules or prone to quick changes in behavior. (created by Kese Seyli)
    • Kese Seyli's signifier

Liozh

  • Mirrorweb Reflecting Sky (created by rugessnome)
    • Shess's signifier
  • Tangled Web: strong but not very coherent principles, favouring agility and complexity over certainty and clarity (created by Vass)
    • Dah Iawa’s signifier in the Heptarchate era
  • Web Balloon: immaturity or adventurousness or traveling long distances (created by Vass)
  • Web of Worlds (NG)

Nirai

  • Broken-Winged Moth: indicates lack of social or intellectual community (created by Zuhrovet)
    • Zuhrovet Sikandaret's signifier for much of her twenties
    • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Shattered
  • Clockwork Moth: someone who is interested in protocol and routines (provided by Yoon)
    • Nirai Pavn's signifier
    • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Day Breaking
  • Knife-Winged Moth: someone who is either brilliant or who thinks they're brilliant. Relatively rare. (provided by Yoon)
    • Nirai Remi's signifier
    • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Moon Rising
  • Voidmoth Bending Light: someone ambitious and multifaceted. (created by Zuhrovet)
    • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Haloed
  • Voidmoth of Many Constellations: a good administrator. Practically a Nirai administrator signifier cliché. (provided by Yoon)
    • Nirai Paerani Shan's signifier
    • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Poles Shining
  • Voidmoth on Patrol: someone dedicated to protecting people, places, or ideas. Common among Nirai seconded to the Kel. (created by Zuhrovet)
  • Voidmoth Scattered Stars: someone with broad interests. (created by Zuhrovet)
    • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Gathering
    • Ione's signifier

Rahal

  • Scrywolf Ambushed (NG)
  • Scrywolf Circling: the most common Rahal signifier (created by Lleu)
  • Scrywolf Hunting Alone: apparently explains why a Rahal would be part of the Kel command structure (NG)
  • Scrywolf Trapped in Glass: an obsessive and rigid personality (NG, meaning provided by venndaai)
    • Aricura Sulen’s signifier
  • Scrywolf Uncircled (NG)
    • Eshegen Virmad’s new signifier
  • Wolf Howling at the Moon: indicates an artistic and — for a Rahal — eccentric temperament. (created by Lleu)
  • Wolf Wandering: indicates an independent temperament. Disfavored among Rahal. (provided by Yoon)
    • Rahal Gerae's signifier.

Shuos

  • Immolation Fox (NG)
  • Ninefox Crowned with Eyes: a visionary (NG)
  • Ninefox Eyes in the Dark (created by stormglass)
    • Xiulan's primary signifier
  • Ninefox Guardian: someone vigilant, pragmatic, concerned with duty (provided by Yoon)
    • “Andan” Bokali’s signifier
    • Shuos Zehun’s signifier
  • Ninefox Half-Lidded (NG)
  • Ninefox Hoarding Pearls: a double-edged image: on one hand, the fox gathers a bounty of knowledge. On the other, it tends to keep it...all of it. (created by redsixwing)
    • Shuos Reshad's signifier
  • Ninefox Juggling Eyes: improvised tactical problem-solving (created by Zuhrovet and Eller)
    • Zagfehan Mafyyil's signifier
  • Ninefox Smiling (RS)
    • Vauhan Mikodez’s primary signifier
  • Ninefox Tails-Over-Eyes: even the Shuos need a good loser sometimes (created by Zuhrovet)
  • Ninefox Vigilant: someone unusually lawful-minded for a Shuos (created by Yehan)
    • Cherrewin Yehan’s signifier

Vidona

  • Stingray in Coral: a medical signifier (created by Vass)
  • Stringray Washed Up (created by Sageling)
    • Hana's current signifier.