Signifiers

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 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)
• Ashhawk in Glory (RG)
• Ashhawk Sheathed Wings (NG)
• Ashhawk Skyward Falling: indicates bravery (NG)
• Ashhawk Sundered (RS)
• 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

• 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)
  • Zuhrovet Sikandaret's current signifier
  • Pre-mothdrive equivalent: Ringworld Orbiting
• 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)
  • Eshegen Virmad’s former signifier, in the process of changing
• 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 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)