Because the world is sacred, it cannot be improved.

☵ Kan: Water

Kan is a dangerous person. It is cold and hungry. Kan’s trappings are mostly yin. Its yin trappings are:

• Kan chooses jobs which require it to only work at night.
• Kan sets traps for its enemies without regard to who might trigger them.
• Kan fears something it will not name.
• Kan is pale, but never sickly.
• Kan moves quickly, and with grace.

Its yang trappings are:

• Kan eats its meat raw.
• Kan lashes out when wounded.

☶ Gen: Mountain

Gen is a calm, dependable person. It is slow to action, and stubborn-minded. Kun’s trappings are mostly yin. Its yin trappings are:

• Gen is a master of meditation.
• Gen guards something precious.
• Gen is who people will turn to for comfort.
• Gen has older siblings, but none younger.
• Gen is welcoming, even to strangers.

Its yang trappings are:

• Gen crushes the things it loves.
• Gen’s physical strength is legend.

☳ Zhen: Thunder

Zhen is a enthusiastic, driven person. It seeks change. Its trappings are mostly yin. Its yin trappings are:

• Zhen awakens before the rest of the house.
• Zhen asks innocent questions that penetrate the heart.
• Zhen keeps a garden with plants both medicinal and lovely.
• Zhen has a bow and arrows.
• Zhen’s ideas and visions change the people who seek it out.

Its yang trappings are:

• Zhen will fight to change what it sees as unjust.
• Zhen browbeats loved ones into aiding its goals.

☴ Xun: Wind

Xun is gentle and strong. It is deferential, but always extracts a price for its obedience. Its trappings are mostly yang. Its yang trappings are:

• Xun can improvise the necessary tools when the tools are unavailable.
• Xun is restless if everything else is calm.
• Xun is a spear fisherman.
• Xun inspires artists to create.
• Xun’s gaze is intense and disconcerting.

Its yin trappings are:

• Xun smiles in secret.
• Xun is at home in the forest.