"The first row contained a badge each of copper, iron, jade, and gold. In the second novel Soulsmith, Lindon discovers a box of 8 medallions which represent the levels of advancement as physical emblams: In the first book, Lindon is given a wooden badge sporting the Unsouled (worthless) character. These are expressed in the novels by materials copper being the first rung of the ladder, progressing through Iron, Jade etc. The levels of competence and power which can be achieved by Sacred Artists (Will's equivalent of a magic user / martial artist / spiritualist) are defined by stages of advancement. I cannot recommend them highly enough and I would definitely urge you to listen to the audio books which are narrated by Travis Baldree - I've never heard audio books like this before his inflection and tone change so dramatically and specifically for each character that you know exactly who is speaking and there are a lot of characters in these books. The series is best described as a magical martial arts epic wherein the main character Lindon, progresses through various levels of mastery punctuated by some truly amazing set pieces. For those of you who are unfamiliar with them, I am a massive fan of the book series Cradle by the extremely talented American author Will Wight.
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