Karma Credit tier · 732–859 Credits
The Noble tier
- Credit range
- 732 to 859
- On the coin scale
- 52 to 61
- Share of all births
- 10.5%
- Verses in this band
- 10
A well-ordered fortune. Honor, learning, and prosperity walk the same road.
What a Noble reading means
About one birth in ten sits in this band, which the older readings treat as the most comfortable place on the scale rather than the best — the tier above it carries more weight and considerably more warning. What these verses describe is a life where the ordinary things work: standing, learning and means tend to move together instead of being traded off against each other, and effort converts into result at a rate most people would recognise as fair. The risk written into this band is not scarcity, it is the ease itself. A run of things going roughly right builds very little tolerance for the stretch where they do not, and these verses return repeatedly to people who were well-equipped and untested. Taken plainly: this is a good hand, it is not a large one, and it rewards being spent on something difficult.
Karma Credits are one of the four readings Bond Level 2 unlocks. All four pillars are needed for a total, so this is a reading that does not exist at all until an hour, day and month of birth are known.
How common this band is
10.5% of all valid birth combinations land in the Noble band — counted by working through every one of the 259,200 possible pillar combinations rather than estimated. The five bands are equal in width and nothing like equal in population, so where a total sits on the scale says less than how many people sit there with it.
| Tier | Credits | Coins | Share of births |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign | 873–1000 | 62–71 | 0.9% |
| Noble | 732–859 | 52–61 | 10.5% |
| Builder | 592–718 | 42–51 | 35.3% |
| Wanderer | 451–577 | 32–41 | 40.1% |
| Seedling | 310–437 | 22–31 | 13.2% |
Counted across 60 year pillars × 12 lunar months × 30 lunar days × 12 birth hours.
The ten Noble verses
One verse for each coin total in the band, heaviest first. The verse is the reading rather than a decoration on it, so all ten are printed in full.
Sage of the Luminous Mind859 Credits6 taels 1 coins
Your luminous and bright intelligence,
Brings many arts to perfect elegance.
Although no heavy office finds your hand,
A quiet wealth will flourish in the land.
Name on the Immortal Scroll845 Credits6 taels 0 coins
Your name is written on the scholar's scroll,
A reputation that uplifts the soul.
Your halls will thrive, your fields will ever yield,
With vigorous health upon the mortal field.
The Rare Lotus Blossom831 Credits5 taels 9 coins
Your talent leaves the common crowd behind,
A gentle frame but pure and brilliant mind.
You pass the famed and golden gate of test,
And robes of rank are placed upon your breast.
Master of the Gilded Hall817 Credits5 taels 8 coins
With bearing grand and wealth beyond compare,
The Heavens gave you fortune as your share.
Your life unfolds in elegance and ease,
And closes like a gentle, wealthy breeze.
Walker under the Clear Heaven803 Credits5 taels 7 coins
You take a total blessing from the start,
With double light upon your ancestors' heart.
The world respects the steps that you have trod,
While you stand looking at the skies of God.
The Filial Heir of Fortune789 Credits5 taels 6 coins
A shining piety and mind so quick,
Through rising roads and forests deep and thick.
A quiet wealth flows in without a trace,
And leaves your children in a peaceful place.
Rider of the Late Tide775 Credits5 taels 5 coins
Your youth is spent in chasing endless gain,
With heavy labor feeling all in vain.
But suddenly the tide begins to turn,
And blessings drown the fires you used to burn.
The Upright Bamboo Scholar761 Credits5 taels 4 coins
You walk upright, in thought and deed so pure,
Through simple days, your heart is ever sure.
True peace will come to one of ordered soul,
And fortune finds you out and makes you whole.
Keeper of the Steady Hearth746 Credits5 taels 3 coins
Your honest heart will keep the household bright,
Success is built when everything is right.
Your fate arranged a luster of its own,
Where seeds of quiet happiness are sown.
Host of the Joyful Banquet732 Credits5 taels 2 coins
A life of joy where everything goes well,
With ease and comfort breaking every spell.
Your kin and friends will hold the rope with you,
And help you climb the heavens, bright and blue.
The bands either side
- Sovereign sits directly above at 873–1000 Credits, held by 0.9% of births. A crowned destiny. The heavens have reserved a portion for you alone.
- Builder sits directly below at 592–718 Credits, held by 35.3% of births. A self-made hall. What stands around you was raised by steady, honest work.
- The four pillar tables show exactly what each part of a birth contributes, including which of the ninety-six birth years carries which year pillar.
Frequently asked
- What does a Noble Karma Credit reading mean?
- A well-ordered fortune. Honor, learning, and prosperity walk the same road. About one birth in ten sits in this band, which the older readings treat as the most comfortable place on the scale rather than the best — the tier above it carries more weight and considerably more warning. What these verses describe is a life where the ordinary things work: standing, learning and means tend to move together instead of being traded off against each other, and effort converts into result at a rate most people would recognise as fair. The risk written into this band is not scarcity, it is the ease itself. A run of things going roughly right builds very little tolerance for the stretch where they do not, and these verses return repeatedly to people who were well-equipped and untested. Taken plainly: this is a good hand, it is not a large one, and it rewards being spent on something difficult.
- What credit range is the Noble tier?
- 732 to 859 Karma Credits, which is 52 to 61 coins on the older scale the reading is built from. 10.5% of all possible birth combinations land in this band — the five tiers are equal in width and nothing like equal in population.
- How is a Karma Credit total worked out?
- Four pillars, added: the year of birth, the lunar month, the lunar day and the hour. Each carries a weight, the sum is held inside the range the old verses interpret, and that total is rescaled so the traditional maximum reads as 1000 Credits. The weights are applied to a converted birth rather than a calendar date, which is why the board works the total out rather than leaving it to a lookup.
- Which verses belong to the Noble tier?
- Ten, one for each coin total in the band — from Sage of the Luminous Mind at 61 coins down to Host of the Joyful Banquet at 52. Every one is printed in full on this page, because the verse is the reading and a summary of it would be a different thing.
A tier is the band. Your own total is four numbers added, and the board works it out from a birth date in one step.
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