For the Celestial Exalted, a caste mark is a distinctive mark that, like the anima, is normally invisible. It appears on the forehead as the Exalt spends Essence. The mark identifies their caste for all to recognize one of the Chosen. Terrestrial Exalted have no caste mark, instead being marked by ambient anima effects (and at higher essence, their appearance). Alchemical Exalted have no caste mark either, although the caste is generally identifiable by the magical material from which they are composed.