diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_color_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_color_manifest.ron
index 05c6fbb8e3..3d3fa28efa 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_color_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_color_manifest.ron
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![enable(unwrap_newtypes)]
+
 (
     // NOTE: You can't change the legnths of these arrays without updating num_hair_colors() in
     // common/src/comp/body/humanoid.rs.  That's because this is a hack; we should really use enum
diff --git a/assets/world/style/colors.ron b/assets/world/style/colors.ron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc03c21078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/world/style/colors.ron
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#![enable(unwrap_newtypes)]
+#![enable(implicit_some)]
+
+// NOTE: Many of these colors are not used directly, but are modified in various ways (e.g. via
+// lerping).  So don't be too frustrated if a color change seems to have a different effect in
+// different places; just follow the trends.
+(
+    block: (
+        pyramid: (203, 170, 146),
+
+        // These are all ranges from low to high.
+        structure_blocks: (
+            None: None,
+            // Samples the surface color.
+            Grass: None,
+            // Water blocks ignore color information, and even if they didn't would not be lerped.
+            Water: None,
+            GreenSludge: None,
+            // Leaves all actually get interpolated.
+            TemperateLeaves: (start: (0, 132, 94), end: (142, 181, 0)),
+            PineLeaves: (start: (0, 60, 50), end: (30, 100, 10)),
+            PalmLeavesInner: (start: (61, 166, 43), end: (29, 130, 32)),
+            PalmLeavesOuter: (start: (62, 171, 38), end: (45, 171, 65)),
+            Acacia: (start: (15, 126, 50), end: (30, 180, 10)),
+            Liana: (start: (0, 125, 107), end: (0, 155, 129)),
+            Mangrove: (start: (32, 56, 22), end: (57, 69, 27)),
+        )
+
+        // Water blocks ignore color now so this isn't used, but just in case this color was worth
+        // remembering here it is.
+        // green_sludge: (30.0, 126.0, 23.0)
+    ),
+    column: (
+        cold_grass: (0.0, 0.5, 0.25),
+        warm_grass: (0.4, 0.8, 0.0),
+        dark_grass: (0.15, 0.4, 0.1),
+        wet_grass: (0.1, 0.8, 0.2),
+        cold_stone: (0.57, 0.67, 0.8),
+        hot_stone: (0.07, 0.07, 0.06),
+        warm_stone: (0.77, 0.77, 0.64),
+        beach_sand: (0.8, 0.75, 0.5),
+        desert_sand: (0.7, 0.4, 0.25),
+        snow: (0.8, 0.85, 1.0),
+
+        stone_col: (195, 187, 201),
+
+        dirt_low: (0.075, 0.07, 0.3),
+        dirt_high: (0.75, 0.55, 0.1),
+
+        snow_high: (0.01, 0.3, 0.0),
+        warm_stone_high: (0.3, 0.12, 0.2),
+
+        grass_high: (0.15, 0.2, 0.15),
+        tropical_high: (0.87, 0.62, 0.56),
+    ),
+    // NOTE: I think (but am not sure) that this is the color of stuff below the bottom-most
+    // ground.  I'm not sure how easy it is to see.
+    deep_stone_color: (125, 120, 130),
+    layer: (
+        bridge: (80, 80, 100),
+        stalagtite: (200, 200, 200),
+    ),
+    site: (
+        castle: (),
+        dungeon: (
+            stone: (150, 150, 175),
+        ),
+        settlement: (
+            building: (
+                archetype: (
+                    keep: (
+                        brick_base: (80, 80, 80),
+                        floor_base: (80, 60, 10),
+                        pole: (90, 70, 50),
+                        flag: (
+                            Evil: (80, 10, 130),
+                            Good: (200, 80, 40),
+                        ),
+                        stone: (
+                            Evil: (65, 60, 55),
+                            Good: (100, 100, 110),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                    house: (
+                        foundation: (100, 100, 100),
+                        floor: (100, 75, 50),
+                        roof: (
+                            Roof1: (0x99, 0x5E, 0x54),
+                            Roof2: (0x43, 0x63, 0x64),
+                            Roof3: (0x76, 0x6D, 0x68),
+                            Roof4: (0x7B, 0x41, 0x61),
+                            Roof5: (0x52, 0x20, 0x20),
+                            Roof6: (0x1A, 0x4A, 0x59),
+                            Roof7: (0xCC, 0x76, 0x4E),
+                            // (0x1D, 0x4D, 0x45),
+                            // (0xB3, 0x7D, 0x60),
+                            // (0xAC, 0x5D, 0x26),
+                            // (0x32, 0x46, 0x6B),
+                            // (0x2B, 0x19, 0x0F),
+                            // (0x93, 0x78, 0x51),
+                            // (0x92, 0x57, 0x24),
+                            // (0x4A, 0x4E, 0x4E),
+                            // (0x2F, 0x32, 0x47),
+                            // (0x8F, 0x35, 0x43),
+                            // (0x6D, 0x1E, 0x3A),
+                            // (0x6D, 0xA7, 0x80),
+                            // (0x4F, 0xA0, 0x95),
+                            // (0xE2, 0xB9, 0x99),
+                            // (0x7A, 0x30, 0x22),
+                            // (0x4A, 0x06, 0x08),
+                            // (0x8E, 0xB4, 0x57),
+                        ),
+                        wall: (
+                            Wall1: (200, 180, 150),
+                            Wall2: (0xB8, 0xB4, 0xA4),
+                            Wall3: (0x76, 0x6D, 0x68),
+                            Wall4: (0xF3, 0xC9, 0x8F),
+                            Wall5: (0xD3, 0xB7, 0x99),
+                            Wall6: (0xE1, 0xAB, 0x91),
+                            Wall7: (0x82, 0x57, 0x4C),
+                            Wall8: (0xB9, 0x96, 0x77),
+                            Wall9: (0xAE, 0x8D, 0x9C),
+                        ),
+                        support: (
+                            Support1: (60, 45, 30),
+                            Support2: (0x65, 0x55, 0x56),
+                            Support3: (0x53, 0x33, 0x13),
+                            Support4: (0x58, 0x42, 0x33),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ),
+            plot_town_path: (100, 95, 65),
+
+            plot_field_dirt: (80, 55, 35),
+            plot_field_mound: (70, 80, 30),
+
+            wall_low: (130, 100, 0),
+            wall_high :(90, 70, 50),
+
+            tower_color: (50, 50, 50),
+
+            // NOTE: Ideally these would be part of a make_case_elim, but we can't use it beacuse
+            // it doesn't support struct variants yet.
+            plot_dirt: (90, 70, 50),
+            plot_grass: (100, 200, 0),
+            plot_water: (100, 150, 250),
+            plot_town: (150, 110, 60),
+            // TODO: Add field furrow stuff.
+        ),
+    ),
+)
diff --git a/common/src/assets/watch.rs b/common/src/assets/watch.rs
index f425c106f1..c5e8739f85 100644
--- a/common/src/assets/watch.rs
+++ b/common/src/assets/watch.rs
@@ -170,5 +170,13 @@ impl ReloadIndicator {
     }
 
     // Returns true if the watched file was changed
-    pub fn reloaded(&self) -> bool { self.reloaded.swap(false, Ordering::Acquire) }
+    pub fn reloaded(&self) -> bool {
+        // Optimize for the common case by performing an initial relaxed read, avoiding
+        // the atomic write.
+        if self.reloaded.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+            self.reloaded.swap(false, Ordering::Acquire)
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/lib.rs b/common/src/lib.rs
index a52f7116af..dacdedd767 100644
--- a/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #![feature(
     arbitrary_enum_discriminant,
     const_checked_int_methods,
+    fundamental,
     option_unwrap_none,
     bool_to_option,
     label_break_value,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub mod store;
 pub mod sync;
 pub mod sys;
 pub mod terrain;
+pub mod typed;
 pub mod util;
 pub mod vol;
 pub mod volumes;
diff --git a/common/src/terrain/block.rs b/common/src/terrain/block.rs
index 72717bd0fb..19e5499dbd 100644
--- a/common/src/terrain/block.rs
+++ b/common/src/terrain/block.rs
@@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ pub struct Block {
 }
 
 impl Block {
-    pub fn new(kind: BlockKind, color: Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
+    pub const fn new(kind: BlockKind, color: Rgb<u8>) -> Self {
         Self {
             kind,
-            color: color.into_array(),
+            color: [color.r, color.g, color.b],
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/terrain/structure.rs b/common/src/terrain/structure.rs
index 25501a4ac2..abe9168f4f 100644
--- a/common/src/terrain/structure.rs
+++ b/common/src/terrain/structure.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::BlockKind;
 use crate::{
     assets::{self, Asset},
+    make_case_elim,
     vol::{BaseVol, ReadVol, SizedVol, Vox, WriteVol},
     volumes::dyna::{Dyna, DynaError},
 };
@@ -9,25 +10,29 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader, sync::Arc};
 use vek::*;
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum StructureBlock {
-    None,
-    Grass,
-    TemperateLeaves,
-    PineLeaves,
-    Acacia,
-    Mangrove,
-    PalmLeavesInner,
-    PalmLeavesOuter,
-    Water,
-    GreenSludge,
-    Fruit,
-    Coconut,
-    Chest,
-    Hollow,
-    Liana,
-    Normal(Rgb<u8>),
-}
+make_case_elim!(
+    structure_block,
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+    #[repr(u32)]
+    pub enum StructureBlock {
+        None = 0,
+        Grass = 1,
+        TemperateLeaves = 2,
+        PineLeaves = 3,
+        Acacia = 4,
+        Mangrove = 5,
+        PalmLeavesInner = 6,
+        PalmLeavesOuter = 7,
+        Water = 8,
+        GreenSludge = 9,
+        Fruit = 10,
+        Coconut = 11,
+        Chest = 12,
+        Hollow = 13,
+        Liana = 14,
+        Normal(color: Rgb<u8>) = 15,
+    }
+);
 
 impl Vox for StructureBlock {
     fn empty() -> Self { StructureBlock::None }
diff --git a/common/src/util/typed.rs b/common/src/typed.rs
similarity index 73%
rename from common/src/util/typed.rs
rename to common/src/typed.rs
index 446e8cf173..7c67bba295 100644
--- a/common/src/util/typed.rs
+++ b/common/src/typed.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ impl<Context: SubContext<S>, T, S> Typed<Context, Pure<T>, S> for T {
     fn reduce(self, context: Context) -> (Pure<T>, S) { (Pure(self), context.sub_context()) }
 }
 
+#[fundamental]
 pub struct ElimCase<Expr, Cases, Type> {
     pub expr: Expr,
     pub cases: Cases,
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ macro_rules! as_item {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! make_case_elim {
     ($mod:ident, $( #[$ty_attr:meta] )* $vis:vis enum $ty:ident {
-        $( $constr:ident $( ( $( $arg_name:ident : $arg_ty:ty ),* ) )? = $index:tt ),* $(,)?
+        $( $constr:ident $( ( $( $arg_name:ident : $arg_ty:ty ),* ) )? = $index:expr ),* $(,)?
     }) => {
         $crate::as_item! {
             $( #[$ty_attr] )*
@@ -48,9 +49,14 @@ macro_rules! make_case_elim {
         }
 
         #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+        #[allow(dead_code)]
         $vis mod $mod {
             use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+            pub const NUM_VARIANTS: usize = 0 $( + { let _ = $index; 1 } )*;
+
+            pub const ALL_INDICES: [u32; NUM_VARIANTS] = [ $( $index, )* ];
+
             pub trait PackedElim {
                 $( type $constr; )*
             }
@@ -60,25 +66,25 @@ macro_rules! make_case_elim {
                 $( pub $constr : Elim::$constr, )*
             }
 
-            impl<T> PackedElim for $crate::util::Pure<T> {
+            impl<T> PackedElim for $crate::typed::Pure<T> {
                 $( type $constr = T; )*
             }
 
-            pub type PureCases<Elim> = Cases<$crate::util::Pure<Elim>>;
+            pub type PureCases<Elim> = Cases<$crate::typed::Pure<Elim>>;
         }
 
         #[allow(unused_parens)]
         impl<'a, Elim: $mod::PackedElim, Context, Type, S>
-            $crate::util::Typed<Context, Type, S> for $crate::util::ElimCase<&'a $ty, &'a $mod::Cases<Elim>, Type>
+            $crate::typed::Typed<Context, Type, S> for $crate::typed::ElimCase<&'a $ty, &'a $mod::Cases<Elim>, Type>
             where
-                $( &'a Elim::$constr: $crate::util::Typed<($( ($( &'a $arg_ty, )*), )? Context), Type, S>, )*
+                $( &'a Elim::$constr: $crate::typed::Typed<($( ($( &'a $arg_ty, )*), )? Context), Type, S>, )*
         {
             fn reduce(self, context: Context) -> (Type, S)
             {
                 let Self { expr, cases, .. } = self;
                 match expr {
                     $( $ty::$constr $( ($( $arg_name, )*) )? =>
-                        <_ as $crate::util::Typed<_, Type, _>>::reduce(
+                        <_ as $crate::typed::Typed<_, Type, _>>::reduce(
                             &cases.$constr,
                             ($( ($( $arg_name, )*), )? context),
                         ),
@@ -91,11 +97,11 @@ macro_rules! make_case_elim {
             pub fn elim_case<'a, Elim: $mod::PackedElim, Context, S, Type>(&'a self, cases: &'a $mod::Cases<Elim>, context: Context) ->
                 (Type, S)
             where
-                $crate::util::ElimCase<&'a $ty, &'a $mod::Cases<Elim>, Type> : $crate::util::Typed<Context, Type, S>,
+                $crate::typed::ElimCase<&'a $ty, &'a $mod::Cases<Elim>, Type> : $crate::typed::Typed<Context, Type, S>,
             {
-                use $crate::util::Typed;
+                use $crate::typed::Typed;
 
-                let case = $crate::util::ElimCase {
+                let case = $crate::typed::ElimCase {
                     expr: self,
                     cases,
                     ty: ::core::marker::PhantomData,
@@ -105,7 +111,7 @@ macro_rules! make_case_elim {
 
             pub fn elim_case_pure<'a, Type>(&'a self, cases: &'a $mod::PureCases<Type>) -> &'a Type
             {
-                let ($crate::util::Pure(expr), ()) = self.elim_case(cases, ());
+                let ($crate::typed::Pure(expr), ()) = self.elim_case(cases, ());
                 expr
             }
         }
diff --git a/common/src/util/mod.rs b/common/src/util/mod.rs
index e7083811a9..21fe9a89ac 100644
--- a/common/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 mod color;
 mod dir;
-mod typed;
 
 pub const GIT_VERSION: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/githash"));
 
@@ -11,4 +10,3 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
 
 pub use color::*;
 pub use dir::*;
-pub use typed::*;
diff --git a/server/src/chunk_generator.rs b/server/src/chunk_generator.rs
index 3e769956da..b69d597c12 100644
--- a/server/src/chunk_generator.rs
+++ b/server/src/chunk_generator.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #[cfg(not(feature = "worldgen"))]
-use crate::test_world::World;
+use crate::test_world::{IndexOwned, World};
 use common::{generation::ChunkSupplement, terrain::TerrainChunk};
 use crossbeam::channel;
 use hashbrown::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap};
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ use std::sync::{
     Arc,
 };
 use vek::*;
-#[cfg(feature = "worldgen")] use world::World;
+#[cfg(feature = "worldgen")]
+use world::{IndexOwned, World};
 
 type ChunkGenResult = (
     Vec2<i32>,
-    Result<(TerrainChunk, ChunkSupplement), EcsEntity>,
+    Result<(TerrainChunk, ChunkSupplement), Option<EcsEntity>>,
 );
 
 pub struct ChunkGenerator {
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ impl ChunkGenerator {
 
     pub fn generate_chunk(
         &mut self,
-        entity: EcsEntity,
+        entity: Option<EcsEntity>,
         key: Vec2<i32>,
         thread_pool: &mut uvth::ThreadPool,
         world: Arc<World>,
+        index: IndexOwned,
     ) {
         let v = if let Entry::Vacant(v) = self.pending_chunks.entry(key) {
             v
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@ impl ChunkGenerator {
         v.insert(Arc::clone(&cancel));
         let chunk_tx = self.chunk_tx.clone();
         thread_pool.execute(move || {
+            let index = index.as_index_ref();
             let payload = world
-                .generate_chunk(key, || cancel.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
+                .generate_chunk(index, key, || cancel.load(Ordering::Relaxed))
                 .map_err(|_| entity);
             let _ = chunk_tx.send((key, payload));
         });
@@ -74,4 +77,10 @@ impl ChunkGenerator {
             cancel.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn cancel_all(&mut self) {
+        self.pending_chunks.drain().for_each(|(_, cancel)| {
+            cancel.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/cmd.rs b/server/src/cmd.rs
index 7a3da0ba47..2d15bc6921 100644
--- a/server/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/server/src/cmd.rs
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ fn handle_debug_column(
             let spawn_rate = sim.get_interpolated(wpos, |chunk| chunk.spawn_rate)?;
             let chunk_pos = wpos.map2(TerrainChunkSize::RECT_SIZE, |e, sz: u32| e / sz as i32);
             let chunk = sim.get(chunk_pos)?;
-            let col = sampler.get((wpos, server.world.index()))?;
+            let col = sampler.get((wpos, server.index.as_index_ref()))?;
             let downhill = chunk.downhill;
             let river = &chunk.river;
             let flux = chunk.flux;
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 4d9151781c..aef6fe1dbb 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ use std::{
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 #[cfg(not(feature = "worldgen"))]
-use test_world::World;
+use test_world::{IndexOwned, World};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 use uvth::{ThreadPool, ThreadPoolBuilder};
 use vek::*;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ use vek::*;
 use world::{
     civ::SiteKind,
     sim::{FileOpts, WorldOpts, DEFAULT_WORLD_MAP},
-    World,
+    IndexOwned, World,
 };
 
 #[macro_use] extern crate diesel;
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ pub struct Tick(u64);
 pub struct Server {
     state: State,
     world: Arc<World>,
+    index: IndexOwned,
     map: WorldMapMsg,
 
     network: Network,
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ impl Server {
         state.ecs_mut().insert(AliasValidator::new(banned_words));
 
         #[cfg(feature = "worldgen")]
-        let world = World::generate(settings.world_seed, WorldOpts {
+        let (world, index) = World::generate(settings.world_seed, WorldOpts {
             seed_elements: true,
             world_file: if let Some(ref opts) = settings.map_file {
                 opts.clone()
@@ -184,10 +185,10 @@ impl Server {
             ..WorldOpts::default()
         });
         #[cfg(feature = "worldgen")]
-        let map = world.get_map_data();
+        let map = world.get_map_data(index.as_index_ref());
 
         #[cfg(not(feature = "worldgen"))]
-        let world = World::generate(settings.world_seed);
+        let (world, index) = World::generate(settings.world_seed);
         #[cfg(not(feature = "worldgen"))]
         let map = WorldMapMsg {
             dimensions: Vec2::new(1, 1),
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ impl Server {
 
         #[cfg(feature = "worldgen")]
         let spawn_point = {
+            let index = index.as_index_ref();
             // NOTE: all of these `.map(|e| e as [type])` calls should compile into no-ops,
             // but are needed to be explicit about casting (and to make the compiler stop
             // complaining)
@@ -224,11 +226,11 @@ impl Server {
             // get a z cache for the collumn in which we want to spawn
             let mut block_sampler = world.sample_blocks();
             let z_cache = block_sampler
-                .get_z_cache(spawn_location, world.index())
+                .get_z_cache(spawn_location, index)
                 .expect(&format!("no z_cache found for chunk: {}", spawn_chunk));
 
             // get the minimum and maximum z values at which there could be soild blocks
-            let (min_z, _, max_z) = z_cache.get_z_limits(&mut block_sampler, world.index());
+            let (min_z, _, max_z) = z_cache.get_z_limits(&mut block_sampler, index);
             // round range outwards, so no potential air block is missed
             let min_z = min_z.floor() as i32;
             let max_z = max_z.ceil() as i32;
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ impl Server {
                             Vec3::new(spawn_location.x, spawn_location.y, *z),
                             Some(&z_cache),
                             false,
-                            world.index(),
+                            index,
                         )
                         .map(|b| b.is_air())
                         .unwrap_or(false)
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ impl Server {
         let this = Self {
             state,
             world: Arc::new(world),
+            index,
             map,
 
             network,
@@ -494,6 +497,42 @@ impl Server {
                 },
             });
 
+        {
+            // Check for new chunks; cancel and regenerate all chunks if the asset has been
+            // reloaded. Note that all of these assignments are no-ops, so the
+            // only work we do here on the fast path is perform a relaxed read on an atomic.
+            // boolean.
+            let index = &mut self.index;
+            let thread_pool = &mut self.thread_pool;
+            let world = &mut self.world;
+            let ecs = self.state.ecs_mut();
+
+            index.reload_colors_if_changed(|index| {
+                let mut chunk_generator = ecs.write_resource::<ChunkGenerator>();
+                let client = ecs.read_storage::<Client>();
+                let mut terrain = ecs.write_resource::<common::terrain::TerrainGrid>();
+
+                // Cancel all pending chunks.
+                chunk_generator.cancel_all();
+
+                if client.is_empty() {
+                    // No cilents, so just clear all terrain.
+                    terrain.clear();
+                } else {
+                    // There's at leasat one client, so regenerate all chunks.
+                    terrain.iter().for_each(|(pos, _)| {
+                        chunk_generator.generate_chunk(
+                            None,
+                            pos,
+                            thread_pool,
+                            world.clone(),
+                            index.clone(),
+                        );
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
         let end_of_server_tick = Instant::now();
 
         // 8) Update Metrics
@@ -728,7 +767,13 @@ impl Server {
         self.state
             .ecs()
             .write_resource::<ChunkGenerator>()
-            .generate_chunk(entity, key, &mut self.thread_pool, self.world.clone());
+            .generate_chunk(
+                Some(entity),
+                key,
+                &mut self.thread_pool,
+                self.world.clone(),
+                self.index.clone(),
+            );
     }
 
     fn process_chat_cmd(&mut self, entity: EcsEntity, cmd: String) {
diff --git a/server/src/sys/terrain.rs b/server/src/sys/terrain.rs
index 739d1988b1..65277a7d9a 100644
--- a/server/src/sys/terrain.rs
+++ b/server/src/sys/terrain.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl<'a> System<'a> for Sys {
         'insert_terrain_chunks: while let Some((key, res)) = chunk_generator.recv_new_chunk() {
             let (chunk, supplement) = match res {
                 Ok((chunk, supplement)) => (chunk, supplement),
-                Err(entity) => {
+                Err(Some(entity)) => {
                     if let Some(client) = clients.get_mut(entity) {
                         client.notify(ServerMsg::TerrainChunkUpdate {
                             key,
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ impl<'a> System<'a> for Sys {
                     }
                     continue 'insert_terrain_chunks;
                 },
+                Err(None) => {
+                    continue 'insert_terrain_chunks;
+                },
             };
             // Send the chunk to all nearby players.
             for (view_distance, pos, client) in (&players, &positions, &mut clients)
diff --git a/server/src/test_world.rs b/server/src/test_world.rs
index e286e46bb4..4df254bf21 100644
--- a/server/src/test_world.rs
+++ b/server/src/test_world.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,25 @@ const DEFAULT_WORLD_CHUNKS_LG: MapSizeLg =
 
 pub struct World;
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct IndexOwned;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct IndexRef<'a>(&'a IndexOwned);
+
+impl IndexOwned {
+    pub fn reload_colors_if_changed<R>(
+        &mut self,
+        _reload: impl FnOnce(&mut Self) -> R,
+    ) -> Option<R> {
+        None
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_index_ref(&self) -> IndexRef { IndexRef(self) }
+}
+
 impl World {
-    pub fn generate(_seed: u32) -> Self { Self }
+    pub fn generate(_seed: u32) -> (Self, IndexOwned) { (Self, IndexOwned) }
 
     pub fn tick(&self, dt: Duration) {}
 
@@ -26,6 +43,7 @@ impl World {
 
     pub fn generate_chunk(
         &self,
+        _index: IndexRef,
         chunk_pos: Vec2<i32>,
         _should_continue: impl FnMut() -> bool,
     ) -> Result<(TerrainChunk, ChunkSupplement), ()> {
diff --git a/world/examples/water.rs b/world/examples/water.rs
index d3602feb07..1b595a1bf1 100644
--- a/world/examples/water.rs
+++ b/world/examples/water.rs
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ fn main() {
     let mut _map_file = PathBuf::from("./maps");
     _map_file.push(map_file);
 
-    let world = World::generate(5284, WorldOpts {
+    let (world, index) = World::generate(5284, WorldOpts {
         seed_elements: false,
         world_file: sim::FileOpts::LoadAsset(veloren_world::sim::DEFAULT_WORLD_MAP.into()),
         // world_file: sim::FileOpts::Load(_map_file),
         // world_file: sim::FileOpts::Save,
         ..WorldOpts::default()
     });
+    let index = index.as_index_ref();
     tracing::info!("Sampling data...");
     let sampler = world.sim();
     let map_size_lg = sampler.map_size_lg();
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ fn main() {
                 column_sample.get((
                     uniform_idx_as_vec2(map_size_lg, posi)
                         * TerrainChunkSize::RECT_SIZE.map(|e| e as i32),
-                    world.index(),
+                    index,
                 ))
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>()
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ fn main() {
                 sample_pos(
                     config,
                     sampler,
-                    world.index(),
+                    index,
                     samples,
                     uniform_idx_as_vec2(map_size_lg, posi),
                 )
diff --git a/world/src/block/mod.rs b/world/src/block/mod.rs
index 624de4d327..6d34ccc466 100644
--- a/world/src/block/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/block/mod.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,28 @@ mod natural;
 use crate::{
     column::{ColumnGen, ColumnSample},
     util::{RandomField, Sampler, SmallCache},
-    Index,
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
-    terrain::{structure::StructureBlock, Block, BlockKind, Structure},
+    terrain::{
+        structure::{self, StructureBlock},
+        Block, BlockKind, Structure,
+    },
     vol::{ReadVol, Vox},
 };
-use std::ops::{Div, Mul};
+use core::ops::{Div, Mul, Range};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub pyramid: (u8, u8, u8),
+    // TODO(@Sharp): After the merge, construct enough infrastructure to make it convenient to
+    // define mapping functions over the input; i.e. we should be able to interpret some fields as
+    // defining App<Abs<Fun, Type>, Arg>, where Fun : (Context, Arg) → (S, Type).
+    pub structure_blocks: structure::structure_block::PureCases<Option<Range<(u8, u8, u8)>>>,
+}
+
 pub struct BlockGen<'a> {
     pub column_cache: SmallCache<Option<ColumnSample<'a>>>,
     pub column_gen: ColumnGen<'a>,
@@ -29,7 +42,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
         column_gen: &ColumnGen<'a>,
         cache: &'b mut SmallCache<Option<ColumnSample<'a>>>,
         wpos: Vec2<i32>,
-        index: &'a Index,
+        index: IndexRef<'a>,
     ) -> Option<&'b ColumnSample<'a>> {
         cache
             .get(wpos, |wpos| column_gen.get((wpos, index)))
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
         close_cliffs: &[(Vec2<i32>, u32); 9],
         cliff_hill: f32,
         tolerance: f32,
-        index: &'a Index,
+        index: IndexRef<'a>,
     ) -> f32 {
         close_cliffs.iter().fold(
             0.0f32,
@@ -89,7 +102,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn get_z_cache(&mut self, wpos: Vec2<i32>, index: &'a Index) -> Option<ZCache<'a>> {
+    pub fn get_z_cache(&mut self, wpos: Vec2<i32>, index: IndexRef<'a>) -> Option<ZCache<'a>> {
         let BlockGen {
             column_cache,
             column_gen,
@@ -143,7 +156,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
         wpos: Vec3<i32>,
         z_cache: Option<&ZCache>,
         only_structures: bool,
-        index: &'a Index,
+        index: IndexRef<'a>,
     ) -> Option<Block> {
         let BlockGen {
             column_cache,
@@ -237,18 +250,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
 
             // Sample blocks
 
-            // let stone_col = Rgb::new(195, 187, 201);
-
-            // let dirt_col = Rgb::new(79, 67, 60);
-
-            let _air = Block::empty();
-            // let stone = Block::new(2, stone_col);
-            // let surface_stone = Block::new(1, Rgb::new(200, 220, 255));
-            // let dirt = Block::new(1, dirt_col);
-            // let sand = Block::new(1, Rgb::new(180, 150, 50));
-            // let warm_stone = Block::new(1, Rgb::new(165, 165, 130));
-
-            let water = Block::new(BlockKind::Water, Rgb::new(60, 90, 190));
+            let water = Block::new(BlockKind::Water, Rgb::zero());
 
             let grass_depth = (1.5 + 2.0 * chaos).min(height - basement_height);
             let block = if (wposf.z as f32) < height - grass_depth {
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockGen<'a> {
             .iter()
             .find_map(|st| {
                 let (st, st_sample) = st.as_ref()?;
-                st.get(wpos, st_sample)
+                st.get(index, wpos, st_sample)
             })
             .or(block);
 
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ impl<'a> ZCache<'a> {
     pub fn get_z_limits<'b>(
         &self,
         block_gen: &mut BlockGen<'b>,
-        index: &'b Index,
+        index: IndexRef<'b>,
     ) -> (f32, f32, f32) {
         let min = self.sample.alt - (self.sample.chaos.min(1.0) * 16.0);
         let min = min - 4.0;
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ impl StructureInfo {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get(&self, wpos: Vec3<i32>, sample: &ColumnSample) -> Option<Block> {
+    fn get(&self, index: IndexRef, wpos: Vec3<i32>, sample: &ColumnSample) -> Option<Block> {
         match self.meta {
             StructureMeta::Pyramid { height } => {
                 if wpos.z - self.pos.z
@@ -505,7 +507,10 @@ impl StructureInfo {
                             .map(|e: i32| (e.abs() / 2) * 2)
                             .reduce_max()
                 {
-                    Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Dense, Rgb::new(203, 170, 146)))
+                    Some(Block::new(
+                        BlockKind::Dense,
+                        index.colors.block.pyramid.into(),
+                    ))
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
@@ -521,6 +526,7 @@ impl StructureInfo {
                     .ok()
                     .and_then(|b| {
                         block_from_structure(
+                            index,
                             *b,
                             block_pos,
                             self.pos.into(),
@@ -534,6 +540,7 @@ impl StructureInfo {
 }
 
 pub fn block_from_structure(
+    index: IndexRef,
     sblock: StructureBlock,
     pos: Vec3<i32>,
     structure_pos: Vec2<i32>,
@@ -545,119 +552,60 @@ pub fn block_from_structure(
     let lerp = ((field.get(Vec3::from(structure_pos)).rem_euclid(256)) as f32 / 255.0) * 0.85
         + ((field.get(pos + std::i32::MAX / 2).rem_euclid(256)) as f32 / 255.0) * 0.15;
 
-    let saturate_leaves = |col: Rgb<f32>| {
-        // /*saturate_srgb(col / 255.0, 0.65)*/
-        /* let rgb = srgb_to_linear(col / 255.0);
-        /* let mut xyy = rgb_to_xyy(rgb);
-        xyy.x *= xyy.x;
-        xyy.y *= xyy.y;
-        linear_to_srgb(xyy_to_rgb(xyy).map(|e| e.min(1.0).max(0.0))).map(|e| e * 255.0) */
-        /* let xyz = rgb_to_xyz(rgb);
-        let col_adjusted = if xyz.y == 0.0 {
-            Rgb::zero()
-        } else {
-            rgb / xyz.y
-        };
-        let col = col_adjusted * col_adjusted * xyz.y;
-        linear_to_srgb(col).map(|e| e * 255.0) */
-        /* let mut hsv = rgb_to_hsv(rgb);
-        hsv.y *= hsv.y;
-        linear_to_srgb(hsv_to_rgb(hsv).map(|e| e.min(1.0).max(0.0))).map(|e| e * 255.0) */
-        linear_to_srgb(rgb * rgb).map(|e| e * 255.0) */
-        col
-    };
-
     match sblock {
         StructureBlock::None => None,
+        StructureBlock::Hollow => Some(Block::empty()),
         StructureBlock::Grass => Some(Block::new(
             BlockKind::Normal,
             sample.surface_color.map(|e| (e * 255.0) as u8),
         )),
-        StructureBlock::TemperateLeaves => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Leaves,
-            Lerp::lerp(
-                saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(0.0, 132.0, 94.0)),
-                saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(142.0, 181.0, 0.0)),
-                lerp,
-            )
-            .map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::PineLeaves => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Leaves,
-            Lerp::lerp(Rgb::new(0.0, 60.0, 50.0), Rgb::new(30.0, 100.0, 10.0), lerp)
-                .map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::PalmLeavesInner => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Leaves,
-            Lerp::lerp(
-                Rgb::new(61.0, 166.0, 43.0),
-                Rgb::new(29.0, 130.0, 32.0),
-                lerp,
-            )
-            .map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::PalmLeavesOuter => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Leaves,
-            Lerp::lerp(
-                Rgb::new(62.0, 171.0, 38.0),
-                Rgb::new(45.0, 171.0, 65.0),
-                lerp,
-            )
-            .map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::Water => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Water,
-            saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(100.0, 150.0, 255.0)).map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
+        StructureBlock::Normal(color) => {
+            Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, color)).filter(|block| !block.is_empty())
+        },
+        // Water / sludge throw away their color bits currently, so we don't set anyway.
+        StructureBlock::Water => Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Water, Rgb::zero())),
         StructureBlock::GreenSludge => Some(Block::new(
             BlockKind::Water,
-            saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(30.0, 126.0, 23.0)).map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::Acacia => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Leaves,
-            Lerp::lerp(
-                Rgb::new(15.0, 126.0, 50.0),
-                Rgb::new(30.0, 180.0, 10.0),
-                lerp,
-            )
-            .map(|e| e as u8),
+            // TODO: If/when liquid supports other colors again, revisit this.
+            Rgb::zero(),
         )),
+        // None of these BlockKinds has an orientation, so we just use zero for the other color
+        // bits.
         StructureBlock::Fruit => Some(if field.get(pos + structure_pos) % 3 > 0 {
             Block::empty()
         } else {
-            Block::new(BlockKind::Apple, Rgb::new(1, 1, 1))
+            Block::new(BlockKind::Apple, Rgb::zero())
         }),
         StructureBlock::Coconut => Some(if field.get(pos + structure_pos) % 3 > 0 {
             Block::empty()
         } else {
-            Block::new(BlockKind::Coconut, Rgb::new(1, 1, 1))
+            Block::new(BlockKind::Coconut, Rgb::zero())
         }),
         StructureBlock::Chest => Some(if structure_seed % 10 < 7 {
             Block::empty()
         } else {
-            Block::new(BlockKind::Chest, Rgb::new(1, 1, 1))
+            Block::new(BlockKind::Chest, Rgb::zero())
         }),
-        StructureBlock::Liana => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Liana,
-            Lerp::lerp(
-                saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(0.0, 125.0, 107.0)),
-                saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(0.0, 155.0, 129.0)),
-                lerp,
-            )
-            .map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::Mangrove => Some(Block::new(
-            BlockKind::Leaves,
-            Lerp::lerp(
-                saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(32.0, 56.0, 22.0)),
-                saturate_leaves(Rgb::new(57.0, 69.0, 27.0)),
-                lerp,
-            )
-            .map(|e| e as u8),
-        )),
-        StructureBlock::Hollow => Some(Block::empty()),
-        StructureBlock::Normal(color) => {
-            Some(Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, color)).filter(|block| !block.is_empty())
-        },
+        // We interpolate all these BlockKinds as needed.
+        StructureBlock::TemperateLeaves
+        | StructureBlock::PineLeaves
+        | StructureBlock::PalmLeavesInner
+        | StructureBlock::PalmLeavesOuter
+        | StructureBlock::Acacia
+        | StructureBlock::Liana
+        | StructureBlock::Mangrove => sblock
+            .elim_case_pure(&index.colors.block.structure_blocks)
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|range| {
+                Block::new(
+                    BlockKind::Leaves,
+                    Rgb::<f32>::lerp(
+                        Rgb::<u8>::from(range.start).map(f32::from),
+                        Rgb::<u8>::from(range.end).map(f32::from),
+                        lerp,
+                    )
+                    .map(|e| e as u8),
+                )
+            }),
     }
 }
diff --git a/world/src/block/natural.rs b/world/src/block/natural.rs
index e09ca2158a..8ccff506b0 100644
--- a/world/src/block/natural.rs
+++ b/world/src/block/natural.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     all::ForestKind,
     column::{ColumnGen, ColumnSample},
     util::{RandomPerm, Sampler, SmallCache, UnitChooser},
-    Index, CONFIG,
+    IndexRef, CONFIG,
 };
 use common::terrain::Structure;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn structure_gen<'a>(
     st_pos: Vec2<i32>,
     st_seed: u32,
     st_sample: &ColumnSample,
-    index: &'a Index,
+    index: IndexRef<'a>,
 ) -> Option<StructureInfo> {
     // Assuming it's a tree... figure out when it SHOULDN'T spawn
     let random_seed = (st_seed as f64) / (u32::MAX as f64);
diff --git a/world/src/column/mod.rs b/world/src/column/mod.rs
index 7f40c7e9e0..c8e07476e1 100644
--- a/world/src/column/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/column/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     block::StructureMeta,
     sim::{local_cells, Cave, Path, RiverKind, SimChunk, WorldSim},
     util::Sampler,
-    Index, CONFIG,
+    IndexRef, CONFIG,
 };
 use common::{
     terrain::{
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use common::{
     vol::RectVolSize,
 };
 use noise::NoiseFn;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     cmp::Reverse,
     f32, f64,
@@ -25,6 +26,31 @@ pub struct ColumnGen<'a> {
     pub sim: &'a WorldSim,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub cold_grass: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub warm_grass: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub dark_grass: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub wet_grass: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub cold_stone: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub hot_stone: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub warm_stone: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub beach_sand: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub desert_sand: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub snow: (f32, f32, f32),
+
+    pub stone_col: (u8, u8, u8),
+
+    pub dirt_low: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub dirt_high: (f32, f32, f32),
+
+    pub snow_high: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub warm_stone_high: (f32, f32, f32),
+
+    pub grass_high: (f32, f32, f32),
+    pub tropical_high: (f32, f32, f32),
+}
+
 impl<'a> ColumnGen<'a> {
     pub fn new(sim: &'a WorldSim) -> Self { Self { sim } }
 
@@ -80,7 +106,7 @@ impl<'a> ColumnGen<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Sampler<'a> for ColumnGen<'a> {
-    type Index = (Vec2<i32>, &'a Index);
+    type Index = (Vec2<i32>, IndexRef<'a>);
     type Sample = Option<ColumnSample<'a>>;
 
     #[allow(clippy::float_cmp)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
@@ -765,25 +791,47 @@ impl<'a> Sampler<'a> for ColumnGen<'a> {
             .add(marble_small.sub(0.5).mul(0.25));
 
         // Colours
-        let cold_grass = Rgb::new(0.0, 0.5, 0.25);
-        let warm_grass = Rgb::new(0.4, 0.8, 0.0);
-        let dark_grass = Rgb::new(0.15, 0.4, 0.1);
-        let wet_grass = Rgb::new(0.1, 0.8, 0.2);
-        let cold_stone = Rgb::new(0.57, 0.67, 0.8);
-        let hot_stone = Rgb::new(0.07, 0.07, 0.06);
-        let warm_stone = Rgb::new(0.77, 0.77, 0.64);
-        let beach_sand = Rgb::new(0.8, 0.75, 0.5);
-        let desert_sand = Rgb::new(0.7, 0.4, 0.25);
-        let snow = Rgb::new(0.8, 0.85, 1.0);
+        let Colors {
+            cold_grass,
+            warm_grass,
+            dark_grass,
+            wet_grass,
+            cold_stone,
+            hot_stone,
+            warm_stone,
+            beach_sand,
+            desert_sand,
+            snow,
+            stone_col,
+            dirt_low,
+            dirt_high,
+            snow_high,
+            warm_stone_high,
+            grass_high,
+            tropical_high,
+        } = index.colors.column;
 
-        let stone_col = Rgb::new(195, 187, 201);
-        let dirt = Lerp::lerp(
-            Rgb::new(0.075, 0.07, 0.3),
-            Rgb::new(0.75, 0.55, 0.1),
-            marble,
-        );
-        let tundra = Lerp::lerp(snow, Rgb::new(0.01, 0.3, 0.0), 0.4 + marble * 0.6);
-        let dead_tundra = Lerp::lerp(warm_stone, Rgb::new(0.3, 0.12, 0.2), marble);
+        let cold_grass = cold_grass.into();
+        let warm_grass = warm_grass.into();
+        let dark_grass = dark_grass.into();
+        let wet_grass = wet_grass.into();
+        let cold_stone = cold_stone.into();
+        let hot_stone = hot_stone.into();
+        let warm_stone: Rgb<f32> = warm_stone.into();
+        let beach_sand = beach_sand.into();
+        let desert_sand = desert_sand.into();
+        let snow = snow.into();
+        let stone_col = stone_col.into();
+        let dirt_low: Rgb<f32> = dirt_low.into();
+        let dirt_high = dirt_high.into();
+        let snow_high = snow_high.into();
+        let warm_stone_high = warm_stone_high.into();
+        let grass_high = grass_high.into();
+        let tropical_high = tropical_high.into();
+
+        let dirt = Lerp::lerp(dirt_low, dirt_high, marble);
+        let tundra = Lerp::lerp(snow, snow_high, 0.4 + marble * 0.6);
+        let dead_tundra = Lerp::lerp(warm_stone, warm_stone_high, marble);
         let cliff = Rgb::lerp(cold_stone, hot_stone, marble);
 
         let grass = Rgb::lerp(
@@ -799,14 +847,14 @@ impl<'a> Sampler<'a> for ColumnGen<'a> {
         let tropical = Rgb::lerp(
             Rgb::lerp(
                 grass,
-                Rgb::new(0.15, 0.2, 0.15),
+                grass_high,
                 marble_small
                     .sub(0.5)
                     .mul(0.2)
                     .add(0.75.mul(1.0.sub(humidity)))
                     .powf(0.667),
             ),
-            Rgb::new(0.87, 0.62, 0.56),
+            tropical_high,
             marble.powf(1.5).sub(0.5).mul(4.0),
         );
 
diff --git a/world/src/index.rs b/world/src/index.rs
index ed6a6ce157..c22f4eaa0b 100644
--- a/world/src/index.rs
+++ b/world/src/index.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,104 @@
-use crate::site::Site;
-use common::store::Store;
+use crate::{site::Site, Colors};
+use common::{
+    assets::{self, watch::ReloadIndicator},
+    store::Store,
+};
+use core::ops::Deref;
 use noise::{Seedable, SuperSimplex};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+const WORLD_COLORS_MANIFEST: &str = "world.style.colors";
 
 pub struct Index {
     pub seed: u32,
     pub time: f32,
     pub noise: Noise,
     pub sites: Store<Site>,
+    indicator: ReloadIndicator,
+}
+
+/// An owned reference to indexed data.
+///
+/// The data are split out so that we can replace the colors without disturbing
+/// the rest of the index, while also keeping all the adta within a single
+/// indirection (though possibly not contiguous).
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct IndexOwned {
+    colors: Arc<Colors>,
+    index: Arc<Index>,
+}
+
+impl Deref for IndexOwned {
+    type Target = Index;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target { &self.index }
+}
+
+/// A shared reference to indexed data.
+///
+/// This is copyable and can be used from either style of index.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct IndexRef<'a> {
+    pub colors: &'a Colors,
+    pub index: &'a Index,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Deref for IndexRef<'a> {
+    type Target = Index;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target { &self.index }
 }
 
 impl Index {
-    pub fn new(seed: u32) -> Self {
+    /// NOTE: Panics if the color manifest cannot be loaded.
+    pub fn new(seed: u32) -> (Self, Arc<Colors>) {
+        let mut indicator = ReloadIndicator::new();
+        let colors = assets::load_watched::<Colors>(WORLD_COLORS_MANIFEST, &mut indicator)
+            .expect("Could not load world colors!");
+
+        (
+            Self {
+                seed,
+                time: 0.0,
+                noise: Noise::new(seed),
+                sites: Store::default(),
+                indicator,
+            },
+            colors,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl IndexOwned {
+    pub fn new(index: Index, colors: Arc<Colors>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            seed,
-            time: 0.0,
-            noise: Noise::new(seed),
-            sites: Store::default(),
+            index: Arc::new(index),
+            colors,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// NOTE: Callback is called only when colors actually have to be reloaded.
+    /// The server is responsible for making sure that all affected chunks are
+    /// reloaded; a naive approach will just regenerate every chunk on the
+    /// server, but it is possible that eventually we can find a better
+    /// solution.
+    ///
+    /// Ideally, this should be called about once per tick.
+    pub fn reload_colors_if_changed<R>(
+        &mut self,
+        reload: impl FnOnce(&mut Self) -> R,
+    ) -> Option<R> {
+        self.indicator.reloaded().then(move || {
+            // We know the asset was loaded before, so load_expect should be fine.
+            self.colors = assets::load_expect::<Colors>(WORLD_COLORS_MANIFEST);
+            reload(self)
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_index_ref(&self) -> IndexRef {
+        IndexRef {
+            colors: &self.colors,
+            index: &self.index,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/world/src/layer/mod.rs b/world/src/layer/mod.rs
index 72986bb1ec..d358e6286e 100644
--- a/world/src/layer/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/layer/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     column::ColumnSample,
     sim::SimChunk,
     util::{RandomField, Sampler},
-    Index,
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
     assets, comp,
@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@ use common::{
 };
 use noise::NoiseFn;
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
     f32,
     ops::{Mul, Sub},
 };
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub bridge: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub stalagtite: (u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
 fn close(x: f32, tgt: f32, falloff: f32) -> f32 {
     (1.0 - (x - tgt).abs() / falloff).max(0.0).powf(0.5)
 }
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn apply_scatter_to<'a>(
     wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
     mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
     vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
-    index: &Index,
+    index: IndexRef,
     chunk: &SimChunk,
 ) {
     use BlockKind::*;
@@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn apply_paths_to<'a>(
     wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
     mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
     vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
-    _index: &Index,
+    index: IndexRef,
 ) {
     for y in 0..vol.size_xy().y as i32 {
         for x in 0..vol.size_xy().x as i32 {
@@ -213,7 +220,10 @@ pub fn apply_paths_to<'a>(
                     let _ = vol.set(
                         Vec3::new(offs.x, offs.y, surface_z + z),
                         if bridge_offset >= 2.0 && path_dist >= 3.0 || z < inset - 1 {
-                            Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, noisy_color(Rgb::new(80, 80, 100), 8))
+                            Block::new(
+                                BlockKind::Normal,
+                                noisy_color(index.colors.layer.bridge.into(), 8),
+                            )
                         } else {
                             let path_color = path.surface_color(
                                 col_sample.sub_surface_color.map(|e| (e * 255.0) as u8),
@@ -238,7 +248,7 @@ pub fn apply_caves_to<'a>(
     wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
     mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
     vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
-    index: &Index,
+    index: IndexRef,
 ) {
     for y in 0..vol.size_xy().y as i32 {
         for x in 0..vol.size_xy().x as i32 {
@@ -297,7 +307,7 @@ pub fn apply_caves_to<'a>(
                 for z in cave_roof - stalagtites..cave_roof {
                     let _ = vol.set(
                         Vec3::new(offs.x, offs.y, z),
-                        Block::new(BlockKind::Rock, Rgb::broadcast(200)),
+                        Block::new(BlockKind::Rock, index.colors.layer.stalagtite.into()),
                     );
                 }
 
@@ -325,7 +335,7 @@ pub fn apply_caves_supplement<'a>(
     wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
     mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
     vol: &(impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
-    index: &Index,
+    index: IndexRef,
     supplement: &mut ChunkSupplement,
 ) {
     for y in 0..vol.size_xy().y as i32 {
diff --git a/world/src/lib.rs b/world/src/lib.rs
index 55a5f12331..6a1a6e954d 100644
--- a/world/src/lib.rs
+++ b/world/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #![allow(clippy::option_map_unit_fn)]
 #![feature(
     arbitrary_enum_discriminant,
+    bool_to_option,
     const_generics,
     const_panic,
     label_break_value,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ pub mod util;
 pub use crate::config::CONFIG;
 pub use block::BlockGen;
 pub use column::ColumnSample;
+pub use index::{IndexOwned, IndexRef};
 
 use crate::{
     column::ColumnGen,
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ use crate::{
     util::{Grid, Sampler},
 };
 use common::{
+    assets::{self, Asset},
     comp::{self, bird_medium, critter, quadruped_low, quadruped_medium, quadruped_small},
     generation::{ChunkSupplement, EntityInfo},
     msg::server::WorldMapMsg,
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ use common::{
     vol::{ReadVol, RectVolSize, Vox, WriteVol},
 };
 use rand::Rng;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader, time::Duration};
 use vek::*;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -50,35 +54,51 @@ pub enum Error {
 pub struct World {
     sim: sim::WorldSim,
     civs: civ::Civs,
-    index: Index,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub deep_stone_color: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub block: block::Colors,
+    pub column: column::Colors,
+    pub layer: layer::Colors,
+    pub site: site::Colors,
+}
+
+impl Asset for Colors {
+    const ENDINGS: &'static [&'static str] = &["ron"];
+
+    fn parse(buf_reader: BufReader<File>) -> Result<Self, assets::Error> {
+        ron::de::from_reader(buf_reader).map_err(assets::Error::parse_error)
+    }
 }
 
 impl World {
-    pub fn generate(seed: u32, opts: sim::WorldOpts) -> Self {
+    pub fn generate(seed: u32, opts: sim::WorldOpts) -> (Self, IndexOwned) {
+        // NOTE: Generating index first in order to quickly fail if the color manifest
+        // is broken.
+        let (mut index, colors) = Index::new(seed);
         let mut sim = sim::WorldSim::generate(seed, opts);
-        let mut index = Index::new(seed);
         let civs = civ::Civs::generate(seed, &mut sim, &mut index);
 
         sim2::simulate(&mut index, &mut sim);
 
-        Self { sim, civs, index }
+        (Self { sim, civs }, IndexOwned::new(index, colors))
     }
 
     pub fn sim(&self) -> &sim::WorldSim { &self.sim }
 
     pub fn civs(&self) -> &civ::Civs { &self.civs }
 
-    pub fn index(&self) -> &Index { &self.index }
-
     pub fn tick(&self, _dt: Duration) {
         // TODO
     }
 
-    pub fn get_map_data(&self) -> WorldMapMsg { self.sim.get_map(&self.index) }
+    pub fn get_map_data(&self, index: IndexRef) -> WorldMapMsg { self.sim.get_map(index) }
 
     pub fn sample_columns(
         &self,
-    ) -> impl Sampler<Index = (Vec2<i32>, &Index), Sample = Option<ColumnSample>> + '_ {
+    ) -> impl Sampler<Index = (Vec2<i32>, IndexRef), Sample = Option<ColumnSample>> + '_ {
         ColumnGen::new(&self.sim)
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +107,7 @@ impl World {
     #[allow(clippy::or_fun_call)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
     pub fn generate_chunk(
         &self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         chunk_pos: Vec2<i32>,
         // TODO: misleading name
         mut should_continue: impl FnMut() -> bool,
@@ -97,7 +118,7 @@ impl World {
         let grid_border = 4;
         let zcache_grid = Grid::populate_from(
             TerrainChunkSize::RECT_SIZE.map(|e| e as i32) + grid_border * 2,
-            |offs| sampler.get_z_cache(chunk_wpos2d - grid_border + offs, &self.index),
+            |offs| sampler.get_z_cache(chunk_wpos2d - grid_border + offs, index),
         );
 
         let air = Block::empty();
@@ -107,9 +128,9 @@ impl World {
                 .get(grid_border + TerrainChunkSize::RECT_SIZE.map(|e| e as i32) / 2)
                 .and_then(|zcache| zcache.as_ref())
                 .map(|zcache| zcache.sample.stone_col)
-                .unwrap_or(Rgb::new(125, 120, 130)),
+                .unwrap_or(index.colors.deep_stone_color.into()),
         );
-        let water = Block::new(BlockKind::Water, Rgb::new(60, 90, 190));
+        let water = Block::new(BlockKind::Water, Rgb::zero());
 
         let _chunk_size2d = TerrainChunkSize::RECT_SIZE;
         let (base_z, sim_chunk) = match self
@@ -153,7 +174,7 @@ impl World {
                 };
 
                 let (min_z, only_structures_min_z, max_z) =
-                    z_cache.get_z_limits(&mut sampler, &self.index);
+                    z_cache.get_z_limits(&mut sampler, index);
 
                 (base_z..min_z as i32).for_each(|z| {
                     let _ = chunk.set(Vec3::new(x, y, z), stone);
@@ -165,7 +186,7 @@ impl World {
                     let only_structures = lpos.z >= only_structures_min_z as i32;
 
                     if let Some(block) =
-                        sampler.get_with_z_cache(wpos, Some(&z_cache), only_structures, &self.index)
+                        sampler.get_with_z_cache(wpos, Some(&z_cache), only_structures, index)
                     {
                         let _ = chunk.set(lpos, block);
                     }
@@ -184,13 +205,13 @@ impl World {
         let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
 
         // Apply layers (paths, caves, etc.)
-        layer::apply_scatter_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk, &self.index, sim_chunk);
-        layer::apply_paths_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk, &self.index);
-        layer::apply_caves_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk, &self.index);
+        layer::apply_scatter_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk, index, sim_chunk);
+        layer::apply_paths_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk, index);
+        layer::apply_caves_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk, index);
 
         // Apply site generation
         sim_chunk.sites.iter().for_each(|site| {
-            self.index.sites[*site].apply_to(chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk)
+            index.sites[*site].apply_to(index, chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut chunk)
         });
 
         let gen_entity_pos = || {
@@ -243,18 +264,13 @@ impl World {
             chunk_wpos2d,
             sample_get,
             &chunk,
-            &self.index,
+            index,
             &mut supplement,
         );
 
         // Apply site supplementary information
         sim_chunk.sites.iter().for_each(|site| {
-            self.index.sites[*site].apply_supplement(
-                &mut rng,
-                chunk_wpos2d,
-                sample_get,
-                &mut supplement,
-            )
+            index.sites[*site].apply_supplement(&mut rng, chunk_wpos2d, sample_get, &mut supplement)
         });
 
         Ok((chunk, supplement))
diff --git a/world/src/sim/map.rs b/world/src/sim/map.rs
index 1d3dd88831..02254e01a1 100644
--- a/world/src/sim/map.rs
+++ b/world/src/sim/map.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     column::ColumnSample,
     sim::{RiverKind, WorldSim},
-    Index, CONFIG,
+    IndexRef, CONFIG,
 };
 use common::{
     terrain::{
@@ -63,10 +63,15 @@ pub fn sample_wpos(config: &MapConfig, sampler: &WorldSim, wpos: Vec2<i32>) -> f
 /// are to be used for some reason, one should pass a custom function to
 /// generate instead (e.g. one that just looks up the color in a cached
 /// array).
+// NOTE: Deliberately not putting Rgb colors here in the config file; they
+// aren't hot reloaded anyway, and for various reasons they're probably not a
+// good idea to update in that way (for example, we currently want water colors
+// to match voxygen's).  Eventually we'll fix these sorts of issues in some
+// other way.
 pub fn sample_pos(
     config: &MapConfig,
     sampler: &WorldSim,
-    index: &Index,
+    index: IndexRef,
     samples: Option<&[Option<ColumnSample>]>,
     pos: Vec2<i32>,
 ) -> MapSample {
diff --git a/world/src/sim/mod.rs b/world/src/sim/mod.rs
index ff058a4db0..7eff3d9d8a 100644
--- a/world/src/sim/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/sim/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::{
     column::ColumnGen,
     site::Site,
     util::{seed_expan, FastNoise, RandomField, Sampler, StructureGen2d, LOCALITY, NEIGHBORS},
-    Index, CONFIG,
+    IndexRef, CONFIG,
 };
 use common::{
     assets,
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ impl WorldSim {
 
     /// Draw a map of the world based on chunk information.  Returns a buffer of
     /// u32s.
-    pub fn get_map(&self, index: &Index) -> WorldMapMsg {
+    pub fn get_map(&self, index: IndexRef) -> WorldMapMsg {
         let mut map_config = MapConfig::orthographic(
             self.map_size_lg(),
             core::ops::RangeInclusive::new(CONFIG.sea_level, CONFIG.sea_level + self.max_height),
diff --git a/world/src/site/castle/mod.rs b/world/src/site/castle/mod.rs
index cc367448ed..ab5b15e638 100644
--- a/world/src/site/castle/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/castle/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ use crate::{
     column::ColumnSample,
     sim::WorldSim,
     site::settlement::building::{
-        archetype::keep::{Attr, Keep as KeepArchetype},
+        archetype::keep::{Attr, FlagColor, Keep as KeepArchetype, StoneColor},
         Archetype, Ori,
     },
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
     generation::ChunkSupplement,
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ use common::{
 };
 use core::f32;
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
 struct Keep {
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ pub struct GenCtx<'a, R: Rng> {
     rng: &'a mut R,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors;
+
 impl Castle {
     #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
     pub fn generate(wpos: Vec2<i32>, sim: Option<&mut WorldSim>, rng: &mut impl Rng) -> Self {
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ impl Castle {
 
     pub fn apply_to<'a>(
         &'a self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
         mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
         vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
@@ -273,14 +279,14 @@ impl Castle {
 
                 let keep_archetype = KeepArchetype {
                     flag_color: if self.evil {
-                        Rgb::new(80, 10, 130)
+                        FlagColor::Evil
                     } else {
-                        Rgb::new(200, 80, 40)
+                        FlagColor::Good
                     },
                     stone_color: if self.evil {
-                        Rgb::new(65, 60, 55)
+                        StoneColor::Evil
                     } else {
-                        Rgb::new(100, 100, 110)
+                        StoneColor::Good
                     },
                 };
 
@@ -294,6 +300,7 @@ impl Castle {
                     }
 
                     let mut mask = keep_archetype.draw(
+                        index,
                         Vec3::from(wall_rpos) + Vec3::unit_z() * wpos.z - wall_alt,
                         wall_dist,
                         border_pos,
@@ -323,6 +330,7 @@ impl Castle {
 
                         let border_pos = (tower_wpos - wpos).xy().map(|e| e.abs());
                         mask = mask.resolve_with(keep_archetype.draw(
+                            index,
                             if (tower_wpos.x - wpos.x).abs() < (tower_wpos.y - wpos.y).abs() {
                                 wpos - tower_wpos
                             } else {
@@ -364,6 +372,7 @@ impl Castle {
 
                         let border_pos = (keep_wpos - wpos).xy().map(|e| e.abs());
                         mask = mask.resolve_with(keep_archetype.draw(
+                            index,
                             if (keep_wpos.x - wpos.x).abs() < (keep_wpos.y - wpos.y).abs() {
                                 wpos - keep_wpos
                             } else {
diff --git a/world/src/site/dungeon/mod.rs b/world/src/site/dungeon/mod.rs
index b34619c487..4b3fe2f8a7 100644
--- a/world/src/site/dungeon/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/dungeon/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     sim::WorldSim,
     site::BlockMask,
     util::{attempt, Grid, RandomField, Sampler, CARDINALS, DIRS},
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
     assets,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ use core::{f32, hash::BuildHasherDefault};
 use fxhash::FxHasher64;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use vek::*;
 
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ pub struct GenCtx<'a, R: Rng> {
     rng: &'a mut R,
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub stone: (u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
 const ALT_OFFSET: i32 = -2;
 
 const LEVELS: usize = 5;
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ impl Dungeon {
 
     pub fn apply_to<'a>(
         &'a self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
         mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
         vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
@@ -112,7 +120,14 @@ impl Dungeon {
                         .ok()
                         .copied()
                         .map(|sb| {
-                            block_from_structure(sb, spos, self.origin, self.seed, col_sample)
+                            block_from_structure(
+                                index,
+                                sb,
+                                spos,
+                                self.origin,
+                                self.seed,
+                                col_sample,
+                            )
                         })
                         .unwrap_or(None)
                     {
@@ -125,7 +140,7 @@ impl Dungeon {
                 for floor in &self.floors {
                     z -= floor.total_depth();
 
-                    let mut sampler = floor.col_sampler(rpos, z);
+                    let mut sampler = floor.col_sampler(index, rpos, z);
 
                     for rz in 0..floor.total_depth() {
                         if let Some(block) = sampler(rz).finish() {
@@ -574,16 +589,29 @@ impl Floor {
     }
 
     #[allow(clippy::unnested_or_patterns)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
-    pub fn col_sampler(&self, pos: Vec2<i32>, floor_z: i32) -> impl FnMut(i32) -> BlockMask + '_ {
+    pub fn col_sampler<'a>(
+        &'a self,
+        index: IndexRef<'a>,
+        pos: Vec2<i32>,
+        floor_z: i32,
+    ) -> impl FnMut(i32) -> BlockMask + 'a {
         let rpos = pos - self.tile_offset * TILE_SIZE;
         let tile_pos = rpos.map(|e| e.div_euclid(TILE_SIZE));
         let tile_center = tile_pos * TILE_SIZE + TILE_SIZE / 2;
         let rtile_pos = rpos - tile_center;
 
+        let colors = &index.colors.site.dungeon;
+
         let empty = BlockMask::new(Block::empty(), 1);
 
         let make_staircase = move |pos: Vec3<i32>, radius: f32, inner_radius: f32, stretch: f32| {
-            let stone = BlockMask::new(Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, Rgb::new(150, 150, 175)), 5);
+            let stone = BlockMask::new(
+                Block::new(
+                    BlockKind::Normal,
+                    /* Rgb::new(150, 150, 175) */ colors.stone.into(),
+                ),
+                5,
+            );
 
             if (pos.xy().magnitude_squared() as f32) < inner_radius.powf(2.0) {
                 stone
diff --git a/world/src/site/mod.rs b/world/src/site/mod.rs
index 82c83b2183..01f9985f4d 100644
--- a/world/src/site/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/mod.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,23 @@ pub use self::{
     settlement::Settlement,
 };
 
-use crate::column::ColumnSample;
+use crate::{column::ColumnSample, IndexRef};
 use common::{
     generation::ChunkSupplement,
     terrain::Block,
     vol::{BaseVol, ReadVol, RectSizedVol, WriteVol},
 };
 use rand::Rng;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub castle: castle::Colors,
+    pub dungeon: dungeon::Colors,
+    pub settlement: settlement::Colors,
+}
+
 pub struct SpawnRules {
     pub trees: bool,
 }
@@ -86,14 +94,15 @@ impl Site {
 
     pub fn apply_to<'a>(
         &'a self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
         get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
         vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
     ) {
         match &self.kind {
-            SiteKind::Settlement(s) => s.apply_to(wpos2d, get_column, vol),
-            SiteKind::Dungeon(d) => d.apply_to(wpos2d, get_column, vol),
-            SiteKind::Castle(c) => c.apply_to(wpos2d, get_column, vol),
+            SiteKind::Settlement(s) => s.apply_to(index, wpos2d, get_column, vol),
+            SiteKind::Dungeon(d) => d.apply_to(index, wpos2d, get_column, vol),
+            SiteKind::Castle(c) => c.apply_to(index, wpos2d, get_column, vol),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/house.rs b/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/house.rs
index 970e3a4698..aa15f844e8 100644
--- a/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/house.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/house.rs
@@ -4,64 +4,103 @@ use super::{super::skeleton::*, Archetype};
 use crate::{
     site::BlockMask,
     util::{RandomField, Sampler},
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
+    make_case_elim,
     terrain::{Block, BlockKind},
     vol::Vox,
 };
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
-pub struct ColorTheme {
-    roof: Rgb<u8>,
-    wall: Rgb<u8>,
-    support: Rgb<u8>,
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub foundation: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub floor: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub roof: roof_color::PureCases<(u8, u8, u8)>,
+    pub wall: wall_color::PureCases<(u8, u8, u8)>,
+    pub support: support_color::PureCases<(u8, u8, u8)>,
 }
 
-const ROOF_COLORS: &[Rgb<u8>] = &[
-    // Rgb::new(0x1D, 0x4D, 0x45),
-    // Rgb::new(0xB3, 0x7D, 0x60),
-    // Rgb::new(0xAC, 0x5D, 0x26),
-    // Rgb::new(0x32, 0x46, 0x6B),
-    // Rgb::new(0x2B, 0x19, 0x0F),
-    // Rgb::new(0x93, 0x78, 0x51),
-    // Rgb::new(0x92, 0x57, 0x24),
-    // Rgb::new(0x4A, 0x4E, 0x4E),
-    // Rgb::new(0x2F, 0x32, 0x47),
-    // Rgb::new(0x8F, 0x35, 0x43),
-    // Rgb::new(0x6D, 0x1E, 0x3A),
-    // Rgb::new(0x6D, 0xA7, 0x80),
-    // Rgb::new(0x4F, 0xA0, 0x95),
-    // Rgb::new(0xE2, 0xB9, 0x99),
-    // Rgb::new(0x7A, 0x30, 0x22),
-    // Rgb::new(0x4A, 0x06, 0x08),
-    // Rgb::new(0x8E, 0xB4, 0x57),
-    Rgb::new(0x99, 0x5E, 0x54),
-    Rgb::new(0x43, 0x63, 0x64),
-    Rgb::new(0x76, 0x6D, 0x68),
-    Rgb::new(0x7B, 0x41, 0x61),
-    Rgb::new(0x52, 0x20, 0x20),
-    Rgb::new(0x1A, 0x4A, 0x59),
-    Rgb::new(0xCC, 0x76, 0x4E),
+pub struct ColorTheme {
+    roof: RoofColor,
+    wall: WallColor,
+    support: SupportColor,
+}
+
+make_case_elim!(
+    roof_color,
+    #[repr(u32)]
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+    pub enum RoofColor {
+        Roof1 = 0,
+        Roof2 = 1,
+        Roof3 = 2,
+        Roof4 = 3,
+        Roof5 = 4,
+        Roof6 = 5,
+        Roof7 = 6,
+    }
+);
+
+make_case_elim!(
+    wall_color,
+    #[repr(u32)]
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+    pub enum WallColor {
+        Wall1 = 0,
+        Wall2 = 1,
+        Wall3 = 2,
+        Wall4 = 3,
+        Wall5 = 4,
+        Wall6 = 5,
+        Wall7 = 6,
+        Wall8 = 7,
+        Wall9 = 8,
+    }
+);
+
+make_case_elim!(
+    support_color,
+    #[repr(u32)]
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+    pub enum SupportColor {
+        Support1 = 0,
+        Support2 = 1,
+        Support3 = 2,
+        Support4 = 3,
+    }
+);
+
+const ROOF_COLORS: [RoofColor; roof_color::NUM_VARIANTS] = [
+    RoofColor::Roof1,
+    RoofColor::Roof2,
+    RoofColor::Roof3,
+    RoofColor::Roof4,
+    RoofColor::Roof4,
+    RoofColor::Roof6,
+    RoofColor::Roof7,
 ];
 
-const WALL_COLORS: &[Rgb<u8>] = &[
-    Rgb::new(200, 180, 150),
-    Rgb::new(0xB8, 0xB4, 0xA4),
-    Rgb::new(0x76, 0x6D, 0x68),
-    Rgb::new(0xF3, 0xC9, 0x8F),
-    Rgb::new(0xD3, 0xB7, 0x99),
-    Rgb::new(0xE1, 0xAB, 0x91),
-    Rgb::new(0x82, 0x57, 0x4C),
-    Rgb::new(0xB9, 0x96, 0x77),
-    Rgb::new(0xAE, 0x8D, 0x9C),
+const WALL_COLORS: [WallColor; wall_color::NUM_VARIANTS] = [
+    WallColor::Wall1,
+    WallColor::Wall2,
+    WallColor::Wall3,
+    WallColor::Wall4,
+    WallColor::Wall5,
+    WallColor::Wall6,
+    WallColor::Wall7,
+    WallColor::Wall8,
+    WallColor::Wall9,
 ];
 
-const SUPPORT_COLORS: &[Rgb<u8>] = &[
-    Rgb::new(60, 45, 30),
-    Rgb::new(0x65, 0x55, 0x56),
-    Rgb::new(0x53, 0x33, 0x13),
-    Rgb::new(0x58, 0x42, 0x33),
+const SUPPORT_COLORS: [SupportColor; support_color::NUM_VARIANTS] = [
+    SupportColor::Support1,
+    SupportColor::Support2,
+    SupportColor::Support3,
+    SupportColor::Support4,
 ];
 
 pub struct House {
@@ -210,6 +249,7 @@ impl Archetype for House {
     #[allow(clippy::int_plus_one)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
     fn draw(
         &self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         _pos: Vec3<i32>,
         dist: i32,
         bound_offset: Vec2<i32>,
@@ -220,6 +260,11 @@ impl Archetype for House {
         _len: i32,
         attr: &Self::Attr,
     ) -> BlockMask {
+        let colors = &index.colors.site.settlement.building.archetype.house;
+        let roof_color = *self.colors.roof.elim_case_pure(&colors.roof);
+        let wall_color = *self.colors.wall.elim_case_pure(&colors.wall);
+        let support_color = *self.colors.support.elim_case_pure(&colors.support);
+
         let profile = Vec2::new(bound_offset.x, z);
 
         let make_meta = |ori| {
@@ -240,6 +285,7 @@ impl Archetype for House {
             BlockMask::new(
                 Block::new(
                     BlockKind::Normal,
+                    // TODO: Clarify exactly how this affects the color.
                     Rgb::new(r, g, b)
                         .map(|e: u8| e.saturating_add((nz & 0x0F) as u8).saturating_sub(8)),
                 ),
@@ -253,11 +299,11 @@ impl Archetype for House {
         let foundation_layer = internal_layer + 1;
         let floor_layer = foundation_layer + 1;
 
-        let foundation = make_block((100, 100, 100)).with_priority(foundation_layer);
-        let log = make_block(self.colors.support.into_tuple());
-        let floor = make_block((100, 75, 50));
-        let wall = make_block(self.colors.wall.into_tuple()).with_priority(facade_layer);
-        let roof = make_block(self.colors.roof.into_tuple()).with_priority(facade_layer - 1);
+        let foundation = make_block(colors.foundation).with_priority(foundation_layer);
+        let log = make_block(support_color);
+        let floor = make_block(colors.floor);
+        let wall = make_block(wall_color).with_priority(facade_layer);
+        let roof = make_block(roof_color).with_priority(facade_layer - 1);
         let empty = BlockMask::nothing();
         let internal = BlockMask::new(Block::empty(), internal_layer);
         let end_window = BlockMask::new(
diff --git a/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/keep.rs b/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/keep.rs
index 2028fb75d0..160772f6e4 100644
--- a/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/keep.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/keep.rs
@@ -2,17 +2,29 @@ use super::{super::skeleton::*, Archetype};
 use crate::{
     site::BlockMask,
     util::{RandomField, Sampler},
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
+    make_case_elim,
     terrain::{Block, BlockKind},
     vol::Vox,
 };
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub brick_base: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub floor_base: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub pole: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub flag: flag_color::PureCases<(u8, u8, u8)>,
+    pub stone: stone_color::PureCases<(u8, u8, u8)>,
+}
+
 pub struct Keep {
-    pub flag_color: Rgb<u8>,
-    pub stone_color: Rgb<u8>,
+    pub flag_color: FlagColor,
+    pub stone_color: StoneColor,
 }
 
 pub struct Attr {
@@ -24,6 +36,24 @@ pub struct Attr {
     pub has_doors: bool,
 }
 
+make_case_elim!(
+    flag_color,
+    #[repr(u32)]
+    pub enum FlagColor {
+        Good = 0,
+        Evil = 1,
+    }
+);
+
+make_case_elim!(
+    stone_color,
+    #[repr(u32)]
+    pub enum StoneColor {
+        Good = 0,
+        Evil = 1,
+    }
+);
+
 impl Archetype for Keep {
     type Attr = Attr;
 
@@ -71,8 +101,8 @@ impl Archetype for Keep {
 
         (
             Self {
-                flag_color: Rgb::new(200, 80, 40),
-                stone_color: Rgb::new(100, 100, 110),
+                flag_color: FlagColor::Good,
+                stone_color: StoneColor::Good,
             },
             skel,
         )
@@ -81,6 +111,7 @@ impl Archetype for Keep {
     #[allow(clippy::if_same_then_else)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
     fn draw(
         &self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         pos: Vec3<i32>,
         _dist: i32,
         bound_offset: Vec2<i32>,
@@ -91,6 +122,11 @@ impl Archetype for Keep {
         _len: i32,
         attr: &Self::Attr,
     ) -> BlockMask {
+        let dungeon_stone = index.colors.site.dungeon.stone;
+        let colors = &index.colors.site.settlement.building.archetype.keep;
+        let flag_color = self.flag_color.elim_case_pure(&colors.flag);
+        let stone_color = self.stone_color.elim_case_pure(&colors.stone);
+
         let profile = Vec2::new(bound_offset.x, z);
 
         let weak_layer = 1;
@@ -118,30 +154,35 @@ impl Archetype for Keep {
 
         let brick_tex_pos = (pos + Vec3::new(pos.z, pos.z, 0)) / Vec3::new(2, 2, 1);
         let brick_tex = RandomField::new(0).get(brick_tex_pos) as u8 % 24;
-        let foundation = make_block(80 + brick_tex, 80 + brick_tex, 80 + brick_tex);
+        let foundation = make_block(
+            colors.brick_base.0 + brick_tex,
+            colors.brick_base.1 + brick_tex,
+            colors.brick_base.2 + brick_tex,
+        );
         let wall = make_block(
-            self.stone_color.r + brick_tex,
-            self.stone_color.g + brick_tex,
-            self.stone_color.b + brick_tex,
+            stone_color.0 + brick_tex,
+            stone_color.1 + brick_tex,
+            stone_color.2 + brick_tex,
         );
         let window = BlockMask::new(
             Block::new(BlockKind::Window1, make_meta(ori.flip())),
             normal_layer,
         );
         let floor = make_block(
-            80 + (pos.y.abs() % 2) as u8 * 15,
-            60 + (pos.y.abs() % 2) as u8 * 15,
-            10 + (pos.y.abs() % 2) as u8 * 15,
+            colors.floor_base.0 + (pos.y.abs() % 2) as u8 * 15,
+            colors.floor_base.1 + (pos.y.abs() % 2) as u8 * 15,
+            colors.floor_base.2 + (pos.y.abs() % 2) as u8 * 15,
         )
         .with_priority(important_layer);
-        let pole = make_block(90, 70, 50).with_priority(important_layer);
-        let flag = make_block(self.flag_color.r, self.flag_color.g, self.flag_color.b)
-            .with_priority(important_layer);
+        let pole =
+            make_block(colors.pole.0, colors.pole.1, colors.pole.2).with_priority(important_layer);
+        let flag =
+            make_block(flag_color.0, flag_color.1, flag_color.2).with_priority(important_layer);
         let internal = BlockMask::new(Block::empty(), internal_layer);
         let empty = BlockMask::nothing();
 
         let make_staircase = move |pos: Vec3<i32>, radius: f32, inner_radius: f32, stretch: f32| {
-            let stone = BlockMask::new(Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, Rgb::new(150, 150, 175)), 5);
+            let stone = BlockMask::new(Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, dungeon_stone.into()), 5);
 
             if (pos.xy().magnitude_squared() as f32) < inner_radius.powf(2.0) {
                 stone
diff --git a/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/mod.rs b/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/mod.rs
index d20e943ef2..a8e67d5aff 100644
--- a/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/settlement/building/archetype/mod.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@ pub mod house;
 pub mod keep;
 
 use super::skeleton::*;
-use crate::site::BlockMask;
+use crate::{site::BlockMask, IndexRef};
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub house: house::Colors,
+    pub keep: keep::Colors,
+}
+
 pub trait Archetype {
     type Attr;
 
@@ -16,6 +23,7 @@ pub trait Archetype {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     fn draw(
         &self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         pos: Vec3<i32>,
         dist: i32,
         bound_offset: Vec2<i32>,
diff --git a/world/src/site/settlement/building/mod.rs b/world/src/site/settlement/building/mod.rs
index 0f2e6096cd..d58ee8ad5c 100644
--- a/world/src/site/settlement/building/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/settlement/building/mod.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,17 @@ pub use self::{
     skeleton::*,
 };
 
+use crate::IndexRef;
 use common::terrain::Block;
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub archetype: archetype::Colors,
+}
+
 pub struct Building<A: Archetype> {
     skel: Skeleton<A::Attr>,
     archetype: A,
@@ -46,13 +53,14 @@ impl<A: Archetype> Building<A> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn sample(&self, pos: Vec3<i32>) -> Option<Block> {
+    pub fn sample(&self, index: IndexRef, pos: Vec3<i32>) -> Option<Block> {
         let rpos = pos - self.origin;
         self.skel
             .sample_closest(
                 rpos,
                 |pos, dist, bound_offset, center_offset, ori, branch| {
                     self.archetype.draw(
+                        index,
                         pos,
                         dist,
                         bound_offset,
diff --git a/world/src/site/settlement/mod.rs b/world/src/site/settlement/mod.rs
index 4ead8da0bc..50d22b3c52 100644
--- a/world/src/site/settlement/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/site/settlement/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     column::ColumnSample,
     sim::WorldSim,
     util::{RandomField, Sampler, StructureGen2d},
+    IndexRef,
 };
 use common::{
     assets,
@@ -25,9 +26,30 @@ use common::{
 use fxhash::FxHasher64;
 use hashbrown::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use rand::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{collections::VecDeque, f32, hash::BuildHasherDefault};
 use vek::*;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Colors {
+    pub building: building::Colors,
+
+    pub plot_town_path: (u8, u8, u8),
+
+    pub plot_field_dirt: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub plot_field_mound: (u8, u8, u8),
+
+    pub wall_low: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub wall_high: (u8, u8, u8),
+
+    pub tower_color: (u8, u8, u8),
+
+    pub plot_dirt: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub plot_grass: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub plot_water: (u8, u8, u8),
+    pub plot_town: (u8, u8, u8),
+}
+
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn gradient(line: [Vec2<f32>; 2]) -> f32 {
     let r = (line[0].y - line[1].y) / (line[0].x - line[1].x);
@@ -109,10 +131,10 @@ impl Structure {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn sample(&self, rpos: Vec3<i32>) -> Option<Block> {
+    pub fn sample(&self, index: IndexRef, rpos: Vec3<i32>) -> Option<Block> {
         match &self.kind {
-            StructureKind::House(house) => house.sample(rpos),
-            StructureKind::Keep(keep) => keep.sample(rpos),
+            StructureKind::House(house) => house.sample(index, rpos),
+            StructureKind::Keep(keep) => keep.sample(index, rpos),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -527,10 +549,13 @@ impl Settlement {
     #[allow(clippy::modulo_one)] // TODO: Pending review in #587
     pub fn apply_to<'a>(
         &'a self,
+        index: IndexRef,
         wpos2d: Vec2<i32>,
         mut get_column: impl FnMut(Vec2<i32>) -> Option<&'a ColumnSample<'a>>,
         vol: &mut (impl BaseVol<Vox = Block> + RectSizedVol + ReadVol + WriteVol),
     ) {
+        let colors = &index.colors.site.settlement;
+
         for y in 0..vol.size_xy().y as i32 {
             for x in 0..vol.size_xy().x as i32 {
                 let offs = Vec2::new(x, y);
@@ -586,47 +611,6 @@ impl Settlement {
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Paths
-                // if let Some((WayKind::Path, dist, nearest)) = sample.way {
-                //     let inset = -1;
-
-                //     // Try to use the column at the centre of the path for sampling to make
-                // them     // flatter
-                //     let col = get_column(offs + (nearest.floor().map(|e| e as i32) - rpos))
-                //         .unwrap_or(col_sample);
-                //     let (bridge_offset, depth) = if let Some(water_dist) = col.water_dist {
-                //         (
-                //             ((water_dist.max(0.0) * 0.2).min(f32::consts::PI).cos() + 1.0) *
-                // 5.0,             ((1.0 - ((water_dist + 2.0) *
-                // 0.3).min(0.0).cos().abs())
-                //                 * (col.riverless_alt + 5.0 - col.alt).max(0.0)
-                //                 * 1.75
-                //                 + 3.0) as i32,
-                //         )
-                //     } else {
-                //         (0.0, 3)
-                //     };
-                //     let surface_z = (col.riverless_alt + bridge_offset).floor() as i32;
-
-                //     for z in inset - depth..inset {
-                //         let _ = vol.set(
-                //             Vec3::new(offs.x, offs.y, surface_z + z),
-                //             if bridge_offset >= 2.0 && dist >= 3.0 || z < inset - 1 {
-                //                 Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, noisy_color(Rgb::new(80, 80,
-                // 100), 8))             } else {
-                //                 Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, noisy_color(Rgb::new(80, 50,
-                // 30), 8))             },
-                //         );
-                //     }
-                //     let head_space = (8 - (dist * 0.25).powf(6.0).round() as i32).max(1);
-                //     for z in inset..inset + head_space {
-                //         let pos = Vec3::new(offs.x, offs.y, surface_z + z);
-                //         if vol.get(pos).unwrap().kind() != BlockKind::Water {
-                //             let _ = vol.set(pos, Block::empty());
-                //         }
-                //     }
-                // // Ground colour
-                // } else
                 {
                     let mut surface_block = None;
 
@@ -634,9 +618,9 @@ impl Settlement {
                         |seed, n| self.noise.get(Vec3::new(wpos2d.x, wpos2d.y, seed * 5)) % n;
 
                     let color = match sample.plot {
-                        Some(Plot::Dirt) => Some(Rgb::new(90, 70, 50)),
-                        Some(Plot::Grass) => Some(Rgb::new(100, 200, 0)),
-                        Some(Plot::Water) => Some(Rgb::new(100, 150, 250)),
+                        Some(Plot::Dirt) => Some(colors.plot_dirt.into()),
+                        Some(Plot::Grass) => Some(colors.plot_grass.into()),
+                        Some(Plot::Water) => Some(colors.plot_water.into()),
                         //Some(Plot::Town { district }) => None,
                         Some(Plot::Town { .. }) => {
                             if let Some((_, path_nearest, _, _)) = col_sample.path {
@@ -659,13 +643,16 @@ impl Settlement {
                                 }
                             }
 
-                            Some(Rgb::new(100, 95, 65).map2(Rgb::iota(), |e: u8, i: i32| {
-                                e.saturating_add(
-                                    (self.noise.get(Vec3::new(wpos2d.x, wpos2d.y, i * 5)) % 1)
-                                        as u8,
-                                )
-                                .saturating_sub(8)
-                            }))
+                            Some(Rgb::from(colors.plot_town_path).map2(
+                                Rgb::iota(),
+                                |e: u8, i: i32| {
+                                    e.saturating_add(
+                                        (self.noise.get(Vec3::new(wpos2d.x, wpos2d.y, i * 5)) % 1)
+                                            as u8,
+                                    )
+                                    .saturating_sub(8)
+                                },
+                            ))
                         },
                         Some(Plot::Field { seed, crop, .. }) => {
                             let furrow_dirs = [
@@ -677,12 +664,13 @@ impl Settlement {
                             let furrow_dir = furrow_dirs[*seed as usize % furrow_dirs.len()];
                             let in_furrow = (wpos2d * furrow_dir).sum().rem_euclid(5) < 2;
 
-                            let dirt = Rgb::new(80, 55, 35).map(|e| {
+                            let dirt = Rgb::<u8>::from(colors.plot_field_dirt).map(|e| {
                                 e + (self.noise.get(Vec3::broadcast((seed % 4096 + 0) as i32)) % 32)
                                     as u8
                             });
-                            let mound =
-                                Rgb::new(70, 80, 30).map(|e| e + roll(0, 8) as u8).map(|e| {
+                            let mound = Rgb::<u8>::from(colors.plot_field_mound)
+                                .map(|e| e + roll(0, 8) as u8)
+                                .map(|e| {
                                     e + (self.noise.get(Vec3::broadcast((seed % 4096 + 1) as i32))
                                         % 32) as u8
                                 });
@@ -769,8 +757,8 @@ impl Settlement {
                 // Walls
                 if let Some((WayKind::Wall, dist, _)) = sample.way {
                     let color = Lerp::lerp(
-                        Rgb::new(130i32, 100, 0),
-                        Rgb::new(90, 70, 50),
+                        Rgb::<u8>::from(colors.wall_low).map(i32::from),
+                        Rgb::<u8>::from(colors.wall_high).map(i32::from),
                         (RandomField::new(0).get(wpos2d.into()) % 256) as f32 / 256.0,
                     )
                     .map(|e| (e % 256) as u8);
@@ -797,7 +785,7 @@ impl Settlement {
                     for z in -2..16 {
                         let _ = vol.set(
                             Vec3::new(offs.x, offs.y, surface_z + z),
-                            Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, Rgb::new(50, 50, 50)),
+                            Block::new(BlockKind::Normal, colors.tower_color.into()),
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -832,7 +820,7 @@ impl Settlement {
                         let wpos = Vec3::from(self.origin) + rpos;
                         let coffs = wpos - Vec3::from(wpos2d);
 
-                        if let Some(block) = structure.sample(rpos) {
+                        if let Some(block) = structure.sample(index, rpos) {
                             let _ = vol.set(coffs, block);
                         }
                     }
@@ -938,30 +926,24 @@ impl Settlement {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_color(&self, pos: Vec2<i32>) -> Option<Rgb<u8>> {
+    pub fn get_color(&self, index: IndexRef, pos: Vec2<i32>) -> Option<Rgb<u8>> {
+        let colors = &index.colors.site.settlement;
+
         let sample = self.land.get_at_block(pos);
 
-        // match sample.tower {
-        //     Some((Tower::Wall, _)) => return Some(Rgb::new(50, 50, 50)),
-        //     _ => {},
-        // }
-
-        // match sample.way {
-        //     Some((WayKind::Path, _, _)) => return Some(Rgb::new(90, 70, 50)),
-        //     Some((WayKind::Hedge, _, _)) => return Some(Rgb::new(0, 150, 0)),
-        //     Some((WayKind::Wall, _, _)) => return Some(Rgb::new(60, 60, 60)),
-        //     _ => {},
-        // }
-
         match sample.plot {
-            Some(Plot::Dirt) => return Some(Rgb::new(90, 70, 50)),
-            Some(Plot::Grass) => return Some(Rgb::new(100, 200, 0)),
-            Some(Plot::Water) => return Some(Rgb::new(100, 150, 250)),
+            Some(Plot::Dirt) => return Some(colors.plot_dirt.into()),
+            Some(Plot::Grass) => return Some(colors.plot_grass.into()),
+            Some(Plot::Water) => return Some(colors.plot_water.into()),
             Some(Plot::Town { .. }) => {
-                return Some(Rgb::new(150, 110, 60).map2(Rgb::iota(), |e: u8, i: i32| {
-                    e.saturating_add((self.noise.get(Vec3::new(pos.x, pos.y, i * 5)) % 16) as u8)
+                return Some(
+                    Rgb::from(colors.plot_town).map2(Rgb::iota(), |e: u8, i: i32| {
+                        e.saturating_add(
+                            (self.noise.get(Vec3::new(pos.x, pos.y, i * 5)) % 16) as u8,
+                        )
                         .saturating_sub(8)
-                }));
+                    }),
+                );
             },
             Some(Plot::Field { seed, .. }) => {
                 let furrow_dirs = [
@@ -972,6 +954,12 @@ impl Settlement {
                 ];
                 let furrow_dir = furrow_dirs[*seed as usize % furrow_dirs.len()];
                 let furrow = (pos * furrow_dir).sum().rem_euclid(6) < 3;
+                // NOTE: Very hard to understand how to make this dynamically configurable.  The
+                // base values can easily cause the others to go out of range, and there's some
+                // weird scaling going on.  For now, we just let these remain hardcoded.
+                //
+                // FIXME: Rewrite this so that validity is not so heavily dependent on the exact
+                // color values.
                 return Some(Rgb::new(
                     if furrow {
                         100
@@ -1003,6 +991,8 @@ pub enum Crop {
     Sunflower,
 }
 
+// NOTE: No support for struct variants in make_case_elim yet, unfortunately, so
+// we can't use it.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Plot {
     Hazard,
diff --git a/world/src/util/mod.rs b/world/src/util/mod.rs
index e42abc03a3..de31f42c71 100644
--- a/world/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/world/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// pub mod boruvka;
 pub mod fast_noise;
 pub mod grid;
 pub mod map_vec;