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[[File:traits_preview.png|right]]'''Traits''' personalize and add flavor to your colonists by granting a wide variety of special bonuses or conditions to their day to day activities, and so encourage more complex player-conceived stories based on those individual characters.  Traits provide physical or psychological abilities or limitations, likes/dislikes, behavior tendencies, personality quirks, and so on.  Some are beneficial, some are harmful to the colonist or your colony as a whole.  Some are constant, some only rarely triggered.  Some can be more or less easily negated or manipulated to your advantage by catering to them (or denying them), others are more problematic or outright dangerous.

== Mechanics ==
{{Stub|section=1|reason=How traits work, when and how they're selected, how they work with genes, limits, etc}}

== General traits ==
These traits are generalized into groups, organized roughly by topic but there are no such groupings laid out formally in the game. There are no relations or prohibitions between traits grouped together here unless noted (e.g. a colonist cannot be both "ascetic", wanting a minimal bedroom, ''and'' "jealous" of those with better bedrooms).

=== Lifestyle ===
One likes what one likes...

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Commonality
|- id="Night owl"
! Night owl
| NAME likes to work at night. S/He gets a mood bonus if awake at night and mood loss if awake during the day. S/He doesn't get a mood penalty for being in the dark.
| {{--|10}} [[mood]] penalty if awake during day (11:00 - 18:00)<br/>{{+|16}} mood bonus if awake during night (23:00 - 06:00)<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' No mood penalty from being in the dark
| -
| 1.3
|- id="Undergrounder"
! Undergrounder
| NAME has no need to experience the outdoors or light. S/He will never feel cooped up or get cabin fever, no matter how long s/he stays inside, and is not bothered by darkness.
| {{Good|+}} ''':''' Mood not affected by Darkness<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' No [[Outdoors]] or Space [[need]]<br/>{{Bad|−}} ''':''' Added [[Indoors (need)|Indoors]] need<br/>{{+|3}} mood when indoors / {{+|4}} when underground<br/>{{--|3}} mood when outdoors<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}
| -
| 0.2
|- id="Nudist"
! Nudist
| NAME enjoys the feeling of freedom that comes from being nude. They can handle clothing, but will be happier without it.
| {{+|20}} mood bonus when naked<br/>{{--|3}} mood penalty for wearing any apparel, except headgear and [[utility]] items
| -
| 0.7
|- id="Masochist"
! Masochist
| For NAME, there's something exciting about getting hurt. S/He doesn't know why, S/He's just wired differently.
| {{+|5}} [[mood]] bonus for being in a little [[pain]], replacing default {{--|5}} and {{+|3}} from [[Ideoligion#Pain|Pain:Idealized]]{{IdeologyIcon}}.<!--
--><br/>{{+|10}} mood bonus for being in medium pain, replacing default {{--|10}} and {{+|5}} from [[Ideoligion#Pain|Pain:Idealized]]{{IdeologyIcon}}.<!--
--><br/>{{+|15}} mood bonus for being in severe pain, replacing default {{--|15}} and {{+|7}} from [[Ideoligion#Pain|Pain:Idealized]]{{IdeologyIcon}}.<!--
--><br/>{{+|20}} mood bonus for being in mind-shattering pain, replacing default {{--|20}} and {{+|9}} from [[Ideoligion#Pain|Pain:Idealized]]{{IdeologyIcon}}. '''Note:''' Mind-shattering pain causes pain shock at the default [[pain shock threshold]]<!--
--><br/>{{+|3}} mood bonus for wearing a [[slave body strap]]{{IdeologyIcon}}<!--
--><br/>{{+|2}} mood bonus for wearing a [[slave collar]]{{IdeologyIcon}}<!--
--><br/>Negates all mood effects for both [[Ideoligion#Skullspike|Skullspike:Desired and Disapproved]]{{IdeologyIcon}}<!--
--><br/>Negates the {{--|5}} mood penalty and -20 [[social|opinion]] malus for being fed on by a [[Bloodfeeder]]{{BiotechIcon}}<!--
--><br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}
| [[#Wimp|Wimp]]
| 0.5
|- id="Transhumanist" id="Body modder"
! Body modder
| NAME feels limited in POSSESSIVE feeble human body. NAME often dreams of being enhanced by artificial body parts.
| {{+|4}} to {{+|13}} [[mood]] for having [[artificial body parts]] and [[xenogenes]]{{BiotechIcon}}<br/>{{--|4}} mood penalty for not having an artificial body part<br/>{{+|8}} to {{+|40}} opinion of other colonists for each part installed on them
| [[#Body purist|Body purist]]
| 0.9
|- id="Body purist"
! Body purist
| NAME believes the human body is limited for a reason. To her/him, artificial body parts are unethical and disgusting.
| {{--|10}} to {{--|35}} [[mood]] for having [[artificial body parts]] and [[xenogenes]]{{BiotechIcon}}<br/>{{--|8}} to {{--|40}} opinion of other colonists for each part installed on them
| [[#Body modder|Body modder]]
| 0.7
|- id="Gourmand"
! Gourmand
| NAME's life revolves around food. S/He gets hungry quickly, and if s/he is in a bad mood, s/he will often satisfy her/his-self by eating.
| {{++|50%}} hunger rate<br/>{{+|4}} [[Skills#Cooking|Cooking]] skill<br/>'''+/- :''' So long as there is >10 human-edible nutrition worth of food in storage, the only possible minor mental break is food binge <br/>{{Bad|−}} ''':''' Food binges randomly occur with an MTB of 50 days
| [[#Ascetic|Ascetic]]
| 1
|}

=== Living space ===
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How a colonist perceives the walls that they call "home"...

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Commonality
|- id="Ascetic"
! Ascetic
| NAME has forsaken physical comforts and enjoyments in favor of a simple, pure lifestyle. S/He will become unhappy if s/he has a bedroom that's too impressive. S/He also dislikes fancy food and prefers to eat raw. S/He never judges others by their appearance.
| {{+|5}} mood bonus for having an awful bedroom<br><!--
-->{{--|5}} mood penalty for having a somewhat impressive or better bedroom<br><!--
-->
{{Good|+}}''':''' No mood penalty for ate without table <br><!--
--> '''+/- :''' Mood not affected by quality of [[meal]], including [[raw food]], [[nutrient paste meal]]s, and [[baby food]]{{BiotechIcon}}<br><!--
-->'''+/- :''' Pawn beauty of others does not change pawn's social opinion on that pawn<br><!--
-->'''+/- :''' Mood unaffected by quality of crib (as a baby){{BiotechIcon}}<br/><!--
-->'''+/- :''' Mood unaffected by gaining a royal title; losing a title; or, if currently titled, whether or not apparel, bedroom, and/or throneroom is appropriate to the title {{RoyaltyIcon}}<br/><!--
-->{{Good|Gains}} the [[Psycasts#Minimal|Minimal]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}<br><!--
-->{{Bad|Loses}} the [[Psycasts#Artistic|Artistic]] meditation focus type, if they had it {{RoyaltyIcon}}<br><!--
-->'''×50%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}
| [[#Greedy|Greedy]]<br/>[[#Gourmand|Gourmand]]<br/>[[#Jealous|Jealous]]
| 0.7

|- id="Greedy"
! style="width: 100px;" | Greedy
| NAME needs a really impressive bedroom. S/He gets a mood loss if they don't get what they want.
| {{--|8}}/{{--|8}}/{{--|8}}/{{--|6}}/{{--|4}} [[mood]] penalty for not having a bedroom of [[Room stats#Levels of impressiveness|Slightly Impressive]] or better
| [[#Ascetic|Ascetic]]<br/>[[#Jealous|Jealous]]
| 1

|- id="Jealous"
! Jealous
| For NAME, it's degrading to have a [[Room stats#Levels of impressiveness|less impressive]] bedroom than someone else. NAME gets a mood loss if any colonist has a more impressive bedroom.
| {{--|8}} [[mood]] penalty for not having the best bedroom.<br/><!--
-->{{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}
| [[#Ascetic|Ascetic]]<br/>[[#Greedy|Greedy]]
| 1

|- id="Pyromaniac"
! Pyromaniac
| NAME loves fire. S/He will never extinguish fires, and will occasionally go on random fire starting sprees. S/He will be happy around flames, and happier when wielding an incendiary weapon.
| {{+|2}} mood bonus for having an incendiary weapon equipped<br/><!--
--> {{+|8}} mood bonus for using an incendiary weapon on an enemy.{{Check Tag|Detail}}<!--
-->{{Thought|desc=The sinuous flame dances, warm like love, bright like freedom, all-consuming.|label=beautiful fire|value=+2|stack=4}} Grants +2 mood per [[fire]] or lit buildings capable of having a 'fire overlay' ([[torch lamp]], [[campfire]]; {{BiotechIcon}}[[blood torch]]; {{IdeologyIcon}}[[darktorch]], [[fungus darktorch]], [[effigy]], [[pyre]], [[sacrificial flag]]; {{RoyaltyIcon}}[[brazier]]; or {{IdeologyIcon}}{{RoyaltyIcon}}[[darklight brazier]]) within 8 cells, within the same room, and not in a 'fogged' region of the map invisible to the player. Fire not from a lit building, and not on a pawn, grants 2 stacks of this mood bonus; each cell occupied by a lit pyre counts as 1 fire, granting up to 4 stacks in total.<br/><!-- 
-->{{Bad|Incapable of firefighting}}<br/><!--
-->Only possible [[Mental_break#Extreme_break|extreme mental break]] is [[fire starting spree]]<br/><!--
-->{{Bad|−}} ''':''' Fire starting sprees randomly occur with an MTB of 50 days<br/><!--
-->'''−20%''' reduction in market value<br/><!--
-->{{Good|Gains}} the [[Psycasts#Flame|Flame]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}
| -
| 0.8
|}

=== Social views ===
In a brutal world, what otherwise might be socially unacceptable or even unthinkable can be a positive survival trait for both you and your fellow colonists... See [[Human resources]] for comparative analysis. 

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Commonality
|- id="Bloodlust"
! Bloodlust
| NAME gets a rush from hurting people, and never minds the sight of blood or death.
| {{Good|+}} ''':''' No mood penalty for: Observing fresh corpses, Observing rotting corpses, Human butchering, Organ harvesting, Executions, Colonist/innocent prisoner deaths, Wearing tainted clothes; {{IdeologyIcon}}Blinding ceremonies from [[Ideoligion#Blindness|Blindness:Horrible]], or Scarification ceremonies from [[Ideoligion#Scarification|Scarification:Horrible]] <br/> {{+|3}}/{{+|5}}/{{+|7}}/{{+|8}} mood bonus for wearing clothing made out of human skin<br/>{{+|8}} mood bonus for witnessing a stranger's death<br/>{{+|13}} mood bonus for killing strangers<br/>{{Bad|−}} ''':''' Four times as likely to start a social fight<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' No opinion loss of someone who Harvests an organ, Executes a prisoner, or {{BiotechIcon}}Kills a child<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Unaffected by ideoligious prohibitions that would ordinarily prevent a pawn from executing prisoners {{IdeologyIcon}} <br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}
| ''Requires pawn to be [[Incapable|capable of Violence]]''
| 0.8
|- id="Cannibal"
! Cannibal
| NAME was taught that eating human meat is wrong and horrible. But one time, long ago, S/He tried it... and S/He liked it.
| {{Good|+}} ''':''' No mood penalty for: Observing fresh corpses, Human butchering, Guest or guilty prisoner deaths, Cannibalism; {{BiotechIcon}}Ingesting hemogen packs; or {{IdeologyIcon}} Eating meat from [[Ideoligion#Meat_eating|Abhorrent, Horrible, or Disapproved]]<br/>{{+|3}}/{{+|5}}/{{+|7}}/{{+|8}} mood bonus for wearing clothing made out of human skin<br/>{{+|15}} mood bonus after eating meal made with human flesh<br/>{{+|20}} mood bonus after eating raw human flesh<br/>All mood buffs stack<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' No opinion loss of someone who Eats meat ([[Ideoligion#Meat_eating|Abhorrent, Horrible, or Disapproved]]) {{IdeologyIcon}}<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}
| -
| 0.6
|- id="Psychopath"
! Psychopath
| NAME has no empathy. The suffering of others doesn't bother them at all. They don't mind if others are butchered, left unburied, imprisoned, or sold to slavery - unless it affects them. NAME also feels no mood boost from socializing.
| {{Good|+}} ''':''' No mood penalty for: Observing fresh corpses, Human butchering, Organ harvesting, Executions, Unburied colonists, Prisoners sold into slavery, Relative/colonist/friend/innocent prisoner deaths, Not being a bonded animal's master, Loss/death/release of bonded pets, Wearing [[human leather]] or [[dread leather]]{{AnomalyIcon}}; [[Child]]{{BiotechIcon}} killing, Being in a colony with sad youngsters, Having a sad/enslaved/sick/growth vat-interred child, Not having had enough play (as a baby); {{IdeologyIcon}}Blinding ceremonies from [[Ideoligion#Blindness|Blindness:Horrible]], Scarification ceremonies from [[Ideoligion#Scarification|Scarification:Horrible]], or Killing innocent animals from [[Ideoligion#Killing_innocent_animals|Killing innocent animals:Abhorrent, Horrible, or Disapproved]] <br/> {{Good|+}} ''':''' No opinion loss of someone who {{BiotechIcon}}Kills a child or {{IdeologyIcon}}Kills an innocent animal ([[Ideoligion#Killing_innocent_animals|Killing innocent animals:Abhorrent, Horrible, or Disapproved]]) <br/> {{Bad|−}} ''':''' No mood bonuses from: Being nuzzled, Being a bonded animal's master; {{BiotechIcon}}Being in a colony with happy youngsters, Having happy children, Having happy parents (as a child), or Having had lots of play (as a baby) <br/> {{Bad|−}} ''':''' No opinion gain from Chitchat, Deep talk (still loses opinion from hostile interactions); {{BiotechIcon}}Teaching a child, or Taking a lesson (as a child) <br/> {{Good|+}} ''':''' Unaffected by ideoligious prohibitions that would ordinarily prevent a pawn from executing prisoners or attacking innocent animals {{IdeologyIcon}} <br/> {{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type {{RoyaltyIcon}}<br/>'''x50%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}
| [[#Kind|Kind]]
| 1
|}
<references />

=== Combat ===
When it's us or them...

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Commonality
|- id="Nimble"
! Nimble
| NAME has remarkable kinesthetic intelligence. S/He seems to dance around danger with preternatural grace.
| {{+|15}} [[Melee Dodge Chance]]<br/>{{Good|x10%}} [[Trap Spring Chance]]
| -
| 1

|- id="Brawler"
! Brawler
| NAME likes to fight up close and personal. S/He's accuracy is greatly increased in melee combat, but s/he'll be very unhappy if asked to carry a ranged weapon.
| {{+|4}} [[Skills#Melee|Melee]] skill<br/>{{--|10}} [[Skills#Shooting|Shooting]] skill<br/>{{+|4}} [[Melee Hit Chance]]<br/>{{--|10}} mood penalty for wielding a ranged weapon<br/>{{Bad|−}} ''':''' Disallows [[Skills#Shooting|shooting]] [[Skills#Passion|passions]]<br/>'''+/- :''' Disallows Shoot Frenzy [[Inspiration]]
| [[#Trigger-happy|Trigger-happy]]<br/>[[#Careful shooter|Careful Shooter]]
<br/>[[#Wimp|Wimp]]
| 1

|- id="Tough"
! Tough
| NAME has thick skin, dense flesh, and durable bones. S/He takes much less damage than other people from the same blows. S/He is extremely hard to kill.
| {{Good|x50%}} damage taken
* Stacks multiplicatively with the [[Robust]] gene.{{BiotechIcon}}
| [[#Delicate|Delicate]]
| 1.1

|- id="Wimp"
! Wimp<ref>Hostiles cannot spawn with the Wimp trait.</ref>
| NAME is weak and cowardly. Even a little pain will immobilize her/him.
| {{--|50%}} [[Pain Shock Threshold]].<!--
--><br/>'''−15%''' [[market value]]<!--
--><br/>'''x200%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}<!--
--><br/>{{Bad|−}} ''':''' Negates [[Pain]] mood buffs from [[Ideoligion#Pain|Pain:Idealized]],{{IdeologyIcon}} reverting them to the default values.

| [[#Brawler|Brawler]]<br/>[[#Masochist|Masochist]]
| 1

|- id="Delicate"
! Delicate {{BiotechIcon}}
| NAME has fragile skin and bones. She/He takes more damage than other people from the same blows.
| {{Bad|x115%}} damage taken
* Stacks multiplicatively with the [[Robust]] gene. Note that the [[Genes#Delicate|Delicate]] gene that can add this trait is incompatible with Robust. 
| [[#Tough|Tough]]
| 1
|}
<references />
* and see also [[Trigger-happy]] and [[Careful shooter]], below.

=== Skills ===
When your colonists are ''not'' fighting for their lives...

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Commonality
|- id="Too smart"
! Too smart
| NAME is too smart for her/his own good. S/He learns everything much faster than everyone, but can be quite eccentric.
| {{+|75%}} [[Global Learning Factor]]<br/>{{++|12%}} [[Mental Break Threshold]]<br/>'''x50%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}
| [[#Nerves|Nerves spectrum traits]]<br/>''Requires pawn be capable of [[Skills|Intellectual]]''
| 1
|- id="Fast learner"
! Fast learner
| NAME has a knack for learning. S/He picks things up much faster than others.
| {{+|75%}} [[Global Learning Factor]]
| [[#Slow learner|Slow Learner]]
| 1
|- id="Slow learner"
! Slow learner
| NAME is slow on the uptake. S/He picks things up much slower than others.
| {{--|75%}} [[Global Learning Factor]]<br/>'''x50%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}
| [[#Fast learner|Fast Learner]]
| 1
|- id="Quick sleeper"
! Quick sleeper
| NAME doesn't need as much sleep as the average person. Whether s/he's sleeping on a bed or on the ground, s/he will be fully rested in about two thirds the usual time.
| {{+|50%}} [[Rest Rate Multiplier]]
| -
| 1.1
|- id="Great memory"
! Great memory
| NAME has a fantastic memory for detail. S/He will lose unused skills at half the rate of other people.
| {{Good|x50%}} Skill loss rate
| -
| 1.1
|- id="Perfect Memory"
! Perfect Memory{{AnomalyIcon}}
| NAME has outstanding memory, both in terms of retaining information but also muscle memory. His/Her skills will never decay.
| {{Good|x0%}} Skill loss rate
| -
| ?
|- id="Tortured artist"
! Tortured artist
| NAME feels alienated and misunderstood by other human beings. S/He will get a constant mood debuff, but gain a chance (50%) to get a creativity inspiration after a mental break.
| {{--|8}} Permanent mood<br/>{{Good|50%}} chance of receiving the [[mental inspiration]] "[[Inspired Creativity]]" after a [[mental break]] ends. Note that this does not include breaks from [[pyrophobia]]{{BiotechIcon}} or [[Void terror]]{{AnomalyIcon}}<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Gains the [[Psycasts#Morbid|Morbid]] meditation focus type.{{RoyaltyIcon}}
| -
| 0.6
|}

=== Relationships ===
So... are you new on this rimworld?...
{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Commonality
|- id="Kind"
! Kind
| NAME is an exceptionally agreeable and giving person. S/He never insults others and will sometimes offer kind words to brighten the moods of those around her/him. S/He also never judges people by their appearance.
| {{Good|+}} ''':''' Sometimes tells others Kind Words<br/>{{+|5}} mood bonus for anyone who has been told Kind Words by this colonist<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Will not Slight or Insult others<br/>{{Good|+}} ''':''' Opinion of other pawns not changed by [[beauty]] or on [[disfigured]] pawn{{Check Tag|Others?|Reports it also disables Annoying Voice and Creepy Breathing. needs verifying}}<br/>'''x200%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}
| [[#Abrasive|Abrasive]]<br/>[[#Psychopath|Psychopath]]
| 2
|- id="Abrasive"
! Abrasive
| NAME always says exactly what's on their mind, especially if it's bugging him/her. That tends to rub people the wrong way.
| {{Bad|−}} ''':''' Has a tendency to slight and insult people<br/>{{--|15%}} of the market value<br/>'''x50%''' [[Global Certainty Loss Factor]] {{IdeologyIcon}}<br/>
| [[#Kind|Kind]]<br/>''Requires pawn be capable of [[Skills#Social|Social]].'' 
| 1
|- id="Annoying voice"
! Annoying voice
| NAME's voice has a particularly grating, nasal quality to it, and tends to talk in barked, garbled phrases. This predisposes others to dislike them.
| {{--|25}} [[Social|opinion]] from other colonists<br/>'''-20%''' of the market value
| -
| 0.5
|- id="Creepy breathing"
! Creepy breathing
| NAME breathes heavily all the time, and sweats constantly. People find it creepy.
| {{--|25}} [[Social|opinion]] from other colonists<br/>'''-10%''' of the market value
| -
| 0.5
|- id="Misandrist"
! Misandrist
| NAME really dislikes and distrusts men.
| {{--|25}} opinion of men.
| 
| 0.3 for men<br/>1.7 for women
|- id="Misogynist"
! Misogynist
| NAME really dislikes and distrusts women.
| {{--|25}} opinion of women.
| 
| 1.7 for men<br/>0.3 for women
|- id="Asexual"
! Asexual
| NAME has no sexual attraction to anyone at all.
| '''+/- :''' Will not have romantic relationships with people.
| [[#Gay|Gay]]<br/>[[#Bisexual|Bisexual]]
| 0.2
|- id="Gay"
! Gay
| NAME is romantically attracted to people of their own gender.
| '''+/- :''' Will only have romantic relationships with people of the same gender.
| [[#Asexual|Asexual]]<br/>[[#Bisexual|Bisexual]]
| 0.3
|- id="Bisexual"
! Bisexual
| NAME is romantically attracted to both men and women.
| '''+/- :''' Will have romantic relationships with people from either gender.
| [[#Asexual|Asexual]]<br/>[[#Gay|Gay]]
| 0.2
|- id="Recluse"
! Recluse {{BiotechIcon}}
| The fewer people in NAME's faction, the happier she/he is. Being alone is best of all.
| Mood buff or debuff from the number of human pawns, children, guests, or prisoners in the colony. Mechanoids and pets do not count. 100% chance for starting colonist in solo mechanitor scenario.
| -
| 0.5
|}

* Uniquely to them, Gay/Bisexual/Asexual sexuality traits are the only ones that can generate after 3 traits limit, resulting in rare pawns with 4 traits. 
* And see also the [[Traits#Beauty|Beauty]] category of traits, below.

==== Recluse Mood {{BiotechIcon}} ====
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Count !! Mood  !! Count !! Mood
|-
| 1 || {{Good|+12}} || 11 || {{--|2}}
|-
| 2 || {{Good|+8}} || 12 || {{--|3}}
|-
| 3 || {{Good|+6}} || 13 || {{--|4}}
|-
| 4 || {{Good|+4}} || 15 || {{--|6}}
|-
| 5-10 || 0 || 16+ || {{--|8}}
|}

== Spectrum traits ==
Theses are groups of related traits, that are inter-related and grouped by degree, creating a "spectrum" of good/bad/better/worse in that specific sphere of behaviour. A colonist can only have one trait from any single related spectrum for these traits, defining whether they are notably outside the norm for, for example, movement speed, or drug interest, or their physical (un)attractiveness.

=== Drug desire ===
These traits affect a colonist's likelihood to consume drugs.

Note that despite the common misconception, chemical fascination and interest pawns no longer randomly go on [[mental break|drug binges]] independent of [[mood]]. <!-- Dated but important to clarify that it was previously true so reliable evidence in the past doesn't show it as wrong, just since outdated. -->
{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Chemical fascination"
! Chemical fascination
| NAME is utterly fascinated with chemical sources of enjoyment. Consuming recreational drugs will create a good mood, while abstaining will lead to increasing frustration over time and possibly drug binges. S/He will ignore directives to not use recreational drugs, and will consume more than a normal person.
| Has [[Chemical need]], mood buff (up to {{+|6}}) when satisfied and mood debuff (up to {{--|12}}) when not
Function as if "Take for Recreation" and "Take for Addiction" are checked on the Drug Assignment tab regardless of the players choices. They will otherwise follow the Drug Policy regarding drugs carried and scheduled.

NOTE: The colonist will still respect allowed areas and will not use forbidden stacks of any drug regardless of chemical need

{{IdeologyIcon}} Unaffected by ideoligious prohibitions that would ordinarily prevent a pawn from taking or administering drugs

|- id="Chemical interest"
! Chemical interest
| NAME has an unusual interest in chemical sources of enjoyment. Consuming recreational drugs will create a good mood, while abstaining will lead to increasing frustration over time and possible drug binges. S/He will ignore directives to not use recreational drugs, and will consume more than a normal person.
| Has [[Chemical need]], mood buff (up to {{+|3}}) when satisfied and mood debuff (up to {{--|6}}) when not
Function as if "Take for Recreation" and "Take for Addiction" are checked on the Drug Assignment tab regardless of the players choices. They will otherwise follow the Drug Policy regarding drugs carried and scheduled.

NOTE: The colonist will still respect allowed areas and will not use forbidden stacks of any drug regardless of chemical need

{{IdeologyIcon}} Unaffected by ideoligious prohibitions that would ordinarily prevent a pawn from taking or administering drugs
|- id="Teetotaler"
! Teetotaler
| NAME abhors the idea of gaining pleasure from chemicals. S/He strictly avoids alcohol and recreational drugs.
| Will not go on binges
Cannot be directed to take non-medical drugs; force administering the drug will cause a {{--|20}} mood penalty <br/>
{{--|25}} opinion of any pawns with chemical interest or fascination
|}

=== Industriousness ===
These traits affect the colonist's [[Global Work Speed]].

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Industrious"
! Industrious
| NAME has an easy time staying on-task and focused, and gets things done much faster than the average person.
| [[Global Work Speed]] {{+|35%}}
-5 opinion of all colonists without the same trait
|- id="Hard worker"
! Hard worker
| NAME is a natural hard worker and will finish tasks faster than most.
| [[Global Work Speed]] {{+|20%}}
-5 opinion of all colonists without the same or industrious trait
|- id="Lazy"
! Lazy
| NAME is a little bit lazy.
| [[Global Work Speed]] {{--|20%}}
|- id="Slothful"
! Slothful
|NAME loves idleness and hates anything productive. S/He moves slowly and rarely stays focused on a task.
| [[Global Work Speed]] {{--|35%}}
|}

=== Speed traits ===
These traits affect a colonist's walk speed.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Jogger"
! Jogger
| NAME always moves with a sense of urgency - so much so that others often fail to keep up.
| [[Move speed]] {{+|0.4}} {{CS}}
|- id="Fast walker"
! Fast walker
| NAME likes to be where s/he's going. S/He walks quicker than most people.
| [[Move speed]] {{+|0.2}} {{CS}}
|- id="Slowpoke"
! Slowpoke
| NAME is always falling behind the group whenever s/he goes anywhere.
| [[Move speed]] {{--|0.2}} {{CS}}
Disallows [[inspiration#Go frenzy|Go Frenzy inspiration]].
|-
|}

=== Base mood ===
These traits affect the colonist's natural, constant mood.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Sanguine"
! Sanguine
| NAME is just naturally upbeat about HER/HIS situation, pretty much all the time, no matter what it is.
| Permanent {{+|12}} mood bonus<ref name="NotListed">Specific value not listed in flavor text.</ref>
|- id="Optimist"
! Optimist
| NAME is naturally optimistic about life. It's hard to get HER/HIM down.
| Permanent {{+|6}} mood bonus<ref name="NotListed"/>
|- id="Pessimist"
! Pessimist
| NAME tends to look on the bad side of life.
| Permanent {{--|6}} mood penalty<ref name="NotListed"/>
|- id="Depressive"
! Depressive
| NAME is perennially unhappy. S/He has trouble sustaining a good mood even when everything is fine.
| Permanent {{--|12}} mood penalty<ref name="NotListed"/>
|}

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=== Nerves ===
These traits affect the colonist's mental break threshold.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Iron-willed"
! Iron-willed
| NAME's will is an iron shield. S/He keeps going through thick and thin, when others broke down long before.
| [[Mental Break Threshold]] {{---|18%}}
[[Global Certainty Loss Factor]]{{IdeologyIcon}} '''x25%'''
|- id="Steadfast"
! Steadfast
| NAME is mentally tough and won't break down under stresses that would crack most people.
| [[Mental Break Threshold]] {{---|9%}}
[[Global Certainty Loss Factor]]{{IdeologyIcon}} '''x50%'''
|- id="Nervous"
! Nervous
| NAME tends to crack under pressure.
| [[Mental Break Threshold]] {{++|8%}}
[[Global Certainty Loss Factor]]{{IdeologyIcon}} '''x200%'''
|- id="Volatile"
! Volatile
| NAME is on a hair-trigger all the time. S/He is the first to break in any tough situation.
| [[Mental Break Threshold]] {{++|15%}}
[[Global Certainty Loss Factor]]{{IdeologyIcon}} '''x300%'''
|}

=== Neurotic ===
These traits affect the colonist's [[Mental Break Threshold|mental break threshold]] and their [[Global Work Speed|global work speed]].

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Neurotic"
! Neurotic
| NAME likes to have things squared away. S/He will work harder than most to attain this state of affairs, but HER/HIS nerves can get the better of HER/HIM.
| [[Global Work Speed]] {{+|20%}}
[[Mental Break Threshold]] {{++|8%}}
|- id="Very neurotic"
! Very neurotic
| NAME feels constantly nervous about everything that has to get done. S/He will work extremely hard to attain this state of affairs, but HER/HIS nerves can easily get the better of HER/HIM.
| [[Global Work Speed]] {{+|40%}}
[[Mental Break Threshold]] {{++|14%}}
|}

=== Shooting accuracy ===
These traits affect the colonist's [[Shooting Accuracy|accuracy]] in ranged combat, as well as [[Aiming Time|aiming time]]. Mutually exclusive with brawler.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Careful shooter"
! Careful shooter
| NAME takes more time to aim when shooting. S/He shoots less often than others, but with more accuracy.
| [[Aiming Time]] {{++|25%}}
[[Shooting Accuracy]] {{+|5}}
|- id="Trigger-happy"
! Trigger-happy
| Pew! Pew! Pew! NAME just likes pulling the trigger. S/He shoots faster than others, but less accurately.
| [[Aiming Time]] {{---|50%}}
[[Shooting Accuracy]] {{--|5}}
|}

=== Beauty ===
{{Main|Beauty (Pawn)}}
These traits influence a colonist's appearance and how it affects other colonists' opinions of them - as well as sexual attractiveness.

Each point of beauty corresponds to +20 opinion from other colonists, e.g. a colonist with 2 beauty will have +40 opinion, while another with -1 beauty will have -20.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! style="width:100px" | Effect
|- id="Beautiful"
! Beautiful
| NAME is exceptionally beautiful, with an exotic-yet-familiar facial structure and an arresting gaze. People are attracted to her/him before s/he even opens her/his mouth.
| {{+|2}} pawn beauty
|- id="Pretty"
! Pretty
| NAME has a pretty face, which predisposes people to like her/him.
| {{+|1}} pawn beauty
|- id="Ugly"
! Ugly
| NAME is somewhat ugly. This subtly repels others during social interactions.
| {{--|1}} pawn beauty
|- id="Staggeringly ugly"
! Staggeringly ugly
| NAME is staggeringly ugly. Her/His face looks like a cross between a drawing by an untalented child, a malformed fetus in a jar of formaldehyde, and a piece of modern art. Others must exert conscious effort to look at her/him while conversing.
| {{--|2}} pawn beauty
|-
|}

=== Psychic sensitivity ===
These traits influence how much a colonist is affected by psychic phenomena.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Psychically hypersensitive"
! Psychically hypersensitive
| NAME's mind is like a psychic tuning fork. S/He is extremely sensitive to psychic phenomena.
| '''+80%''' [[Psychic Sensitivity]]
|- id="Psychically sensitive"
! Psychically sensitive
| NAME's mind is unusually sensitive to psychic phenomena.
| '''+40%''' [[Psychic Sensitivity]]
|- id="Psychically dull"
! Psychically dull
| NAME's mind is psychically out of tune with others. S/He isn't as affected by psychic phenomena.
| '''-50%''' [[Psychic Sensitivity]]
|- id="Psychically deaf"
! Psychically deaf
| NAME's mind works on a psychic frequency different from everyone else. S/He just isn't affected by psychic phenomena.
| '''-100%''' [[Psychic Sensitivity]]
|-
|}

=== Immunity ===
These traits influence how often colonists are infected by a disease.

{| {{STDT| sortable c_08 }}
! Name
! Description
! Effect
|- id="Super-immune"
! Super-immune
| NAME has a naturally powerful immune system. S/He will gain immunity much faster than a normal person would, and can survive illnesses that would kill others.
| [[Immunity Gain Speed]] {{+|30%}}
|- id="Sickly"
! Sickly
| NAME has an awful immune system. S/He gets sick more often than usual, frequently with illnesses that nobody in the colony has been afflicted by.
| [[Skills#Medicine|Medicine skill]] {{+|4}}<br/> Randomly catch diseases independently from rest of the colony, on average once every 30 days
|-
|}

== Obsolete traits ==
These are no longer found as-is in the current game version, though many of them have been renamed or reworked into one of the traits found above.
{| {{STDT| sortable c_03 }}
! style="width: 100px;" | Name
! Description
! style="width: 500px;" | Effect
! style="width: 100px;" | Conflicting Traits
! style="width: 100px;" | Fate
|- id="Prosthophile"
! Prosthophile
| NAME feels limited in their feeble human body. NAME often dreams of going bionic.
| {{+|14}} mood bonus for having a bionic body part <br/>{{--|4}} mood penalty for not having a bionic body part
| Body purist
| Replaced by [[#Transhumanist|Transhumanist]]
|- id="Prosthophobe"
! Prosthophobe
| NAME believes the human body is limited for a reason. To them, bionic body parts are unethical.
| {{--|10}} mood penalty for having a bionic body part
| body modder
| Replaced by [[#Body purist|Body purist]]
|- id="Green thumb"
! Green thumb
| NAME has a passion for gardening. They get a mood bonus for every plant they sow.
| {{+|1}} mood bonus from sowing a plant. Stackable up to 20 times.
| -
| Removed in Beta 19
|- id="Tunneler"
! Tunneler
| NAME has no need for space. S/He will never feel cooped up or get cabin fever, no matter how long s/he stays indoors.
| {{Good|+}} ''':''' No Outdoors need
| -
| Replaced by [[#Undergrounder|Undergrounder]]
|- id="Transhumanist" 
! Transhumanist
| NAME feels limited in their feeble human body. NAME often dreams of going bionic.
| {{+|4}} to {{+|13}} [[mood]] bonus for having [[artificial body parts]]<br/>{{--|4}} mood penalty for not having an artificial body part<br/>{{+|8}} to {{+|40}} opinion of other colonists for each part installed on them
| [[#Body purist|Body purist]]
| Replaced by [[#Body modder|Body modder]]
|}

== Version history ==
* [[Version/0.0.245|0.0.245]] - Traits hidden as they did nothing.  
* [[Version/0.7.581|0.7.581]] - Brawler, prosthophile, and more added.
* [[Version/0.9.722|0.9.722]] - Teetotaller and Chemical Fascination traits added
* [[Version/0.12.906|0.12.906]] - Greedy, Jealous, Ascetic, Night Owl traits added.
* [[Version/0.17.1546|0.17.1546]] - Wimp trait added.
* [[Version/0.19.2009|0.19.2009]] - Undergrounder, Great memory, Tough, Gourmand, Sickly, Quick sleeper traits added
* [[Version/1.1.0|1.1.0]] - Asexual trait added
* [[Version/1.3.3066|1.3.3066]] - Transhumanist trait renamed to Body Modder. Kind description changed "''NAME is a nice person. They have a tendency to brighten everyone else's day and never insult others.''" -> ''"NAME is an exceptionally agreeable and giving person. S/He never insults others and will sometimes offer kind words to brighten the moods of those around her/him. {PAWN_pronoun} also never judges people by their appearance."''. Undergrounders have a new Need_Indoors, which is increased by spending time indoors, especially inside mountains.
* [[Version/1.4.3523|1.4.3523]] - Pyromaniacs are happier around fires and get a stacking (up to 4x) mood buff for nearby fires. This includes torches and campfires. “Wimp” trait’s pain shock threshold has been increased from 50% to 60%. [[Ascetic]]s no longer get a negative mood debuff when eating nutrient paste meals. [[Plasmasword]]s and [[persona plasmasword]]s now provide the mood bonus to [[pyromaniac]]s like other incendiary weapons.
* [[Version/1.4.3555|1.4.3555]] - [[Xenogenes]] count as artificial enhancements for [[body modder]]s and [[body purist]]s.
* [[Version/1.4.3557|1.4.3557]] - Fix typo: "yielding" -> "wielding" in pyromaniac trait description.
* 1.5 or prior - Pyromaniac thought mood effect reduced from {{+|5}} to {{+|2}} and description changed from ''"It makes me think of flame and fire. I'm so happy"'' to ''"It makes me think of flame and fire. I can't wait to use it."'' New thought added for using a flame weapon.

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