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There are many different traits for the characters in Crusader Kings 2. This page is here to tell you what the different trait IDs are and what they do.

Trait	ID	Description	Modifier
Amateurish Plotter	1	The Amateurish Plotter has received an education emphasiing intrigue skills. Unfortunately it didn't stick	Intrigue: +1.00 Stewardship: -1.00
Flamboyant Schemer	2	Flamboyant Schemers thrive on court intrigue and fancy themselves masters of the trade. However, their lack of secrecy tends to endanger even their best efforts.	Intrigue: +3.00 Stewardship: -1.00
Intricate Webweaver	3	The Intricate Webweaver is a master manipulator, well suited to a life of intrigue.	Martial: +1.00 Intrigue: +6.00 Diplomacy: +1.00 Stewardship: -1.00
Elusive Shadow	4	The Elusive Shadow has mastered the art of intrigue and should make a perfect Spymaster - as well as an ideal mentor for prospective schemers	Martial: +2.00 Intrigue: +9.00 Diplomacy: +2.00 Stewardship: -1.00
Naive Appeaser	5	Naive Appeasers want to be well liked and fancy themselves diplomats. Unfortunately, everyone else just tends to bully them.	Diplomacy: +1.00 Martial: -1.00
Underhanded Rogue	6	The Underhanded Rogue is a rough but decently effective diplomat.	Diplomacy: +3.00 Martial: -1.00 Fertility: +5.0%
Charismatic Negotiator	7	The Charismatic Negotiator is an excellent diplomat, impressing dignitaries with elegant dress and persuasive rhetoric.	Martial: -1.00 Intrigue: +1.00 Diplomacy: +6.00 Learning: +1.00 Fertility: +5.0%
Grey Eminence	8	The Grey Eminence is the epitome of statesmanship having fully mastered the art of diplomacy. A good choice for Chancellor as well as a tutor for children seeking the best education in diplomacy.	Martial: -1.00 Intrigue: +2.00 Diplomacy: +9.00 Learning: +2.00 Fertility: +10.0%
Indulgent Wastrel	9	The Indulgent Wastrel was groomed to become good with money, and if good means spending it quickly, the Indulgent Wastrel certainly is.	Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: +1.00
Thrifty Clerk	10	The Thrifty Clerk is a dutiful, if not particularly skilled, administrator	Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: +3.00 Fertility: +5.0%
Fortune Builder	11	The Fortune Builder came out of adolescence armed with a well honed business sense, determined to live a life of luxury	Martial: +1.00 Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: +6.00 Learning: +1.00 Fertility: +10.0%
Midas Touched	12	This character is truly Midas Touched, never seeming to run out of funds - an excellent choice for Steward and mentor to children destined to become administrators.	Martial: +2.00 Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: +9.00 Learning: +2.00 Fertility: +15.0%
Misguided Warrior	13	The Misguided Warrior was trained in warfare and the martial arts, but sadly lacks all talent for it,	Martial: +1.00 Learning: -1.00 Health: +0.50
Tough Soldier	14	The Tough Solder is fearsome on the battlefield, but only a mediocre commander.	Martial: +3.00 Learning: -1.00 Health: +0.50
Skilled Tactician	15	The Skilled Tactician is an adept in the art of war - a valiant warrior and reliable commander.	Martial: +6.00 Intrigue: +1.00 Stweardship: +1.00 Learning: -1.00 Health: +0.50
Brilliant Strategist	16	The Brilliant Strategist has an almost preternatural understanding of all things martial, having the perfect makings for a Marshall or a military tutor.	Martial: +9.00 Intrigue: +2.00 Stweardship: +2.00 Learning: -1.00 Health: +0.50
Detached Priest	17	The Detached Priest received a clerical education but displays no talent beyond basic literacy.	Intrigue: -1.00 Learning: +1.00
Dutiful Cleric	18	The Dutiful Cleric is learned and possessed of beautiful penmanship, but lacks particular interest in theology.	Intrigue: -1.00 Learning: +3.00
Scholarly Theologian	19	The Scholarly Theologian is wise and well read, with a deep understanding of philosophy and theology.	Intrigue: -1.00 Diplomacy: +1.00 Stewardship: +1.00 Learning: +6.00 Fertility: -5.0%
Mastermind Theologian	20	The Mastermind Theologian is recognized as one of the top scholars of he Faith, perfect for the role of Lord Spiritual and as an eclesiastical teacher.	Intrigue: -1.00 Learning: +9.00 Diplomacy: +2.00 Stewardship: +2.00 Fertility: -5.0%
Stressed	21	This character finds the burdens of work and life almost too much to handle.	Intrigue: -1.00 Stewardship: -1.00 Fertility: -10.0% Health: -1.00
Depressed	22	Life has lost its luster to this character.	Martial: -1.00 Intrigue: -1.00 Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: -1.00 Fertility: -5.0% Health: -1.00
Lunatic	23	This character is stark raving mad.
Possessed	24	Thic character experiences frequent violent episodes, speaking in tongues, spitting and assaulting those nearby, as if possessed by evil spirits
Ill	25	Illness plagues this character. It could be serious... or just a nasty cold	Martial: -1.00 Fertility: -10.0% Health: -2.00
Pneumonic	26	This character suffers from Pneumonia - a life threatening condition in medieval times.	Martial: -2.00 Intrigue: -2.00 Diplomacy: -2.00 Stewardship: -2.00 Learning: -2.00 Fertility: -50.0% Health: -4.00
Syphilitic	27	This character suffers from 'Lues', the veneral plague, later known as Syphilis.	Martial: -1.00 Intrigue: -1.00 Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: -1.00 Learning: -1.00 Fertility: -20.0% Health: -2.00
Leper	28	Afficted with the horror that is leprosy, this character is experiencing Purgatory on Earth. Hideous and sterile, this character, procreation is most unlikely	Diplomacy: -2.00 Fertility: -20.0% Health: -2.00
Wounded	29	This character has been seriously injured, but the damage should heal, given time.	Martial: -1.00 Heatlh: -1.00
Maimed	30	This character has been maimed. It would take a true miracle to heal such asn injury.	Martial: -2.00 Health: -2.00
Infirm	31	This character is infirm and suffers from a sickly disposition.	Martial: -3.00 Intrigue: -3.00 Diplomacy: -3.00 Stewardship: -3.00 Learning: -3.00 Fertility: -30.0% Health: -1.00
Incapable	32	Due to advanced age, head injury or other mental disability, this character is not fit for any kind of work. Incapable rulers must employ a regent.	Martial: -6.00 Intrigue: -6.00 Diplomacy: -6.00 Stewardship: -6.00 Learning: -6.00 Fertility: -30.0% Health: -3.00
Drunkard	33	This character is a drunken sot.	Stewardship: -2.00
Has Consumption	34	This character is whacked with the bloody cough known as consumption (i.e. Tuberculosis)	Health: -2.00
Has Slow Fever	35	This character suffers from the terrible disease known as the Slow Fever (Typhoid Fever).	Health: -3.00
Has Camp Fever	36	This character is inflicted with the plague known as Camp Fever (Epidemic Typhus.)	Health: -3.00
Has the Plague	37	This character has the dreaded Bubonic Plague	Health: -7.00
Has Measles	38	This character has contracted the Measles,a fairly dangerous type of pox	Health: -2.00
Has Smallpox	39	This character has the dreaded Smallpox, which kills almost half of those infected	Health: -3.00
Crusader	40	This character is a veteran Crusader.	Martial: +2.00
Bastard	41	This character was born out of wedlock and has not been legitimized - and is thus disqualified from the line of succession	Diplomacy: -1.00
Twin	42	This character had the fortune of being born with a twin. Twins like each other better
Legitimized Bastard	43	This character was born a bastard but has been legitimized. Legitimized bastards can inherit, though the stain of bastardy can never be entirely cleansed	Diplomacy: -1.00
Pregnant	44	This woman is with child.
Excommunicated	45	This character has been excommunicated - excluded from the Church - a terrible stain on honor and respectability	Diplomacy: -5.00
Kinslayer	46	This character is known to have slain a close relative - an unforgivable crime in the eyes of gods and men alike	Diplomacy: -3.00
Homosexual	47	This character is a bit queer...	Fertility: -15.0%
Clubfooted	48	This character was born with a clubfoot - an unattractive disability	Martial: -1.00
Harelip	49	This character was born with a harelip - a less then charming trait.	Diplomacy: -1.00
Hunchback	50	This character is cursed with a humpback, which is despised by vassals and ugly in the eyse of he opposite sex	Martial: -1.00
Lisp	51	The lisp of this character hurts credibility and is the source of much merriment.	Diplomacy: -1.00
Stutter	52	This character is a stutterer, annoying to friends and enemies alike, and lowering diplomatic skill.	Diplomacy: -1.00
Attractive	53	This character has a most pleasing physique, most attractive to the opposite sex	Diplomacy: +1.00
Ugly	54	This character has a face that brings a tear to the eye...	Diplomacy: -1.00
Dwarf	55	This unfortunate character was born a dwarf	Martial: -1.00
Genius	56	The character is blessed with a towering intellect	Martial: +5.00 Diplomacy: +5.00 Stewardship: +5.00 Intrigue: +5.00 Learning: +5.00
Quick	57	This character is brighter than most	Martial: +3.00 Diplomacy: +3.00 Stewardship: +3.00 Intrigue: +3.00 Learning: +3.00
Slow	58	This character is not exactly blessed with a towering intellect	Martial: -3.00 Intrigue: -3.00 Diplomacy: -3.00 Stweardship: -3.00 Learning: -3.00
Imbecile	59	This character is a drooling imbecile	Martial: -8.00 Intrigue: -8.00 Diplomacy: -8.00 Stweardship: -8.00 Learning: -8.00
Inbred	60	This poor character suffers from the effects of inbreeding, leading to disfigurement, mental retardation and probable sterility.	Martial: -5.00 Intrigue: -5.00 Diplomacy: -5.00 Stewardship: -5.00 Learning: -5.00 Fertility: -30.0% }Health: -1.50
Strong	61	This character is blessed with a powerful physique.	Martial: +2.00 Diplomacy: +1.00 Fertility: +10.0% Health: +2.00
Weak	62	This character is scrawny and weak	Martial: -1.00 Fertility: -5.0% Health: -1.00
Celibate	63	This character has chosen a life of celibacy - pious but unlikely to procreate.	Monthly Piety: +1.00 (monthly) Fertilty: -1000.0%
Hedonist	64	This character has chosen to lead a life of debauchery and sin. The Church is unlikely to approve...	Monthly Piety: -0.50 (monthly) Fertility: +20.0%
Scholar	65	This character leads the life of a scholar, poring over books and corresponding with the finest minds of Europe.	Learning: +2.00
Gardener	66	This character likes nothing better than to putter away in the garden, growing herbs and exotic fruit trees	Stewardship: +2.00
Mystic	67	This character has delved into the mysteries of the occult, treading a fine line between heresy and orthodox approval.	Intrigue: +1.00
Impaler	68	This depraved character likes to spend the nights in the dungeon, inventing new ways of torturing unfortunate victims.	Intrigue: +1.00
Duelist	69	This character is a masterful fencer and duelist - a dangerous lifestyle to be sure	Martial: +1.00
Hunter	70	This character only feels truly alive when killing God's little creatures.	Martial: +2.00
Poet	71	This character likes to write poetry and declaim poetry.	Diplomacy: +1.00
Falconer	72	This character is an avid falconer - a well respected pastime.	Diplomacy: +1.00
Lustful	73	Lust, or 'Luxuria', the first deadly sin, enflames this character. These carnal desires are not appreciated by the Church, and might also cause problems out of the marital bed...	Monthly Piety: -0.25 (monthly) Fertility: +20.0%
Chaste	74	Chastity, or 'Casitas' is the first of the seven virtues, Chaste characters are admired for their virtue and are unlikely to have extramarital affairs.	Monthly Piety: +0.5 (monthly) Fertility: -15.0%
Gluttonous	75	Gluttony, or 'Gula', is the second deadly sin and lacks positive effects. The Church despises gluttons, and so do members of the opposite sex.	Stewardship: -2.00
Temperate	76	This character believes in the virtue of 'Temperantia', moderation - a valuable trait in rulers and stewards.	Stweardship: +2.00
Greedy	77	The character is infamously greedy. 'Avaritia', the third deadly sin, while not respected, does help squeeze out some extra tax income.	National Tax Modifier: +10.0% Diplomacy: -1.00
Charitable	78	This character is famously charitable. 'Caritas' is the third of the seven virtues and a most chivalrous trait.	Diplomacy: +3.00
Slothful	79	This character is shockingly lazy. 'Acedia', the fourth deadly sin, is an altogether negative trait.	Martial: -1.00 Intrigue: -1.00 Diplomacy: -1.00 Stewardship: -1.00 Learning: -1.00
Diligent	80	This character is dutiful and diligent, the fourth of the seven virtues - 'Industria'.	Martial: +1.00 Intrigue: +1.00 Diplomacy: +1.00 Stewardship: +1.00 Learning: +1.00
Envious	81	This character is envious, the sixth deadly sin - 'Invidia'.	Intrigue: +2.00 Diplomacy: -1.00
Kind	82	This character is kind and full of empathy. The sixth virtue, 'Humanitas', is popular with vassals, but makes for a rather poor Spymaster.	Intrigue: -2.00 Diplomacy: +2.00
Wroth	83	The fifth deadly sin is Wrath, 'Ira', and this character certainly has a hot temper.	Martial: +3.00 Intrigue: -1.00 Diplomacy: -1.00
Patient	84	Patience, or 'Patientia', is the fifth of the seven virtues and the opposite of Wrath. Patient characters are just a little bit better at almost everything.	Intrigue: +1.00 Diplomacy: +1.00 Stewardship: +1.00 Learning: +1.00
Proud	85	Pride, 'Superbia' is the seventh deadly sin according to the church. However, proud characters tend to be ambitious and work hard to increase prestige.	Monthly Prestige: +0.50 (monthly)
Humble	86	Humility, or 'Humilitas', is the seventh virtue and the opposite of pride. Humble characters gain Piety where the proud gain Prestige. Humble characters tend to dislike prideful ones.	Monthly Piety: +1.00 (monthly)
Deceitful	87	This character has a manipulative and dishonest nature - an excellent trait for spymasters... as long as they remain loyal.	Intrigue: +3.00 Diplomacy: -2.00
Honest	88	Lies do not come easily to this character, who values truth above all else. It is not a good trait for spymasters and plotters, but is respected among diplomats.	Intrigue: -2.00 Diplomacy: +3.00
Craven	89	This character is a craven and a coward.	Martial: -2.00
Brave	90	This character never shies from personal danger, enjoying the respect of vassals but the envy of cravens.	Martial: +2.00
Shy	91	This character is shy and reclusive, suffering a penalty to diplomacy.	Diplomacy: -2.00
Gregarious	92	This character is gregarious and socially competent.	Diplomacy: +2.00
Ambitious	93	Ambitious characters work harder, making them better at everything. However, their drive to reach the top means they tend to make poor vassals...	Martial: +2.00 Intrigue: +2.00 Diplomacy: +2.00 Stewardship: +2.00 Learning +2.00
Content	94	Content characters are satisfied with their lot in life. They make loyal vassals but are unsuited to intrigue.	Monthly Piety: +0.50 (monthly) Intrigue: -1.00
Arbitrary	95	This character could not care less about justice - a character flaw that is not appreciated by vassals and courtiers.	Stewardship: -2.00 Learning: -1.00
Just	96	The character has a well developed sense of justice - a trait much respected by vassals and courtiers.	Stewardship: +2.00 Learning: +1.00
Cynical	97	This character is a cynical unbeliever, disliked by the clergy but good at intrigue.	Monthly Piety: -0.20 (monthly) Intrigue: +2.00
Zealous	98	This character burns with religious fervor and cannot tolerate heretics, infidels, or heathens.	Monthly Piety: +1.00 (monthly) Martial: +2.00
Paranoid	99	This character sees enemies in every shadow, unable to trust anyone.	Intrigue: +2.00 Diplomacy: -1.00
Trusting	100	Trusting characters make poor spymasters, but good friends.	Intrigue: -2.00 Diplomacy: +1.00
Cruel	101	This character is an evil sadist, taking pleasure in the suffering of others.	Intrigue: +1.00 Diplomacy: -1.00
Light Foot Leader	102	This character has proven to be a capable commander when leading light infantry into battle.	Light Foot Troops: +20.0% Heavy Foot Troops: -10.0%
Heavy Infantry Leader	103	This character is skilled at leading heavily armoured infantry into battle.	Heavy Foot Troops: +20.0% Mounted Troops: -10.0%
Cavalry Leader	104	This character excels at leading men to war on horseback.	Light Foot Troops: -10.0% Mounted Troops: +20.0%
Inspiring Leader	105	This character has a way of reaching directly into the hearts and minds of the soldiers on the battlefield, and not just with a sword.	Morale Defence: +10.0% Leading the Center: +10.0%
Trickster	106	This character is skilled at misdirection, and will often feint an attack from one direction only to suddenly charge from another.	Morale Offence: +10.0% Defence: -20.0%
Organizer	107	This character is a skillful organizer in matters of logistics and in overcoming the challenges of moving a large body of men from one point to another.	Movement Speed: +20.0% Retreat: +10.0%
Defender	108	This character has a reputation as a stalwart defender, standing like a stone wall alongside the men no matter what force hurls itself against them.	Damage: -20.0% Defence: +10.0%
Unpredictable Leader	109	This character is known to be an unpredictable element on the battlefield. The enemy won't see it coming, and neither will you!	Experimentality: +30.0%
Flanker	110	This character fights best when positioned on the flank of an army, striking deeply at the chinks in the enemy's armour.	Flanking: +20.0% Leading the Center: -20.0%
Aggressive Leader	111	This character does not shy away from battle, and will show no mercy to opponents who attempt to quit the field.	Pursuit: +20.0% Damage: +10.0% Defence: -20.0%
Mujahid	112	This character is a veteran of a Jihad.	Martial: +2.00
Hajajj	113	This character has made the Hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca.	Monthly Piety: +0.10 (monthly) Stewardship: +1.00
On Hajj	114	This character is on a pilgrimage to Mecca.	Monthly Piety: +0.20 (monthly)
Faqih	115	This character is formally schooled in Islamic jurisprudence.
Hafiz	116	This character has completely memorized the Qur'an.
Sayyid	117	This character is patrilineally descended from the Prophet Muhammad's uncles al-Abbas and Abu Talib, or from the sons of his daughter Fatimah - Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali.
Pilgrim	118	The character has completed a great pilgrimage.	Monthly Piety: +0.10 (monthly)
Mirza	119	The mother of this character is a Sayyida (patrilineally descended from the Prophet Muhammad).
Scarred	120	Old wounds have left this character visibly scarred.	Monthly Prestige: +0.10 (monthly)
Eunuch	121	This character has been castrated and is a eunuch.	Fertility: -5000.0%
Blinded	122	This character has been permanently blinded and cannot see.	Martial: -6.00 Intrigue: -2.00 Stewardship: -2.00 Health: -1.00
Born in the Purple	123	This character is porphyrogennetos - literally "born in the purple." It is an honour bestowed only to children born of a ruling Basileus or Basileia in the Purple Chamber of the Imperial Palace. Their succession claim is stronger than that of older siblings born before their parents ascended the throne.	Monthly Prestige: +0.50 (monthly)
Augustus	124	This character is the current ruler of the restored Roman Empire and commands the respect an office of such magnitude is due.	Monthly Prestige: +0.50 (monthly)
Flat Terrain Expert	125	This character is an expert at leading troops on flat terrain.	Combat in Plains: +20.00% Combat in Farmlands: +20.00%
Rough Terrain Expert	126	This character is an expert at leading troops in rough terrain.	Combat in Forest: +20.00% Combat in Hills: +20.00%
Mountain Expert	127	This character is an expert at leading troops in mountainous terrain.	Combat in Mountains: +20.00%
Desert Expert	128	This character is an expert at leading troops in deserts.	Combat in Desert: +20.00%
Holy Warrior	129	This character fights best against heathens and infidels, but hesitates in battle against those of the same faith.	Morale Defence: +10.0% Damage: -10.0% Fighting a Religious enemy: +30.0%
Unyielding	130	This character will stubbornly fight to his last breath, compelling his men to do the same while refusing to yield an inch.	Morale Defence: +20.0% Defence: +10.0%

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