Traits convey certain benefits and advantages.
Every ten levels of experience, until attaining the 1st rank of the Infinite, an adventurer gains the option to consolidate their insights by selecting a trait.
Reaching Daring, Paragon and Logosian levels is considered a major milestone; accordingly, a major trait can only be selected at those junctures.
Racial traits are granted automatically as part of being a member of a certain race.
Major traits
| Trait | Effect | Dragon |
| Nimble | Faster balance recovery, 10% less damage resistance | No |
| Quick-witted | Faster equilibrium recovery, 10% less damage resistance | No |
| Lucky | Increased chance to score a critical hit | Yes |
| Aim to kill | Increased damage when critically hitting | Yes |
| Improved physique | +1 strength | Yes |
| Brilliance | +1 intelligence | Yes |
| Agile | +1 dexterity | Yes |
| Robust | +1 constitution | Yes |
| Receptive body | Increased benefit from healing elixirs and vitality tonics | Yes |
| Receptive mind | Increased benefit from mana elixirs and mentality tonics | Yes |
| Light stepper | Increased chance to dodge attacks | Yes |
| Hated | Extra five enemy slots. | Yes |
| In crowd | Extra five ally slots. | Yes |
| Expert Diagnoser | Check others for specific afflictions, longer TREE tattoo recovery. | Yes |
| Lethal Ink | Faster recovery from offensive tattoos, slower recovery with defensive tattoos. | Yes |
| Sawbones | Can check limb damage of other adventurers, increased RESTORE recovery. | Yes |
| Limbcrusher | Break four limbs while TRAMPLING, reduces avoidance while mounted. | No |
| Health Inspector | ASSESS has no equilibrium cost, doubles mana usage. | Yes |
| Mind Warden | CONTEMPLATE has no equilibrium cost, doubles mana usage. | Yes |
| Cheap shot | Inflict bleed upon successful parry. | No |
| Sticky stirrups | Stay mounted through most forced movements. | Yes |
| Enduring Fury | Dragon storm deals less damage per tick but lasts longer | Only |
| Bombarder | Dragon breath weapons bypass shield | Only |
| Mighty Lungs | May use dragon breath weapons off balance, reduces secondary effect rate | Only |
| Relentless Hunter | Becalming a fleeing target in the skies also knocks them off balance. | Only |
| Majesterial Voice | Dragon roar bypasses silence vibe, but loses some damage | Only |
| Steely Coils | faster entanglement flex, lose ability to flex off equlibrium | Only |
| Rampager | Trample always breaks all limbs on prone enemies, but does less damage. | Only |
| Silent Predator | Track without being noticed by skywatch, lose ability to VIEW. | Only |
| Unwavering Stare | Recover from veilglance twice as fast. | Only |
Minor traits
| Trait | Effect | Dragon |
| Master forger | Reduced balance cost for forging | Yes |
| Master crafter | Faster crafting of clothing and jewellery | Yes |
| Master enchanter | Faster enchanting | Yes |
| Master angler | Increased chance to catch larger fish | Yes |
| Master gatherer | A chance of gathering additional cooking ingredients | Yes |
| Master harvester | A chance to harvest additional herbs | Yes |
| Master metallurgist | A chance to extract additional alchemical primes | Yes |
| Life of the party | Constantly slurred speech | Yes |
| Seasoned drinker | Increased tolerance to alcohol | Yes |
| Soothsayer | Generate extra karma from studying | No |
| Devout | Increased flow of devotional essence | No |
| Truth seeker | Bonus necromantic essence gain | No |
| Green tender | Additional sunlight captured daily by one's grove | No |
| Eclectic | Longer lifespan to crafted clothing and jewellery | Yes |
| Master contemplator | Increased willpower regeneration when meditating | Yes |
| Fully fit | Increased endurance regeneration when sleeping | Yes |
| Blissful ignorance | Small chance to resist forced commands | Yes |
| Easy rider | Half price ferry trips | Yes |
| Wild walker | Expedited movement in the wilderness | Yes |
| Improved metabolism | Gain additional satiation from food | Yes |
| Marksman | Accuracy bonus to attacks with the bow | Yes |
| Unsocial | Never get asthma from smoking cigars | Yes |
| Clean freak | Never fall victim to the stink affliction | Yes |
| Humble | Hide one's achievements from the public eye | Yes |
| Spice merchant | Faster refining of cooking ingredients | Yes |
| Decorated | Wear double the number of non-piercing-type jewellery | Yes |
| Pack rat | Wear two packs | Yes |
| Barter | Discount from Rurin's shops | Yes |
| Silver tongued | Discount on Seasone's refills | Yes |
| Marketeer | Bulk discount on advertisements | Yes |
| In service | The ability to WALK TO any of one's housemates | Yes |
| Beloved | The ability to WALK TO any of one's friends | Yes |
| Super diver | Take less damage while in the throes of drowning | Yes |
| Airborne | Lower chance of being blown laterally by the wind | Yes |
| Harpooner | Increased accuracy with shipboard weapons | Yes |
| Admiral | Slightly faster crew balance | Yes |
| Salty | Activate seaspells at reduced power cost | Yes |
| Death's boon | Lose less experience when killed by a Denizen | Yes |
| Glass shatterer | Ability to whistle for one's mount(s) across continents | No |
| Knife thrower | Throw items faster | Yes |
| Meticulous Care | Reduced chance that your "Always On" tattoos will fade. | Yes |
| Island Trader | You receive a discount to docking fees in harbours | Yes |
| Master Milker | Reduced balance cost when milking venoms | Yes |
| Braggart | You can shout at greater lengths without fainting | Yes |
| Bottom of the Barrel | You are always so drunk, you've become adept at hiding it | Yes |