Personality traits

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Personality traits determine the psychological profile of each race. Currently, the format for personality traits is:

[PERSONALITY:name:min:avg:max]

In this format, name is the personality trait, min is the minimum value for an individal, avg is the average for a race, and max is the maximum value for an individual. 0-100 are the limits for the values, where 0 is lowest for said trait and 100 is highest.

A personality value between 40 and 60 is simply not noted on the profile.Verify

List of personality traits:

Token Text
ACTIVITY_LEVEL
Value Description
91 - 100 Is constantly active and energetic.
76 - 90 Is very energetic and active.
61 - 75 Is very active.
25 - 39 Is relaxed.
10 - 24 Lives life at a leisurely pace.
0 - 9 Can't be bothered with frantic, fast-paced living.
ADVENTUROUSNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Lives for risk and excitement.
76 - 90 Is a risk-taker and a thrill-seeker.
61 - 75 Loves a good thrill.
25 - 39 Is not a risk-taker.
10 - 24 Doesn't need thrills or risks in life.
0 - 9 Is entirely adverse to risk and excitement.
ALTRUISM
Value Description
91 - 100 Is truly fulfilled by assisting those in need.
76 - 90 Finds helping others very rewarding.
61 - 75 Finds helping others rewarding.
25 - 39 Does not go out of its/his/her way to help others.
10 - 24 Dislikes helping others.
0 - 9 Views helping others as an imposition on own needs to get along with others.
ANGER
Value Description
91 - 100 Is in a constant state of internal rage.
76 - 90 Is very quick to anger.
61 - 75 Is quick to anger.
25 - 39 Is slow to anger.
10 - 24 Is very slow to anger.
0 - 9 Never becomes angry.
ANXIETY
Value Description
91 - 100 Is a nervous wreck.
76 - 90 Is always tense and jittery.
61 - 75 Is often nervous.
25 - 39 Has a calm demeanor.
10 - 24 Has a very calm demeanor.
0 - 9 Has an incredibly calm demeanor.
ARTISTIC_INTEREST
Value Description
91 - 100 Can easily become absorbed in art and the beauty of the natural world.
76 - 90 Greatly appreciates art and natural beauty.
61 - 75 Appreciates art and natural beauty.
25 - 39 Does not have a great aesthetic sensitivity.
10 - 24 Is not interested in art.
0 - 9 Is completely uninterested in art.
ASSERTIVENESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Loves to take charge and direct activities.
76 - 90 Is very assertive.
61 - 75 Is assertive.
25 - 39 Is unassertive.
10 - 24 Prefers that others handle the leadership roles.
0 - 9 Never speaks out or attempts to direct activities.
CHEERFULNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Often feels filled with joy.
76 - 90 Can be very happy and optimistic.
61 - 75 Is often cheerful.
25 - 39 Is rarely happy or enthusiastic.
10 - 24 Is a pessimist.
0 - 9 Is never optimistic or enthusiastic about anything.
COOPERATION
Value Description
91 - 100 Sacrifices its/his/her own needs to get along with others.
76 - 90 Dislikes confrontations.
61 - 75 Is willing to compromise with others.
25 - 39 Doesn't like to compromise with others.
10 - 24 Would rather intimidate others than compromise with them.
0 - 9 Would never deny its/his/her own needs just to compromise with somebody else.
DEPRESSION
Value Description
91 - 100 Is frequently depressed.
76 - 90 Is often sad and dejected.
61 - 75 Often feels discouraged.
25 - 39 Rarely feels discouraged.
10 - 24 Almost never feels discouraged.
0 - 9 Never feels discouraged.
DUTIFULNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Has a profound sense of duty and obligation.
76 - 90 Has a strong sense of duty.
61 - 75 Has a sense of duty.
25 - 39 Finds rules confining.
10 - 24 Dislikes contracts and regulations.
0 - 9 Hates rules, contracts and other confining elements in its/his/her life.
EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
Value Description
91 - 100 Is highly adventurous and loves fresh experiences.
76 - 90 Is eager for new experiences.
61 - 75 Likes to try new things.
25 - 39 Prefers familiar routines.
10 - 24 Is uncomfortable with change.
0 - 9 Is resistant to change.
FRIENDLINESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Truly treasures the company of others.
76 - 90 Enjoys being in crowds.
61 - 75 Enjoys the company of others.
25 - 39 Tends to avoid crowds.
10 - 24 Prefers to be alone.
0 - 9 Considers spending time alone much more important than associating with others.
IMAGINATION
Value Description
91 - 100 Is bored by reality and has a wonderful imagination.
76 - 90 Is incredibly creative.
61 - 75 Has a fertile imagination.
25 - 39 Isn't given to flights of fancy.
10 - 24 Is grounded in reality.
0 - 9 Is interested only in facts and the real world.
IMMODERATION
Value Description
91 - 100 Is ruled by irresistible cravings and urges.
76 - 90 Feels strong urges and seeks short-term rewards.
61 - 75 Occassionally overindulges.
25 - 39 Doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges.
10 - 24 Only rarely feels strong cravings or urges.
0 - 9 Never feels tempted to overindulge in anything.
INTELLECTUAL_CURIOSITY
Value Description
91 - 100 Is entranced by riddles and puzzles and loves to debate issues and ideas.
76 - 90 Loves new and fresh ideas.
61 - 75 Is open-minded to new ideas.
25 - 39 Dislikes intellectual discussions.
10 - 24 Regards intellectual exercises as a waste of energy.
0 - 9 Is completely uninterested in ideas and debates over intellectual issues.
MODESTY
Value Description
91 - 100 Would never claim to be better than somebody else.
76 - 90 Finds immodesty distasteful.
61 - 75 Is modest.
25 - 39 Is immodest.
10 - 24 Is very willing to compare itself/himself/herself favorably with others.
0 - 9 Would never shy away from an opportunity to say it/he/she is better than somebody else.
LIBERALISM
Value Description
91 - 100 Revels in chaos and disorder.
76 - 90 Loves to defy convention.
61 - 75 Is put off by authority and tradition.
25 - 39 Admires tradition.
10 - 24 Prefers stability and security to ambiguity and disorder.
0 - 9 Is an ardent believer in convention and traditional society.
ORDERLINESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Loves to make lists and keep schedules.
76 - 90 Tries to live a well-organized life.
61 - 75 Is organized.
25 - 39 Is disorganized.
10 - 24 Is very disorganized.
0 - 9 Is completely disorganized.
SELF_CONSCIOUSNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Is socially crippled by thoughts that everyone is watching and judging it/him/her.
76 - 90 Is concerned about rejection and ridicule.
61 - 75 Is self-conscious.
25 - 39 Is comfortable in social situations.
10 - 24 Is very comfortable in social situations.
0 - 9 Is absolutely unfazed by the opinions of others.
SELF_DISCIPLINE
Value Description
91 - 100 Will persist in the face of any difficulty until the task is complete.
76 - 90 Possesses great willpower.
61 - 75 Is self-disciplined.
25 - 39 Is occasionally given to procrastination.
10 - 24 Has very little self-discipline.
0 - 9 Rarely completes tasks and is often overcome by distractions.
STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Is incredibly frank and candid in dealings with others.
76 - 90 Is very straightforward with others.
61 - 75 Is candid and sincere in dealings with others.
25 - 39 Is guarded in relationships with others.
10 - 24 Is not straightforward when dealing with others.
0 - 9 Believes that some deception is necessary in relationships with others.
GREGARIOUSNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 Genuinely likes others and openly expresses positive feelings toward them.
76 - 90 Makes friends quickly.
61 - 75 Is very friendly.
25 - 39 Is somewhat reserved.
10 - 24 Is very distant and reserved.
0 - 9 Does not actively seek friendships and is incredibly distant and reserved.
TRUST
Value Description
91 - 100 Is naturally trustful of everybody.
76 - 90 Is very trusting.
61 - 75 Is trusting.
25 - 39 Is slow to trust others.
10 - 24 Does not trust others.
0 - 9 Sees others as selfish and conniving.
VULNERABILITY
Value Description
91 - 100 Becomes completely helpless in stressful situations.
76 - 90 Cracks easily under pressure.
61 - 75 Doesn't handle stress well.
25 - 39 Can handle stress.
10 - 24 Is confident under pressure.
0 - 9 Is impervious to the effects of stress.
ACHIEVEMENT_STRIVING
Value Description
91 - 100 Constantly strives for perfection.
76 - 90 Thinks it is incredibly important to strive for excellence.
61 - 75 Strives for excellence.
25 - 39 Doesn't go out of its/his/her way to do more work than necessary.
10 - 24 Very rarely does more work than necessary.
0 - 9 Does the bare minimum necessary to accomplish the task at hand.
EMOTIONALITY
Value Description
91 - 100 Has a profound understanding of its/his/her own emotions.
76 - 90 Has a great awareness of its/his/her own emotions.
61 - 75 Has a good awareness of its/his/her own emotions.
25 - 39 Tends not to openly express emotions.
10 - 24 Is mostly unaware of its/his/her own emotions and rarely expresses them.
0 - 9 Does not display its/his/her own emotions and has no awareness of them.
SYMPATHY
Value Description
91 - 100 Is incredibly compassionate and feels the pain of others.
76 - 90 Is easily moved to pity.
61 - 75 Is compassionate.
25 - 39 Is not easily moved to pity.
10 - 24 Is not affected by the suffering of others.
0 - 9 Would never let an objective judgement be tempered by mercy or pity.
SELF_EFFICACY
Value Description
91 - 100 is incredibly confident
76 - 90 is very confident
61 - 75 is confident
25 - 39 lacks confidence
10 - 24 does not feel effective in life
0 - 9 always feels as if it/he/she is not in control of its/his/her life
CAUTIOUSNESS
Value Description
91 - 100 thinks through every alternatives and their consequences before acting
76 - 90 is extremely cautious
61 - 75 takes time when making decisions
25 - 39 often does the first thing that comes to mind
10 - 24 acts impulsively
0 - 9 always acts without considering alternatives or thinking through possibilities

Note, races without the tags for a certain field most likely fall into a 25:50:75 range (this is speculation until confirmed by Toady One).

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