Defining Traits has 5 Sources. Definitions follow:

• Spirit is the source of mental and spiritual ability for characters.
• Life is the source of living things and related products.
• Death is the source of aging, curses, and diseases.
• Energy is a source of power, whether natural, supernatural, or mechanical.
• Void is the source of nothing and everything. When in doubt, the source is Void.

Character Traits

For characters, including NPCs:

• Assign Spirit to traits sourced by the mind, such as traits involving emotion or knowledge.
• Assign Life to traits sourced by living tissue, such as traits involving bodily organs.
• Assign Death to traits sourced by corruption or disease, such as undead traits.
• Assign Energy to powerful traits, including fiery, electrical, or mechanical traits.
• Assign Void to all other traits, such as abstract, ghostly, or rocky traits.

Prop Traits

For props (items):

• Never assign Spirit to an item’s traits. If they have a mind, then they are an NPC.
• Assign Life for traits related to products of plants and animals, such as with objects composed of blood, bone, fabric, leaf, meat, medicine, and wood.
• Assign Death for traits related to decay, such as with objects like corpses, cursed items, diseases, germs, molds, poisons, or other items that can curse or sicken a character.
• Assign Energy for traits to do with natural phenomena like fire, lighting, magnets, water, or wind, with supernatural properties like magic, or with machines like tools, vehicles, or weapons.
• Assign Void for anything that does not fit any other source, such as abstract concepts, armor, or objects made of gems, ice, or stone.