The Elder Scrolls: Castles

In The Elder Scrolls: Castles, traits are unique characteristics that influence a subject's performance. Each trait has varied effects depending on whether the character is a staff member, warrior, or ruler. For instance, Envious is a poor trait for a worker because it reduces productivity, but it’s beneficial for a ruler, as it boosts the castle’s material gains.

The Elder Scrolls: Castles - How to Customize Subjects

You can change your subjects’ appearance in The Elder Scrolls: Castles, but do not expect any dedicated character customization menus.

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With twenty traits in The Elder Scrolls: Castles and more on the way, choosing the best ones for your subjects can be tricky. To make it easier, we've put together a tier list of the top traits that you should aim to get for your people.

Best Traits in The Elder Scrolls: Castles

a subject with several good traits in the elder scrolls castles.

Leader: Boosts productivity for other workers at the same workplace. Leaders can occasionally activate free Potions of Speed, accelerating production.
Mighty: Enhances the subject's skills in the Oil Press, a vital resource, and makes them strong in melee combat.
Tribal: Subjects with this trait work more efficiently when family members are nearby, making groups of Tribal workers highly productive.
Considerate: Improves performance in the Kitchen, the game’s second most crucial resource.

You can breed subjects with similar traits to reproduce a specific feature.

Trait Tier List

Tier	Trait
S	Leader, Mighty, Tribal, Considerate
A	Headstrong, Perceptive, Enduring
B	Reckless, Sophisticated, Charming, Pyromaniac
C	Volatile, Jester, Bossy
D	Devious, Envious, Haunted, Heartless, Melodramatic

Best Traits for a Ruler

Considerate: When a Ruler is Considerate, the Kitchen works more efficiently.
Tribal: When a Ruler has it, every castle resident feels more productive when their loved ones are around.
Perceptive: it can enhance the performance of the Mill and Sewing Table.
Leader: A Ruler with this trait motivates workers through their decisions, helping maintain kingdom happiness.
Charming: Charming Rulers increase overall joy in the kingdom.
Envious: While Envious Rulers align everyone’s happiness with their own, they significantly boost the castle’s material gains.
Sophisticated: Rulers with this trait are less vulnerable to assassination, as they tend to keep most workers content.

There is no way to customize a character’s trait in The Elder Scrolls: Castles.

Worst Traits in The Elder Scrolls: Castles

Devious: Although skilled with daggers, Devious subjects often make enemies, increasing their chances of assassination.
Envious: These subjects cause discord and dissatisfaction at work, resenting others who are more productive.
Haunted: Followed by a ghost that sometimes substitutes them at work, Haunted characters constantly annoy their coworkers.
Heartless: Heartless subjects lower happiness in the workplace and disrupt production.

If you have a subject with too many bad traits, exile them to make more room in the castle for new characters.

List of All Traits in The Elder Scrolls: Castles

some traits in the elder scrolls castles.

Currently, there are 20 distinct traits in the game. (See the table below.)

Trait	Description
Bossy	Makes workers more efficient by bossing them around. Decreases their happiness.
Considerate	Can use Protective spells and works best in the Kitchen and Loom.
Charming	Can use Summoning spells. Distracts coworkers, making them less productive.
Devious	Can wield daggers. Has a lot of enemies and is prone to being assassinated.
Envious	Cannot tolerate coworkers with better performances.
Emotional	Feels everything strongly.
Enduring	Lives longer than regular subjects.
Haunted	Has a ghost that follows them around and annoys others.
Heartless	Is skilled with Frost. Cannot be a good coworker.
Headstrong	Can use shields. Has a better performance in the Furnace and Workshop.
Jester	Makes jokes that are often inappropriate.
Leader	Encourages coworkers to work faster, with their happiness aligning over time.
Mighty	Can use melee weapons. Has a better performance in Oil Press and Smithy.
Melodramatic	Annoys others by telling long stories and can overreact to situations.
Perceptive	Can wield bows. Skilled in Mill and Sewing Table.
Pyromaniac	Best at the Kitchen, Furnace, and Smithy. Skilled with fire but prone to arson.
Reckless	Is likely to die early but works and fights with zeal.
Sophisticated	Lazy. Can be made happy with art and music.
Tribal	Works better when family members are around.
Volatile	Has anger issues. Has the Shock ability.

Datamining has shown that The Elder Scrolls: Castles might get up to fourteen new traits, such as Cheerful, Deft, Follower, and Bully, in the upcoming updates.

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