Crusader Kings 3: Trait ID List

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Education Traits

Personality Traits

Congenital Traits

Physical Traits

Lifestyle Traits

Commander Traits

Courtier Traits

Criminal Traits

Coping Mechanisms

Childhood Traits

Health Traits

Dynasty Traits

Descendant Traits

Decision & Event Traits

Traits play a major role in Crusader Kings 3, the brand-new grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, and they can be gained and lost in a variety of different ways. One such method is to use two particular console commands to instantly add or remove traits in Crusader Kings 3. Providing a list of the trait IDs in CK3 that can be used with these commands is the exact purpose of this helpful resource.

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Whenever console commands are involved, it's important to double-check if everything is entered properly. Whether for modding purposes or just simply trying to make the game easier, following these examples should eliminate some annoying headaches in the long run.

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As players control various members of a story and form their unique stories, they'll notice that every character has unique traits of their own that shape their personalities. These can be both positive and negative qualities that shape how a person acts, with players being encouraged to pursue certain actions that adhere to a character's personality. Any action that goes against what a character wants is accompanied by a generous heaping of stress, allowing players to still pursue other decisions, albeit at a price.

How To Open The Console & Enter A Command

To enter these commands, players must first open Crusader Kings 3 in debug mode and then access the console window by pressing the ~ key. Adding or removing traits all follow a general formula. Players will have to type add_trait [trait ID] or remove_trait [trait ID]. The brackets are omitted. Here's what an example would look like:

add_trait humble
add_trait shrewd
remove_trait celibate

Fans can then use any one of the succeeding console commands followed by the trait IDs listed below to make immediate changes to their leaders in Crusader Kings 3. It is also worth mentioning that this guide is only here to provide the trait IDs themselves and does not cover what each trait does in Crusader Kings 3. Players who would like a better understanding of the traits before they add or remove them are thus advised to visit the Crusader Kings 3 Wiki for further details.

Education Traits

Characters who are given a proper education throughout their life have the chance to get a great bonus in a particular Lifestyle.

Intrigue	education_intrigue_1 \| education_intrigue_2 \| education_intrigue_3 \| education_intrigue_4
Diplomacy	education_diplomacy_1 \| education_diplomacy_2 \| education_diplomacy_3 \| education_diplomacy_4
Stewardship	education_stewardship_1 \| education_stewardship_2 \| education_stewardship_3 \| education_stewardship_4
Martial	education_martial_1 \| education_martial_2 \| education_martial_3 \| education_martial_4
Learning	education_learning_1 \| education_learning_2 \| education_learning_3 \| education_learning_4
Prowess	education_martial_prowess_1 \| education_martial_prowess_2 \| education_martial_prowess_3 \| education_martial_prowess_4
Republican Knowledge	education_republican_knowledge_1 \| education_republican_knowledge_2 \| education_republican_knowledge_3 \| education_republican_knowledge_4

Personality Traits

It's worth noting that there is some subjectivity when it comes to terms like "positive" and "negative" in Crusader Kings 3. Both positive and negative traits have their strengths and weaknesses, and most are useful to some extent. These terms simply reflect what were considered attractive qualities in the Medieval world.

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Positive

Brave	brave
Calm	calm
Chaste	chaste
Content	content
Diligent	diligent
Fickle	fickle
Forgiving	forgiving
Generous	generous
Gregarious	gregarious
Honest	honest
Humble	humble
Just	just
Patient	patient
Temperate	temperate
Trusting	trusting
Zealous	zealous
Compassionate	compassionate

Negative

Lustful	lustful
Gluttonous	gluttonous
Greedy	greedy
Lazy	lazy
Wrathful	wrathful
Impatient	impatient
Arrogant	arrogant
Deceitful	deceitful
Craven	craven
Shy	shy
Ambitious	ambitious
Arbitrary	arbitrary
Cynical	cynical
Paranoid	paranoid
Callous	callous
Sadistic	sadistic
Stubborn	stubborn
Vengeful	vengeful

Congenital Traits

These are traits that have a chance of being passed down from a character's parents. The traits Melancholic, Lunatic, and Possessed can also appear by triggering certain events in the game.

Melancholic	depressed_1 \| depressed_genetic
Lunatic	lunatic_1 \| lunatic_genetic
Possessed	possessed_1 \| possessed_genetic
Fecund	fecund
Albino	albino
Lisping	lisping
Stuttering	stuttering
Pure-blooded	pure_blooded
Giant	giant
Scaly	scaly
Club-footed	clubfooted
Dwarf	dwarf
Hunchbacked	hunchbacked
Sterile	infertile
Wheezing	wheezing
Spindly	spindly
Bleeder	bleeder
Beauty	beauty_bad_1 \| beauty_bad_2 \| beauty_bad_3 \| beauty_good_1 \| beauty_good_2 \| beauty_good_3
Intellect	intellect_bad_1 \| intellect_bad_2 \| intellect_bad_3 \| intellect_good_1 \| intellect_good_2 \| intellect_good_3
Physique	physique_bad_1 \| physique_bad_2 \| physique_bad_3 \| physique_good_1 \| physique_good_2 \| physique_good_3

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Physical Traits

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These traits depict the physical appearance of a character and what people might see when they gaze upon them for the first time.

Shrewd	shrewd
Strong	strong
Scarred	scarred
Dull	dull
Weak	weak
One-Eyed	one_eyed
One-Legged	one_legged
Disfigured	disfigured
Eunuch	eunuch

Lifestyle Traits

These are traits that are obtained after mastering certain Lifestyles.

Diplomat	diplomat
Gallant	gallant
Overseer	overseer
Strategist	strategist
Administrator	administrator
Architect	architect
Avaricious	avaricious
Schemer	schemer
Seducer	seducer
Torturer	torturer
Scholar	scholar
Theologian	theologian
Whole of Body	whole_of_body
Celibate	celibate
Family First	family_first
Herbalist	lifestyle_herbalist
Physician	physician_1 \| physician_2 \| physician_3
Blademaster	blademaster_1 \| blademaster_2 \| blademaster_3
Hunter	hunter_1 \| hunter_2 \| hunter_3
Mystic	mystic_1 \| mystic_2 \| mystic_3
Reveler	reveler_1 \| reveler_2 \| reveler_3

Commander Traits

A character with a commander trait is going to be extremely useful in battle. Players should check these traits out and assign these players as commanders to parties if they fit the bill.

Winter Soldier	winter_soldier
Desert Warrior	desert_warrior
Aggressive Attacker	aggressive_attacker
Flexible Leader	flexible_leader
Forder	forder
Holy Warrior	holy_warrior
Logistician	logistician
Military Engineer	military_engineer
Organizer	organizer
Reaver	reaver
Unyielding Defender	unyielding_defender
Cautious Leader	cautious_leader
Reckless	reckless
Forest Fighter	forest_fighter
Open Terrain Expert	open_terrain_expert
Rough Terrain Expert	rough_terrain_expert
Jungle Stalker	jungle_stalker

Courtier Traits

The Royal Court is a great expansion for Crusader Kings 3, allowing players to invest in their courts to make them as lavish and enticing as possible. Many people will be enticed to join the player's court, sporting a variety of traits to make them even more valuable to a ruler's decision-making process.

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Scholarly Courtier	scholarly_court_1
Valued Scholarly Courtier	scholarly_court_2
Intrigue Courtier	intrigue_court_1
Valued Intrigue Courtier	intrigue_court_2
Administrative Courtier	administrative_court_1
Valued Administrative Courtier	administrative_court_2
Warlike Courtier	warlike_court_1
Valued Warlike Courtier	warlike_court_2
Diplomatic Courtier	diplomatic_court_1
Valued Diplomatic Courtier	diplomatic_court_2

Criminal Traits

Certain traits that aren't really of a positive nature are referred to as Criminal traits. Most people would prefer to control characters that don't exhibit these traits since they can be a bit harder to control in the game.

Adulterer	adulterer
Fornicator	fornicator
Deviant	deviant
Murderer	murderer
Dynastic Kinslayer	kinslayer_1
Familial Kinslayer	kinslayer_2
Kinslayer	kinslayer_3
Incestuous	incestuous
Sodomite	sodomite
Witch	witch
Cannibal	cannibal
Excommunicated	excommunicated

Coping Mechanisms

After accumulating enough stress, characters will have a Mental Break and will turn to certain vices to help cope with their stress. All of these traits are negative, and characters who can try to avoid a Mental Break will find themselves having an easier go with the game.

Comfort Eater	comfort_eater
Contrite	contrite
Drunkard	drunkard
Flagellant	flagellant
Hashishiyah	hashishiyah
Improvident	improvident
Inappetetic	inappetetic
Irritable	irritable
Profligate	profligate
Rakish	rakish
Reclusive	reclusive
Athletic	athletic
Confider	confider
Journaller	journaller
Opium Addled	opium_addled
Henbane Addict	henbane_addict

Childhood Traits

These traits appear in childhood and disappear as a character becomes more mature. Keep in mind that these traits also entail what kind of education is suitable for a child.

Bossy	bossy
Charming	charming
Curious	curious
Pensive	pensive
Rowdy	rowdy

Health Traits

Over time, characters will suffer injuries and deal with illnesses throughout the game. These conditions are mostly unavoidable, with fate and old age taking their toll on a character.

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Injuries & Disabilities

Wounded	wounded_1
Severely Injured	wounded_2
Brutally Mangled	wounded_3
Sickly	sickly
Impotent	impotent
Infirm	infirm
Incapable	incapable
Inbred	inbred
Maimed	maimed
Blind	blind

Ailments & Diseases

Ill	ill
Bubonic Plague	bubonic_plague
Cancer	cancer
Consumption	consumption
Great Pox	great_pox
Gout Ridden	gout_ridden
Leper	leper
Lover's Pox	lovers_pox \| early_lovers_pox
Pneumonia	pneumonic
Smallpox	smallpox
Typhus	typhus

Dynasty Traits

These are traits related to members of the same Dynasty. These can be given and removed over the course of a playthrough.

Bastard	bastard
Bastard Founder	bastard_founder
Born in the Purple	born_in_the_purple
Child of Concubine/Consort	child_of_concubine
Denounced	denounced
Disinherited	disinherited
Disputed Heritage	disputed_heritage
Legitimized Bastard	legitimized_bastard
Reincarnation	reincarnation
Twin	twin
Wild Oat	wild_oat

Descendant Traits

These traits can be received from parents who have a founding or descendant trait of their own. All of these traits are pretty powerful and are indicative of either a player's good choice or great play style throughout Crusader Kings 3 since descendant traits are extremely rare.

Saoshyant	saoshyant
Sayyid	sayyid
Paragon	paragon
The Savior	savior

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Decision & Event Traits

Certain events over the course of the game confer these traits on players for their actions. Some of these traits are temporary and go away over time.

Decisions

Pilgrim/Hajji	pilgrim
Augustus	augustus
Chakravarti	chakravarti
Greatest of Khans	greatest_of_khans

Events

Holy Monarch	crusader_king
Shield Maiden	shield_maiden
Raider/Viking	viking
Poet	poet
Adventurer	adventurer
Berserker	berserker
Crusader	crusader_king
Devoted	devoted
Heresiarch	heresiarch
Order Member	order_member
Peasant Leader	peasant_leader
Pregnant	pregnant
Saint	saint
Varangian	varangian
Crusader/Mujahid/Warrior of the Faith	faith_warrior