Character traits

Not to be confused with Diplomatic traits.

Character traits are special character modifiers that can be obtained in the course of the campaign, depending on the character's performance. At least one trait is given to a character upon recruitment, with the remainder acquired through activity in the campaign. Up to 50 traits can be added to a character.

Please see Legendary Lord character traits for a list of character traits which are specific to Legendary Lords, or require defeating certain Legendary Lords.

List

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Hero traits

Champion traits

Champion heroes

Empire Captain, Wight King, Thane, Paladin, Exalted Hero, Branchwraith

Name	Effect	Description
Stickler	Training action: Experience per turn is increased by an additional +5	Do the job, and do it well.
Martinet	Training action: Experience per turn is increased by an additional +7	The only way to slay the monsters beyond our walls is through military rigour and discipline.
Drillmaster	Training action: Experience per turn is increased by an additional +10	I'll march them until their feet bleed and then they'll do it some more!
Enabler	Inspire Populace action: Public order is increased by +1	Empower the folk and they will stay loyal.
Patron	Inspire Populace action: Public order is increased by +2	Who deserves my patronage?
Benefactor	Inspire Populace action: Public order is increased by a further +3	If this man showers them with gifts they may thank him… or not.
Intimidating	Assault Units action: Additional casualties inflicted: +5%	To intimidate; to make them fear. That is a sign of true power.
Cruel	Assault Units action: Additional casualties inflicted: +10%	They say be cruel to be kind…
Terrifying	Assault Units action: Additional casualties inflicted: +15%	You will lead them to the End Times - oh, master of fear and terror.
Pitiless	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +5%	Do not waste time with pity, there is nothing to be gained from such a pointless emotion.
Callous	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +10%	A callous side will serve him well.
Merciless	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +15%	Mercy is for the weak and the foolish.
Protector	Discourage Populace action: Public order is decreased by a further -1	I am the shield that surrounds my realm.
Shelterer	Discourage Populace action: Public order is decreased by a further -2	Should the folk live defenceless and in squalor they will turn to other, darker forces.
Saviour	Discourage Populace action: Public order is decreased by a further -3	Dark clouds gather in the north; the world needs a saviour.
Vicious	Assault Garrison action: Additional casualties inflicted: +15%	Some folk call me vicious. I'll scoop out the eyes of any who utter it in my presence.
Violent	Assault Garrison action: Additional casualties inflicted: +30%	Violence solves everything!
Frenzied	Assault Garrison action: Additional casualties inflicted: +45%	Blood! Slaughter! Blood!

Dignitary traits

Dignitary heroes

Warrior Priest, Vampire

Name	Effect	Description
Reverent	Heal Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional +5%	The gods are real and they watch us. Show them due reverence!
Believer	Heal Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional +10%	Believing is not an issue, it is catching their attention - for there are so many voices that call out to the Gods.
True Believer	Heal Troops action: Replenishment rate is increased by an additional +15%	He has sent me a message to deliver, and it is doom.
Respectful	Pray action: Growth is increased by an additional +1	A healthy respect of the myriad gods is better than none at all.
Religious	Pray action: Growth is increased by an additional +2	Yes, pray or beseech your God - he may even hear you.
Pious	Pray action: Growth is increased by an additional +3	There was once an Emperor who became known as the Pious, and his legend lives on.
Meddler	Demoralise Army action: Leadership is modified by an additional -2	Dissuade and obfuscate - let them know the true cost of war.
Provocateur	Demoralise Army action: Leadership is modified by an additional -4	Did you know the Bogenhafen Jagers get far more crowns in their purses than you? How is that fair?
Doomsayer	Demoralise Army action: Leadership is modified by an additional -6	The End Times are coming. Tell them there is little point in fighting anymore - deep down they already know that.
Venal	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +5%	If ever there was a smiling assassin, it was him.
Treacherous	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +10%	You have traitor's blood running in your veins, as your fallen friends know only too well.
Betrayer	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +15%	The art of the Betrayer is to unveil your true motives at the moment that can do the most damage to your victim.
Doubter	Inhibit action: Growth is decreased by an additional -1	Let him hamper the enemy's resolve by sowing doubt.
Whisperer	Inhibit action: Growth is decreased by an additional -2	Good! A whisper in the ear of an influential lieutenant can do as much damage as Casandora's Comet.
Subverter	Inhibit action: Growth is decreased by an additional -3	Subvert expectations by keeping the truth in shadow and the enemy will remain naïve.
Teller of Tales Devout of Sigmar (Empire)	Damage Building action: Additional damage caused: +5%	Tell the legends of old, inspire the rabble… and give them false hope. Live by the creed of the Heldenhammer. (Empire)
Communicator Fervent of Sigmar (Empire)	Damage Building action: Additional damage caused: +10%	In the Old World, there is no need for lies - simply telling the fools the truth will inspire the greatest fear. Die by the creed of the Heldenhammer. (Empire)
Propagandist Fanatic of Sigmar (Empire)	Damage Building action: Additional damage caused: +15%	This dignitary spreads propaganda far and wide, and they will say he speaks for the gods. Glory in the creed of the Heldenhammer. (Empire)

Engineer heroes

These traits only apply to Master Engineers

Name	Effect	Description
Rugged	Heavy Lifting action: Movement is increased by a further +5%	Roll up those sleeves and get stuck in.
Muscular	Heavy Lifting action: Movement is increased by a further +10%	He has an excellent physique, put it to good use!
Colossal	Heavy Lifting action: Movement is increased by a further +15%	Such a colossal form - no wonder they call him "mountain-breaker".
Sharp	Knuckle Down action: Construction cost is modified by an additional -5%	Your mind is as articulate as the machines you fashion.
Astute	Knuckle Down action: Construction cost is modified by an additional -10%	From just a glance the Engineer knows the best deployment positions to maximise the chances of victory.
Shrewd	Knuckle Down action: Construction cost is modified by an additional -15%	A shrewd man can easily outwit those who think in more linear ways.
Falsifier	Sabotage action: Movement range is modified by an additional -5%	Altering plans, or placing enemy war machines at the wrong elevation - these small things can bring ruin.
Seditious	Sabotage action: Movement range is modified by an additional -10%	Yes, inspect the enemy weapons, find their weaknesses and exploit them.
Saboteur	Sabotage action: Movement range is modified by an additional -15%	I don't just throw a spanner in the works, but the wrench and the whole Taal-damned toolbox as well!
Cutthroat	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +5%	I ain't got time for finesse, not when a deep slice across the throat does the job just as well.
Murderer	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +10%	Murder those in power and watch the powerless quail.
Assassin	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +15%	I care not if it's Khorne or Morr that calls for this body, all I know if that they are destined to die by my blade.
Fudger	Tinker action: Enemy ranged ammunition: -5%	This man will find where the enemy manufacture their weapons and meddle in their production.
Tinkerer	Tinker action: Enemy ranged ammunition: -10%	The trouble with your kind is you can't stop tinkering - then again, if it's the enemy's gear then go ahead.
Wrecker	Tinker action: Enemy ranged ammunition: -15%	Just wreck it all!
Vandal	Damage walls: Additional wall breaches: +1	When you know where the loose stones and duff foundations are, then you are more than a mere vandal.
Sapper	Damage walls: Additional wall breaches: +2	The occupants remain unaware until the roof comes thundering down - now that is a skill!
Underminer	Damage walls: Additional wall breaches: +3	Mining under walls and buildings to weaken their foundations - there is only one race that could do it so well…

Runesmith traits

These traits, naturally, only apply to Runesmiths.

Name	Effect	Description
Eldritch-Sense	Awareness action: Enemy Hero success chance: -5%	Dwarfs may not wield magic like other wizards, but they can sense its presence by the twitching of their whiskers.
Arcane Awareness	Awareness action: Enemy Hero success chance: -10%	He knows the smell of magic. All Runesmiths are trained to recognise its stench.
Wind Watcher	Awareness action: Enemy Hero success chance: -15%	Those that watch for the Winds to change are forewarned of the storm.
Arcane Warder	Runic Seal action: Enemy Hero success chance: -5%	A Runesmith's first duty is to protect home and hearth.
Runic Sealer	Runic Seal action: Enemy Hero success chance: -10%	That rune is sealed, lad - no urk spell will move it now.
Master Ward-smith	Runic Seal action: Enemy Hero success chance: -15%	Master of Wards - a great title for a powerful Dwarf.
Scroll-Writer	Block Magic: Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve: -2	This man authors the scroll of banishment that will send the Winds scurrying away.
Wind Becalmer	Block Magic: Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve: -4	If the Winds of Magic cannot blow stronger than a breeze then the enemy's magic-users will struggle.
Drain Magic	Block Magic: Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve: -6	By Valaya, I'll drain every drop of magic from around that host; no rivers or streams or even the stones shall harbour it!
Rune Striker	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +5%	Strike the runes and make the urk lords pay!
Rune Smiter	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +10%	Use Morgrim's words and sigils to smite the enemy, and bring forth a reckoning!
Rune Slayer	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +15%	As Kragg the Grim once did, so shall I... dreng them all!
Runic Defender	Runic Protection action: Reduces Corruption by +1	Placing Runic Wards across the province will stifle the enemy's power.
Runic Protector	Runic Protection action: Reduces Corruption by +2	Runes can protect against arcane onslaughts, hindering the urks' own magic users.
Spell-Drainer	Runic Protection action: Reduces Corruption by +3	As Valaya taught, the best offense is to sap the enemy of will and power.
Rune Hammerer	Damage Settlement action: Additional damage done to buildings: +5%	When I strike my runic hammer, buildings will shatter.
Valaya's Hexer	Damage Settlement action: Additional damage done to buildings: +10%	Send the enemy Hold cursed runes to spoil their meat and weaken their walls.
Runic Despoiler	Damage Settlement action: Additional damage done to buildings: +15%	The Runes of Morgrim, son of Grimnir, when hammered onto an Anvil of Doom, will cause the pitiful urk defences to crumble.

Spies

Spy heroes

Witch Hunter, Goblin Big Boss, Banshee, Waystalker

Name	Effect	Description
Investigator	Guard action: Enemy Hero success chance: -5%	No spy should take anything at face value. Investigate to see what the enemy truly plans.
Stalker	Guard action: Enemy Hero success chance: -10%	This man stalks the enemy, and reports back - intelligence gathering is as important as wielding a blade on the battlefield.
Blackmailer	Guard action: Enemy Hero success chance: -15%	There are many ways to bring the foe to battle; blackmailing the commander is but one.
Scout	Scout action: Enemy Hero success chance: -5%	Scout the land and ready the way.
Expert Scout	Scout action: Enemy Hero success chance: -10%	This scout has the gift of tracking - spying out the land and preparing it for your allies.
Far-Sighted	Scout action: Enemy Hero success chance: -15%	While I am no Elf, I can still spy when a leaf slips from a tree branch 200 paces away.
False Supplier	Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -5%	Good-good, let him inveigle himself in their supply chain and sell them flawed stock.
False Quartermaster	Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -10%	Falsify stock reports and under-order essential items - that will hinder them.
Contaminator	Block Army action: Movement range is modified by an additional -15%	Contaminate, pollute, taint and soil…
Purveyor of Poisons	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +5%	The concoction and implementation of poisons takes delicate hands.
Ingenious Poisoner	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +10%	I have not met an apothecary that could detect this… and if I had he would be my first victim!
Master of Poisons	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +15%	Malefic Lords are the most unassuming of us all, and yet they carry deadly toxins to be disbursed at their will.
Spotter	Infiltrate action: Enemy income modified by a further -5%	Spot the foe, seek their lands and make them pay.
Outrider	Infiltrate action: Enemy income modified by a further -10%	Ride out to enemy territory, so we may form a better picture .
Vanguardian	Infiltrate action: Enemy income modified by a further -15%	To be at the vanguard of the action, to know what the enemy does before they do - that is the true nature of a master spy.
Defacer	Damage walls: Additional wall breaches: +1	Yes, scrawl fell runes and horrific messages into the walls of their homesteads and lairs - make them fear us!
Wall Cracker	Damage walls: Additional wall breaches: +2	Without homes, the will of the foe will crumble - just like the foundations of their settlements!
Wall Smasher	Damage walls: Additional wall breaches: +3	Smash apart their towns - bring the populace to their knees!
Honest Face Glamour (Vampire Counts)	Chance of being wounded after failure: -2%	An honest face is an unmemorable one. A mere trifling glamour is all that is needed to fool the peasants. (Vampire Counts)
Unremarkable Face Trickery (Vampire Counts)	Chance of being wounded after failure: -4%	There is nothing to see here… A dash of Dark Magic and charm and the mortals will be dazzled.(Vampire Counts)
Faceless Deception (Vampire Counts)	Chance of being wounded after failure: -6%	Become part of the crowd and no one will ever suspect. To deceive mortals is as easy as eating them. (Vampire Counts)

Wizard heroes

Wizard heroes

Battle Wizard, Damsel, Chaos Sorcerer, Shaman, Necromancer. Spellsinger

Name	Effect	Description
Timely	Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional +5%	A wizard arrives neither late nor…
Golden	Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional +10%	The opportunities to aid this army with magical assistance are considerable.
Fortuitous	Scouting action: Magic item drop chance is increased by an additional +15%	The Winds blow strong; ensure your allies feel it too.
Smart	Planning action: Construction cost is modified by an additional -5%	Sadly, not all magic-users are as smart or well-read as this advocate.
Well-Read	Planning action: Construction cost is modified by an additional -10%	The many tomes they have studied, the years of decoding grimoires - such experience is needed now.
Genius	Planning action: Construction cost is modified by an additional -15%	This one's memory never fails - he can recall every spell and cantrip he has ever read.
Magical Rage	Assault Units action: Additional casualties inflicted: +5%	Never anger a wizard - especially a pyromancer - for their tempers run as hot as their magic.
Magical Storm	Assault Units action: Additional casualties inflicted: +10%	A Storm of Magic brews; let the enemy taste its might!
Magical Tempest	Assault Units action: Additional casualties inflicted: +15%	There are magic-users that will stand in the eye of the storm to bring vengeance upon the enemy.
Arcane Killer	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +5%	Why bother with blade or arrow, when a simple spell will suffice?
Magical Assassin	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +10%	Not all assassins need to get close to kill, especially when arcane rites are involved.
Eldritch Assassin	Assassinate action: Additional chance of killing target: +15%	A promise to a Daemon, or the use of his name, is all that is needed to remove a foe from this mortal plane.
Channeller	Magical Interference: Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve: -5%	Those that can channel the Winds will best the foe.
Wind-leech	Magical Interference: Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve: -10%	To funnel the Winds of Magic is not without risk - should a Daemon take an interest the stakes are a mortal's very soul!
Arcane Beacon	Magical Interference: Enemy Winds of Magic power reserve: -15%	Like moths to candlelight, your power burns bright, a beacon of immortal concerns.
Magic Missile	Damage Buildings action: Additional damage caused: +5%	Balls of fire or bolts of pure light - magic missiles have always been a popular spell in a magic-user's repertoire.
Direct Damager	Damage Buildings action: Additional damage caused: +10%	Why trifle with spells of illusion or mind control, simply strike the enemy down!
Despoiler	Damage Buildings action: Additional damage caused: +15%	Spells of desolation and death, purple suns and pits of eternal darkness - such is the power of magic.

Personality traits

Personality traits are a broad category that applies in a more general fashion than dedicated military traits.

General

Traits in this category can spawn regardless of faction or type of character.

Name	Effect	Description
Bibulous Grog-Drinker (Greenskins) Carnal Imbiber (Vampire Counts)	Enemy Hero action success chance: -5% Chance of wounding enemy Hero during hostile action: +5%	A sober agent is more functional and competent, but is he more fun? (Humans) "Dat Boy got a mug of Grog on 'im again - daft bugga's always smashed." (Greenskins) This vampire would bathe in rivers of blood, if he could. (Vampire Counts)
Lively	Campaign movement range: +5%	Full of life, eh? That can be cured…
Energetic	Chance of wounding enemy Hero during hostile action: +5% Campaign movement range: +5%	There is a fission of power about him.
Vital	Enemy Hero action success chance: -5% Chance of wounding enemy Hero during hostile action: +5% Campaign movement range: +5%	Ghyran runs through his veins.
Fears Chaos	Unit Leadership against Chaos: -10%	The Ruinous Powers will be his undoing!
Fears Dwarfs	Unit Leadership against Dwarfs: -10%	The bearded ones have sworn this one's death!
Fears Greenskins	Unit Leadership against Greenskins: -10%	The brutality of the Greenskins is to be rightly feared.
Fears Humans	Unit Leadership against Empire and other human factions: -10%	There is a reason the Dark Gods are hell-bent on the destruction of man…
Fears Vampires	Unit Leadership against Vampire Counts: -10%	You are right to fear the Undead, for they wish an Unliving hell on us all!
Hates Chaos	Unit Leadership against Chaos: +5%	The Chaos Gods and their unholy servants will pay!
Hates Dwarfs	Unit Leadership against Dwarfs: +5%	The Dwarfs cling to the mountain roots like parasites - this fellow will purge them!
Hates Greenskins	Unit Leadership against Greenskins: +5%	He despises the Orcs and their foul kin as all right-thinking beings should.
Hates Humans	Unit Leadership against Empire and other human factions: +5%	Men are little more than plague-ridden dogs - put them out of their misery!
Hates Vampires	Unit Leadership against Vampire Counts: +5%	The von Carsteins have crossed us - bring wrath upon their cursed bloodline!
Procrastinator	Campaign movement range: -5%	Thinking about something is not the same as doing it.
Lazy	Enemy Hero action success chance: +5% Campaign movement range: -5%	Why should I stir? Do my followers not work in my stead?
Indolent	Enemy Hero action success chance: +5% Campaign movement range: -10%	Nurgle would bless his indolence if it didn't breed such incompetence!
Lewd	Public order: -1	Hmm… such lusty humour and behaviour should remain in the taverns.
Lecherous	Public order: -2	Come stand by me, yes - let me drink in that fine body of yours.
Perverted	Public order: -3	You have Slaanesh's wandering eye, my lord.
Likes Chaos	Unit Leadership against Chaos: -5%	Beseech the Dark Gods.
Likes Dwarfs	Unit Leadership against Dwarfs: -5%	The Dawi are a staunch ally.
Likes Greenskins	Unit Leadership against Greenskins: -5%	Bring them war and the Orcs will thank you.
Likes Humans	Unit Leadership against Empire and other human factions: -5%	Only by uniting the nations can mankind hope to thrive.
Likes Vampire Counts	Unit Leadership against Vampire Counts: -5%	We all die eventually, better to bring the masters of death to the cause sooner rather than later.
Fortunate	Hero action success chance: +5%	Fortune favours the bold… or is it the foolish?
Lucky	Hero action success chance: +10%	Finally made some armour saves did you?
Blessed by Ranald (Humans) Tzeentch's Luck (Chaos) Bugrit! (Dwarfs) Lucky Git! (Greenskins) Lahmia's Fortune(Vampire Counts)	Hero action success chance: +15%	Ranald smiles - give thanks to the God of Thieves and Gamblers! (Humans) The fates conspire to aid him. (Chaos) An invocation against ill-luck, thereby - in Dawi logic - making the Dwarf lucky. (Dwarfs) Mork must like 'im. (Greenskins) Lahmians make their own luck, as you do (Vampire Counts)
Sober	Enemy Hero action success chance: -3% Chance of wounding enemy Hero during hostile action: +3%	Good - do not fog the mind with ale, wine of even grog!
Abstemious	Enemy Hero action success chance: -3% Campaign movement range: +5%	To deny the grape and the hop is to enrich the soul.
Abstinent	Enemy Hero action success chance: -3% Campaign movement range: +10%	I haven't touched a drop - water is my ale and the spilling of blood the only joy I can drink to.
Unlucky	Hero action success chance: -5%	Oh dear…
Hapless	Hero action success chance: -10%	Some would call it incompetence, but it's just unfortunate.
Cursed	Hero action success chance: -15%	Don't listen to the whispers that call him cursed… it may be true, but still, do not listen.

Chaos traits

Name	Effect	Description
Dread Aspect	Enemy Leadership: -3	His is a figure that inspires dread.
Abhorrent Aspect	Enemy Leadership: -6	Yesss, recoil from me, know this face will be the last thing you see!
Horrifying Aspect	Enemy Leadership: -9	There are many horrors in this world. He is one of them.
Fury of Khorne	Melee damage bonus: +5	This mortal has a fury to match the Blood God.
Rage of Khorne	Melee damage bonus: +10	A rage burns deep in their soul.
Wrath of Khorne	Melee damage bonus: +15	Wipe them out, bring vengeance and slaughter on all!
Shroud of Chaos	Corruption (Chaos): +3	You wear upon you a shroud of darkness - Chaos surrounds you, but will the Gods smile?
Mantle of Chaos	Corruption (Chaos): +6	Upon me the Mantle of Chaos, and the eyes of the Gods.
Infused with Chaos	Corruption (Chaos): +9	Mortals infused with Chaos will either succumb to Spawndom or be elevated to Daemonhood.
Plotter of Tzeentch	Horde building construction cost: -5%	Plots within plots; plans within plans.
Schemer of Tzeentch	Horde building construction cost: -10%	To scheme is to court the eye of the Feathered Lords.
Manipulator of Tzeentch	Horde building construction cost: -15%	For most mortals, the labyrinthine schemes of Tzeentch are all but impossible to implement… for most…
Fetor of Nurgle	Public order: -1	He carries the stink of the Plague God.
Reek of Nurgle	Public order: -2	To reek of Nurgle is to smell of a million rotten, festering corpses.
Stench of Nurgle	Public order: -3	Should he wear the Plaguefather's stench, then he will be rewarded, even if others run to the end of the world.
Charmer of Slaanesh	Horde growth: +3	No subtlety has Khorne… but Slaanesh has plenty, his champions will charm and coerce their targets.
Allurer of Slaanesh	Horde growth: +6	He has a gift to offer - a kiss or suggestive look that will lead follower or enemy alike to our cause.
Tempter of Slaanesh	Horde growth: +9	The temptations of flesh or finance are manifold and tools to be used by the canny.
Touched by the Gods	Leadership: -2	The Gods have taken an interest. Best not disappoint them.
Altered by the Gods	Leadership: -4	This one's destiny has been tampered by the Gods.
Utter Insanity	Leadership: -6	The truth of all reality has been whispered to him, by the thirsting, laughing Gods. Utter insanity awaits!
Words of Torment	Enemy Leadership: -2 Corruption (Chaos): +2	Speak words of torment, to taunt and aggravate the foe.
Words of Suffering	Enemy Leadership: -4 Corruption (Chaos): +4	Suffer those who hear foul utterances!
Words of Agony	Enemy Leadership: -6 Corruption (Chaos): +6	Such is the power of his words that they inflict physical and mental anguish on those who listen.

Dwarfs traits

Name	Effect	Description
Grumbler	Campaign movement range: -5%	In my day, Orcs were much harder to kill, not like these green pansies we face now.
Cantankerous	Campaign movement range: -7%	The older Dwarfs get, the more tetchy and cantankerous they become, but don't we all?
Bad-tempered	Campaign movement range: -10%	The longer the beard, the more bad-tempered a Dawi is!

Vampire Counts traits

Name	Effect	Description
Dark Presence	Corruption (Vampiric): +2	The veneer of aristocracy and unholy power surrounds him.
Dark Supremacy	Corruption (Vampiric): +4	He holds a supreme power that will force both ally and foe into submission.
Dark Majesty	Corruption (Vampiric): +6	Glory in your dark majesty, my lord.
Dread Incarnate	Enemy Leadership: -3	They will tremble, my lord, oh, they will fear!
Fear Incarnate	Enemy Leadership: -6	I am the terror that haunts in the night.
Terror Incarnate	Enemy Leadership: -9	Let the smallfolk quail, let them wet their beds at the mention of my name, let them know I haunt their nightmares.
Cursed	Melee damage bonus: +3 Leadership: -3	The Hunger consumes him - it is no gift of everlasting life of preternatural abilities - it is a curse!
Insane	Melee damage bonus: +6 Leadership: -6	Insanity follows in his footsteps. It has always shadowed the von Carsteins, just ask Konrad…
Bestial	Melee damage bonus: +9 Leadership: -9	Should he fail to control such urges, insanity will follow and then regression to a more bestial form.

Lord-specific

Name	Effect	Description
Bereft	Enemy Hero action success chance: +5%	Someone close has been gathered by Morr.
Bereaved	Enemy Hero action success chance: +7%	He is a shadow of his former-self, struck down by bereavement.
Heartbroken	Enemy Hero action success chance: +10%	A broken heart will take more than magic to mend.
Bold	Enemy Hero action success chance: -5% Melee attack bonus: +3	No craven is he!
Brave	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10% Melee attack bonus: +5	Insane courage! Clearly he rolled a double-1…
Fearless	Enemy Hero action success chance: -15% Melee attack bonus: +7	Nothing can cow this one.
Fearful	Enemy Hero action success chance: +5% Leadership: -3	He has the staunchness of a Goblin.
Cowardly	Enemy Hero action success chance: +10% Leadership: -3	The rumours say he tends to spoil his breeches whenever the war horns sound.
Craven	Enemy Hero action success chance: +15% Leadership: -3	There are many horrors stalking the Old World, and this one is afraid of all of them.
Untrustworthy	Income from all buildings: -5%	Check your pockets after talking to him, they maybe a few crowns lighter.
Dishonest	Income from all buildings: -10%	The truth is never easy to come by.
Deceiver	Income from all buildings: -15%	A liar, a deceiver, a false witness - all abilities we could use.
Sweary	Public order: -1	Keep an eye on this potty-mouth.
Vulgar	Public order: -2	Such language would make a High Elf faint.
Foul-Mouthed	Public order: -3	I'll ***** you! Then *********! And as Sigmar is my witness, ********* your soul forever!
Keen	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: +5%	This one is keen, use him well.
Fervourous	Leadership: +3 Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: +10%	His passion for his God and the battles-to-come is contagious.
Battle-Lust	Leadership: +3 Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: +15%	Far from a coward - he lusts for battle, for violence, for blood.
Punter	Income from all buildings: -5%	Give me those knucklebones - what's the game? Anything but a one?
Gambler	Income from all buildings: -10%	He'll gamble away a kingdom if you let him.
Ruled by Ranald (humans) The Great Gamble (Chaos) Dari-Maker (Dwarfs) Highrolla' (Greenskins)	Income from all buildings: -15%	Ahh, a Champion of the God of Tricksters, Thieves and Gamblers if ever I saw one! (humans) The Chaos Gods approve of risk, but will their gifts be generous or deliberating. (Chaos) Dwarfs tend to eschew risk, but not you. (Dwarfs) Yoo's a bit 'andy with dem knucklebones. (Greenskins)
Amorous	Campaign movement range: -5%	The desires of the body should not be resisted, according to a certain Dark Prince.
Insatiable	Campaign movement range: -5% Leadership: +3	He has a weakness for flesh, but don't we all?
Cad	Campaign movement range: -10% Leadership: +3	Adulterous and dishonourable, if this is how treats women can he be trusted in any other aspect?
Trustworthy	Income from all buildings: +5%	Trusted - a clean soul to be tarnished.
Honest	Income from all buildings: +10%	Shallya blesses such an honest face.
Upright	Income from all buildings: +15%	Incorruptible? There are many immortal beings that will consider that a challenge.
Not Quite Right	Leadership: -3	His mind has been touched by something.
Dangerous	Leadership: -6	Unpredictable and dangerous, just how you like them?
Unhinged	Leadership: -9	He should be placed in the sanatorium, and the key thrown away.
Beast Caller (Vampire Counts only)	Monster melee attack bonus: +3	As the Vampire howls, Undead things answer back.
Beast Summoner (Vampire Counts only)	Monster melee attack bonus: +6	The Undead lord can not only summon the dead, but the creatures of the night also.
Beast Master (Vampire Counts only)	Monster melee attack bonus: +9	The Vampire's dominion over beasts is absolute.
Student of the Black Arts (Vampire Counts only)	Ability: "Master of the Black Arts" +1	A student of the forbidden mysteries, yet not limited to a mortal span, so plenty of time to learn.
Scholar of the Black Arts (Vampire Counts only)	Ability: "Master of the Black Arts" +1 Winds of Magic power reserve: +10	A scholar of darker arts and rituals first conducted by Nagash.
Master of the Black Arts (Vampire Counts only)	Ability: "Master of the Black Arts" +1 Winds of Magic power reserve: +15	A master indeed - to rival the Great Necromancer himself?
Dark Acolyte (Vampire Counts only)	Invocation of Nehek cooldown: -10%	Some Vampires have an affinity for Necromantic magic beyond their peers.
Summon Creatures of the Night (Vampire Counts only)	Melee attack for Dire Wolves and Fell Bats units: +10%	Only the direst of all Undead creatures will come to this summons.

Hero-specific

Name	Effect	Description
Foolish	Hero action success chance: -3%	Every village or camp has its fool - that's this fellow!
Loony	Hero action success chance: -6%	Touched by Morrslieb but with none of the menace…
Insane	Hero action cost modifier: +10% Hero action success chance: -6%	Maybe he comprehended the nature of Chaos, or simply drank too much fungus brew? Either way - he's insane!

Religious traits

These traits can apply to non-priestly characters.

Name	Effect	Description
Respectful	Corruption reduction: +2	While not a member of Sigmar's clergy, he certainly wishes no ill.
Religious	Public order: +1 Corruption reduction: +4	The sign of the hammer is a holy symbol, the only one this man will recognise.
Pious	Public order: +2 Corruption reduction: +6	You do not have to don the robes of a Warrior Priest to be a zealot of Sigmar.
Reverent	Corruption reduction: +2	There are many gods to worship.
Believer	Public order: +1 Corruption reduction: +4	Best give blessings to them all, for you never know in whose hands fate will guide you.
True Believer	Public order: +2 Corruption reduction: +6	All gods are equal in this man's view.

Lord traits

The traits in the following categories apply to lords leading armies.

Governance traits

These apply to provinces and the realm on the campaign map.

Name	Effect	Description
Inefficient Administrator	Income from province buildings: -4%	Improvements could be made…
Incompetent Administrator	Income from province buildings: -8%	In a competent administration where do you hide the brides?
Clueless Administrator	Income from province buildings: -12%	An officious tone and condescending nature can cover up such ineptitude.
Administrator	Income from province buildings: +4%	Shuffling paper. Someone has to be good at it…
Good Administrator	Income from province buildings: +8%	The realm needs good administrators as well as good generals and warriors.
Expert Administrator	Income from province buildings: +12%	He is highly efficient when collecting taxes, organising the watch and other civil matters. The realm can only prosper.
Builder	Construction cost modifier: -5%	Build upon the bones and remnants of your fallen enemies!
Engineer	Construction cost modifier: -10%	Ah, lad, an engineer knows the sweet spot in any building!
Architect	Construction cost modifier: -15%	To plan buildings from the ground up… that is a strange concept in these parts.
Strict	Construction cost modifier: -5%	Regimes cannot be maintained without strict discipline.
Bossy (Greenskins)	Growth +30 (local province) Obedience +1 (local province)	Dat's right, boss 'em around
Severe Really Bossy (Greenskins)	Construction cost modifier: -15% Growth: +5	A wise move, my lord, a severe aspect demands respect. Got yer bossy 'at on 'ave yer? (Greenskins)
Authoritarian Bossiest (Greenskins)	Public order: +1 Income from all buildings: +5% Public order: +2	My word is law! Right yoo lot, listen up!(Greenskins)
Bribable	Income from all buildings: -5%	Yes, take the bribes, there is no room in this world for those of a scrupulous disposition.
Perfidious	Income from all buildings: -10%	Of course, I am trustworthy… we just need to negotiate the cost of that trust.
Corrupt	Income from all buildings: -15%	This isn't corruption on the scale of losing your soul to the Ruinous Powers; no, this is merely a bit of creative accounting.
Farmer	Income from all buildings: +10%	There's honour in laying down your arms and taking up a hoe… I suppose.
Estate Owner	Income from all buildings: +20%	Gather your estates and produce bounty, for when the war comes who will collect the harvest?
Land Magnate	Income from all buildings: +30%	Accruing land is a game for nobles and their sons.
Timid	Leadership: -2	Yes, best sleep under the bed rather than in it.
Meek	Leadership: -4	There are times to placate and there are times to enforce our will - this weakling favours the former.
Submissive	Leadership: -6	He is weak, easy to manipulate - here is a title to wallow in: "The Meek".
Dislikes War	Public order per concurrent war: -1	Many people dislike war - they are the ones cowering in their beds.
Appeaser	Public order per concurrent war: -2	If you appease an opponent, he will always ask for more.
Pacifist	Public order per concurrent war: -3	A pacifist? You have come to the wrong world.
Leader	Leadership: +4	Where others flounder, he leads.
Dominant	Leadership: +8	To dominate is to ensure our rule.
Sovereign	Leadership: +12	Oh, to wear a crown! Does it lay heavy on your brow?
Burgher/Merchant Councillor	Income from all buildings: +10%	The Burghers control the trade.
Merchant Guild Leader	Income from all buildings: +20%	The economy flows and so the coffers fill the treasury, those earnings that are declared at any rate.
Burgomeister	Income from all buildings: +30%	The Burgomeisters are a powerful force in the Empire and often a thorn in an Emperor's side.
Aggressor	Public order per concurrent war: +1	Might is right.
Warmonger	Public order per concurrent war: +2	Bring us to battle and let the laughter of cruel Gods echo throughout this mortal plane.
Khorne's Acolyte	Public order per concurrent war: +3	Even if you never pray to him, the Blood God always welcomes war and those that bring it about.
Politician	Public order per concurrent war: +1	If the rumour-smiths are to be believed, he has a talent for politics.
Statesman	Public order per concurrent war: +2	Statecraft comes naturally to him.
Player of the Game	Public order per concurrent war: +3	Politics is likened to a game; one where you need to roll a six or a one.
Reckoner (Dwarfs-only)	Public order per concurrent war: +1	A Reckoner will weigh all the options and report to the High King, should things be amiss.
Lordly (Dwarfs-only)	Public order per concurrent war: +2	Ahh, my bearded lord of the Dawi, your bloodline is a lordly one indeed.
Blood of Kings (Dwarfs-only)	Public order per concurrent war: +3	The blood of the Ancestor Gods flows through his veins, tracing its way back to the beginning of the Dawi.
Regal (Empire-only)	Leadership aura size: +4	A regal air? Let's see how long that lasts.
Noble (Empire-only)	Leadership aura size: +6	The smallfolk should be thankful - without us, who would they work for?
Imperious (Empire-only)	Leadership aura size: +8	Franz has put his trust in this man, pray he does not let him down!
Favoured	Public order: +1	The crowds favour him.
Popular	Public order: +2	The rabble flocks to hear him.
Beloved	Public order: +3	He is beloved by the masses.
Out of Favour	Public order: -1	The patience of the rabble has been lost! No longer will they swoon at his name.
Unpopular	Public order: -2	Like a politician bringing in a new tax or a noble deriding the peasants, this man is now a target of ridicule.
Despised	Public order: -3	No longer merely disliked, but despised!

Battle-specific

These traits are primarily applicable in combat

Name	Effect	Description
Lax	Unit upkeep: +3%	Perhaps more attention next time?
Slipshod	Unit upkeep: +5%	His standards are slipping.
Negligent	Leadership aura size: +8 Unit upkeep: +3%	Pray for the negligent and their incompetent ways.
Disciplinarian	Recruited unit experience: +1	Tuck that shirt in; stand up straight; I want to see that armour, gleaming! Gleaming, I say!
Taskmaster	Recruited unit experience: +2	Don't let them rest, an idle body is one ripe for corruption.
Oppressor	Recruited unit experience: +3	Yes! Crush their free will, keep them oppressed.
Fighter	Melee defence bonus: +1 Melee attack bonus: +5%	There is no need for talk, a warrior's way is to fight!
Warrior-Born	Melee defence bonus: +10 Melee attack bonus: +10	This one is warrior-born, I can taste the iron tang of blood around him.
Combat-Master	Melee defence bonus: +5 Melee attack bonus: +10%	Any blade, any mundane weapon, can become a deadly weapon in his hands.
Bloody	Melee defence bonus: +10 Unit melee damage bonus: +3%	Call them the bloody! The body-count attests to this.
Blood-Reveller	Melee defence bonus: +15 Unit melee damage bonus: +5%	For one that revels in such blood, even Khorne must take note.
Gore-Drencher	Melee defence bonus: +20 Unit melee damage bonus: +7%	My victims will be drenched in their own blood, drowning in crimson gore, I swear it.
Looter	Income from sacking settlements: +3% Income from looting settlements: +5%	Find the baubles of the dead and dying, take them for your own!
Butcher	Income from looting settlements: +6% Income from sacking settlements: +10%	He takes what he wants, slicing fingers to get at rings or heads to free bodies from prized armour - he is a butcher!
Destroyer	Income from looting settlements: +12% Income from sacking settlements: +15%	Find me their trinkets and things, I will take them all.
Decisive	Character's aura size modifier at night: +15%	Act decisively and catch the foe unprepared.
Swift Strike	Character's aura size modifier at night: +15% Unit Leadership modifier at night: +5%	Strike fast, strike hard, strike deep!
Lightning Raider	Character's aura size modifier at night: +50% Unit Leadership modifier during lightning strikes: +10%	“Hit them while they still snore around their campfire, men!”
Unresponsive	Character's aura size modifier at night: -15%	“It’s like they have been stabbed in the chest, but haven’t realised!”
Ponderous	Character's aura size modifier at night: -15% Unit Leadership modifier at night: -5%	It all seems such an effort to get the army deployed - they plod into position.
Maladroit	Character's aura size modifier at night: -50% Unit Leadership modifier at night: -10%	“Are they enchanted? Some kind spell of slowness? Or are they simply blundering fools?”
Understands War	Unit melee defence bonus: +3	He knows war.
Strategist	Unit melee defence bonus: +6	My strategies are sound, but no plan survives contact with the Chaos Gods.
Master Strategist	Unit melee defence bonus: +9	This one is a military genius. Keep him close.
Survivor	Armor: +2	A survivor… or is it a really good Ward Save?
Invulnerable	Armour: +2 Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%	He believes himself invulnerable.
Immortal	Armour: +6 Enemy Hero action success chance: -5%	There are many long-lived and immortal beings in the world; they must be one.
Understands Battle	Campaign movement range: +3%	Destined to battle.
Tactician	Campaign movement range: +6%	Ahh, tactics, are they not overrated?
Master Tactician	Campaign movement range: +9%	He knows more than to simply refuse the flank.
Rotten Ambusher	Character's aura size modifier during ambushes: -15%	An ambush is a relatively simply military tactic, yet this fool struggles with the concept.
Obvious Ambusher	Campaign movement range: +6% Campaign movement range: +9%	Camp fires and arguments may give away our position to the enemy.
Incompetent Ambusher	Character's aura size modifier during ambushes: -15% Leadership during ambushes: -5%	No! No! Attack them! Them! Not us!
Ambusher	Character's aura size modifier during ambushes: +15%	Good, prepare the site and bait the trap…
Skilled Ambusher	Campaign movement range: +6% Campaign movement range: +9% Character's aura size modifier during ambushes: -15% Leadership during ambushes: -5%	There is skill in ambushing, making sure the foe in unaware until the last possible minute.
Superior Ambusher	Character's aura size modifier during ambushes: +15% Leadership during ambushes: +5%	From above, below, or the shadows - this one knows when and where to strike.
Indecisive Attacker	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: -5% Character's aura size modifier while attacking: -15%	Which battlefield?
Poor Attacker	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: -10% Character's aura size modifier while attacking: -30%	Strike hard and fast or not at all.
Incompetent Attacker	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: -15% Character's aura size modifier while attacking: -50%	The Gods do not look favourably on failure.
Confident Attacker	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: +5% Character's aura size modifier while attacking: +15%	Confidence - the key to a successful battlefield action.
Good Attacker	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: +10% Character's aura size modifier while attacking: +30%	A good attack requires skilled warriors and superior numbers.
Superior Attacker	Unit Leadership modifier while attacking: +15% Character's aura size modifier while attacking: +50%	Superior generalship and battlefield acumen is needed in war.
Incompetent Besieger	Leadership during sieges: -5% Character's aura size modifier while sieging: -15%	Sieges are hard, this one has no idea.
Confounded by Siegecraft	Leadership during sieges: -10% Character's aura size modifier while sieging: -30%	How do you attack a wall?
Terrified of Walls	Leadership during sieges: -15% Character's aura size modifier while sieging: -50%	Those walls look solid and tall.
Siege Expert	Leadership during sieges: +5% Character's aura size modifier while sieging: +15%	This being brings charts and arithmetic to a siege… promising.
Sapper	Leadership during sieges: +10% Character's aura size modifier while sieging: +30%	We'll take them from under the ground, don't you worry - it'll be done soon.
Into the Breach!	Leadership during sieges: +15% Character's aura size modifier while sieging: +50%	Come, men, into the breach I say!
Hesitant Defender	Unit Leadership modifier while defending: -5% Character's aura size modifier while defending: -15%	Which wall to the place the soldiers on? All of them maybe?
Poor Defender	Unit Leadership modifier while defending: -10% Character's aura size modifier while defending: -30%	A poor defence means those walls will count for nought.
Incompetent Defender	Unit Leadership modifier while defending: -15% Character's aura size modifier while defending: -50%	They call him "The fool on the wall" and that's from his own side!
Confident Defender	Unit Leadership modifier while defending: +5% Character's aura size modifier while defending: +15%	I want bulwarks there and there. Start digging!
Good Defender	Unit Leadership modifier while defending: +10% Character's aura size modifier while defending: +30%	A good defender will maintain a secure perimeter and keep troops in reserve.
Superior Defender	Unit Leadership modifier while defending: +15% Character's aura size modifier while defending: +50%	Nothing gets past him.
Oblivious Under-Siege	Leadership during siege defence: -5% Character's aura size modifier while defending from a siege: -15%	The attacks come, the walls shudder, but will he actually do anything?
Liability Under-Siege	Leadership during siege defence: -10% Character's aura size modifier while defending from a siege: -30%	No, don't open the doors! This is no time to sally out, the enemy is too close!
Cowers Behind Walls	Leadership during siege defence: -15% Character's aura size modifier while defending from a siege: -50%	Where is the commander? Under the table I think.
Gate Keeper	Leadership during siege defence: +5% Character's aura size modifier while defending from a siege: +15%	He stands by the gate, ready to defend it.
Guardian	Leadership during siege defence: +10% Character's aura size modifier while defending from a siege: +30%	Will the settlement be safe? Its best chance is with him.
None Shall Pass!	Leadership during siege defence: +15% Character's aura size modifier while defending from a siege: +50%	The Ruinous Powers themselves will not break this siege!
Shieldbiter	Charge bonus: +5%	He chews his shield like a ravenous dog, so desperate is he to maul the enemy!
Berserker	Charge bonus: +10%	Hark at his howls of delight, and the madness in his eyes - only battle will slack the berserker's thirst!
Bloodletter	Charge bonus: +15%	Khorne's Daemonic servants are known as Bloodletters, this one shares their psychotic habits.
Hydrophobe	Melee attack bonus when attacking at sea: -5% Leadership modifier while attacking at sea: -5%	Fear of the ocean is valid concern, especially when on the Sea of Claws.
Poor Admiral	Melee attack bonus when attacking at sea: -10% Leadership modifier while attacking at sea: -10%	He's no captain, he spends more time throwing up over the stern than orderin' the crew.
All at Sea	Melee attack bonus when attacking at sea: -15% Leadership modifier while attacking at sea: -15%	A captain should appear on deck, not hide, whimpering, in his cabin.
Sea Legs	Melee attack bonus when attacking at sea: +5% Leadership modifier while attacking at sea: +5%	Manann's blessed.
Good Sea Captain	Melee attack bonus when attacking at sea: +10% Leadership modifier while attacking at sea: +10%	He knows more than larboard and starboard.
Superior Admiral	Melee attack bonus when attacking at sea: +15% Leadership modifier while attacking at sea: +15%	Stromfel can try to land us on those rocks, but He'll fail!
Innefective Port Defender	Melee attack bonus when blockaded: -5% Leadership modifier when blockaded: -5%	Never heard of a blockade?
Incompetent Port Defender	Melee attack bonus when blockaded: -10% Leadership modifier when blockaded: -10%	Mask incompetence by blaming the harbour master.
Bungling Port Defender	Melee attack bonus when blockaded: -15% Leadership modifier when blockaded: -15%	Should those ships be unfurling the mizzen in harbour, my lord?
Blockade Runner	Melee attack bonus when blockaded: +5% Leadership modifier when blockaded: +5%	A good port defence comes from the ability to outmanoeuvre the enemy blockade.
Port Defender	Melee attack bonus when blockaded: +10% Leadership modifier when blockaded: +10%	He is a capable defender of your ports. Make sure he is in the right place at the right time.
Blockade Destroyer	Melee attack bonus when blockaded: +15% Leadership modifier when blockaded: +15%	Could the best form of defence be to go on the attack?
Questionable Blockader	Melee attack bonus when blockading: -5% Leadership modifier when blockading: -5%	Blockading ports is not an easy task…
Poor Blockader	Melee attack bonus when blockading: -10% Leadership modifier when blockading: -10%	Here is a hint - the secret is to position your vessels to prevent the enemy escaping…
Terrible Blockader	Melee attack bonus when blockading: -15% Leadership modifier when blockading: -15%	Blockading is not this being's forte, as the shipwrecks attest to!
Effective Blockader	Melee attack bonus when blockading: +5% Leadership modifier when blockading: +5%	He's done this before…
Blockade Master	Melee attack bonus when blockading: +10% Leadership modifier when blockading: +10%	This one knows how to track the wind and appease Manann to get his vessels into the best position.
Impregnable Blockader	Melee attack bonus when blockading: +15% Leadership modifier when blockading: +15%	He creates a floating fortress wall that none could elude.
Indifferent Naval Defender	Melee attack bonus when defending at sea: -5% Leadership modifier while defending at sea: -5%	Defence against rival navies is not this one's priority.
Poor Sea Defender	Melee attack bonus when defending at sea: -10% Leadership modifier while defending at sea: -10%	Where is he? Hiding on the orlop deck? Get 'im up here!
Incompetent Naval Defender	Melee attack bonus when defending at sea: -15% Leadership modifier while defending at sea: -15%	Were you any good at Man O'War?
Good Naval Defender	Melee attack bonus when defending at sea: +5% Leadership modifier while defending at sea: +5%	Keep the wind to yer backs and the oarsmen afraid of the whip, I say!
Excellent Sea Defender	Melee attack bonus when defending at sea: +10% Leadership modifier while defending at sea: +10%	Cross the 'T' and send them to Stromfel's watery realm!
Superior Naval Defender	Melee attack bonus when defending at sea: +15% Leadership modifier while defending at sea: +15%	Even Jaego Roth would be proud to call him a shipmate.
Ineffective Naval Escort	Melee attack bonus when escorting transports: -5%	Keep close to the target. Is that too much to ask?
Incompetent Naval Escort	Melee attack bonus when escorting transports: -10%	We're going the wrong way, sir!
Bungling Naval Escort	Melee attack bonus when escorting transports: -15%	Protect the target, not turn it into a fire ship!
Effective Naval Escort	Melee attack bonus when escorting transports: +5%	Protect the target as if you were a mother drawing it to your bosom.
Superior Convoy	Melee attack bonus when escorting transports: +10%	A good convoy will reduce the threats at sea.
Master Convoy	Melee attack bonus when escorting transports: +15%	This man is a master of sea protection.

Beastmen traits

These apply to Beastmen Hordes and affect Bestial Rage

Name	Effect	Description
Unsated Bloodthirst	Bestial Rage: +1 from animosity (Lord's Army)	The carnage of the battlefield is not enough for this one, he needs the competitive violence of the herdstone to feel fulfilled.
Compulsive Rutter	Bestial Rage: +2 from animosity (Lord's Army)	"You challenge? To the death? Yes! Raaaaarrgggh!"
Serial Rutter Rutter	Bestial Rage: +3 from animosity (Lord's Army)	Not a night goes by without this Beastman issuing or responding to a challenge. He couldn't stop now even if he wanted to.

Ruler traits

These traits apply to faction leaders - equal to legendary lords.

General

Name	Effect	Description
Smooth Talker	Income from trade: +10%	Words drip from his tongue like spiced honey.
Diplomatic Tone	Income from trade: +20%	A no-nonsense tone, yet he is still open to options.
Superb Negotiator	Income from trade: +30%	Should you follow this path, then we'll all share victory.
Surreptitious	Campaign movement range: -10%	Never showy, and yet his covert actions are a boon to us.
Clandestine	Hero action cost: -10% Campaign movement range: -20%	A clandestine network flows from this one's fingers.
Spymaster	Hero action cost: -20% Hero action success chance: +5% Campaign movement range: -30%	A lord of whispers gathers knowledge from across the realm.
Taxman	Income from province buildings: +2%	Even in a world of magic and monsters, cruel gods and necromancers, the tax must be collected.
Assessor	Income from province buildings: +4% Public order: -1	If this man thinks he can squeeze another coin from your purse, he will.
Cruelly Efficient	Income from province buildings: +6% Public order: -2	Every coin is counted - no wonder the Burghers despise him.
Harsh	Public order: -1	Harsh but fair… mainly harsh.
Punitive	Public order: -2	Punish them even if it's not deserved, because then they'll never consider doing it!
Torturer	Public order: -3	Start with the teeth, then the fingernails, followed by the skin - to be sliced nice and thin. But leave the tongue, he can't talk without it.
Kind	Public order: +1	He is kind, but maybe lacks a bit of steel behind his eyes.
Considerate	Public order: +2	In a world so harsh, a considerate soul is in the minority.
Beneficent	Public order: +3	Benign and altruistic - surely his doom approaches?
Frugal	Income from all buildings: +5%	A parsimonious nature, what the Greenskins call "a stingy git".
Mean	Income from all buildings: +10% Public order: -1	This one scrimps coin in a way that would make Greasus Goldtooth blush.
Miser	Income from all buildings: +15% Public order: -1	Does the blood of Boris Goldgather flow in his veins?
Worried	Enemy Hero action success chance: -5%	Remain calm, there is nothing to worry about - well, apart from the End Times rapidly approaching.
Disturbed	Enemy Hero action success chance: -10%	The voices! Don't listen to the voices! And stay away from mirrors!
Paranoid	Enemy Hero action success chance: -15%	They all want to kill me! Especially the happy pig, the singing one that lives under my bed!
Giving	Income from all buildings: -5%	Why take when you can give?
Generous	Income from all buildings: -10% Public order: +1	They call him generous, others think him a squanderer.
Excessive	Income from all buildings: -15% Public order: +2	Someone needs to end his profligate ways!
Unjust	Public order: -1	His is a unique, personal brand of justice.
Blind to Justice	Public order: -2	They say justice is blind, and so is he.
Tyrant	Public order: -3	A Tyrant! Not necessarily an Ogre, but malicious none-the-less.

Dwarfs

Name	Effect	Description
Clan Member	Public order: +1	Honour to your clan, Dwarf.
Clan Loyalist	Public order: +2	Remember, beardling, all that matters is the Clan, the Hold and your King.
Clan Kin	Public order: +3	The oldest and most loyal kin share the King's blood.
Gold Sickness	Income from all buildings: -5%	A curse that haunts all Dawi - their obsession with gold.
Bryn Fever	Income from all buildings: -10%	This Dwarf courts gold, and will shame his ancestors to get at it!
Gorl Blight	Income from all buildings: -15%	The worst kind of bryn sickness - even Clan honour will be forsaken in his quest to hoard gold.
Easily Slighted	Public order per concurrent war: +1	All Dwarfs are prickly, but this one is particularly easy to slight, looking for offence even if none is meant.
Resentful	Public order per concurrent war: +2	This Dwarf resents all other races, and their places in the world at the cost of the Karaz Ankor.
Grudge Bearer	Public order per concurrent war: +3	To remember every grudge born upon family, Clan and Hold earns great respect amongst kin.

Other faction-specific traits

Vampire Counts

Name	Effect	Description
Conniving	Hero action success chance: +5%	Vampires of noble blood lines are conniving creatures, with many plans in place.
Scheming	Hero action success chance: +10%	The schemes of the Undead can take centuries to unfold.
Devious	Hero action success chance: +15%	Devious Vampires and their liche-servants are devious creatures; manipulative with many mortal servants in their thrall.
Lore Acquainted	Lore of Death spell cooldown: -5%	Necromancers spend much time searching, gathering and pouring over blasphemous lore.
Lore Keeper	Lore of Death spell cooldown: -10%	Once forbidden knowledge is acquired, Necromancers and Vampires will jealously guard it from rivals' eyes.
Lichemaster	Lore of Death spell cooldown: -15%	Dread Master, tell us which grave-bound must be summoned? What corpses you require…

Greenskins

Name	Effect	Description
Bragga'	Leadership +5	When you're clearly betterer than all the uvvers you need to shout the loudest, so everybody else knows that you're the betterest.
Mushroom-Addicted	Upkeep: -15% for Goblin and Night Goblin units	"Dat a 'shroom in yer pouch? Give it! Give it to me!"
Serial Danca'	Passive Ability: "Frenzy"	You can't keep a good 'danca' down, especially when those drums start bangin'!

Chaos

Name	Effect	Description
Sick	Melee defence bonus: -2	This one has the flux alright.
Pox-Ridden	Melee defence bonus: -4	A sickness? A cough that won't stop? Father Nurgle surely follows in your footsteps.
Nurgle's Rot	Melee defence bonus: -6	With distended gut and seeping wounds, Nurgle has his claws in this one alright!

High Elves

Mages:

Name	Effect	Description
Conductor	Extra spell: Urannon's Thunderbolt Upgraded Miscast base chance -15% Winds of Magic power reserve +10	Costs 40 influence
Protective	Extra spell: Glittering Robe (Upgraded overcast version) Extra spell: Transmutation of Lead (Upgraded overcast version)	Costs 40 influence
Negator	Extra spell: The Enfeebling Foe (Upgraded overcast version) Extra spell: Meloth's Mystifying Miasma (Upgraded overcast version)	Costs 40 influence
Administrator	Construction cost for buildings: -30% (local province) Construction time for buildings: -30% (local province)	Costs 40 influence
Entrepreneur	Income from all buildings: +30% (local province) Tax rate +3% (faction wide)	Costs 40 influence

Prince and Princess:

Name	Effect	Description
Charmed	Bound spell: The Amber Spear Missile resistance +20% Magic resistance +10% Winds of Magic power reserve -5	?

Empire

Name	Effect	Description
Monster Tracker	Bonus vs. Large: +5%	Into the Drakwald they go, following tracks of fell beasts.
Monster Hunter	Bonus vs. Large: +10%	To hunt the monsters of the forests and mountains is to court death.
Monster Killer	Bonus vs. Large: +15%	The Emperor rewards such deeds of slaying monstrous creatures with titles and honours.

Legendary Lord traits

Please see Legendary Lord character traits for a full list.

These traits apply specifically to legendary lords.

Other

Character specializations

These traits serve as a summary of the character's abilities and offer no special benefits on their own.

Name	Hero	Effect	Description
Devoted of the Goddess	Damsel	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Taken to the Otherworld as a child, this Damsel's magical ability has been honed and tempered by the Fay Enchantress herself.
Beloved of the Goddess	Damsel	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Such is her gift for magic, it is only a matter of time before this Damsel is raised to the status of Prophetess.
Jouster	Lord (Bretonnia)	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters.	With skills honed on the tourney field, this Lord is a master of single combat.
Puissant	Lord (Bretonnia)	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters.	Long ago this Lord foreswore the tourney field, since none could withstand him. Now he pits his deadly skill in mortal combat upon the field of battle.
Combatant	Paladin	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	Countless hours in the practice yard as a youth, often matched against several of the larger boys at once, have honed this man's skills in general melee.
Champion	Paladin	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	Though seen as being a lower contest than the joust, this man's skill in the melee is legendary and has raised him to the status of a hero.
Ruthless	Exalted Hero	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units. +1	This man seeks to capture the notice of the Dark Gods with ever-greater feats of mass-slaughter.
Bloody Butcher	Exalted Hero	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	A paragon of deadly ability and lethal intent, this champion of Chaos will brutally butcher any who dare stand in his path, no matter their number.
Challenger	Lord (Chaos)	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters.	This man is bound to a lifetime of constant duelling and violent death.
Conqueror	Lord (Chaos)	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters.	This champion has risen in greatness by climbing a mountain of rivals, who have all fallen to his blade.
Cultist	Chaos Sorcerer	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Following an easy, seductive path to power, this man teeters above the void.
Sorceror	Chaos Sorcerer	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Having bartered much of his soul for power, this once-man has lost much of his humanity. Yet he is a force to behold.
Dark Wizard	Chaos Sorcerer Lord	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Do not gaze at this one over-long, for Chaos scours his soul and, with each shard of his being stripped away, his sorcerous power grows.
Sorceror Lord	Chaos Sorcerer Lord	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Wielding the wild energies of entropy itself, a word from this servant of Chaos can strip the flesh from a man's bones.
Linchpin	Master Engineer	Support: Skill selections have made this character effective at providing support to the rest of their army.	An asset to the throng. Only the most curmudgeonly Longbeard can find any faults to grumble about.
Cornerstone	Master Engineer	Support: Skill selections have made this character effective at providing support to the rest of their army.	His skills and expertise are such that he has earned the ultimate Dwarfen accolade: respect.
Durable	Lord (Dwarfs)	Tank: Skill selections have made this character very effective at resisting physical damage for long periods.	Scion of the union between a rock and a boulder, this Dwarf is very hard to hurt.
Impenetrable	Lord (Dwarfs)	Tank: Skill selections have made this character very effective at resisting physical damage for long periods.	The original immovable object, this Dwarf can soak up more punishment than Thorek's anvil.
Linchpin	Runesmith	Support: Skill selections have made this character effective at providing support to the rest of their army. +1	An asset to the throng. Only the most curmudgeonly Longbeard can find any faults to grumble about.
Cornerstone	Runesmith	Support: Skill selections have made this character effective at providing support to the rest of their army.	His skills and expertise are such that he has earned the ultimate Dwarfen accolade: respect.
Undaunted by Numbers	Thane	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	To warn him of the enemy's numbers is to insult him: a dangerous thing to do.
Death-Dealing	Thane	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	Hoards his grudges deep. An anger to shake the mountain's roots, scattering foes like sparks from the anvil.
Thaumaturge	Battle Wizard	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	He smells a bit sulphurous, but shows an above-average aptitude for the magical arts.
Enchanter	Battle Wizard	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster.	Famed for his mastery of magic. Also his extreme arrogance and pedantry. Certainly bullied as a child.
Brawler	Empire Captain	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	Skilled in making enemy units into mounds of corpses.
Warrior	Empire Captain	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units.	The number of the enemy is irrelevant. All will die by my blade.
Ironclad	General of the Empire	Tank: Skill selections have made this character very effective at resisting physical damage for long periods.	Armoured in both steel and skill, this man is hard to kill.
Indestructible	General of the Empire	Tank: Skill selections have made this character very effective at resisting physical damage for long periods.	Armoured in both steel and skill, this man is very hard to kill.
Inspires Faith	Warrior Priest	Support: Skill selections have made this character effective at providing support to the rest of their army.	Word is spreading of this man's faith and the blessings he can share with comrades.
Shining Example	Warrior Priest	Support: Skill selections have made this character effective at providing support to the rest of their army.	Beloved of Sigmar, to have this man at one’s side in battle is a blessing.
Duelist	Witch Hunter	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters.	Skilled in despatching even the hardiest enemy warrior.
Executioner	Witch Hunter	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters.	Cut off an enemy's head and you kill the body too. So it is with leaders and their armies.
Backstabber	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	He's a Goblin: he's a backstabber. 'Nuff said.
Murderer	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	It's all very well for the Orcs to stomp about acting tough, but a blade in the dark is a good leveller.
Cunning	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	For a Goblin to survive long enough to become skilled in anything he must be cunning, something which chimes well with Goblin magic.
Great Shaman	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	Worshipped by his Goblin lackeys, such is the magical power at his command that even the Orcs fear him.
Sneaky	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	Surprisingly, for one raised on creeping in tunnels and licking crazy mushrooms, he's becoming quite a good Shaman.
Shaman	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	A Night Goblin Shaman is about more than just the black hood, beaky nose and mushroom-crazed eyes. It's also about some really nasty spells.
Loony	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	Prone to dancing and trancing, and he can throw down some pretty nasty magic too.
Shaman	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	A master of da Big Waaagh! Just don't expect any sense out of him.
'Ard	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	To be known as 'da Hard' amongst Orcs says something about this one's ability to wreck faces.
Greatest	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	Refers to himself as "Da Greatest". No-one's arguing. No-one still breathing anyway…
Restless Spirit	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	Unable or unwilling to pass to the afterlife, this woman's evil spirit screams in anguish, stopping the heart of even the mightiest champion.
Unquiet Horror	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	It is a foolish warrior indeed who does not shudder at the sound of the Tomb Banshee's ghostly howling.
Revenant	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	This Vampire follows the path of the warrior, taking up arms in dark mockery of a Knightly vow.
Dread Knight	Character killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy characters. +1	So, mortal, you presume to face me, a Lord of Death? Your grave opens!
Master of Puppets	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	To a Necromancer, a corpse is just a puppet. Its strings can be taken up and it will dance to its master's tune.
Master of the Dead	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	Deeply steeped in the Lore of Death, he stands on the threshold between worlds, neither alive nor dead.
Master of Puppets	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	To a Necromancer, a corpse is just a puppet. Its strings can be taken up and it will dance to its master's tune.
Master of the Dead	Caster: Skill selections have made this character a highly effective spellcaster. +1	Deeply steeped in the Lore of Death, he stands on the threshold between worlds, neither alive nor dead.
Savage	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units. +1	The sword strikes of even ten men are but clumsy and childlike swipes before this Vampire's preternatural speed.
Death's Scythe	Unit killer: Skill selections have made this character more effective at slaying enemy units. +1	No matter the numbers of mortals who stand before her in battle, this Vampire will cut through them like a scythe.
Enduring	Tank: Skill selections have made this character very effective at resisting physical damage for long periods. +1	In his tomb, clad in the ceremonial panoply in which he was placed in ages past, this Wight King ignores the blows of mortal weapons.
Undying	Tank: Skill selections have made this character very effective at resisting physical damage for long periods. +1	Clad in ancient armour, his flesh all but withered away, and with an unholy light flickering in his empty eye sockets, this Wight King is all but unkillable.