Skullius lamented not being able to grant his Apostles Traits sooner. Unlike Ranks, where perhaps only the first was significant, Traits augmented what each Apostle was capable of and provided a clear guide for their growth path.
…But what did that mean, exactly? Traits gave Apostles three main advantages.
The first was that, depending on what the Trait stood for, an Apostle would obtain perpetually active, no-cost abilities that either defended or auto-countered enemy influences. The number of these abilities depended on the Apostle's present strength, and if the Trait was especially fitting for the Apostle, these new abilities would influence their Race and Class as well.
Apostles would also obtain a significant increase to their physical attributes – those that tied directly to the properties granted by their Traits, of course. This was supposed to be the major way in which Apostles in general optimized their physical prowess as they actualized their potential.
