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RE: Clueless about Traits
When we say "This cat has 7 traits" this is a short-hand for "This cat shows 7 trait values which do not appear in starters, and 2 which do."
Strictly speaking, all cats show nine (9) traits: Fur, Eye Color, Eye Shape, Pupil Size, Shade, Tail, Ears, Whisker Color and Whisker Shape.
For each of these traits, there are a number of values. Some have a lot, some only a few. Pupil Size, for instance, only has two values: Small and Big. Fur, on the other hand, for example, has several dozen.
All starters show a very limited selection from these trait values. Liriel has them listed above.
Historically, we, the players, only "count" traits which do NOT appear on starters. So, when we say "has a fur trait" we mean is shows one of the several dozen fur trait values, but NOT one which might be shown on a starter (all of which happen to have the word "Genesis").
Your example cat shows Pupil Size: Big and Whisker Shape: Guitar. So, while, yes, technically, it always has 9 traits, we don't count those two, since they are shown on starters.
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